Scrim lifecycle

Every scrim is in exactly one of seven states.

Status	Meaning
draft	Created, not visible to players.
upcoming	Published and visible. Registration not open yet.
registration_open	Teams can register.
registration_closed	Registration ended, scrim not started.
ongoing	Live.
completed	Finished. Results may be declared.
cancelled	Called off.

Transitions

draft ──────────► upcoming ──────► registration_open ──┬──► registration_closed ──► ongoing ──► completed
  │                   │                    │           │                                │
  │                   │                    └───────────┼────────────────────────────────┘
  │                   │                                │   (registration_open may start directly)
  └───────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┴──► cancelled

Read as rules:

• draft → upcoming, registration_open, cancelled
• upcoming → registration_open, cancelled
• registration_open → registration_closed, ongoing, cancelled
• registration_closed → ongoing, cancelled
• ongoing → completed only
• completed, cancelled → nothing; both are final

Two consequences catch people out:

• Registration can be skipped over: a scrim may go straight from registration_open to ongoing without closing first.
• A live scrim cannot be cancelled. Once it's ongoing, the only way out is completed.

What moves a scrim along

Either the host, from the management page, or the clock. If the scrim carries a registration window, a start time and an end time, Finalist performs each transition on schedule.

What each transition triggers

Transition	Effect
→ registration_open	Announced. Teams may register.
→ registration_closed	Announced. Slot list becomes visible if it was hidden.
→ ongoing	Announced. Slotted captains notified: Your scrim is starting 🎮
→ completed	Announced. Captains notified; results can be declared.
→ cancelled	Announced.

draft and upcoming are quiet. No announcements, so you can prepare a scrim without spamming a channel.

Announcements reach the scrim page in real time and any bound Discord channel.