Key Takeaways
- OTTO SPORT AI announced a free integration between SportWrench and VolleyStation that fully digitizes volleyball tournament scorekeeping, eliminating paper scoresheets.
- Large tournaments have historically required tens of thousands of printed pages and dozens of staff hours to manage manual scoring workflows.
- Officials access matches via QR code with verified rosters preloaded, enabling pre-match eligibility checks before the referee team arrives.
- VolleyStation serves over 500 clients in 30 countries, including FIVB, Volleyball World, LOVB, MLV, Athletes Unlimited, and NCAA Division 1 programs.
- A second phase will push live court status into University Athlete, giving college coaches real-time visibility for recruiting.
OTTO SPORT AI announced a new integration between SportWrench, its volleyball tournament management platform, and VolleyStation that replaces paper-based scorekeeping with a fully digital workflow. The integration is available at no cost to SportWrench customers.
The Paper Problem at Large Volleyball Events
Major volleyball tournaments have long depended on manual processes: printing thousands of scoresheets, distributing them across courts, and re-entering results after matches end. According to the announcement, large events can require tens of thousands of printed pages and dozens of staff hours, often stretching into late nights and introducing opportunities for error along the way.
The new integration removes that workflow entirely. Event operators enable a unified scoring and rostering system through a one-click activation inside SportWrench. Match details, team rosters, and athlete data sync automatically between the two platforms before competition begins.
How Courtside Verification Works
At the court level, officials and scorekeepers access matches by scanning a QR code, which loads the full match context, including verified team rosters, directly within the VolleyStation interface. Scoring, substitutions, and match submission all happen in one place and are visible in real time.
The companies highlight several operational benefits: full rostering visibility at courtside without switching systems, pre-match roster verification to confirm athletes on the court match official records, improved security and compliance by reducing the risk of ineligible players, and faster match starts since roster checks are completed before the referee team arrives.
“Timing is everything in volleyball events, and the minutes saved through courtside roster verification add up over the course of a tournament,” said Eugene Tichenor, GM of SportWrench. “When officials can quickly verify players and start matches faster, it leads to more courts running on time by the end of the day.”
Once a match concludes, officials digitally verify and submit results. That submission triggers an instant update back into SportWrench, automatically advancing brackets and publishing scores.
Recruiting Visibility Through University Athlete
The integration is the first phase of a broader partnership between OTTO SPORT AI and VolleyStation, with new capabilities planned for both SportWrench and University Athlete in the coming weeks.
Event operators will be able to track the real-time status of every court in their event through SportWrench, whether the court is in front of them or in another facility across town. That live scoring data will then flow into University Athlete and appear natively in the UA app, allowing college coaches to monitor court status nearby or thousands of yards away so they do not miss recruiting opportunities for athletes on their radar.
Two Established Platforms Combining Infrastructure
VolleyStation is trusted by over 500 clients in 30 countries and serves as the official technology provider for FIVB and Volleyball World, US professional leagues including LOVB, MLV, and Athletes Unlimited, and NCAA Division 1 volleyball programs. Its ecosystem spans competition management, electronic scoring, streaming, and performance analytics.
OTTO SPORT AI’s portfolio includes SportWrench for tournament management and ticketing, University Athlete for volleyball recruiting, and OTTO SPORT, an AI-driven operating system for club and team management.
Where Tournament Operations Go From Here
The integration addresses one of the most persistent friction points in large-scale volleyball event operations, and the free price point removes the typical adoption barrier for SportWrench customers. With the University Athlete recruiting layer arriving in the coming weeks, the partnership connects event operations data directly to the college recruiting pipeline, a combination tournament operators and coaches will be watching closely as the next club season approaches.
Source: Press Release, OTTO SPORT AI, June 4, 2026
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