Features
Entry, calculation, review, publishing.
One platform for the people running the competition and the people following it.
Entry
Secure points and comments entry
Adjudicators enter points and comments into the system during the competition, in real time, with access controlled by the organiser.
Calculation
Placings and aggregates, calculated
Placings and aggregate scores are worked out automatically from the points entered. No manual adding up.
Scoring rules
Ties and penalty points
Ties are handled in the calculation, along with adjudicator points and recognitions. Penalty points can be added during review.
Review
Verify before release
Supervisors review the calculated results, add penalties, recalculate if needed, and save. Nothing goes out unchecked.
Publishing
Under organiser control
Results publish when the organiser decides, not automatically. Publishing is instant once it happens.
Public access
Sortable, searchable results
Published results are open to anyone, on any device, with no app download and no limit on how many people view them.
Setting up
Bulk upload from a spreadsheet.
Download a template built for your competition, fill it out, and upload it. All events come in together instead of being created one at a time. Entrants are also uploaded via a custom template which for a competition with hundreds of entries saves an afternoon of data entry.
The upload is checked as it comes in, and anything that needs attention is highlighted so you can fix it before the competition starts.
Customised templates
Download a template set up for your competition and events, so the columns match how you are operating.
Events first, then entrants
All events are uploaded together with their configuration, then the entrants for each event are uploaded together.
Checked on upload
Problems in the file are highlighted for fixing rather than silently imported.
Changes afterwards
Later edits are made individually in the system rather than by uploading the spreadsheet again.
Adjudicator comments
Written up as each event runs.
Adjudicators record their comments in the system rather than on paper, by typing or by voice to text, on whatever device they are working on. Comments stay editable until the supervisor saves the results.
Any device
Laptop, tablet or phone, with typing or voice to text.
Legible every time
No handwriting to decipher, and nothing to transcribe afterwards.
Exported to PDF
Comments export to PDF for distribution to competitors.
Three ways to decide a result
Not every event is scored on points.
Some sections are decided on points, some on the adjudicator’s placings alone, and some on award categories. Podium Results handles all three in the same competition.
Points
Points are entered and the placings and aggregates are calculated from them.
Placings only
The adjudicator has decided the placings without points, so the placings are entered directly.
Award categories
Gold, silver, bronze and highly commended, recorded without points behind them.
Results for the public
Readable on the device in your hand.
Published results are the same figures the supervisor verified. Supporters can find a specific event, see awards and placings, and share an official link to them.
An event on a phone, sorted by placing.
The same results on a laptop and a phone.
Built to handle
The way arts competitions are scored.
Solos, duets, small and large ensembles.
Grades, categories, sub categories and age groups.
Awards and placings.
Aggregate scoring.
Ties and penalty points.
Adjudicator points and recognitions, recorded and calculated correctly.
Adjudicators
Enter points and record their comments during the section.
Supervisors
Review the calculated results, add penalties and save them.
Organisers
Decide when results are published and who has access.
Competitors and supporters
View published results from anywhere, on any device.
Pricing
Simple and transparent.
Pricing is designed to fit competitions of any size.
One package
The whole workflow, included
1
Secure points entry.
2
Review and verification.
3
Publishing under your control.
4
Unlimited public access to published results.
How it is charged
Pricing is per competitor, so you only pay for what you need and it scales with the size of the competition.
Getting started
Most competitions are set up quickly, with guided support from us.
Tell us how your competition is scored.
We will show you the same structure set up in Podium Results and give you a price for it.