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CardStats — Tournament & Leaderboard App

A members-only poker tournament app for a Hong Kong club — live leaderboards, event registration, attendance, scoring, and push notifications, backed by a full admin toolset.

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The Challenge

A poker club running a season-long tournament was tracking attendance, per-event scores, and standings across spreadsheets and WhatsApp. They needed a single, members-only app with a live best-of-N leaderboard, event registration, and an admin toolset — all in their own timezone.

What We Built

A cross-platform mobile app (iOS & Android) on an AWS serverless backend (DynamoDB + custom APIs) and Firebase Cloud Messaging. Separate member and admin experiences, timezone-aware event windows, secure token auth, and backend-driven UI so content and rules change without an app release.

Key Features

What We Delivered

  • Live tournament leaderboard with podium and best-of-N scoring
  • Event registration with attendance confirmation and timezone-aware open/cutoff windows
  • Member profiles with full per-event score history
  • Admin scoring, attendance marking, and member registration / unregistration
  • In-app event editor and member editor with changes that propagate everywhere
  • Push notifications for registrations and leaderboard updates
  • CSV / Excel leaderboard export and shareable reports
  • Secure token auth with auto-refresh — OTP, email, and Google login
Results

Outcomes

  • Replaced manual spreadsheets with one real-time source of truth
  • Instant standings and push notifications for every member
  • Live on Google Play and the App Store

Built with: Cross-platform mobile (iOS + Android) · AWS serverless (DynamoDB) · Firebase Cloud Messaging

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