# saveCurrentTurn(withMatch:completionHandler:) Saves your match data in Game Center without ending the turn. ``` func saveCurrentTurn(withMatch matchData: Data, completionHandler: (@Sendable ((any Error)?) -> Void)? = nil) ``` ## Parameters `matchData` Your game-specific data representing the match state. For example, include the current participant’s activity while taking their turn in this object. Don’t pass `nil` as this parameter. `completionHandler` The block that GameKit calls when it completes the request. The block receives the following parameter: - *error*: Describes an error if it occurs, or `nil` if the operation completes. ## Discussion Invoke this method only when the local player is the current participant. To receive turn-based events that this method generates, register a listener that conforms to the [`GKTurnBasedEventListener`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedEventListener) protocol with the local player. See [Starting turn-based matches and passing turns between players](/documentation/GameKit/starting-turn-based-matches-and-passing-turns-between-players). --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)