diff --git a/app/controllers/Tournament.scala b/app/controllers/Tournament.scala
index 837e901db1..38422eaf13 100644
--- a/app/controllers/Tournament.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/Tournament.scala
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package controllers
 
 import play.api.libs.json._
 import play.api.mvc._
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 import lila.api.Context
 import lila.app._
 import lila.common.HTTPRequest
 import lila.game.{ Pov, GameRepo }
-import lila.tournament.{ System, TournamentRepo, PairingRepo }
+import lila.tournament.{ System, TournamentRepo, PairingRepo, VisibleTournaments, Tournament => Tour }
 import views._
 
 object Tournament extends LilaController {
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ object Tournament extends LilaController {
 
   private def tournamentNotFound(implicit ctx: Context) = NotFound(html.tournament.notFound())
 
+  private[controllers] val upcomingCache = Env.memo.asyncCache.single[(VisibleTournaments, List[Tour])](
+    name = "tournament.home",
+    for {
+      visible <- env.api.fetchVisibleTournaments
+      scheduled <- repo.scheduledDedup
+    } yield (visible, scheduled),
+    expireAfter = _.ExpireAfterWrite(3 seconds)
+  )
+
   def home(page: Int) = Open { implicit ctx =>
     negotiate(
       html = Reasonable(page, 20) {
@@ -26,8 +36,7 @@ object Tournament extends LilaController {
           _ <- Env.user.lightUserApi preloadMany pag.currentPageResults.flatMap(_.winnerId)
         } yield Ok(html.tournament.finishedPaginator(pag))
         else for {
-          visible <- env.api.fetchVisibleTournaments
-          scheduled <- repo.scheduledDedup
+          (visible, scheduled) <- upcomingCache.get
           finished <- finishedPaginator
           winners <- env.winners.all
           _ <- Env.user.lightUserApi preloadMany {
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ object Tournament extends LilaController {
         }
       },
       api = _ => for {
-        visible <- env.api.fetchVisibleTournaments
+        (visible, _) <- upcomingCache.get
         scheduleJson <- env scheduleJsonView visible
       } yield Ok(scheduleJson)
     )
@@ -197,11 +206,11 @@ object Tournament extends LilaController {
   }
 
   def limitedInvitation = Auth { implicit ctx => me =>
-    env.api.fetchVisibleTournaments.flatMap { tours =>
-      lila.tournament.TournamentInviter.findNextFor(me, tours, env.verify.canEnter(me))
-    } map {
-      case None => Redirect(routes.Tournament.home(1))
-      case Some(t) => Redirect(routes.Tournament.show(t.id))
+    for {
+      (tours, _) <- upcomingCache.get
+      res <- lila.tournament.TournamentInviter.findNextFor(me, tours, env.verify.canEnter(me))
+    } yield res.fold(Redirect(routes.Tournament.home(1))) { t =>
+      Redirect(routes.Tournament.show(t.id))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/tournament/src/main/TournamentRepo.scala b/modules/tournament/src/main/TournamentRepo.scala
index aaaa64957e..e1120463da 100644
--- a/modules/tournament/src/main/TournamentRepo.scala
+++ b/modules/tournament/src/main/TournamentRepo.scala
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ object TournamentRepo {
     coll.find(startedSelect).sort($doc("createdAt" -> -1)).list[Tournament](None)
 
   def publicStarted: Fu[List[Tournament]] =
-    coll.find(startedSelect ++ $doc("private" -> $doc("$exists" -> false)))
+    coll.find(startedSelect ++ $doc("private" $exists false))
       .sort($doc("createdAt" -> -1))
       .list[Tournament]()
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ object TournamentRepo {
   def finishedNotable(limit: Int): Fu[List[Tournament]] =
     coll.find(finishedSelect ++ $doc(
       "$or" -> $arr(
-        $doc("nbPlayers" -> $doc("$gte" -> 15)),
+        $doc("nbPlayers" $gte 15),
         scheduledSelect
       )
     ))
@@ -110,44 +110,43 @@ object TournamentRepo {
 
   def setStatus(tourId: String, status: Status) = coll.update(
     $id(tourId),
-    $doc("$set" -> $doc("status" -> status.id))
+    $set("status" -> status.id)
   ).void
 
   def setNbPlayers(tourId: String, nb: Int) = coll.update(
     $id(tourId),
-    $doc("$set" -> $doc("nbPlayers" -> nb))
+    $set("nbPlayers" -> nb)
   ).void
 
   def setWinnerId(tourId: String, userId: String) = coll.update(
     $id(tourId),
-    $doc("$set" -> $doc("winner" -> userId))
+    $set("winner" -> userId)
   ).void
 
   def setFeaturedGameId(tourId: String, gameId: String) = coll.update(
     $id(tourId),
-    $doc("$set" -> $doc("featured" -> gameId))
+    $set("featured" -> gameId)
   ).void
 
   def featuredGameId(tourId: String) = coll.primitiveOne[String]($id(tourId), "featured")
 
   private def allCreatedSelect(aheadMinutes: Int) = createdSelect ++ $doc(
     "$or" -> $arr(
-      $doc("schedule" -> $doc("$exists" -> false)),
-      $doc("startsAt" -> $doc("$lt" -> (DateTime.now plusMinutes aheadMinutes)))
+      $doc("schedule" $exists false),
+      $doc("startsAt" $lt (DateTime.now plusMinutes aheadMinutes))
     )
   )
 
   def publicCreatedSorted(aheadMinutes: Int): Fu[List[Tournament]] = coll.find(
-    allCreatedSelect(aheadMinutes) ++ $doc("private" -> $doc("$exists" -> false))
+    allCreatedSelect(aheadMinutes) ++ $doc("private" $exists false)
   ).sort($doc("startsAt" -> 1)).list[Tournament](none)
 
   def allCreated(aheadMinutes: Int): Fu[List[Tournament]] =
     coll.find(allCreatedSelect(aheadMinutes)).cursor[Tournament]().gather[List]()
 
-  private def stillWorthEntering: Fu[List[Tournament]] =
-    coll.find(startedSelect ++ $doc(
-      "private" -> $doc("$exists" -> false)
-    )).sort($doc("startsAt" -> 1)).list[Tournament](none) map {
+  private def stillWorthEntering: Fu[List[Tournament]] = coll.find(
+    startedSelect ++ $doc("private" $exists false)
+  ).sort($doc("startsAt" -> 1)).list[Tournament](none) map {
       _.filter(_.isStillWorthEntering)
     }