diff --git a/app/services/tournament_sync_enqueue.rb b/app/services/tournament_sync_enqueue.rb
index 056ab18..f2694b7 100644
--- a/app/services/tournament_sync_enqueue.rb
+++ b/app/services/tournament_sync_enqueue.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ class TournamentSyncEnqueue
     entry = TournamentSyncQueueEntry.find_or_initialize_by(tournament: tournament)
     entry.snapshot_json = JSON.dump(payload)
     entry.status = 'pending'
+    entry.attempts = 0
+    entry.last_attempt_at = nil
     entry.next_attempt_at = Time.current
     entry.last_error = nil
     entry.locked_at = nil
     entry.lock_token = nil
     entry.save!
     TournamentSyncWorker.start
+    TournamentSyncWorker.wake
     true
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/tournament_sync_worker.rb b/app/services/tournament_sync_worker.rb
index 36afd5e..87b733d 100644
--- a/app/services/tournament_sync_worker.rb
+++ b/app/services/tournament_sync_worker.rb
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@ class TournamentSyncWorker
           Thread.current.name = 'tournament-sync-worker' if Thread.current.respond_to?(:name=)
           loop do
             TournamentSyncProcessor.process_due!
-            sleep POLL_INTERVAL
+            wait_for_wake_or_timeout
           rescue StandardError => e
             Rails.logger.warn("Tournament sync worker error: #{e.message}")
-            sleep POLL_INTERVAL
+            wait_for_wake_or_timeout
           end
         end
       end
     end
 
+    def wake
+      mutex.synchronize do
+        condition.broadcast
+      end
+    end
+
     def running?
       @thread&.alive?
     end
@@ -32,5 +38,15 @@ class TournamentSyncWorker
     def mutex
       @mutex ||= Mutex.new
     end
+
+    def condition
+      @condition ||= ConditionVariable.new
+    end
+
+    def wait_for_wake_or_timeout
+      mutex.synchronize do
+        condition.wait(mutex, POLL_INTERVAL)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/tournament_sync_enqueue_spec.rb b/spec/services/tournament_sync_enqueue_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77cc3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/tournament_sync_enqueue_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe TournamentSyncEnqueue do
+  describe '.call' do
+    it 'resets retry state for newly enqueued snapshots' do
+      tournament = create(:tournament,
+                          sync_target_url: 'https://remote.example.com/tournaments/1/sync_state',
+                          sync_auth_token: 'shared-secret')
+      entry = TournamentSyncQueueEntry.create!(
+        tournament: tournament,
+        snapshot_json: '{"old":true}',
+        status: 'pending',
+        attempts: 4,
+        last_error: 'network down',
+        last_attempt_at: 5.minutes.ago,
+        next_attempt_at: 3.minutes.from_now,
+        locked_at: 1.minute.ago,
+        lock_token: 'stale-lock'
+      )
+
+      allow(TournamentSyncWorker).to receive(:start)
+      allow(TournamentSyncWorker).to receive(:wake)
+
+      described_class.call(tournament)
+
+      entry.reload
+      expect(entry.status).to eq('pending')
+      expect(entry.attempts).to eq(0)
+      expect(entry.last_error).to be_nil
+      expect(entry.last_attempt_at).to be_nil
+      expect(entry.next_attempt_at).to be <= Time.current
+      expect(entry.locked_at).to be_nil
+      expect(entry.lock_token).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+end