Kalaripayattu competition software and live scoring

Kalaripayattu championships usually present the art as a set of judged events. Meipayattu, the sequences of body exercises, kicks, jumps and stances, tests flexibility, balance and control. Weapons events are commonly performed in pairs, with practitioners demonstrating attack and defence sequences using wooden weapons such as the long staff and short stick, or metal weapons such as the sword and shield and the spear.

Which events are offered, and how they are grouped, varies between associations and levels. Some championships include the flexible sword, called the urumi, others hold unarmed combat events or events with the curved otta stick, and junior competitions often run a shorter list. On Zeetius, each championship's events are configured by the organiser, with their own categories, entries and results.

• Meipayattu. Individual sequences of body exercises, judged on flexibility, balance, control and technique.
• Wooden weapons. Paired sequences with weapons such as the long staff, the short stick and the otta.
• Metal weapons. Paired events such as sword and shield or spear, set by the championship's rules.
• Unarmed events. Bare-hand attack and defence techniques, where the championship includes them.

Kalaripayattu events are judged. A panel of judges assesses each performance against the criteria the championship sets, such as technique, control, speed and coordination between partners. Zeetius Federation accredits judges, records their qualifications and nominates and allocates them to events, and Zet AI can suggest panels by grade, availability and conflicts of interest, so a judge is not placed on an event entered by their own kalari.

A championship runs many events across one or more arenas, and a practitioner entered in several events needs time between them. Zeetius Tournaments manages multiple fields of play at once, and Zet AI can build a schedule that respects rest times and avoids clashes for practitioners entered in more than one event.

Kalaripayattu is scored live on Zeetius. The judges' panel and table officials enter the marks on the Zeetius multi-sport scoresheet, which is set up for the championship's events and judging criteria, and each performance appears on the public live score page at zeetius.com/live/livescore, filterable by sport. Practitioners, gurukkals, parents and supporters can follow the scores as they are entered, from the arena or from home.

When the judging panel confirms the marks, the live record becomes the official result, published by event, age group and gender. Every participant receives a certificate generated in bulk from those results, and the same results feed the rank lists the association prepares in Zeetius Federation, so a practitioner's placing at a championship becomes part of their history.

Kalaripayattu associations work through districts, states and affiliated kalaris. Zeetius Federation registers practitioners, kalaris and judges once and keeps them current through renewals, transfers and seasons, with membership cards and a complete history for every member. Each tier can have its own access, so a kalari manages its own students while the association sees every member and every sanctioned championship.

District, state and national championships produce results that can become rankings and selection lists. Zeetius Federation prepares rank lists from real results by event, age group and gender, and publishes results and certificates on the association's own branded website. Affiliation and entry fees are paid online through secure payment gateways and recorded against the member.

Multi-day championships bring practitioners, gurukkals, judges and guests to one venue. Zeetius Connect accredits them online before they arrive, manages accommodation, meals and transport, and validates entry and coupons with QR codes, so the people side of the championship runs alongside the competition.

• Kalari affiliations. Every affiliated kalari and its students on one record, renewed each season.
• Judge management. Accreditation, nomination and allocation of judges to events and championships.
• Email and SMS. Members told about renewals, entries and results automatically.