Campus Clash

College esports ran on spreadsheets, DMs and vibes. Registration collapsed on day one.

Sat with organisers through a mock season. Mapped every touchpoint from sign-up to bracket. Half the bottlenecks were just missing state.

1. 01Next.js + TypeScript app on the edge\nAI assistant for participant questions\nRegistration & event modules with role-based access\nResponsive-first design for phone-heavy audiences

Shipped in six weeks against a hard event date. Prioritised the registration flow, the info hub and the AI assistant — nothing else.

Traffic spike at registration open. Pre-rendered the marketing pages and queued heavy writes behind a rate-limiter to keep the DB honest.

Powered Season 1 with hundreds of participants across multiple colleges.