Free tournament bracket maker
Paste your team names, pick a format and get a bracket you can fill in, print or share as a live link. Nothing is uploaded until you decide to share.
- No account, no ads
- Private until you share it
- Live links and embedding
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Stored in this browser only, until you share one live.
How to make a bracket in four steps
- Enter the names. Paste a list with one name per line, or type them in. Anything from 2 to 128 entries works. Duplicate names are flagged so you can fix them before the draw.
- Choose a format and a seeding. Single elimination is the default. You can switch to Double elimination, Round robin or Groups + knockout. For seeding, pick "as entered", "random" or "standard".
- Play and record. Click the winner of a game, or type the score. The winner moves to the next round on its own. If you change a result later, the bracket recalculates every game that depends on it and tells you first which later results would be discarded.
- Print or share. Print the bracket on one sheet, or use "Share live" to get a link for your players and a code to embed it on your club page.
There is nothing to install and no sign-up step. Names and seeding cannot be changed after the bracket is created. If you need a different list, start a new tournament.
Single elimination and byes
In a single elimination bracket, every game is knockout: lose once and you are out. A bracket with n teams always needs exactly n − 1 games, because every game removes exactly one team and only the champion is left. A field of 16 needs 15 games, a field of 64 needs 63.
A clean bracket needs a power of two (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128 teams). For any other number, the bracket is filled up to the next power of two and the empty slots become byes. A team that has a bye skips round 1 and goes straight into round 2.
Example with 11 teams: the next power of two is 16, so the bracket has 16 slots and 5 byes. Only 6 teams play in round 1, which makes 3 games. Round 2 has 8 teams and 4 games, then 2 semifinals and 1 final. That is 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 10 games, which matches 11 − 1.
The byes go to the highest-seeded teams, and two byes never meet in the same game, so nobody advances for free twice. You can also add a game for third place. It is optional and is available in single elimination and in the knockout stage after groups.
Seeding options
| Option | What it does | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| As entered | Names are paired from top to bottom: the first name plays the second, the third plays the fourth, and so on. | You want to decide the pairings yourself. |
| Random | Shuffles the list before building the bracket. | Nobody should have an advantage, such as a casual office or family event. |
| Standard | Your list order is the ranking. The top seed plays the lowest seed: 1 plays 16, 8 plays 9, and so on. | You have a ranking and want the best teams to meet as late as possible. |
With standard seeding in a field of 8, the first round is 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6. Seeds 1 and 2 are on opposite halves of the bracket, so they can only meet in the final.
Four formats in one tool
Single elimination is the quickest way to find a winner and works for any size. Double elimination gives every team a second chance and is explained on the double elimination bracket page. Round robin lets everyone play everyone and ranks the teams in a table, see the round robin generator. Groups + knockout splits the field into groups, plays each group as a round robin and sends the best teams of every group into a knockout bracket, the way many world cups are organized.
If you only need a blank sheet for the wall, go to the printable brackets. There is a page for every common size: 4 teams, 6 teams, 8 teams, 12 teams, 16 teams, 32 teams and 64 teams. Organizing a game night? There are presets for a cornhole bracket and a pickleball bracket.
Share a live bracket
While you are working, the tournament lives in your browser and in the list called "My tournaments". Choose "Share live" when you want others to follow along. You then get three things:
- a secret edit link for you and anyone you trust to enter results,
- a public link that only shows the bracket,
- an embed code for your own website, see how to embed a bracket.
Every open view updates immediately when a result is entered, including a bracket embedded on a club page. Nobody needs to reload. Shared tournaments are deleted after 12 months without a visit, and you can delete yours at any time.
Privacy and cost
The service is free, has no ads and needs no account. Until you press "Share live", your names and results stay in your own browser and never reach our server. The secret in the edit link sits after the # character in the address, a part that browsers do not send to a server. Anyone who has that link can enter results, so only pass it to people you trust. Details are on the privacy page.
On a phone you can swipe the bracket sideways, zoom in and out, fit it to the screen or switch to a round-by-round view. Light and dark mode are both available.
Questions and answers
How many teams can I add?
From 2 to 128. Double elimination starts at 3 teams.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no registration. Your tournaments are stored in your browser, and a shared tournament is reached through its links.
What happens if the number of teams is not a power of two?
The bracket is filled up to the next power of two with byes. The highest-seeded teams receive them, and two byes never meet in one game.
Can I fix a wrong result later?
Yes. Change the result and the bracket recalculates every game that depended on it. Before it does, it lists the later results that would be discarded so you can cancel.
Who can change results in a shared bracket?
Only people who have the secret edit link. The public link and the embedded view are read-only.
Is there a Swiss system format?
No. The four formats are Single elimination, Double elimination, Round robin and Groups + knockout.
Can I change names or seeding after creating the bracket?
No. If the names or the seeding need to change, create a new tournament. Results, on the other hand, can be corrected at any time.