Automatic seeding
Seed 1 meets the lowest seed, and byes go to the top seeds — exactly as a real draw works.
Free · no sign-up · works offline
Free tournament bracket generator
Create tournament brackets, schedules and printable templates in minutes. Name it, pick a format, drop in your teams — then score it live and download the result.
2–128 entrants Single & double elim PDF & PNG Engine ready
1 Set up2 Play & score3 Download or share
Free · no accountTournament details
Number of teams or players
Format
8Entrants
7Matches
3Rounds
0Byes
Participantsdrag to re-seed
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No byes needed — every entrant plays in round one.
0 of 7 matches decided
Tournament bracket
8 entrants · single elimination · 7 matches · 0 byesQuarter-finals
M1 · Quarter-final
M2 · Quarter-final
M3 · Quarter-final
M4 · Quarter-final
Semi-finals
M5 · Semi-final
M6 · Semi-final
Final
M7 · Final
Built for organisers
Everything a real tournament needs
Not a static image you fill in with a pen. A working bracket that seeds, advances and exports.
Drag to re-seed
Reorder participants by hand, or hit random draw for an unseeded, impartial bracket.
Live winner progression
Enter a score or tap a name and the winner advances instantly, all the way to the final.
Dates and venues
Give every match a kick-off time and a pitch, court or table.
PDF, PNG and print
Export a clean, high-resolution bracket for the clubhouse wall or the group chat.
Shareable link
One link reopens the whole tournament, scores and all. No account, no sign-in.
Score from your phone
Update results pitch-side. The bracket scrolls and edits properly on mobile.
Four bracket styles
Arena, neon night, flat or ink — pick the look before you export or print.
Bracket templates
Pick your bracket size
Every size page carries a preset generator, a blank printable and the exact match maths.
4
4 team bracket
3 matches · 2 rounds · no byes
6
6 team bracket
5 matches · 3 rounds · 2 byes
8
8 team bracket
7 matches · 3 rounds · no byes
10
10 team bracket
9 matches · 4 rounds · 6 byes
12
12 team bracket
11 matches · 4 rounds · 4 byes
16
16 team bracket
15 matches · 4 rounds · no byes
32
32 team bracket
31 matches · 5 rounds · no byes
64
64 team bracket
63 matches · 6 rounds · no byes
Formats
Eight tournament formats
Single and double elimination are live today. The rest are next out of the workshop.
Single elimination
Lose once and you are out. The fastest way to a winner: n − 1 matches.
Double elimination
A losers bracket gives everyone a second life. Roughly 2n − 2 matches.
Round robin
Everyone plays everyone. Fairest format, n(n − 1) / 2 matches.
Group stage
Small round-robin groups feeding a knockout — the World Cup shape.
League table
Points, goal difference and standings over a season.
Knockout + 3rd place
A straight knockout with a playoff for the bronze medal.
Swiss system
Fixed number of rounds, paired on record. No eliminations.
Custom format
Build your own rounds, groups and progression rules.
By sport
Ready-made sport templates
Questions
Bracket questions, answered properly
How many matches are in an 8-team single elimination tournament?
Seven. Every match eliminates exactly one team, and you need to eliminate seven of the eight to be left with a champion — so a knockout of n teams always needs n − 1 matches. Those seven run across three rounds: four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final. Add a third-place playoff and the total becomes eight.
What is a bye, and who gets one?
A bye is a free pass into round two. Brackets are drawn on a power of two — 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 — so when your entry list is not one of those numbers the bracket is drawn on the next size up and the empty slots become byes. Twelve teams sit on a 16-team frame, which leaves four byes, and by convention they go to the top four seeds. Our generator does this automatically, and always gives the byes to the highest seeds so the draw stays fair.
How many matches does double elimination take?
About twice as many: 2n − 2. Everyone has to lose twice to be knocked out, apart from whoever finally wins. Eight teams means 14 matches instead of seven — plus one extra if the losers-bracket side wins the grand final and forces a bracket reset. Budget the time before you commit to it.
Do I need an account, and is my tournament private?
No account, and nothing is uploaded. The bracket is built and scored entirely in your browser, saved to that browser so it is still there when you come back, and only leaves your device if you choose to copy a share link — which encodes the tournament into the link itself.
Can I print a blank bracket to fill in by hand?
Yes. Generate the bracket, leave the names as they are or clear them, switch the style to Ink for a clean black-and-white version, then hit Print or download the PDF. Every bracket size page also carries a ready-made blank printable.