diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TestCaseLadderManager.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TestCaseLadderManager.cs
index 9544a5c17e..b53660c703 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TestCaseLadderManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/TestCaseLadderManager.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using System.IO;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 using osu.Game.Tournament.Components;
 using osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder;
@@ -26,7 +28,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Tests
             var teams = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<TournamentTeam>>(File.ReadAllText(@"teams.json"));
             var ladder = File.Exists(@"bracket.json") ? JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LadderInfo>(File.ReadAllText(@"bracket.json")) : new LadderInfo();
 
-            Child = manager = new LadderManager(ladder, teams);
+            Child = new OsuContextMenuContainer
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Child = manager = new LadderManager(ladder, teams)
+            };
         }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchPairing.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchPairing.cs
index 8f33cdcbbc..131959892c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchPairing.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchPairing.cs
@@ -119,5 +119,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder.Components
             Pairing.Position = new Point((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y);
             return true;
         }
+
+        public void Remove()
+        {
+            if (Pairing.ProgressionSource.Value != null)
+                Pairing.ProgressionSource.Value.Progression.Value = null;
+
+            Pairing.Progression.Value = null;
+            Expire();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchTeam.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchTeam.cs
index fcfc87e5c3..e74545f073 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchTeam.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/DrawableMatchTeam.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.EventArgs;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Tournament.Components;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
@@ -157,10 +158,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder.Components
             scoreText.Font = AcronymText.Font = winner ? "Exo2.0-Bold" : "Exo2.0-Regular";
         }
 
-        public MenuItem[] ContextMenuItems => new[]
+        public MenuItem[] ContextMenuItems => new MenuItem[]
         {
-            new MenuItem("Populate team", () => team.Value = manager.Teams.Random()),
-            new MenuItem("Join with", () => manager.JoinRequest(pairing)),
+            new OsuMenuItem("Populate team", MenuItemType.Standard, () => team.Value = manager.Teams.Random()),
+            new OsuMenuItem("Join with", MenuItemType.Standard, () => manager.RequestJoin(pairing)),
+            new OsuMenuItem("Remove", MenuItemType.Destructive, () => manager.Remove(pairing)),
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/MatchPairing.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/MatchPairing.cs
index 47a94b854e..c0ca25e220 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/MatchPairing.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/Components/MatchPairing.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder.Components
         [JsonIgnore]
         public readonly Bindable<MatchPairing> Progression = new Bindable<MatchPairing>();
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public readonly Bindable<MatchPairing> ProgressionSource = new Bindable<MatchPairing>();
+
         [JsonProperty]
         public Point Position;
 
+        private MatchPairing lastProgression; // todo: fix if we ever get LastValue inside Bindable<>.
+
         public MatchPairing()
         {
+            Progression.ValueChanged += progression =>
+            {
+                if (lastProgression != null)
+                    lastProgression.ProgressionSource.Value = null;
+
+                if (progression != null)
+                    progression.ProgressionSource.Value = this;
+
+                lastProgression = progression;
+            };
         }
 
         public MatchPairing(TournamentTeam team1 = null, TournamentTeam team2 = null)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/LadderManager.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/LadderManager.cs
index bf66447224..807b5f05a9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/LadderManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Screens/Ladder/LadderManager.cs
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Lines;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
-using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Tournament.Components;
 using osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder.Components;
 using SixLabors.Primitives;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
 {
-    public class LadderManager : CompositeDrawable
+    public class LadderManager : CompositeDrawable, IHasContextMenu
     {
         public readonly List<TournamentTeam> Teams;
         private readonly Container<DrawableMatchPairing> pairingsContainer;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
-            InternalChild = new OsuContextMenuContainer
+            InternalChild = new Container
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Children = new Drawable[]
@@ -56,15 +58,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
 
         private void addPairing(MatchPairing pairing) => pairingsContainer.Add(new DrawableMatchPairing(pairing));
 
-        protected override bool OnClick(InputState state)
+        public MenuItem[] ContextMenuItems => new MenuItem[]
         {
-            addPairing(new MatchPairing
+            new OsuMenuItem("Create new match", MenuItemType.Highlighted, () =>
             {
-                Position = new Point((int)state.Mouse.Position.X, (int)state.Mouse.Position.Y)
-            });
-
-            return true;
-        }
+                var pos = ToLocalSpace(GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
+                addPairing(new MatchPairing { Position = new Point((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y) });
+            }),
+        };
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
             }
         }
 
-        public void JoinRequest(MatchPairing pairing) => AddInternal(new JoinRequestHandler(pairingsContainer, pairing));
+        public void RequestJoin(MatchPairing pairing) => AddInternal(new JoinRequestHandler(pairingsContainer, pairing));
 
         private class JoinRequestHandler : CompositeDrawable
         {
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
 
                 if (found != null)
                 {
-                    Source.Progression.Value = found.Pairing;
+                    if (found.Pairing != Source)
+                        Source.Progression.Value = found.Pairing;
                     Expire();
                     return true;
                 }
@@ -134,5 +136,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Screens.Ladder
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
+        public void Remove(MatchPairing pairing) => pairingsContainer.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Pairing == pairing)?.Remove();
     }
 }