diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tournaments/notStartedCtrl.js b/src/js/controllers/tournaments/notStartedCtrl.js
index 1d0d1ac..acf0dc2 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tournaments/notStartedCtrl.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tournaments/notStartedCtrl.js
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import site from '../../app';
 
-site.controller('notStartedController', ($scope, EnsureLoggedIn, UserStatus, ShareToken, TournamentStatus, FirebaseURL, $firebaseObject, CurrentPlayerBucket, CurrentTournament, $state, $stateParams) => {
+site.controller('notStartedController', ($scope, Auth, EnsureLoggedIn, UserStatus, ShareToken, TournamentStatus, FirebaseURL, $firebaseObject, CurrentPlayerBucket, CurrentTournament, $state, $stateParams) => {
 
   const authData = EnsureLoggedIn.check();
 
-  $scope.bucket = CurrentPlayerBucket.get();
-  CurrentPlayerBucket.watch.then(null, null, bucket => $scope.bucket = bucket);
+  $scope.bucket = [];
+  $scope.tournamentOptions = {};
+
+  Auth.ready.then(() => {
+    $scope.ref = $firebaseObject(new Firebase(`${FirebaseURL}/users/${UserStatus.firebase.playerSetUid}/players/${UserStatus.firebase.playerSet}/tournaments/${$stateParams.tournamentId}`));
+
+    $scope.ref.$loaded().then(() => {
+      $scope.tournamentOptions = $scope.ref.options || { type: 'singles' };
+      $scope.bucket = $scope.ref.players || CurrentPlayerBucket.get();
+      CurrentPlayerBucket.watch.then(null, null, bucket => $scope.bucket = bucket);
+    });
+  });
 
   $scope.toCharacter = (num) => {
     let bucket = Math.ceil(num/2);
@@ -20,12 +30,8 @@ site.controller('notStartedController', ($scope, EnsureLoggedIn, UserStatus, Sha
 
   const stringToArray = (string) => _.compact(_.map(string.split(','), s => parseInt(s.trim()))) || [];
 
-  $scope.tournamentOptions = {
-    type: 'singles'
-  };
-
   $scope.setStringArrValue = (key, value) => $scope.tournamentOptions[key] = stringToArray($scope.tournamentOptions[value]);
-  
+
   $scope.getOptions = () => {
     const type = $scope.tournamentOptions.type;
     if(type === 'singles' || type === 'doubles') return _.extend({ last: type === 'singles' ? Duel.WB : Duel.LB }, $scope.tournamentOptions);
@@ -62,22 +68,22 @@ site.controller('notStartedController', ($scope, EnsureLoggedIn, UserStatus, Sha
   $scope.baseGroupSize = () => ~~Math.sqrt($scope.bucket.length);
 
   $scope.start = () => {
-    const ref = $firebaseObject(new Firebase(`${FirebaseURL}/users/${UserStatus.firebase.playerSetUid}/players/${UserStatus.firebase.playerSet}/tournaments/${$stateParams.tournamentId}`));
-
-    ref.$loaded().then(() => {
-      ref.options = $scope.getOptions();
-      ref.players = _.map($scope.bucket, (player) => {
-        return {
-          id: player.$id,
-          name: player.name,
-          alias: player.chosenAlias || ''
-        };
-      });
-      ref.status = TournamentStatus.IN_PROGRESS;
-      ref.$save().then(() => {
-        CurrentPlayerBucket.clear();
-        $state.go('tournamentInProgress', { userId: ShareToken(authData.uid), tournamentId: $stateParams.tournamentId, setId: UserStatus.firebase.playerSet });
-      });
+    $scope.ref.options = $scope.getOptions();
+    $scope.ref.players = _.map($scope.bucket, (player) => {
+      return {
+        id: player.$id || player.id,
+        name: player.name,
+        alias: player.alias || player.chosenAlias || '',
+        wins: player.wins || 0,
+        losses: player.losses || 0,
+        points: player.points || 0,
+        aliases: player.aliases || []
+      };
+    });
+    $scope.ref.status = TournamentStatus.IN_PROGRESS;
+    $scope.ref.$save().then(() => {
+      CurrentPlayerBucket.clear();
+      $state.go('tournamentInProgress', { userId: ShareToken(authData.uid), tournamentId: $stateParams.tournamentId, setId: UserStatus.firebase.playerSet });
     });
   };