diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_filter.tsx b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_filter.tsx
index a025900381..9698b62542 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_filter.tsx
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_filter.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ import { TOURNAMENTS_SORT } from "../constants/query_params";
 
 const TournamentsFilter: React.FC = () => {
   const t = useTranslations();
-  const { closeInfo } = useTournamentsSection();
+  const { closeInfo, defaultSort } = useTournamentsSection();
   const { params, setParam, shallowNavigateToSearchParams } = useSearchParams();
   const sortBy =
-    (params.get(TOURNAMENTS_SORT) as TournamentsSortBy) ??
-    TournamentsSortBy.Featured;
+    (params.get(TOURNAMENTS_SORT) as TournamentsSortBy) ?? defaultSort;
 
   const sortOptions: SelectOption<TournamentsSortBy>[] = [
     { value: TournamentsSortBy.Featured, label: t("featured") },
diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_provider.tsx b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_provider.tsx
index 410592fd3d..40edd1c1e9 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_provider.tsx
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/components/tournaments_provider.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import React, { createContext, useContext, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
-import { TournamentPreview } from "@/types/projects";
+import { TournamentPreview, TournamentsSortBy } from "@/types/projects";
 
 import { selectTournamentsForSection } from "../helpers";
 import { useTournamentFilters } from "../hooks/use_tournament_filters";
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type TournamentsSectionCtxValue = {
   items: TournamentPreview[];
   count: number;
   nowTs?: number;
+  defaultSort: TournamentsSortBy;
   infoOpen: boolean;
   toggleInfo: () => void;
   closeInfo: () => void;
@@ -31,12 +32,18 @@ export function TournamentsSectionProvider(props: {
   const { tournaments, current, children, nowTs } = props;
   const [infoOpen, setInfoOpen] = useState(true);
 
+  const defaultSort =
+    current === "archived"
+      ? TournamentsSortBy.StartDateDesc
+      : TournamentsSortBy.Featured;
+
   const sectionItems = useMemo(
     () => selectTournamentsForSection(tournaments, current),
     [tournaments, current]
   );
 
-  const { filtered } = useTournamentFilters(sectionItems);
+  const filterOpts = useMemo(() => ({ defaultSort }), [defaultSort]);
+  const { filtered } = useTournamentFilters(sectionItems, filterOpts);
 
   const value = useMemo<TournamentsSectionCtxValue>(
     () => ({
@@ -45,10 +52,11 @@ export function TournamentsSectionProvider(props: {
       count: filtered.length,
       infoOpen,
       nowTs,
+      defaultSort,
       toggleInfo: () => setInfoOpen((v) => !v),
       closeInfo: () => setInfoOpen(false),
     }),
-    [current, filtered, infoOpen, nowTs]
+    [current, filtered, infoOpen, nowTs, defaultSort]
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/hooks/use_tournament_filters.ts b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/hooks/use_tournament_filters.ts
index 70d72b70a8..6cd4779745 100644
--- a/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/hooks/use_tournament_filters.ts
+++ b/front_end/src/app/(main)/(tournaments)/tournaments/hooks/use_tournament_filters.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 import useSearchParams from "@/hooks/use_search_params";
-import { TournamentPreview } from "@/types/projects";
+import { TournamentPreview, TournamentsSortBy } from "@/types/projects";
 
 import { filterTournamentsFromParams } from "../helpers/tournament_filters";
 
 type Options = {
   disableClientSort?: boolean;
+  defaultSort?: TournamentsSortBy;
 };
 
 export function useTournamentFilters(