What's new in Setsy: November 2026

Four new things in Setsy this month. Here's what each one does and where to find it.

Set partners

Some players always want to play together. A couple, a regular doubles pair, or a coach bringing along a junior. Until now you had to swap them back together by hand every round.

Now you can pair them for the session. On the session's Players page, open the player's menu and choose Choose partner. From the next round on, they'll be on the same side every round they both play.

It only decides who they play with, not who they play against. If one of them rests or heads home early, the other just carries on as normal and the pairing picks back up when their partner returns.

If a round doesn't have enough doubles spots for every pair, Setsy tells you which pair is playing apart. It takes turns, so it isn't the same pair every time.

One thing to know: Insights currently counts a fixed pair partnering again as a repeat. I'll sort that out.

Watch the Set partners video or read the steps on the support page.

Round timer

Setsy works best when rounds are timed, so everyone comes off court together. Until now that meant a stopwatch on your phone alongside Setsy.

The timer is now built in. Tap the timer button, set the length (it starts at 20 minutes), and tap Start. When time's up an alarm goes off and keeps going until you stop it.

It keeps running while you move between Players, Rounds and Courts, and it survives a page reload. Your screen stays on while it runs, because a locked phone can't play the alarm. On iPhone, with iOS 17 or later, the alarm plays even with the phone on silent.

On a computer or Android phone you'll also get a notification if you've switched to another tab or app. iPhones don't allow notifications from websites, so there it's just the alarm. Keep Setsy open.

Watch the Round timer video or read the steps on the support page.

ClubSpark import

If your members are in ClubSpark, you can now upload the member export straight into Setsy. It shows you a summary before anything is saved, nobody gets added twice, and only names and genders leave your computer.

I've written it up in more detail here: How to import your ClubSpark members into Setsy.

Insights

Insights uses the sessions you've already run to show attendance over time, rating mix, who's been coming, and how often people end up with the same partners and opponents.

There's a full write-up here: Insights: see who's coming to your social sessions and how they're mixing.

As always

All four are live now. If something doesn't work the way you'd expect at your club, let me know. Keen for any feedback, good or bad.

Thanks, Marty