diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TourneyVideo.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TourneyVideo.cs
index 4f4660f645..8582b1634c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TourneyVideo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TourneyVideo.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Video;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
     {
         private readonly VideoSprite video;
 
+        private readonly ManualClock manualClock;
+
         public TourneyVideo(Stream stream)
         {
             if (stream == null)
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
+                    Clock = new FramedClock(manualClock = new ManualClock())
                 };
         }
 
@@ -41,5 +45,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
                     video.Loop = value;
             }
         }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            if (manualClock != null && Clock.ElapsedFrameTime < 100)
+            {
+                // we want to avoid seeking as much as possible, because we care about performance, not sync.
+                // to avoid seeking completely, we only increment out local clock when in an updating state.
+                manualClock.CurrentTime += Clock.ElapsedFrameTime;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }