Brackets
Tournament Bracket Generator
Type your teams, pick single or double elimination, and we'll build the bracket with the correct seeding, byes, and round labels. Score matches as you play. Winners auto-advance, losers drop to the Losers Bracket if you've picked double-elim.
Preview
Template preview
| Round | Game | Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 1 | Team 1 | Team 8 | ||
| Round 1 | 2 | Team 4 | Team 5 | ||
| Round 1 | 3 | Team 2 | Team 7 | ||
| Round 1 | 4 | Team 3 | Team 6 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 5 | TBD | TBD | ||
| Quarterfinals | 6 | TBD | TBD | ||
| Final | 7 | TBD | TBD |
This is the default layout. You can change titles, add rows, and edit every cell in the editor.
About
About this template
A knockout bracket is the fastest way to crown a champion. The generator handles standard seeded pairings (1 vs lowest, 2 vs second-lowest, balanced cross-bracket), auto-distributes byes to top seeds when your team count isn't a power of two, labels Quarterfinals / Semifinals / Final automatically, and (for double elimination) wires up the full Losers Bracket with drop-in and consolidation rounds plus a Grand Final.
Features
What you can do
- Single elimination or full double elimination (Winners + Losers Bracket + Grand Final)
- Auto-seeded brackets, 1 vs N, 2 vs N-1, balanced cross-bracket
- Handles 4 to 64 teams with smart bye placement for non-power-of-2 counts
- Optional third-place playoff for the semifinal losers (single elim)
- Score-based winner detection. Type scores, winners auto-advance through both brackets
- Cross-bracket propagation: WB losers drop into the LB at the correct round
- Print as a wallchart, save to your dashboard, share the bracket link
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does the bracket handle teams that aren't a power of 2?
It rounds up to the next power of 2 (so 6 teams uses an 8-slot bracket) and gives byes to the top seeds. With 6 teams, seeds 1 and 2 get byes into round 2.
How is the seeding done?
Standard cross-bracket: 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6. The top seed plays the bottom seed, and the bracket is arranged so the top two seeds can't meet until the final.
What consolation options are available?
Three: 'No consolation' (lose once and you're out), 'Third place' (just the two semifinal losers play for 3rd place), and 'Full consolation' (losers drop to a consolation bracket and keep playing. Every team plays the same number of games, and the consolation final decides 3rd place).
How does full consolation differ from double elimination?
Same losers-bracket structure, but the consolation final stands alone. Its winner is 3rd place. Double elimination's losers-bracket champion meets the Winners Bracket champion in a Grand Final and can still win the whole tournament.
Does it support double elimination?
Yes. Pick 'Double elimination' in setup and the generator builds the full Winners Bracket and Losers Bracket plus a Grand Final. Losers from the Winners Bracket drop into the right round of the Losers Bracket automatically. Bracket reset (a 2nd grand final if the LB champion wins the 1st) isn't auto-created. Most casual tournaments skip it.
How does the Losers Bracket work?
Round 1 pairs the four (or more) WB R1 losers. From there, rounds alternate: 'drop-in' rounds where LB winners face the next batch of WB losers, and 'consolidation' rounds where LB winners pair off. The final drop-in is the LB Final. Its winner faces the WB champion in the Grand Final.
Can matches be played over two legs (home & away)?
Yes. Pick 'Two-legged final' to play just the Final (or Grand Final, for double-elim) as two legs, or 'Two-legged ties' to make every non-bye match a home-and-away series. Winner is decided by aggregate score across both legs. Tied aggregates show a 'Tied' badge until you break it.
What sizes does it support?
Practically 4 to 64 teams. Larger brackets work but get hard to print on one page.
Can I print or export the bracket?
Yes. Print to PDF via the browser, or use the dashboard to save it and reopen any time.
Ready to customize it?
Open the editor, change anything, print or save.
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