Free tournament formats
Compare tournament formats, see how teams advance, and open an editable bracket for your sport or game.
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One loss ends a run. Winners meet in the next round.
A winners bracket and losers bracket give teams a second path.
Teams remain in contention until their third loss.
Each entrant meets every other entrant.
Preliminary games lead into a four-team knockout.
A second bracket gives eliminated teams more games.
A winner advances to meet the next higher seed.
Pair each round using current results without repeated opponents.
Several entrants play in one match, with multiple advancing.
Run two semifinals and a final for a short community event.
Connect eight squads from quarterfinals to a final.
Have each squad play each of the other seven squads.
Connect two semifinal winners into a community event final.
Run quarterfinals, semifinals and a final for eight squads.
Schedule one match between every pair of squads.
Plan the event
Compare elimination, round robin and preliminary games before deciding how long your event needs.
See how preliminary standings can feed a knockout bracket and how to make ties and byes understandable.
Understand winner and loser paths, second losses, and when a grand final reset is needed.
Estimate court slots and protect rest time while building a bracket or league schedule.
Work out whether an event can promise three games to every team before adding playoffs.