diff --git a/app/models/beamer.rb b/app/models/beamer.rb
index 3170cf0..90405af 100644
--- a/app/models/beamer.rb
+++ b/app/models/beamer.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class Beamer < ApplicationRecord
   DEFAULT_NAME = 'default'
+  DEFAULT_CONFIG = { 'match_filter' => 'state:in_progress' }.freeze
   DISPLAY_STATES = %w[
     during_game between_games static_image group_tables
   ].freeze
diff --git a/app/models/tournament.rb b/app/models/tournament.rb
index b91176a..3debf27 100644
--- a/app/models/tournament.rb
+++ b/app/models/tournament.rb
@@ -67,27 +67,32 @@ class Tournament < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def sync_configuration_is_complete
-    return if sync_target_url.blank? && sync_auth_token.blank?
-    return if sync_target_url.present? && sync_auth_token.present?
-    return if read_only_mode? && sync_auth_token.present? && sync_target_url.blank?
+    return if sync_configuration_blank?
+    return if sync_configuration_complete?
+    return if follower_sync_token_only?
 
     errors.add(:base, 'sync_target_url and sync_auth_token must be configured together')
   end
 
+  def sync_configuration_blank?
+    sync_target_url.blank? && sync_auth_token.blank?
+  end
+
+  def sync_configuration_complete?
+    sync_target_url.present? && sync_auth_token.present?
+  end
+
+  def follower_sync_token_only?
+    read_only_mode? && sync_auth_token.present? && sync_target_url.blank?
+  end
+
   def ensure_default_beamer!
     beamers.find_or_create_by!(name: Beamer::DEFAULT_NAME) do |beamer|
       beamer.display_state = 'during_game'
+      beamer.config = Beamer::DEFAULT_CONFIG
     end
   end
 
-  def sync_configuration_is_complete
-    return if sync_target_url.blank? && sync_auth_token.blank?
-    return if sync_target_url.present? && sync_auth_token.present?
-    return if read_only_mode? && sync_auth_token.present? && sync_target_url.blank?
-
-    errors.add(:base, 'sync_target_url and sync_auth_token must be configured together')
-  end
-
   def clear_follower_sync_token_when_disabling_read_only_mode
     return if read_only_mode?
     return if sync_target_url.present?
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260426120000_replace_beamer_asset_fields_with_config.rb b/db/migrate/20260426120000_replace_beamer_asset_fields_with_config.rb
index f9b8f99..c726149 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20260426120000_replace_beamer_asset_fields_with_config.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20260426120000_replace_beamer_asset_fields_with_config.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class ReplaceBeamerAssetFieldsWithConfig < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
       END
     SQL
 
+    execute <<~SQL.squish
+      UPDATE beamers
+      SET config = '{"match_filter":"state:in_progress"}'
+      WHERE name = 'default'
+    SQL
+
     change_column_default :beamers, :display_state, from: 'matches_all', to: 'during_game'
     remove_column :beamers, :qr_code_url, :string
     remove_column :beamers, :logo_url, :string
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_beamers_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_beamers_spec.rb
index 268dded..a5f0625 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_beamers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_beamers_spec.rb
@@ -38,20 +38,26 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament beamer HTTP E2E' do
 
     expect(default_beamer[:status]).to eq(200)
     expect(default_beamer.dig(:json, :name)).to eq('default')
-    expect(default_beamer.dig(:json, :display_state)).to eq('matches_all')
+    expect(default_beamer.dig(:json, :display_state)).to eq('during_game')
+    expect(default_beamer.dig(:json, :config)).to eq(match_filter: 'state:in_progress')
     expect(default_show[:status]).to eq(200)
+    expect(default_show.dig(:json, :config)).to eq(match_filter: 'state:in_progress')
 
     create_response = owner_client.post("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers", body: {
                                           name: 'hall-a',
-                                          display_state: 'groups',
-                                          qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/hall-a',
-                                          logo_url: '/logos/hall-a.png'
+                                          display_state: 'group_tables',
+                                          config: {
+                                            match_filter: 'stage:groups',
+                                            table_view: 'compact'
+                                          }
                                         })
     expect(create_response[:status]).to eq(201)
     beamer = create_response.fetch(:json)
     expect(beamer.fetch(:name)).to eq('hall-a')
-    expect(beamer.fetch(:display_state)).to eq('groups')
-    expect(beamer.fetch(:qr_code_url)).to eq('https://example.com/hall-a')
+    expect(beamer.fetch(:display_state)).to eq('group_tables')
+    expect(beamer.fetch(:config)).to eq(match_filter: 'stage:groups', table_view: 'compact')
+    expect(beamer).not_to have_key(:qr_code_url)
+    expect(beamer).not_to have_key(:logo_url)
 
     index_response = anonymous_client.get("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers")
     show_response = anonymous_client.get("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers/#{beamer.fetch(:id)}")
@@ -65,34 +71,41 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament beamer HTTP E2E' do
     expect(by_name_response.dig(:json, :id)).to eq(beamer.fetch(:id))
 
     update_response = owner_client.patch("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers/#{beamer.fetch(:id)}", body: {
-                                           display_state: 'during_game',
-                                           qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/live',
-                                           logo_url: '/logos/live.png'
+                                           display_state: 'static_image',
+                                           config: {
+                                             image_key: 'bpwstr_logo'
+                                           }
                                          })
     expect(update_response[:status]).to eq(200)
-    expect(update_response.dig(:json, :display_state)).to eq('during_game')
-    expect(update_response.dig(:json, :qr_code_url)).to eq('https://example.com/live')
-    expect(update_response.dig(:json, :logo_url)).to eq('/logos/live.png')
+    expect(update_response.dig(:json, :display_state)).to eq('static_image')
+    expect(update_response.dig(:json, :config)).to eq(image_key: 'bpwstr_logo')
+    expect(update_response[:json]).not_to have_key(:qr_code_url)
+    expect(update_response[:json]).not_to have_key(:logo_url)
 
     invalid_update = owner_client.patch("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers/#{beamer.fetch(:id)}", body: {
                                           display_state: 'bogus'
                                         })
+    invalid_config_update = owner_client.patch(
+      "/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers/#{beamer.fetch(:id)}",
+      body: { config: ['not-an-object'] }
+    )
     duplicate_create = owner_client.post("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers", body: {
                                            name: 'hall-a',
-                                           display_state: 'matches_all'
+                                           display_state: 'during_game'
                                          })
     forbidden_update = other_client.patch("/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers/#{beamer.fetch(:id)}", body: {
-                                            display_state: 'groups'
+                                            display_state: 'group_tables'
                                           })
     unauthenticated_create = anonymous_client.post(
       "/tournaments/#{tournament.fetch(:id)}/beamers",
       body: {
         name: 'anon',
-        display_state: 'groups'
+        display_state: 'group_tables'
       }
     )
 
     expect(invalid_update[:status]).to eq(422)
+    expect(invalid_config_update[:status]).to eq(422)
     expect(duplicate_create[:status]).to eq(422)
     expect(forbidden_update[:status]).to eq(403)
     expect(unauthenticated_create[:status]).to eq(401)
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament beamer HTTP E2E' do
     )
     locked_update = owner_client.patch(
       beamer_path(read_only_tournament.fetch(:id), read_only_beamer.dig(:json, :id)),
-      body: { display_state: 'groups' }
+      body: { display_state: 'group_tables' }
     )
     expect(locked_update[:status]).to eq(423)
 
diff --git a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_beamers_spec.rb b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_beamers_spec.rb
index 4095fda..f421e15 100644
--- a/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_beamers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/e2e/http/tournament_follow_sync_beamers_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
     follower_default = wait_for_follower_beamer!(
       tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id),
       beamer_name: 'default',
-      display_state: source_default.fetch(:display_state)
+      display_state: source_default.fetch(:display_state),
+      config: source_default.fetch(:config)
     )
     expect(follower_default.fetch(:name)).to eq('default')
 
@@ -49,8 +50,10 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
       beamer_path(source.fetch(:id), source_default.fetch(:id)),
       body: {
         display_state: 'between_games',
-        qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/leader-default',
-        logo_url: '/logos/default.png'
+        config: {
+          match_filter: 'state:queued',
+          rotation_seconds: 10
+        }
       }
     )
     expect(leader_default_update[:status]).to eq(200)
@@ -60,16 +63,22 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
       tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id),
       beamer_name: 'default',
       display_state: 'between_games',
-      qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/leader-default',
-      logo_url: '/logos/default.png'
+      config: {
+        match_filter: 'state:queued',
+        rotation_seconds: 10
+      }
     )
     expect(mirrored_default.fetch(:name)).to eq('default')
+    expect(mirrored_default).not_to have_key(:qr_code_url)
+    expect(mirrored_default).not_to have_key(:logo_url)
 
     leader_create = source_client.post("/tournaments/#{source.fetch(:id)}/beamers", body: {
                                          name: 'stage-left',
-                                         display_state: 'groups',
-                                         qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/stage-left',
-                                         logo_url: '/logos/stage-left.png'
+                                         display_state: 'group_tables',
+                                         config: {
+                                           match_filter: 'stage:groups',
+                                           table_view: 'compact'
+                                         }
                                        })
     expect(leader_create[:status]).to eq(201)
     sync_now_if_requested!(source.fetch(:id))
@@ -77,17 +86,23 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
     mirrored_created = wait_for_follower_beamer!(
       tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id),
       beamer_name: 'stage-left',
-      display_state: 'groups',
-      qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/stage-left',
-      logo_url: '/logos/stage-left.png'
+      display_state: 'group_tables',
+      config: {
+        match_filter: 'stage:groups',
+        table_view: 'compact'
+      }
     )
     expect(mirrored_created.fetch(:name)).to eq('stage-left')
+    expect(mirrored_created).not_to have_key(:qr_code_url)
+    expect(mirrored_created).not_to have_key(:logo_url)
 
     leader_update = source_client.patch(
       beamer_path(source.fetch(:id), leader_create.dig(:json, :id)),
       body: {
-        display_state: 'during_game',
-        qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/stage-left-live'
+        display_state: 'static_image',
+        config: {
+          image_key: 'stage-left-live'
+        }
       }
     )
     expect(leader_update[:status]).to eq(200)
@@ -96,14 +111,17 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
     mirrored_updated = wait_for_follower_beamer!(
       tournament_id: follower.fetch(:id),
       beamer_name: 'stage-left',
-      display_state: 'during_game',
-      qr_code_url: 'https://example.com/stage-left-live'
+      display_state: 'static_image',
+      config: {
+        image_key: 'stage-left-live'
+      }
     )
-    expect(mirrored_updated.fetch(:logo_url)).to eq('/logos/stage-left.png')
+    expect(mirrored_updated).not_to have_key(:qr_code_url)
+    expect(mirrored_updated).not_to have_key(:logo_url)
 
     locked_follower_update = follower_client.patch(
       beamer_path(follower.fetch(:id), mirrored_updated.fetch(:id)),
-      body: { display_state: 'matches_finished' }
+      body: { display_state: 'during_game' }
     )
     expect(locked_follower_update[:status]).to eq(423)
 
@@ -150,7 +168,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Tournament follower sync beamer HTTP E2E' do
       response = follower_read_client.get(beamer_by_name_path(tournament_id), params: { name: beamer_name })
       if response[:status] == 200 && response.dig(:json, :name) == beamer_name
         beamer = response.fetch(:json)
-        return beamer if expected_attrs.all? { |key, value| beamer.fetch(key) == value }
+        return beamer if expected_attrs.all? { |key, value| beamer[key] == value }
       end
 
       raise "follower beamer #{beamer_name} not synced within #{timeout}s" if Time.now.utc >= deadline
diff --git a/spec/factories/beamers.rb b/spec/factories/beamers.rb
index 354c43c..1d8b01e 100644
--- a/spec/factories/beamers.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/beamers.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ FactoryBot.define do
 
     factory :default_beamer do
       name { Beamer::DEFAULT_NAME }
+      config { Beamer::DEFAULT_CONFIG }
 
       initialize_with do
-        tournament.beamers.find_or_initialize_by(name: name)
+        tournament.beamers.find_or_initialize_by(name:)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/tournament_spec.rb b/spec/models/tournament_spec.rb
index 62fc7a4..c613d59 100644
--- a/spec/models/tournament_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/tournament_spec.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ RSpec.describe Tournament, type: :model do
   describe 'default beamer' do
     it 'creates a default beamer automatically' do
       tournament = create(:tournament)
+      default_beamer = tournament.beamers.find_by!(name: Beamer::DEFAULT_NAME)
 
       expect(tournament.beamers.pluck(:name)).to include(Beamer::DEFAULT_NAME)
+      expect(default_beamer.display_state).to eq('during_game')
+      expect(default_beamer.config).to eq(Beamer::DEFAULT_CONFIG)
     end
   end