diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
index 938d79929d..8a2e6471c1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/TournamentGameBase.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ private void load(Storage storage, FrameworkConfigManager frameworkConfig)
             // link pairings to groupings
             foreach (var group in Ladder.Groupings)
             foreach (var id in group.Pairings)
-                Ladder.Pairings.Single(p => p.ID == id).Grouping.Value = group;
+            {
+                var found = Ladder.Pairings.FirstOrDefault(p => p.ID == id);
+                if (found != null) found.Grouping.Value = group;
+            }
 
             Ladder.CurrentMatch.Value = Ladder.Pairings.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Current.Value);