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Automate UBC Tennis Court Bookings

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Automatically check and book UBC Tennis courts.

If you play at UBC Tennis courts, you already know the pain. UBC Tennis bookings open exactly 24 hours before each time slot – and unless you’re an Ace Pass holder (who get a 72 – hour head start), you’re stuck refreshing the site right as the window flips. Blink, and the prime courts are gone.

But you have work. Classes. Calls. Commutes. You can’t drop everything to babysit a booking portal.

This is exactly the sort of repetitive, time-sensitive workflow that Cheatdeck was built to eliminate.


Stop Stress – Refreshing. Let Cheatdeck Watch UBC Tennis for You

With one natural-language instruction, you can create a Cheat tailored for UBC’s booking system:

  • Monitor UBC Tennis’s reservation page in your real browser
  • Track the release window (24h for standard users, 72h for Ace Pass)
  • Filter by specific courts, time ranges, or weekdays
  • Catch cancellations instantly
  • Notify you the moment a qualifying slot appears
  • Or – if you allow it – auto-book the moment a slot becomes available

Because Cheatdeck drives your actual logged-in browser, it works seamlessly with UBC Recreation’s site:

  • No API required
  • No hacking around CAPTCHAs
  • No session issues
  • No worries about UBC’s authentication flow

If you can book it manually, Cheatdeck can book it automatically.


Dial in Your Conditions – Exactly How You Want Them

You choose the rules:

  • Only indoor hard courts
  • Only after 5pm on weekdays
  • Avoid Court 1 because the divider is annoying
  • Only book if a full hour is available
  • Try for Court 3 first, Court 4 second
  • Text me instead of booking if it’s after 10pm
  • Auto-book only if I’m not already booked that day

You can even mix weather conditions (UBC has both indoor and outdoor courts, so this matters):

If outdoor courts 5–8 are free between 6–8pm and it’s not raining, book immediately.

Your preferences → your logic → your booking.

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Yes, Cheatdeck Can Book UBC Courts for You

Once you trust your setup, you can let Cheatdeck handle the entire flow.

Tell it:

If Court 2 or Court 4 becomes available between 7–9pm tomorrow, book instantly and notify me.

Cheatdeck will:

  1. Detect the newly available UBC slot
  2. Open your actual browser
  3. Navigate the booking flow
  4. Apply your UBC Rec account details
  5. Confirm the reservation
  6. Notify you when it’s done

This works because Cheatdeck is local-first – it uses your computer, your browser, your session, your exact login. It’s the same as you sitting there clicking, just without the stress or timing roulette.


Built for UBC Tennis – but Works Everywhere

This article focuses on UBC Tennis, but the same Cheat works for any similar reservation system:

  • Vancouver Parks tennis courts
  • Pickleball bookings
  • Badminton courts
  • UBC ARC or BirdCoop gym reservations
  • Community centers
  • Yoga studio drop-ins

If it runs in a browser, Cheatdeck can automate it.

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