cortz.net

What It Is

Cortz is a web-first tournament organization tool for tennis, pickleball, and padel, positioned as something “for the person organizing social events on a Sunday afternoon.” It is not trying to manage large, officially sanctioned tournaments. Instead, it addresses the common pain points of 8–16 player round robins or knockout events among friends and club members, where spreadsheets, whiteboards, WhatsApp group messages, and manual scoring often become scattered and chaotic.

Core Features and Experience

Based on the information on the site, Cortz centers on lightweight event creation: organizers choose the sport and format, invite up to 64 players, and the system automatically generates draws, schedules, and scoreboards. Players join via a share link and can use an @handle, email, or phone number—no password and no app download required. Match history is saved, and even players who participate as guests can later create a handle and claim their records. The future roadmap also includes ratings that can carry across events, venues, and sports, opponent discovery, and club organization features.

Pricing and Business Model

Cortz currently emphasizes “Free now. Free always.” It promises that core workflows for players and volunteer organizers—creating events, joining, scoring, tracking, and viewing history—will remain permanently free, with no ads, no paywalls, and no sale of user data. Its roadmap indicates that revenue is not a priority for the first 24 months. In the future, it may charge clubs and venues that need organization-level capabilities, but specific plans, pricing, and features have not yet been announced.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are a very low barrier to entry and a web-first experience that fits social scenarios where players can “tap a link and join.” The product philosophy is also clear and friendly to volunteer organizers. Match history and the later record-claiming mechanism balance instant participation with long-term profile building. The downside is that the product still appears to be around the validation/MVP stage. Public information lacks common enterprise-software details such as third-party integrations, APIs, permission management, data security and compliance, and payment methods. For businesses or larger clubs, its current capability boundaries are not yet clear enough.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Cortz is better suited to small tennis, pickleball, and padel event organizers, community clubs, and players who want to reduce registration friction. It is not ideal for organizations that require complex membership systems, approval permissions, financial settlement, or official tournament compliance workflows. Access from mainland China is not covered in the available information, so it is currently rated as unknown; payment methods have also not been disclosed. If use in China is restricted, alternatives include Tencent Docs or Feishu Sheets combined with WeChat groups, or local mini-program tournament registration tools.