How to start or end your competition heats

How to **start & end your competition heats**

Starting a Heat:

1. Navigate to the Judge Console
2. A judge must click "Start Heat".

This automatically changes the overall competition status to Live.

Ending the Heat:

1. Heats end automatically when the timer reaches zero. A head judge can extend or end a heat early
2. Once the heat ends, and all scores are finalised - in the Judge Console, click "Complete heat" to finalise the heat.

Updated on: 12/02/2026