Abstract: A tournament application system and method of participation/operation thereof is disclosed herein. The tournament application system and method of participation/operation thereof includes an application system with a computing system capable of interacting with a plurality of users. A server including a module arranged to interact with a plurality of users to operate a game containing a plurality of levels, the system being arranged to operate a tournament structure. The tournament application system includes tournaments which have multiple teams in each game. The method of participation/operation of the tournament application includes the steps of: a) users taking part in an event by grouping themselves into teams; b) the players being able to join the tournament or game at any stage of the tournament; c) the tournament application system provides short tournament in a team format where the teams can be of equal or unequal strength.