Tournament brackets and live contest scorecards land in rs9
The August feature drop adds two views that fantasy cricket players asked for most: a bracket pane for multi-round contests, and a live scorecard pane that follows a single XI through every over without leaving the contest hub.
Tournament brackets in the contest hub
The bracket pane sits in the contest hub, not in a separate tab. It shows the four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final in a single screen, scaled to fit the rs9 soft-green contest layout. Tap a match tile to open the full scorecard without losing the bracket layout behind it.
The bracket pane updates automatically as matches settle. Visitors can pin a bracket to the top of the contest hub, follow multiple brackets from the same screen, or swap back to the older list view if they prefer the original contest layout.
Live scorecards beside the captain strip
The scorecard pane replaces the older over-by-over refresh. It shows the captain's runs, the vice-captain's wickets, the impact player contribution and the live points total in one strip at the top of the contest, just below the captain and vice-captain selection.
The captain and vice-captain picks earn 2× and 1.5× points respectively. The pane keeps the multiplier visible at all times so a visitor never has to leave the contest to confirm the math, and a tap on any player row opens the full match scorecard with the same live data feed behind it.
Why these views landed together
Brackets and scorecards already existed inside the rs9 app, but only on separate tabs. Visitors who tracked several XIs at once had to switch back and forth between the bracket list, the contest lobby and the per-match scorecard. The two new panes collapse that into one screen with a shared underlying data feed.
The bracket pane and the scorecard pane share a single underlying data feed. Updates land on both panes at the same time, so the leaderboard never disagrees with the bracket view.
Where to find the panes inside the contest
The bracket pane opens from the icon at the top right of any contest hub. The scorecard pane sits beneath the captain and vice-captain strip in the lobby. Both panes share the same data feed and update together, so a leaderboard row never disagrees with the bracket tile behind it.
Visitors who follow multiple XIs in the same contest can pin both panes to the top of the contest hub. The pinning persists across sign-out and reinstall, so a returning visitor opens the same contest layout they left.
How to try the new panes
Install the rs9 app from the verified first-party route at /install/. Open a live contest, tap the bracket icon at the top right of the contest hub, and the new layout appears automatically on contests that have at least one settled match. The scorecard pane is enabled by default inside the lobby.
Visitors who prefer the older layout can disable either pane from the contest hub settings menu. The toggle is reversible, and the choice is remembered per device.
Verified facts about the August feature drop
The captain multiplier, vice-captain multiplier and the leaderboard refresh interval are listed inside the rs9 in-app help pane and mirrored on the homepage fact strip. The values update together inside the app so a visitor never has to compare release notes against the running build.
- Captain multiplier: 2× points on the selected player's live scorecard row.
- Vice-captain multiplier: 1.5× points on the selected player's live scorecard row.
- Leaderboard refresh: every 30 seconds during an active over, every 5 minutes between overs.
- Bracket auto-update: as soon as the operator publishes the official settlement, without a manual refresh.
Next to watch
The next rs9 feature drop is scheduled once the Android build pipeline signs off on stability tests for the new panes. Visitors can subscribe to the RSS feed for verified changelog entries and check the homepage fact strip for the running build number.
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Read the bracket as a match map
The bracket view puts the tournament structure in one place. Its upper row shows the quarter-finals, the middle row narrows to the semi-finals, and the final sits at the end of the path. A contest visitor can scan the shape of the event before following a particular match into its full scorecard.
That arrangement is useful when several XIs are open at once. Instead of moving between a list of contests and a separate match screen, the bracket provides context for where a match sits in the round. Tapping a tile opens the scorecard without removing the bracket from view, so the selected match remains anchored to the larger contest structure.
Follow the live scorecard beside the team
The scorecard pane keeps the live match read next to the selected team. The captain row carries the 2× multiplier, the vice-captain row carries 1.5×, and the visible total shows the current points effect in the same compact area. A tap on a player row opens the full match scorecard behind the same feed.
This is a monitoring surface rather than a second selection screen. It is designed to answer three questions while a contest is active: which players are contributing, what multiplier is attached to each selected role, and how the live total is changing. Keeping those answers together reduces the need to reconstruct the scoring picture from separate screens.
Use the two panes as one check
Brackets describe the tournament path; scorecards describe what is happening inside a match. A settled bracket tile should therefore be read alongside the scorecard, not treated as a separate data source. Both panes update from the same feed, and bracket changes arrive when the operator publishes the official settlement.
During an active over, the leaderboard refreshes every 30 seconds. Between overs, the refresh interval is five minutes. That difference explains why a scorecard can remain stable while a contest view is waiting for its next scheduled update. It also gives a visitor a sensible moment to check the same team, match and bracket state before making another screen-level comparison.
When to pin a bracket
Pinning keeps a bracket at the top of the contest hub when the visitor is following more than one XI. The saved position is useful during a busy round because the match structure does not have to be rediscovered after every return to the lobby. It is a view preference, not a new contest entry, and the older list layout remains available.
The setting is stored per device. That means a visitor can keep the bracket open on one screen and return to the older list on another without changing contest choices. The reversible control is especially helpful when a compact view is easier to read on a smaller phone but a list is clearer on a wider display.
How the captain strip reduces context switching
The captain and vice-captain strip sits just above the live scorecard. The multiplier remains visible while a player row is followed, so a visitor can check the role and the current contribution in one glance. The full scorecard adds match detail without forcing the bracket or contest hub to disappear.
The intended reading order is simple: identify the match in the bracket, open its tile, then follow the captain strip and the scorecard beneath it. Keeping that order makes the relationship between a tournament stage and a live XI easier to understand. It also makes a delayed leaderboard update less likely to be mistaken for a mismatch between two separate products.
What the feature does not change
The August drop changes the presentation of tournament and match information. It does not remove the older contest list, introduce a different scoring system or replace the existing fantasy team choices. Visitors can disable either pane and return to the layout they used before the feature was enabled.
The same underlying feed supports the bracket and scorecard panes, while the leaderboard and bracket update on their documented schedules. That shared source is the useful guarantee: a visitor is looking at two views of one event, not at two independent claims about a score.
Find the feature without a tour
The bracket icon sits at the top right of a contest hub. The scorecard pane appears below the captain and vice-captain strip in the lobby. A contest that has at least one settled match opens the bracket layout automatically, while the scorecard is enabled by default. These fixed entry points make the feature discoverable without adding another destination to the app.
For a first visit, open one live contest and follow the bracket icon before changing any team. That keeps the demonstration focused on reading the event. After the layout is familiar, pinning one bracket provides a quicker way to return to the same round during later visits.
Read the refresh rhythm
Active-over refreshes happen every 30 seconds, while the interval extends to five minutes between overs. A static moment in the scorecard can therefore be part of the normal schedule, especially near a break in play. The bracket itself updates when the official settlement is published, so its match tile is the stronger signal for a completed result.
If a pane appears behind, the most useful comparison is the same match in the other pane rather than a second app or an unrelated score source. A short wait for the next refresh is more informative than interpreting one intermediate view as the final result.
Keep the contest view legible
The two panes are most useful when each has one job. Use the bracket to understand the round, and use the scorecard to inspect the selected XI. The captain multiplier stays visible so a visitor does not have to remember the role weighting while switching between the contest and the match detail.
That separation is the practical benefit of the feature. It gives a multi-round contest a clear map and a live match a clear read, while keeping the original list and the existing scoring choices available.