diff --git a/app/controllers/tournaments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tournaments_controller.rb
index 89d6940..e2cc26c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tournaments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tournaments_controller.rb
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ class TournamentsController < ApplicationController
 
   before_action :set_tournament_for_show, only: %i[show]
   before_action :set_tournament,
-                only: %i[update destroy set_timer timer sync_state test_sync start_next_group_matches]
-  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[create update destroy set_timer test_sync start_next_group_matches]
+                only: %i[update destroy destroy_playoffs set_timer timer sync_state test_sync start_next_group_matches]
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[create update destroy destroy_playoffs set_timer test_sync start_next_group_matches]
   before_action -> { require_owner! @tournament.owner },
-                only: %i[update destroy set_timer test_sync start_next_group_matches]
+                only: %i[update destroy destroy_playoffs set_timer test_sync start_next_group_matches]
   before_action :validate_create_params, only: %i[create]
   before_action :validate_update_params, only: %i[update]
   before_action :validate_set_timer_params, only: %i[set_timer]
   before_action :ensure_update_allowed!, only: %i[update]
   before_action :ensure_destroy_allowed!, only: %i[destroy]
   before_action :ensure_timer_update_allowed!, only: %i[set_timer]
-  before_action -> { require_writable_tournament!(@tournament) }, only: %i[start_next_group_matches]
+  before_action -> { require_writable_tournament!(@tournament) }, only: %i[destroy_playoffs start_next_group_matches]
   before_action :authorize_sync_request!, only: %i[sync_state]
   rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound, with: :render_not_found_error
 
@@ -130,6 +130,30 @@ class TournamentsController < ApplicationController
     @tournament.destroy
   end
 
+  # DELETE /tournaments/:id/playoffs
+  def destroy_playoffs
+    synced_tournament = nil
+
+    Tournament.transaction do
+      TournamentTransactionLogger.lock_tournament!(@tournament)
+      @tournament.reload
+
+      result = TournamentPlayoffDeletion.call(tournament: @tournament)
+      unless result.success?
+        render json: { error: result.error }, status: :unprocessable_content
+        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
+      end
+
+      synced_tournament = @tournament.reload
+      render json: playoff_deletion_payload(synced_tournament)
+    end
+
+    return if synced_tournament.nil?
+
+    push_sync_if_needed!(synced_tournament)
+    TournamentLiveBroadcast.call(synced_tournament.id)
+  end
+
   # GET /tournaments/:id/timer
   def timer
     render json: serialize_timer_state(@tournament)
@@ -223,6 +247,19 @@ class TournamentsController < ApplicationController
     }
   end
 
+  def playoff_deletion_payload(tournament)
+    {
+      id: tournament.id,
+      stages: tournament.stages.sort_by(&:level).map do |stage|
+        {
+          id: stage.id,
+          level: stage.level,
+          state: stage.state
+        }
+      end
+    }
+  end
+
   def organize_teams_in_groups(teams)
     # each team gets put into an array of teams depending on the group specified in team[:group]
     teams.group_by { |team| team['group'] }.values.map do |group|
diff --git a/app/services/tournament_playoff_deletion.rb b/app/services/tournament_playoff_deletion.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbeafd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/tournament_playoff_deletion.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class TournamentPlayoffDeletion
+  DELETABLE_MATCH_STATES = %w[not_started not_ready single_team].freeze
+
+  Result = Struct.new(:success, :error, keyword_init: true) do
+    def success?
+      success
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.call(tournament:)
+    new(tournament).call
+  end
+
+  def initialize(tournament)
+    @tournament = tournament
+  end
+
+  def call
+    group_stage = tournament.group_stage
+    return failure('Only group-stage playoffs can be deleted') if group_stage.nil?
+
+    playoff_stages = tournament.stages.reload.select { |stage| stage.level >= 0 }
+    return failure('Playoffs have not been generated') if playoff_stages.empty?
+    unless playoffs_deletable?(playoff_stages)
+      return failure('Playoffs cannot be deleted after matches have started or scores changed')
+    end
+
+    playoff_stages.each(&:destroy!)
+    group_stage.update!(state: :in_progress)
+    success
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  attr_reader :tournament
+
+  def playoffs_deletable?(playoff_stages)
+    playoff_stages.flat_map(&:matches).all? do |match|
+      DELETABLE_MATCH_STATES.include?(match.state) && zero_scores?(match)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def zero_scores?(match)
+    match.match_scores.all? do |score|
+      score.points.to_i.zero? && score.hidden_points.to_i.zero?
+    end
+  end
+
+  def success
+    Result.new(success: true)
+  end
+
+  def failure(error)
+    Result.new(success: false, error: error)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ba25f79..c3d4396 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       patch :sync_state
       patch :start_next_group_matches
       post :test_sync
+      delete :playoffs, action: :destroy_playoffs
     end
   end
   resources :match_scores, only: %i[show update]
diff --git a/e2e/lib/scenario_runner.rb b/e2e/lib/scenario_runner.rb
index dace468..cee171a 100644
--- a/e2e/lib/scenario_runner.rb
+++ b/e2e/lib/scenario_runner.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,43 @@ module TurniereE2E
       result(session: session, tournament: tournament, checkpoints: checkpoints, stop_at: stop_at)
     end
 
+    def run_group_stage_playoff_recreation(stop_at: :third_playoffs_created)
+      session = register_session!
+      tournament = create_tournament!(
+        create_group_stage_payload(group_count: 2, teams_per_group: 2, playoff_teams_amount: 2)
+      )
+
+      checkpoints = {
+        created: summarize_tournament(tournament)
+      }
+      rounds = playoff_recreation_rounds
+      created_keys = %i[first_playoffs_created second_playoffs_created third_playoffs_created]
+      deleted_keys = %i[first_playoffs_deleted second_playoffs_deleted]
+
+      rounds.each_with_index do |round, index|
+        tournament = fetch_tournament!(tournament.fetch(:id))
+        apply_group_score_round!(tournament, round.fetch(:scores_by_team_name))
+        finish_stage!(group_stage_of!(fetch_tournament!(tournament.fetch(:id))).fetch(:id))
+        tournament = fetch_tournament!(tournament.fetch(:id))
+
+        created_key = created_keys.fetch(index)
+        checkpoints[created_key] = summarize_tournament(tournament).merge(
+          playoff_matchups: playoff_matchups(tournament)
+        )
+        return result(session: session, tournament: tournament, checkpoints: checkpoints, stop_at: stop_at) if stop_at == created_key
+
+        next if index == rounds.size - 1
+
+        delete_playoffs!(tournament.fetch(:id))
+        tournament = fetch_tournament!(tournament.fetch(:id))
+        deleted_key = deleted_keys.fetch(index)
+        checkpoints[deleted_key] = summarize_tournament(tournament)
+        return result(session: session, tournament: tournament, checkpoints: checkpoints, stop_at: stop_at) if stop_at == deleted_key
+      end
+
+      result(session: session, tournament: tournament, checkpoints: checkpoints, stop_at: stop_at)
+    end
+
     def run_playoff_only(team_count:, stop_at: :completed)
       session = register_session!
       tournament = create_tournament!(create_playoff_only_payload(team_count: team_count))
@@ -433,6 +470,12 @@ module TurniereE2E
       response.fetch(:json)
     end
 
+    def delete_playoffs!(tournament_id)
+      response = client.delete("/tournaments/#{tournament_id}/playoffs")
+      expect_status!(response, 200, "delete playoffs for tournament #{tournament_id}")
+      response.fetch(:json)
+    end
+
     def group_stage_of!(tournament)
       tournament.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 } || raise('group stage not found')
     end
@@ -487,6 +530,34 @@ module TurniereE2E
       end
     end
 
+    def apply_group_score_round!(tournament, scores_by_team_name)
+      group_stage_of!(tournament).fetch(:groups).each do |group|
+        group.fetch(:matches).each do |match|
+          points_by_team_name = match.fetch(:match_scores).to_h do |score|
+            team_name = score.dig(:team, :name)
+            [team_name, scores_by_team_name.fetch(team_name)]
+          end
+
+          if match.fetch(:state) == 'not_started'
+            play_match_with_points!(match, points_by_team_name: points_by_team_name)
+          else
+            update_match_scores!(match, points_by_team_name: points_by_team_name)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def update_match_scores!(match, points_by_team_name:)
+      refreshed_match = fetch_match!(match.fetch(:id))
+      refreshed_match.fetch(:match_scores).each do |score|
+        team_name = score.dig(:team, :name)
+        updated_score = client.patch("/match_scores/#{score.fetch(:id)}", body: {
+                                       points: points_by_team_name.fetch(team_name)
+                                     })
+        expect_status!(updated_score, 200, "update match_score #{score.fetch(:id)}")
+      end
+    end
+
     def preferred_playoff_winner_name(match)
       match.fetch(:match_scores)
            .map { |score| score.dig(:team, :name) }
@@ -521,6 +592,35 @@ module TurniereE2E
       }
     end
 
+    def playoff_recreation_rounds
+      [
+        {
+          scores_by_team_name: {
+            'G1-S1' => 3,
+            'G1-S2' => 1,
+            'G2-S1' => 3,
+            'G2-S2' => 1
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          scores_by_team_name: {
+            'G1-S1' => 0,
+            'G1-S2' => 4,
+            'G2-S1' => 0,
+            'G2-S2' => 4
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          scores_by_team_name: {
+            'G1-S1' => 5,
+            'G1-S2' => 2,
+            'G2-S1' => 2,
+            'G2-S2' => 5
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    end
+
     def create_playoff_only_payload(team_count:)
       {
         name: "HTTP E2E Playoff Only #{team_count} #{SecureRandom.hex(3)}",
@@ -611,6 +711,19 @@ module TurniereE2E
       }
     end
 
+    def playoff_matchups(tournament)
+      entry_stage = tournament.fetch(:stages)
+                              .reject { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+                              .max_by { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }
+      entry_stage.fetch(:matches)
+                 .sort_by { |match| match.fetch(:position) }
+                 .map do |match|
+        match.fetch(:match_scores)
+             .map { |score| score.dig(:team, :name) }
+             .sort
+      end
+    end
+
     def fetch_tournament_profile!(tournament_id)
       started_at = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
       response = get_response!("/tournaments/#{tournament_id}", params: { profile: 'true' })
diff --git a/script/e2e_scenarios.rb b/script/e2e_scenarios.rb
index fad48d8..45da011 100644
--- a/script/e2e_scenarios.rb
+++ b/script/e2e_scenarios.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ result = case scenario
            runner.run_group_stage_main_usecase(stop_at: options[:stop_at] || :final_finish_attempted)
          when 'group_stage_intermediate_round'
            runner.run_group_stage_intermediate_round(stop_at: options[:stop_at] || :final_finish_attempted)
+         when 'group_stage_playoff_recreation'
+           runner.run_group_stage_playoff_recreation(stop_at: options[:stop_at] || :third_playoffs_created)
          when 'playoff_only'
            runner.run_playoff_only(team_count: options[:team_count], stop_at: options[:stop_at] || :completed)
          when 'group_stage_render_profile'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/tournaments_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/tournaments_controller_spec.rb
index ce470d9..bfeefbf 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/tournaments_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/tournaments_controller_spec.rb
@@ -898,6 +898,119 @@ RSpec.describe TournamentsController, type: :controller do
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'DELETE #destroy_playoffs' do
+    context 'without authentication headers' do
+      it 'renders an unauthorized error response' do
+        tournament = create_group_stage_with_unplayed_playoffs
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unauthorized)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'as owner' do
+      before do
+        apply_authentication_headers_for tournament.owner
+        allow(TournamentLiveBroadcast).to receive(:call)
+      end
+
+      let(:tournament) { create_group_stage_with_unplayed_playoffs }
+
+      it 'deletes unplayed playoff stages and reopens the group stage' do
+        expect do
+          delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+        end.to change { tournament.reload.stages.where('level >= 0').count }.from(1).to(0)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+        expect(tournament.group_stage.reload).to be_in_progress
+        expect(deserialize_response(response).fetch(:stages).map { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }).to eq([-1])
+      end
+
+      it 'pushes sync and live updates after deletion' do
+        expect(TournamentSyncEnqueue).to receive(:call).with(tournament)
+        expect(TournamentLiveBroadcast).to receive(:call).with(tournament.id)
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      end
+
+      it 'rejects deletion after a playoff match has started' do
+        playoff_match = tournament.stages.find { |stage| stage.level >= 0 }.matches.first
+        playoff_match.update!(state: :in_progress)
+
+        expect do
+          delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+        end.not_to(change { tournament.reload.stages.where('level >= 0').count })
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
+        expect(deserialize_response(response)[:error]).to eq(
+          'Playoffs cannot be deleted after matches have started or scores changed'
+        )
+        expect(tournament.group_stage.reload).to be_finished
+      end
+
+      it 'rejects deletion after a playoff score has changed' do
+        playoff_match = tournament.stages.find { |stage| stage.level >= 0 }.matches.first
+        playoff_match.match_scores.first.update!(points: 1)
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
+        expect(deserialize_response(response)[:error]).to eq(
+          'Playoffs cannot be deleted after matches have started or scores changed'
+        )
+        expect(tournament.reload.stages.where('level >= 0').count).to eq(1)
+      end
+
+      it 'rejects deletion when no group stage exists' do
+        playoff_only = create(:stage_tournament, stage_count: 1)
+        apply_authentication_headers_for playoff_only.owner
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: playoff_only.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
+        expect(deserialize_response(response)[:error]).to eq('Only group-stage playoffs can be deleted')
+      end
+
+      it 'blocks deletion while tournament is read only' do
+        tournament.update!(read_only_mode: true, sync_auth_token: 'shared-secret')
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:locked)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'as another user' do
+      it 'renders a forbidden error response' do
+        tournament = create_group_stage_with_unplayed_playoffs
+        apply_authentication_headers_for create(:user)
+
+        delete :destroy_playoffs, params: { id: tournament.to_param }
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def create_group_stage_with_unplayed_playoffs
+      tournament = create(
+        :group_stage_tournament,
+        stage_count: 0,
+        group_count: 2,
+        teams_count: 4,
+        playoff_teams_amount: 2,
+        instant_finalists_amount: 2,
+        intermediate_round_participants_amount: 0
+      )
+      tournament.group_stage.update!(state: :finished)
+      result = AddPlayoffsToTournamentAndSave.call(tournament: tournament, teams: tournament.teams.take(2))
+      expect(result).to be_a_success
+      tournament.reload
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'PATCH #sync_state' do
     before do
       @tournament.update!(read_only_mode: true, sync_auth_token: 'shared-secret')
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
index bdbc40a..8fac3fc 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_spec.rb
@@ -277,6 +277,64 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     expect(takeover_update[:status]).to eq(200)
   end
 
+  it 'mirrors repeated playoff deletion and recreation into the follower tournament' do
+    log_phase!('create small source and follower tournaments')
+    source = create_group_stage_tournament(
+      client: source_owner_client,
+      public: false,
+      name_prefix: 'Sync Playoff Delete Source',
+      group_count: 2,
+      teams_per_group: 2,
+      playoff_teams_amount: 2
+    )
+    follower = create_follower_tournament(client: follower_owner_client, public: true, name_prefix: 'Sync Playoff Delete Follower')
+
+    configure_sync = source_owner_client.patch("/tournaments/#{source.fetch(:id)}", body: {
+                                                 sync_target_url: sync_state_url(follower.fetch(:id)),
+                                                 sync_auth_token: sync_token
+                                               })
+    expect(configure_sync[:status]).to eq(200)
+    follower = wait_for_tournament_sync!(source_tournament_id: source.fetch(:id), follower_tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+    expect(tournament_signature(follower)).to eq(tournament_signature(source))
+
+    rounds = playoff_recreation_rounds
+    rounds.each_with_index do |round, index|
+      log_phase!("create playoffs round #{index + 1}")
+      apply_group_score_round!(
+        source_tournament_id: source.fetch(:id),
+        scores_by_team_name: round.fetch(:scores_by_team_name)
+      )
+      source = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source.fetch(:id))
+      group_stage = source.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+      finish_stage = source_owner_client.patch("/stages/#{group_stage.fetch(:id)}", body: { state: 'finished' })
+      expect(finish_stage[:status]).to eq(200)
+
+      source = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source.fetch(:id))
+      follower = wait_for_tournament_sync!(source_tournament_id: source.fetch(:id), follower_tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+      expect(playoff_matchups(source)).to eq(round.fetch(:expected_playoff_matchups))
+      expect(playoff_matchups(follower)).to eq(round.fetch(:expected_playoff_matchups))
+      expect(tournament_signature(follower)).to eq(tournament_signature(source))
+
+      next if index == rounds.size - 1
+
+      locked_delete = follower_owner_client.delete("/tournaments/#{follower.fetch(:id)}/playoffs")
+      expect(locked_delete[:status]).to eq(423)
+      expect(locked_delete.dig(:json, :error)).to eq('Tournament is in read only follower mode')
+
+      log_phase!("delete playoffs round #{index + 1}")
+      delete_playoffs = source_owner_client.delete("/tournaments/#{source.fetch(:id)}/playoffs")
+      expect(delete_playoffs[:status]).to eq(200)
+
+      source = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source.fetch(:id))
+      follower = wait_for_tournament_sync!(source_tournament_id: source.fetch(:id), follower_tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id))
+      expect(source.fetch(:stages).map { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }).to eq([-1])
+      expect(follower.fetch(:stages).map { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }).to eq([-1])
+      expect(source.fetch(:stages).first.fetch(:state)).to eq('in_progress')
+      expect(follower.fetch(:stages).first.fetch(:state)).to eq('in_progress')
+      expect(tournament_signature(follower)).to eq(tournament_signature(source))
+    end
+  end
+
   def log_phase!(message)
     puts "phase #{message}"
     $stdout.flush
@@ -291,7 +349,10 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     client
   end
 
-  def create_group_stage_tournament(client:, public:, name_prefix:)
+  def create_group_stage_tournament(client:, public:, name_prefix:, **options)
+    group_count = options.fetch(:group_count, 4)
+    teams_per_group = options.fetch(:teams_per_group, 4)
+    playoff_teams_amount = options.fetch(:playoff_teams_amount, 8)
     payload = {
       name: "#{name_prefix} #{unique_suffix}",
       description: 'Follower sync source tournament',
@@ -301,9 +362,9 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
       ends_at: '2030-06-01T18:00:00+02:00',
       website_url: 'https://example.com/sync-source',
       group_stage: true,
-      playoff_teams_amount: 8,
-      teams: 4.times.flat_map do |group_index|
-        4.times.map do |seed_index|
+      playoff_teams_amount: playoff_teams_amount,
+      teams: group_count.times.flat_map do |group_index|
+        teams_per_group.times.map do |seed_index|
           {
             name: "#{name_prefix.tr(' ', '')}-G#{group_index + 1}-S#{seed_index + 1}",
             group: group_index
@@ -317,6 +378,10 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     fetch_tournament(client: client, tournament_id: response.dig(:json, :id))
   end
 
+  def sync_state_url(follower_id)
+    "#{follower_base_url}/tournaments/#{follower_id}/sync_state"
+  end
+
   def create_playoff_tournament(client:, public:, name_prefix:)
     payload = {
       name: "#{name_prefix} #{unique_suffix}",
@@ -535,6 +600,97 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync HTTP E2E' do
     play_match!(match_id: match.fetch(:id), first_score: score_a, second_score: score_b)
   end
 
+  def playoff_recreation_rounds
+    [
+      {
+        scores_by_team_name: {
+          'G1-S1' => 3,
+          'G1-S2' => 1,
+          'G2-S1' => 3,
+          'G2-S2' => 1
+        },
+        expected_playoff_matchups: [
+          %w[G1-S1 G2-S2],
+          %w[G1-S2 G2-S1]
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        scores_by_team_name: {
+          'G1-S1' => 0,
+          'G1-S2' => 4,
+          'G2-S1' => 0,
+          'G2-S2' => 4
+        },
+        expected_playoff_matchups: [
+          %w[G1-S2 G2-S1],
+          %w[G1-S1 G2-S2]
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        scores_by_team_name: {
+          'G1-S1' => 5,
+          'G1-S2' => 2,
+          'G2-S1' => 2,
+          'G2-S2' => 5
+        },
+        expected_playoff_matchups: [
+          %w[G1-S1 G2-S1],
+          %w[G1-S2 G2-S2]
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def apply_group_score_round!(source_tournament_id:, scores_by_team_name:)
+    tournament = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source_tournament_id)
+    group_stage = tournament.fetch(:stages).find { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) == -1 }
+
+    group_stage.fetch(:groups).each do |group|
+      group.fetch(:matches).each do |match|
+        if match.fetch(:state) == 'not_started'
+          start_response = source_owner_client.patch("/matches/#{match.fetch(:id)}", body: { state: 'in_progress' })
+          expect(start_response[:status]).to eq(200)
+        end
+
+        update_match_points_by_seed!(match.fetch(:id), scores_by_team_name)
+
+        next if match.fetch(:state) == 'finished'
+
+        finish_response = source_owner_client.patch("/matches/#{match.fetch(:id)}", body: { state: 'finished' })
+        expect(finish_response[:status]).to eq(200)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def update_match_points_by_seed!(match_id, scores_by_team_name)
+    match = source_anonymous_client.get("/matches/#{match_id}")
+    expect(match[:status]).to eq(200)
+
+    match.fetch(:json).fetch(:match_scores).each do |score|
+      response = source_owner_client.patch("/match_scores/#{score.fetch(:id)}", body: {
+                                             points: scores_by_team_name.fetch(seed_label(score.dig(:team, :name)))
+                                           })
+      expect(response[:status]).to eq(200)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def playoff_matchups(tournament)
+    entry_stage = tournament.fetch(:stages)
+                            .select { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) >= 0 }
+                            .max_by { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }
+    entry_stage.fetch(:matches)
+               .sort_by { |match| match.fetch(:position) }
+               .map do |match|
+      match.fetch(:match_scores)
+           .map { |score| seed_label(score.dig(:team, :name)) }
+           .sort
+    end
+  end
+
+  def seed_label(team_name)
+    team_name[/G\d+-S\d+\z/] || team_name
+  end
+
   def finish_playoff_bracket!(source_id:)
     loop do
       tournament = fetch_tournament(client: source_anonymous_client, tournament_id: source_id)
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_lifecycle_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_lifecycle_spec.rb
index 437c063..ea5ff0a 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_lifecycle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_lifecycle_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,27 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament lifecycle HTTP E2E' do
       .find { |stage| stage[:level] == 0 }[:match_states]).to eq(%w[finished finished])
   end
 
+  it 'deletes and recreates group-stage playoffs over HTTP with changed group results' do
+    result = runner.run_group_stage_playoff_recreation
+    checkpoints = result.fetch(:checkpoints)
+
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:first_playoffs_created).fetch(:playoff_matchups)).to eq([
+      %w[G1-S1 G2-S2],
+      %w[G1-S2 G2-S1]
+    ])
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:first_playoffs_deleted).fetch(:stage_summaries).map { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }).to eq([-1])
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:first_playoffs_deleted).fetch(:stage_summaries).first.fetch(:state)).to eq('in_progress')
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:second_playoffs_created).fetch(:playoff_matchups)).to eq([
+      %w[G1-S2 G2-S1],
+      %w[G1-S1 G2-S2]
+    ])
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:second_playoffs_deleted).fetch(:stage_summaries).map { |stage| stage.fetch(:level) }).to eq([-1])
+    expect(checkpoints.fetch(:third_playoffs_created).fetch(:playoff_matchups)).to eq([
+      %w[G1-S1 G2-S1],
+      %w[G1-S2 G2-S2]
+    ])
+  end
+
   {
     won: [1, 2],
     lost: [2, 1],
diff --git a/spec/routing/tournaments_routing_spec.rb b/spec/routing/tournaments_routing_spec.rb
index 0c185eb..77b85bb 100644
--- a/spec/routing/tournaments_routing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/routing/tournaments_routing_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ RSpec.describe TournamentsController, type: :routing do
       expect(delete: '/tournaments/1').to route_to('tournaments#destroy', id: '1')
     end
 
+    it 'routes to #destroy_playoffs' do
+      expect(delete: '/tournaments/1/playoffs').to route_to('tournaments#destroy_playoffs', id: '1')
+    end
+
     it 'routes to #sync_state' do
       expect(patch: '/tournaments/1/sync_state').to route_to('tournaments#sync_state', id: '1')
     end
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index ebc5e2f..d8c02e0 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -1049,6 +1049,28 @@ def scenario_intermediate(
     )
 
 
+@task(name="scenario-playoff-recreation")
+def scenario_playoff_recreation(
+    c,
+    base_url=TEST_BASE_URL,
+    email=E2E_EMAIL,
+    password=E2E_PASSWORD,
+    username=E2E_USERNAME,
+    stop_at="third_playoffs_created",
+):
+    """Materialize a group-stage playoff delete/recreate scenario over HTTP."""
+    c.run(
+        f"ruby script/e2e_scenarios.rb group_stage_playoff_recreation --stop-at {stop_at}",
+        env=_env(
+            TURNIERE_E2E_BASE_URL=base_url,
+            TURNIERE_E2E_EMAIL=email,
+            TURNIERE_E2E_PASSWORD=password,
+            TURNIERE_E2E_USERNAME=username,
+        ),
+        pty=True,
+    )
+
+
 @task(name="scenario-playoff")
 def scenario_playoff(
     c,