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title: Check-in and weigh-in
description: How check-ins and weigh-ins work and how they affect the draw.
date: 2026-08-31
tags: event, check-in, weigh-in, participants, draw
sort_order: 09
slug: event/checkin-weighin
---

# Check-in and weigh-in

This page explains the difference between check-in and weigh-in, how to record them on the day, and how they gate the draw. A boxer becomes draw-eligible through either one.

## Check-in vs weigh-in

- **Check-in**: records that a boxer showed up. No weight is entered.
- **Weigh-in**: records that the boxer showed up and their weight.

Either one makes a boxer eligible for the draw. If your competition only checks boxers in (common when weighing happens daily per bout), create a check-in and use it. You do not need weights to run the draw.

## Setting up

Create check-ins and weigh-ins under **Settings → Weigh-ins**, with a date and time for each. You can create several: one per day, or one per session.

## Recording boxers on the day

Three ways, all from the **Participants** tab:

1. **List**: select the weigh-in at the top, mark boxers as checked in or weighed in, and enter the weight.
2. **Printed start cards**: select the boxers and press **Print cards extended**, print them, then scan the QR code with a signed-in phone.
3. **Paper**: run weigh-ins on paper and enter the results afterwards. After matches are generated, the weigh-in is a record only and affects nothing.

Weighing a boxer in on a day when that weigh-in is not scheduled shows a warning. You can still proceed by entering the weight.

## Common questions

**Why does drawing, locking or splitting a group produce nothing?**
Only boxers who are checked in or weighed in are eligible, and a group needs at least two eligible boxers. Check boxers in and try again.

**Can we draw before the weigh-in?**
Yes. Draw eligibility is check-in or weigh-in. Many events check everyone in at entry check, draw, and weigh in per day.

**A boxer missed weight. What now?**
Remove them from the group and reset and redraw if matches were already generated, or set their bouts as **Walkover** from the matchlist (three dots → Set result).

**The class I want is missing when moving a boxer.**
The boxer's registered weight limits the classes offered. Toggle **Show all** in the class selector to see lower weight classes.

## Daily weigh-ins

Create one weigh-in per competition day under **Settings → Weigh-ins**. You can print participant cards with lines to write weights on for the medical check, and manage the digital record per day.