Bracket Generator
Paste your players or teams, choose single elimination, double elimination or round robin, and click winners to fill in the bracket. Save it as PNG or PDF, or share a link.
- Single, double, round robin
- Byes and seeding
- PNG and PDF
- No signup
0 of 7 games played. Click a name to move it to the next round.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
What is a bracket generator?
A bracket generator turns a list of players or teams into a tournament draw: who plays whom in round one, where each winner goes next and how the final is reached. Drawing this by hand gets fiddly as soon as the field is not 4, 8, 16 or 32, because some players need a bye and the top seeds should not meet early. This generator places seeds and byes the standard way, numbers every game and updates the whole bracket as you click winners. It runs in your browser, so the names stay on your device.
How to make a tournament bracket
- Type or paste the names, one per line. The top line is seed 1. Press Shuffle if you want a random draw instead.
- Choose single elimination, double elimination or round robin. Turn on scores if you want to record them.
- Click a name to send it through to the next round. Click it again to take the pick back, or press Undo.
- Download a PNG or a print-ready PDF, or copy a share link that opens the same bracket on any device.
Why use this bracket generator
- Every format, freeSingle elimination, double elimination with a losers bracket and grand final, and round robin with a live standings table. Many free bracket sites keep double elimination or standings for paying users.
- Correct seeds and byesByes go to the top seeds, seeds 1 and 2 can only meet in the final, and every game is numbered so players know where to go next.
- Click winners to advancePick winners right on the bracket. Changing an earlier result clears only the games it affects, and Undo puts things back.
- Print, save or shareDownload a vector PDF for the wall, a PNG for the group chat, or copy a link that carries the whole bracket and its results.
- No account, nothing sent anywhereThere is no sign-up, email or limit. Names and results stay in your browser and are saved on this device automatically.
- Works on a phoneThe bracket scrolls sideways inside its own box, so you can run game night or a club tournament from your phone.
What people make brackets for
- Game night and parties. Mario Kart, beer pong, Jenga, trivia or board games. Paste the names, shuffle, and tap winners as you play.
- Office tournaments. Ping pong, FIFA, cornhole or chess at lunch. Share one link in Slack or Teams and print a copy for the break room.
- Leagues and youth sports. Seed teams by record for playoffs, or run a round robin pool before the knockout games.
- Esports and gaming. Double elimination with a grand final reset is the standard for fighting games, Rocket League and most community events.
- Classrooms and clubs. Debate, spelling bees, chess clubs and sports days. Project the bracket on the board and click winners live.
- Fun "best of" brackets. Best movie, best snack, best song. Enter 16 options, shuffle them and vote your way to a winner.
Single elimination vs double elimination vs round robin
| Format | How it works | Games for n teams | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single elimination | Lose once and you are out. Winners move on until one is left. | n - 1 (7 for 8 teams) | Short events, big fields, one-day tournaments |
| Double elimination | A first loss drops you to the losers bracket; a second loss knocks you out. Grand final between the two bracket winners. | 2n - 2 or 2n - 1 (14 or 15 for 8 teams) | Esports, softball, pool and darts, events where one bad game should not end your day |
| Round robin | Everyone plays everyone. The best record wins, with no knockouts. | n × (n - 1) / 2 (28 for 8 teams) | Leagues, pool play, small groups with time to play every pairing |
How many games, rounds and byes: quick reference
Games needed for common tournament sizes. Double elimination shows the total without and with a grand final reset. Round robin counts each pair playing once.
| Teams | Bracket size | Byes | Single elimination games | Rounds | Double elimination games | Round robin games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 or 7 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 or 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 or 11 | 15 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 or 13 | 21 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 or 15 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 or 19 | 45 |
| 12 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 22 or 23 | 66 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 30 or 31 | 120 |
| 24 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 46 or 47 | 276 |
| 32 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 62 or 63 | 496 |
| 64 | 64 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 126 or 127 | 2016 |
How seeding, byes and results work
- Seeding: the first name in the list is seed 1, the second is seed 2 and so on. Seeds are placed so that 1 and 2 can only meet in the final, 1 to 4 only in the semifinals, and so on. Press Shuffle for a random draw.
- Byes: when the number of teams is not 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128, the bracket grows to the next of those sizes. The empty places are byes and go to the top seeds, who start in round two. Bye games are hidden, so you only see games that are really played.
- Game numbers: every real game has a number, and empty places say where their team comes from, such as "Winner of 3" or "Loser of 5". This makes printed brackets easy to follow.
- Changing results: click a winner again to take the pick back, or pick the other team. Later games that depended on that result are cleared, and Undo brings them back.
- Double elimination: losers drop into the losers bracket in an order that avoids an immediate rematch. With the reset on, the grand final is played a second time only if the losers bracket team wins the first one.
- Round robin standings: 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw by default. Teams level on points are split by their head-to-head result (when exactly two are tied), then score difference, then scores for, then wins.
How this bracket generator compares
A summary of what each option offers as of October 2026, based on their public pages. Hosted services like Challonge and BracketsNinja add sign-ups, live spectator pages and embeds; this tool is for when you want a bracket now, without an account. Check each service for its current plans.
| Feature | This generator | Challonge | BracketsNinja | Printable template sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No | Yes | Free account | No |
| Double elimination | Yes, with grand final reset | Yes | Yes | Fixed templates only |
| Round robin with standings | Yes, with tiebreakers | Yes | Yes | Schedule templates |
| Any number of teams with byes | Yes, 2 to 128 | Yes | Yes | One template per size |
| Pick winners on the bracket | Yes, with undo | Yes | Yes | Type in or fill in by hand |
| Where names are kept | Your browser only | Their servers | Their servers | Nothing to store |
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Example: a 6-team cornhole tournament
Paste six team names and keep single elimination. The bracket uses 8 places, so seeds 1 and 2 get byes into the semifinals while seeds 3 to 6 play two first-round games. That is 5 games in total. Click winners as games finish, add scores if you like, then download a PDF to tape up next to the boards.
What to expect from the result
Single and double elimination take 2 to 128 players and round robin takes 2 to 32. There are no sign-ups, check-ins, Swiss rounds or live updates for spectators. A share link is a snapshot of the bracket when you copied it. The PDF uses standard fonts, so names in scripts such as Chinese, Arabic or Cyrillic may not print correctly; the PNG shows them fine.
Bracket Generator questions
How do I make a bracket online for free?
Paste the names into the box, one per line, and pick a format. The bracket appears straight away. Click winners as games finish, then download it as PDF or PNG or copy a share link. There is no account and no limit.
How does the bracket handle byes?
When the number of players is not 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128, the bracket grows to the next of those sizes and the empty places become byes. Byes go to the top seeds, so with 6 players seeds 1 and 2 skip the first round. A bye is never paired with another bye.
Can I make a random bracket?
Yes. Press Shuffle to put the names in a random order using your browser’s cryptographic random number generator. Press it again for a different draw, or Undo to go back to your own seeding.
Can I print the bracket?
Yes. Download PDF makes a vector PDF for Letter, A4, Legal, Tabloid or A3 paper that prints sharply at any size. Tick Blank names to print an empty bracket to fill in by hand.
Is my bracket saved?
Yes, in this browser. It is still there when you come back on the same device. To move it to another device or show it to others, copy the share link. Nothing is sent to a server.