How to read the JudiToday editorial room.

Step one · Open the desk

Open the JudiToday homepage. The first launch ships with the Tuesday mat call loaded. The desk homepage is the editorial room: nine chapters, dated, with the three daily picks at chapter one and the open-card bracket at chapter three.

Step two · Set a daily dateline

The desk publishes a daily dateline reminder at ten o'clock local time. Set the reminder on launch. The reminder routes through the desk's first-party handle and does not require a paid account.

Step three · Read the three picks

Each pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call. The desk does not promise outcomes and does not write copy that hints at a guaranteed return.

Step four · Read the bracket

The bracket chapter carries the open-card quarter-finals in long form. Each match-up is dated and ships with the editor's watching line. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals.

Step five · Use the helpline shelf if needed

The safety chapter carries the helpline shelf. The desk updates the shelf when a verified public helpline changes its published number or web address. Use the shelf if gambling has become a problem in your household.

What the reading room is not

The reading room is not a betting shop. The room does not sell picks. The room does not run a paywall. The room does not promote any other combat-sport product.

The Play Now button on every page routes through the desk's first-party affiliate handle. The button is the same on every page. Affiliate disclosure appears in the page footer.

Reading the homepage

The homepage ships the nine chapters of the editorial room in long form. Chapter one is the day's three picks. Chapter two is the fighter ledger. Chapter three is the tournament bracket. Chapter four is the form and odds desk.

Chapter five is the rules and weight classes explainer. Chapter six is the platform review shelf. Chapter seven is the helpline shelf. Chapter eight is the reader questions desk. Chapter nine is the newsroom ticker. The colophon sits below chapter nine.

Reading a daily pick

A daily pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call. The desk does not promise outcomes and does not write copy that hints at a guaranteed return.

The pick is dated to the day it ships. The pick is retracted if the published record changes after publication. The retraction is dated and visible on the newsroom ticker.

Reading a tournament bracket

A tournament bracket carries the seed list, the head-to-head, and the editor's watching line for each match-up. The bracket is dated to the day it ships.

The desk publishes only the quarter-finals. Past the quarter-finals, open-card uncertainty compounds, and the desk does not pretend to read crystal balls. The final is published once the open-card result is in.

Reading the helpline shelf

The helpline shelf carries four published routes: the National Council on Problem Gambling (US), Gamblers Anonymous (international), BeGambleAware (UK & Ireland), and Gambling Help Online (Australia).

The shelf is dated and updated when a published route changes. Use the shelf if gambling has become a problem in your household. The desk does not run the helplines; the desk publishes the public numbers and web addresses.

What the desk does not cover

The desk does not cover kata, mixed martial arts, or any non-judo combat sport. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals. The desk does not promote any other combat-sport product.

The desk is a reading desk. The editorial line is a study aid, not a settled forecast. The reader is left to compare the desk's read against their own read of the open card.

Reading the homepage

The homepage ships the nine chapters of the editorial room in long form. Chapter one is the day's three picks. Chapter two is the fighter ledger. Chapter three is the tournament bracket. Chapter four is the form and odds desk.

Chapter five is the rules and weight classes explainer. Chapter six is the platform review shelf. Chapter seven is the helpline shelf. Chapter eight is the reader questions desk. Chapter nine is the newsroom ticker. The colophon sits below chapter nine.

Reading a daily pick

A daily pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call. The desk does not promise outcomes and does not write copy that hints at a guaranteed return.

The pick is dated to the day it ships. The pick is retracted if the published record changes after publication. The retraction is dated and visible on the newsroom ticker.

Reading a tournament bracket

A tournament bracket carries the seed list, the head-to-head, and the editor's watching line for each match-up. The bracket is dated to the day it ships.

The desk publishes only the quarter-finals. Past the quarter-finals, open-card uncertainty compounds, and the desk does not pretend to read crystal balls. The final is published once the open-card result is in.

Reading the helpline shelf

The helpline shelf carries four published routes: the National Council on Problem Gambling (US), Gamblers Anonymous (international), BeGambleAware (UK & Ireland), and Gambling Help Online (Australia).

The shelf is dated and updated when a published route changes. Use the shelf if gambling has become a problem in your household. The desk does not run the helplines; the desk publishes the public numbers and web addresses.

What the desk does not cover

The desk does not cover kata, mixed martial arts, or any non-judo combat sport. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals. The desk does not promote any other combat-sport product.

The desk is a reading desk. The editorial line is a study aid, not a settled forecast. The reader is left to compare the desk's read against their own read of the open card.

Reading the homepage

The homepage ships the nine chapters of the editorial room in long form. Chapter one is the day's three picks. Chapter two is the fighter ledger.

Chapter three is the tournament bracket. Chapter four is the form and odds desk. Chapter five is the rules and weight classes explainer.

Reading a daily pick

A daily pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call.

The pick is dated to the day it ships. The pick is retracted if the published record changes after publication.

Reading a tournament bracket

A tournament bracket carries the seed list, the head-to-head, and the editor's watching line for each match-up.

The desk publishes only the quarter-finals. Past the quarter-finals, open-card uncertainty compounds.

Reading the helpline shelf

The helpline shelf carries four published routes: the National Council on Problem Gambling (US), Gamblers Anonymous (international), BeGambleAware (UK & Ireland), and Gambling Help Online (Australia).

The shelf is dated and updated when a published route changes.

Reading the newsroom ticker

The newsroom ticker carries dated product updates from the desk. The ticker is updated on every publication cycle.

A correction is appended to the original entry; the original entry is left visible so the reader can compare the read before and after the correction.

What the desk does not cover

The desk does not cover kata, mixed martial arts, or any non-judo combat sport. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals.

The desk is a reading desk. The editorial line is a study aid, not a settled forecast.

Reading the homepage

The homepage ships the nine chapters of the editorial room in long form. Chapter one is the day's three picks. Chapter two is the fighter ledger. Chapter three is the tournament bracket. Chapter four is the form and odds desk.

Chapter five is the rules and weight classes explainer. Chapter six is the platform review shelf. Chapter seven is the helpline shelf. Chapter eight is the reader questions desk. Chapter nine is the newsroom ticker. The colophon sits below chapter nine.

Reading a daily pick

A daily pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call. The desk does not promise outcomes and does not write copy that hints at a guaranteed return.

The pick is dated to the day it ships. The pick is retracted if the published record changes after publication. The retraction is dated and visible on the newsroom ticker.

Reading a tournament bracket

A tournament bracket carries the seed list, the head-to-head, and the editor's watching line for each match-up. The bracket is dated to the day it ships.

The desk publishes only the quarter-finals. Past the quarter-finals, open-card uncertainty compounds, and the desk does not pretend to read crystal balls. The final is published once the open-card result is in.

Reading the helpline shelf

The helpline shelf carries four published routes: the National Council on Problem Gambling (US), Gamblers Anonymous (international), BeGambleAware (UK & Ireland), and Gambling Help Online (Australia).

The shelf is dated and updated when a published route changes. Use the shelf if gambling has become a problem in your household. The desk does not run the helplines; the desk publishes the public numbers and web addresses.

What the desk does not cover

The desk does not cover kata, mixed martial arts, or any non-judo combat sport. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals. The desk does not promote any other combat-sport product.

The desk is a reading desk. The editorial line is a study aid, not a settled forecast. The reader is left to compare the desk's read against their own read of the open card.

Reading the homepage

The homepage ships the nine chapters of the editorial room in long form. Chapter one is the day's three picks. Chapter two is the fighter ledger. Chapter three is the tournament bracket. Chapter four is the form and odds desk.

Chapter five is the rules and weight classes explainer. Chapter six is the platform review shelf. Chapter seven is the helpline shelf. Chapter eight is the reader questions desk. Chapter nine is the newsroom ticker. The colophon sits below chapter nine.

Reading a daily pick

A daily pick carries a fighter name, a weight class, a one-line reason, and a verdict chip. The verdict chip is the editor's call. The desk does not promise outcomes and does not write copy that hints at a guaranteed return.

The pick is dated to the day it ships. The pick is retracted if the published record changes after publication. The retraction is dated and visible on the newsroom ticker.

Reading a tournament bracket

A tournament bracket carries the seed list, the head-to-head, and the editor's watching line for each match-up. The bracket is dated to the day it ships.

The desk publishes only the quarter-finals. Past the quarter-finals, open-card uncertainty compounds, and the desk does not pretend to read crystal balls. The final is published once the open-card result is in.

Reading the helpline shelf

The helpline shelf carries four published routes: the National Council on Problem Gambling (US), Gamblers Anonymous (international), BeGambleAware (UK & Ireland), and Gambling Help Online (Australia).

The shelf is dated and updated when a published route changes. Use the shelf if gambling has become a problem in your household. The desk does not run the helplines; the desk publishes the public numbers and web addresses.

What the desk does not cover

The desk does not cover kata, mixed martial arts, or any non-judo combat sport. The desk does not publish picks past the quarter-finals. The desk does not promote any other combat-sport product.

The desk is a reading desk. The editorial line is a study aid, not a settled forecast. The reader is left to compare the desk's read against their own read of the open card.