Repair matches and rule queues

A built match, a posted match, a rule’s queue, and a match loaded onto a mat are different things. Choose the action that matches the mistake. Each repair shows a fresh impact preview before it runs.

If the problem is…	Use…	What stays
Matches were built too early or from the wrong bracket setup	Undo build or Remove matches… on Brackets	Brackets and wrestlers
Valid bouts appeared to fans too early	Take matches offline… on Brackets, or Unpublish queued matches… on the rule in Match Publishing	Built matches and bout numbers
The wrong bouts are waiting in a rule’s queue	Remove from this queue… on that rule in Match Publishing (Director Managed)	Matches, numbers, and public match visibility
The wrong waiting work was loaded on a mat	Unload Waiting in Mat Control Center	The rule’s queue and match records
Only the rule is no longer needed	Delete rule in Match Publishing	Matches and bout numbers; already loaded matches remain on mats

Remove or hide matches from Brackets

Open the bracket’s actions menu, or select several brackets for a batch action. A clean draft shows Undo build. Once its bouts have been posted or numbered, the action is Remove matches…. Both remove the selected brackets’ built matches and their queue placements while keeping the brackets and wrestlers. Rebuild when the bracket setup is correct, then publish the new matches.

If the matches are correct and should simply stop appearing in the public Matches list, choose Take matches offline… instead. The built bouts and their numbers stay, but affected unstarted bouts leave their rule queues and mats. Hiding a bracket with Hide only changes the bracket’s visibility; it does not take its matches offline.

Read the impact preview carefully. An auto-completed bye can be removed with its matches, including its advancement. If a later bout depends on the selection, include that later bracket in the repair. A bout in progress blocks the repair. Removing matches with recorded results requires a separate typed confirmation because those results will be deleted.

Clear or hold a rule’s queue

These actions are on the rule rows in Director Managed. On Match Publishing, open the rule’s actions menu.

Remove from this queue… removes its unstarted queue entries, including waiting bouts loaded on mats. The rule, match rows, bout numbers, and posted status stay. Started and completed bouts stay in place. When you are ready, choose Run… on the rule again. Pick Not yet on the Mats step to save the queue without touching a mat.

Unpublish queued matches… is for bouts that should also leave the public Matches list. It keeps built rows and bout numbers. It cannot be used to quietly hide a recorded result.

A queued bout does not need a mat. A published bout can appear in the public Matches list with its mat still to be determined. It does not take a live mat slot until Run loads it or a mat pulls it. If the queue is cleared, a posted bout can stay visible without a queue.

Delete rule deletes the rule and its queue, but keeps matches and bout numbers. Matches already loaded on mats stay there. Review the confirmation if your goal is to remove public matches or clear a live mat.

Move waiting work off a mat

Use Unload Waiting in Mat Control Center when the mat has the wrong work. Waiting bouts return to their rule’s queue and can be loaded again. Started, completed, and bye matches stay. If an active mat is pulling from the same queue, pause or reassign it first when you need to prevent immediate refill.

See Run the Mat Control Center for live queue controls and Change brackets after publishing for publishing the corrected bouts.