players cant be null

lib/presentation/views/main_menu/match_view/create_match/create_match_view.dart

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class _CreateMatchViewState extends State<CreateMatchView> {
   int selectedGameIndex = -1;
 
   /// The currently selected players
-  List<Player>? selectedPlayers;
+  List<Player> selectedPlayers = [];
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class _CreateMatchViewState extends State<CreateMatchView> {
               Expanded(
                 child: PlayerSelection(
                   key: ValueKey(selectedGroup?.id ?? 'no_group'),
-                  initialSelectedPlayers: selectedPlayers ?? [],
+                  initialSelectedPlayers: selectedPlayers,
                   availablePlayers: filteredPlayerList,
                   onChanged: (value) {
                     setState(() {
@@ -259,6 +259,6 @@ class _CreateMatchViewState extends State<CreateMatchView> {
   /// - Either a group is selected OR at least 2 players are selected
   bool _enableCreateGameButton() {
     return (selectedGroup != null ||
-        (selectedPlayers != null && selectedPlayers!.length > 1));
+        (selectedPlayers.length > 1));
   }
 }

lib/presentation/views/main_menu/match_view/match_result_view.dart

@@ -153,12 +153,10 @@ class _MatchResultViewState extends State<MatchResultView> {
   List<Player> getAllPlayers(Match match) {
     List<Player> players = [];
 
-    if (match.group == null && match.players != null) {
-      players = [...match.players!];
-    } else if (match.group != null && match.players != null) {
-      players = [...match.players!, ...match.group!.members];
+    if (match.group == null) {
+      players = [...match.players];
     } else {
-      players = [...match.group!.members];
+      players = [...match.players, ...match.group!.members];
     }
 
     players.sort((a, b) => a.name.compareTo(b.name));

lib/presentation/views/main_menu/statistics_view.dart

@@ -202,19 +202,17 @@ class _StatisticsViewState extends State<StatisticsView> {
           }
         }
       }
-      if (match.players != null) {
-        final members = match.players!.map((p) => p.id).toList();
-        for (var playerId in members) {
-          final index = matchCounts.indexWhere((entry) => entry.$1 == playerId);
-          // -1 means player not found in matchCounts
-          if (index != -1) {
-            final current = matchCounts[index].$2;
+      final members = match.players.map((p) => p.id).toList();
+      for (var playerId in members) {
+        final index = matchCounts.indexWhere((entry) => entry.$1 == playerId);
+        // -1 means player not found in matchCounts
+        if (index != -1) {
+          final current = matchCounts[index].$2;
             matchCounts[index] = (playerId, current + 1);
           } else {
             matchCounts.add((playerId, 1));
           }
         }
-      }
     }
 
     // Adding all players with zero matches