What is Tournament Bracket?

A free tournament bracket creator for single-elimination or round-robin formats. Enter participant names, randomize seeding, track match results, and export a clean bracket image or CSV. Works for any competition with 2 or more players.

Brackets handle 2 to 64 participants in two of the most common formats: single elimination (one loss and you're out) and round-robin (everyone plays everyone). Click any match to record the score and the bracket advances winners automatically.

How to use

1. Enter participant or team names and pick a bracket format (single elimination or round-robin).
2. Click Seed for standard top-vs-bottom seeding, or Shuffle to draw it randomly, then click each match to enter scores and advance winners.
3. Export the bracket as a PNG image or CSV, or copy a results summary to share in a chat.

When to use

• Running an office ping-pong or chess league with 8 to 32 players.
• Setting up a casual weekend gaming session — FIFA, Smash, board games.
• Organizing a community pickleball or padel tournament for a few dozen players.

Result

Your office is running a 16-person ping-pong tournament. Enter all 16 names, shuffle the seeding, select single elimination, then print the bracket and pin it in the break room. Update scores after each match.

FAQ

What's the difference between single elimination and round-robin?

Single elimination: lose once and you're out, so the field halves each round and the tournament finishes quickly. Round-robin: every player faces every other player, so nobody is eliminated early but the total number of games grows fast with the participant count.

How many matches will a tournament have?

Single elimination with N players runs N-1 matches, plus one extra third-place game when you have four or more players. Round-robin with N players plays N(N-1)/2 matches — a 10-player round-robin is 45 games, so budget time accordingly.

Can I seed players manually instead of shuffling randomly?

Yes. Add participants in your preferred ranking order — first added is the top seed, and so on. Then either tap Seed for one-click standard seeding (top seed vs bottom seed, strong seeds kept apart) or skip it for a straight ranked draw. The Shuffle button instead randomizes the field.

What if my participant count isn't a power of 2?

The bracket assigns byes to top seeds in round one so the field reduces to the nearest power of 2. With 12 players, the top 4 seeds rest while the bottom 8 play; round two has 8 players as usual.

Can I undo a match result if I entered the wrong score?

Click the match again and re-enter the score. The bracket re-advances the corrected winner. If a later round was already decided based on the wrong result, those matches reset so you can replay them with the right matchups.

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