Tournament generator
Tournament Generator
A free tournament generator. Pick a format, drop in your teams, and you get a finished tournament draw in about two minutes. Score it as you play, print the wallchart, share a link. It handles single elimination, double elimination, round-robin, and Swiss.
A tournament generator does the bracket math you would otherwise do by hand. You tell it how many teams and which format. It works out the seeding, the byes, the round labels, and which game feeds which.
"Tournament draw" is the same thing, the term used more often outside the US. Some people call the printed result a tournament chart. Whatever the name, the job does not change: turn a list of names into a structured competition that ends with one winner, and a sheet everyone can read at a glance.
Pick a format
Six ways to run it
Every format opens the same editor. Start from whichever page matches the event you are running.
Single elimination
4 to 64 teamsOne loss and you are out. The fastest draw to run, and the one most weekend events use.
OpenDouble elimination
4 to 64 teamsA loss drops you to a Losers Bracket instead of sending you home. Fairer, and about twice the games.
OpenRound-robin
4 to 18 teamsEvery team plays every other team. No unlucky draw, and the standings reflect the whole event.
OpenGroup stage
Pools, then knockoutThe World Cup shape. Round-robin groups feed their top finishers into a knockout draw.
OpenSwiss system
Big fieldsPair teams by record each round. Fewer rounds than round-robin, fairer than a straight knockout.
OpenRandom draw
Shuffle the seedsSkip seeding entirely and let the draw decide the matchups. Good when nobody can agree on a ranking.
OpenBy team count
Jump straight to your size
Each link opens the editor pre-sized with the right number of slots and the standard seeding.
How it works
From a list of names to a finished draw
- 1
Add your teams
Type names one by one, or paste a whole roster at once. Quick fill drops in 4, 8, 16, or 32 placeholders if you want to start fast.
- 2
Pick a format
Single or double elimination, round-robin, or Swiss. Each setting has an info tooltip if you are not sure which fits.
- 3
Generate the draw
Seeding, byes, and round labels are worked out for you. The full draw lays out on the page, ready to play.
- 4
Score, print, save
Type scores and winners advance on their own. Print the wallchart, or save the draw to a free account to reopen later.
FAQ
Tournament generator questions
What is a tournament draw?
The draw is the diagram of the whole competition: who plays who in round one, and how each winner advances. Outside the US it is usually called a draw; in the US, a bracket. Same thing. The generator works it out from your team list so you do not have to sketch it on a napkin.
Which format should I pick?
Single elimination if you are short on time. Double elimination if you do not want one bad game to end a strong team's day. Round-robin if everyone should play everyone. Swiss if you have a big field and round-robin would take weeks. When in doubt, single elimination is the safe default.
How many teams can it handle?
A knockout draw handles 4 to 64 teams. Counts that are not a power of two get byes for the top seeds, worked out automatically. Round-robin runs 4 to 18 teams.
Is the tournament generator free?
Yes. Building the draw, scoring matches, and printing all work with no account. Signing in adds one thing: saving a draw to your dashboard so you can reopen it next round or next season.
Build your tournament draw
Add teams, pick a format, generate. The whole thing takes about two minutes.
Open the editor