How to livestream an arm wrestling tournament
You do not need a production crew. Phones on the tables, one laptop and a decent connection will put every table on air with names, round and results on screen.
Updated October 2026
What you need
- One phone per table, on a tripod or clamp, pointed side on so the hands and both faces show.
- One laptop to put the picture and scoreboard together and send it to YouTube.
- Internet at the venue. Test the upload speed in the room before the day. Wired is better than wifi for the laptop.
- A YouTube channel that is allowed to go live.
- Sound. Audio from the phone is usually good enough, and a commentator on a microphone lifts the whole thing.
The scoreboard overlay
What makes an arm wrestling stream watchable is the information over the picture: both names, the table, the round, the hand and the result. Typing that in by hand for every match needs a person, which is why most small events do not bother.
Armstrong draws the scoreboard from the same console that runs your brackets. When you start a match the names and round appear on the stream, and the result goes up when you tap the winner. Fouls and the final result show too. The scoreboard runs through OBS on your laptop, and there is a fallback for laptops where OBS cannot be installed.
More than one table
With several tables, show the one with the most important match, or put the tables side by side. Armstrong can run two tables on one stream, each with its own scoreboard, and move to a single table for a final.
On the day
- Test the stream an hour before the first match, with a real match on the table.
- Share the watch link before you start, so people arrive to a page that is ready.
- Keep the phones charged and plugged in.
- Tell pullers the event is streamed, which the waiver should cover.
Put your event on the stream
A scoreboard over every table, from phones and one laptop. Free during Beta.
Quick answers
How do I livestream an arm wrestling tournament?
Put a phone on each table as a camera, run a laptop to combine the pictures and the scoreboard, and send the result to YouTube. Armstrong builds the scoreboard from your brackets.
Do I need a production crew?
No. Armstrong draws names, round and results from the bracket, so nobody types graphics during the event.
What internet speed do I need?
A steady upload connection at the venue is what counts. Test it in the room on the day before, and prefer a wired connection for the laptop.
Can I stream more than one table?
Yes. Show tables side by side on one stream, each with its own scoreboard.
Is streaming free?
Streaming is included with every event on Armstrong during Beta.