diff --git a/src/dashboard/example/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue b/src/dashboard/example/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
index 3889a67..ffe0b1e 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/example/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
+++ b/src/dashboard/example/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ const leftInput = ref('');
 const rightInput = ref('');
 const leftFocused = ref(false);
 const rightFocused = ref(false);
-const leftIgnoreInputSync = ref(false);
-const rightIgnoreInputSync = ref(false);
 
 const leftCountryInput = ref('');
 const rightCountryInput = ref('');
@@ -153,12 +151,32 @@ const startRightCustomPlayer = () => {
 const onLeftFilter = (val: string, update: (fn: () => void) => void) => {
   update(() => {
     leftFilter.value = val;
+
+    if (!leftFocused.value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    leftInput.value = val;
+    scoreboardStore.scoreboard.leftNameOverride = val;
+    if (val.trim()) {
+      startLeftCustomPlayer();
+    }
   });
 };
 
 const onRightFilter = (val: string, update: (fn: () => void) => void) => {
   update(() => {
     rightFilter.value = val;
+
+    if (!rightFocused.value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    rightInput.value = val;
+    scoreboardStore.scoreboard.rightNameOverride = val;
+    if (val.trim()) {
+      startRightCustomPlayer();
+    }
   });
 };
 
@@ -204,7 +222,6 @@ const onLeftSelect = (playerId: string) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  leftIgnoreInputSync.value = true;
   leftFocused.value = false;
   scoreboardStore.scoreboard.leftNameOverride = '';
   leftFilter.value = '';
@@ -218,7 +235,6 @@ const onRightSelect = (playerId: string) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  rightIgnoreInputSync.value = true;
   rightFocused.value = false;
   scoreboardStore.scoreboard.rightNameOverride = '';
   rightFilter.value = '';
@@ -312,43 +328,6 @@ const saveRightSelectedPlayerChanges = () => {
 };
 
 
-watch(
-  leftInput,
-  (value) => {
-    if (leftIgnoreInputSync.value) {
-      leftIgnoreInputSync.value = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!leftFocused.value) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    scoreboardStore.scoreboard.leftNameOverride = value;
-    if (value.trim()) {
-      startLeftCustomPlayer();
-    }
-  },
-);
-
-watch(
-  rightInput,
-  (value) => {
-    if (rightIgnoreInputSync.value) {
-      rightIgnoreInputSync.value = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!rightFocused.value) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    scoreboardStore.scoreboard.rightNameOverride = value;
-    if (value.trim()) {
-      startRightCustomPlayer();
-    }
-  },
-);
 
 watch(
   () => scoreboardStore.scoreboard.leftPlayerId,