diff --git a/planetwars-server/src/db/matches.rs b/planetwars-server/src/db/matches.rs
index b806dd3..22cb564 100644
--- a/planetwars-server/src/db/matches.rs
+++ b/planetwars-server/src/db/matches.rs
@@ -130,13 +130,34 @@ pub fn list_matches(amount: i64, conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<FullMat
     })
 }
 
-pub fn list_public_matches(amount: i64, conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<FullMatchData>> {
+pub fn list_public_matches(
+    amount: i64,
+    before: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    after: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    conn: &PgConnection,
+) -> QueryResult<Vec<FullMatchData>> {
     conn.transaction(|| {
-        let matches = matches::table
+        // TODO: how can this common logic be abstracted?
+        // TODO: this is not nice. Replace this with proper cursor logic.
+        let mut query = matches::table
             .filter(matches::is_public.eq(true))
-            .order_by(matches::created_at.desc())
-            .limit(amount)
-            .get_results::<MatchBase>(conn)?;
+            .into_boxed();
+
+        query = match (before, after) {
+            (None, None) => query.order_by(matches::created_at.desc()),
+            (Some(before), None) => query
+                .filter(matches::created_at.lt(before))
+                .order_by(matches::created_at.desc()),
+            (None, Some(after)) => query
+                .filter(matches::created_at.gt(after))
+                .order_by(matches::created_at.asc()),
+            (Some(before), Some(after)) => query
+                .filter(matches::created_at.lt(before))
+                .filter(matches::created_at.gt(after))
+                .order_by(matches::created_at.desc()),
+        };
+
+        let matches = query.limit(amount).get_results::<MatchBase>(conn)?;
 
         fetch_full_match_data(matches, conn)
     })
@@ -145,11 +166,15 @@ pub fn list_public_matches(amount: i64, conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<
 pub fn list_bot_matches(
     bot_id: i32,
     amount: i64,
+    before: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    after: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
     conn: &PgConnection,
 ) -> QueryResult<Vec<FullMatchData>> {
     conn.transaction(|| {
         let matches = matches::table
             .filter(matches::is_public.eq(true))
+            .filter(matches::created_at.nullable().lt(before))
+            .filter(matches::created_at.nullable().gt(after))
             .order_by(matches::created_at.desc())
             .inner_join(match_players::table)
             .inner_join(
diff --git a/planetwars-server/src/routes/matches.rs b/planetwars-server/src/routes/matches.rs
index c1957d4..1b7581c 100644
--- a/planetwars-server/src/routes/matches.rs
+++ b/planetwars-server/src/routes/matches.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ pub struct ApiMatchPlayer {
 pub struct ListRecentMatchesParams {
     count: Option<usize>,
     // TODO: should timezone be specified here?
-    // TODO: implement these
     before: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
     after: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
 
@@ -58,9 +57,9 @@ pub async fn list_recent_matches(
         Some(bot_name) => {
             let bot = db::bots::find_bot_by_name(&bot_name, &conn)
                 .map_err(|_| StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)?;
-            matches::list_bot_matches(bot.id, count, &conn)
+            matches::list_bot_matches(bot.id, count, params.before, params.after, &conn)
         }
-        None => matches::list_public_matches(count, &conn),
+        None => matches::list_public_matches(count, params.before, params.after, &conn),
     };
 
     matches