diff --git a/tournaments/urls.py b/tournaments/urls.py
index 85fbf48..9af3aa2 100644
--- a/tournaments/urls.py
+++ b/tournaments/urls.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('login/', CustomLoginView.as_view(), name='custom-login'),
     path('custom_password_change/', views.custom_password_change, name='custom_password_change'),
     path('logout/', views.custom_logout, name='custom_logout'),
+    path('/utils/xls-to-csv/', views.xls_to_csv, name='xls-to-csv'),
     path('signup/', views.signup, name='signup'),  # URL pattern for signup
 #    path('profile/', views.profile, name='profile'),  # URL pattern for signup
     path('my-tournaments/', views.my_tournaments, name='my-tournaments'),  # URL pattern for signup
diff --git a/tournaments/views.py b/tournaments/views.py
index 27c1d65..7505abf 100644
--- a/tournaments/views.py
+++ b/tournaments/views.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import time
 import json
 import asyncio
 import zipfile
+import pandas as pd
+from tournaments.utils.extensions import create_random_filename
+from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
 from api.tokens import account_activation_token
 
@@ -1516,6 +1520,47 @@ def confirm_call(request, tournament_id):
 
     return redirect('tournament-info', tournament_id=tournament_id)
 
+def xls_to_csv(request):
+    # Check if the request has a file
+    if 'file' in request.FILES:
+        uploaded_file = request.FILES['file']
+
+        # Save the uploaded file
+        directory = 'tmp/csv/'
+        file_path = os.path.join(directory, uploaded_file.name)
+        file_name = default_storage.save(file_path, ContentFile(uploaded_file.read()))
+
+        # Check available sheets and look for 'inscriptions'
+        xls = pd.ExcelFile(file_name)
+        sheet_names = xls.sheet_names
+
+        # Determine which sheet to use
+        target_sheet = 0  # Default to first sheet
+        if 'inscriptions' in [name.lower() for name in sheet_names]:
+            for i, name in enumerate(sheet_names):
+                if name.lower() == 'inscriptions':
+                    target_sheet = i  # or use the name directly: target_sheet = name
+                    break
+
+        # Convert to csv and save
+        data_xls = pd.read_excel(file_name, sheet_name=target_sheet, index_col=None)
+        csv_file_name = create_random_filename('players', 'csv')
+        output_path = os.path.join(directory, csv_file_name)
+        data_xls.to_csv(output_path, sep=';', index=False, encoding='utf-8')
+
+        # Send the processed file back
+        with default_storage.open(output_path, 'rb') as file:
+            response = HttpResponse(file.read(), content_type='application/octet-stream')
+            response['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="players.csv"'
+
+        # Clean up: delete both files
+        default_storage.delete(file_path)
+        default_storage.delete(output_path)
+
+        return response
+    else:
+        return HttpResponse("No file was uploaded", status=400)
+
 class UserListExportView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         users = CustomUser.objects.order_by('date_joined')