FIELD: automatic equipment. SUBSTANCE: device uses computer card- shaped data carriers for each participant of tournament, and control data for each tournament type. Device has at least one reader of card-shaped data carriers, which provides input of data about participants and control data into computer. In addition device has indication board, which is connected to computer in order to display tournament data. Separate stages in running tournament correspond to sequence of reading of data carriers into reader. EFFECT: prevention of deliberate and unintentional service errors. 16 cl, 1 dwg
