diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Editors/LadderEditorScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Editors/LadderEditorScreen.cs
index 54aa83942d..e35dbaefc9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Editors/LadderEditorScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Editors/LadderEditorScreen.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Editors
                 {
                     new OsuMenuItem("Create new match", MenuItemType.Highlighted, () =>
                     {
-                        var pos = MatchesContainer.ToLocalSpace(GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
-                        LadderInfo.Matches.Add(new TournamentMatch { Position = { Value = new Point((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y) } });
+                        Vector2 pos = MatchesContainer.ToLocalSpace(GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
+                        TournamentMatch newMatch = new TournamentMatch { Position = { Value = new Point((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y) } };
+
+                        LadderInfo.Matches.Add(newMatch);
+
+                        editorInfo.Selected.Value = newMatch;
                     }),
                     new OsuMenuItem("Reset teams", MenuItemType.Destructive, () =>
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableTournamentMatch.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableTournamentMatch.cs
index 7be9b5b26a..a3d85e117b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableTournamentMatch.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableTournamentMatch.cs
@@ -250,10 +250,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder.Components
             if (editorInfo != null)
             {
                 globalSelection = editorInfo.Selected.GetBoundCopy();
-                globalSelection.BindValueChanged(s =>
-                {
-                    if (s.NewValue != Match) Selected = false;
-                });
+                globalSelection.BindValueChanged(s => Selected = s.NewValue == Match, true);
             }
         }