Project Overview
JLM Tournaments is a real-time gaming hub for competitive players. Organizers can create double-elimination, single-elimination, or round-robin brackets. Supabase Realtime handles score synchronizations, allowing viewers to see match progressions and bracket updates live without reloading. The website is optimized for lightning-fast loads using Vite and optimized code-splitting.
Key Features & Scope
Dynamic bracket rendering with live score updates
Tournament filters based on game type, price pool, and date
User notification hub displaying matchmaking alerts
Leaderboard profiles tracking player wins, losses, and tournament history
System Architecture
React SPA optimized with Vite. Data synchronization uses Supabase's PostgreSQL Realtime subscriptions. Authenticaton and user sessions are handled by Supabase Auth with custom middleware in Express JS to authorize premium features.
Biggest Challenge & Resolution
The Challenge
Managing real-time tournament brackets for hundreds of concurrent players caused race conditions in score updates and bracket progression, leading to inconsistent standings.
The Resolution
Implemented Supabase Realtime subscriptions with optimistic locking on score updates. Built a custom bracket progression engine that validates match results server-side before advancing players, eliminating race conditions and ensuring leaderboard accuracy.