How are byes assigned?

The bracket is padded to the next power of two, and the byes go to the top seeds — the standard convention, and the fairness argument: the reward for seeding well is the rest.

What if a knockout match ends level?

Someone has to advance, so the bracket refuses a drawn scoreline. Record the outcome after your decider — extra time, a replay, penalties, a bowl-out — as the match result.

Does the winner move to the next round automatically?

Yes. Every bracket slot knows which matches feed it, so saving a result places the winner in the right half of the right next-round tie — and that feeder locks once the next round has been played, so a finished match can't be silently rewritten.

Tournament bracket generator

A knockout bracket looks simple until the team count is not a power of two — then the byes decide who gets a free pass, and getting that wrong produces a draw that looks fine and is quietly unfair. This generator pads the field to the next power of two and gives the byes to the top seeds, the convention real competitions use, and arranges the draw so the top two seeds can only meet in the final. Byes resolve automatically as walkovers, and every recorded winner advances into the right slot of the next round on its own.

Tournament nameDescription (optional, public)

Format

Round robinEveryone plays everyone once.Double round robinHome and away — everyone plays everyone twice.KnockoutSeeded single-elimination bracket. Lose and you're out.Groups + knockoutGroup stage first; the knockout is drawn from the final tables.

Points

Registration

Max teams (optional)

Close registration (optional)

Stays open until you close it by hand.

Public tournament page (fixtures and table visible to anyone with the link)Require an invitation link to register a team

What you get

•Seeded draw: pairings balanced so seeds 1 and 2 can only meet in the final
•Byes go to the top seeds and resolve automatically — no fake results to enter
•Winners advance into the next round the moment a result is saved
•No draws in a knockout: the result you record after the decider is the result

Frequently asked questions

How are byes assigned?: The bracket is padded to the next power of two, and the byes go to the top seeds — the standard convention, and the fairness argument: the reward for seeding well is the rest.
What if a knockout match ends level?: Someone has to advance, so the bracket refuses a drawn scoreline. Record the outcome after your decider — extra time, a replay, penalties, a bowl-out — as the match result.
Does the winner move to the next round automatically?: Yes. Every bracket slot knows which matches feed it, so saving a result places the winner in the right half of the right next-round tie — and that feeder locks once the next round has been played, so a finished match can't be silently rewritten.