Bracket Maker – Tournament Bracket Generator, 3 to 128 Teams

Every game in the 8-team bracket

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8 teams, single elimination: 7 games in 3 rounds. No byes.

Games of the 8-team bracket, in playing order
Game	Round	Teams	Winner goes to
1	Quarterfinal	Seed 1 vs Seed 8	Game 5
2	Quarterfinal	Seed 4 vs Seed 5	Game 5
3	Quarterfinal	Seed 3 vs Seed 6	Game 6
4	Quarterfinal	Seed 2 vs Seed 7	Game 6
5	Semifinal	Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2	Game 7
6	Semifinal	Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4	Game 7
7	Final	Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6	Champion

4-Team Double-Elimination Bracket

4 teams, double elimination: 6 or 7 games. No byes.

Games of the 4-team double-elimination bracket, in playing order
Game	Round	Teams	Winner goes to	Loser goes to
1	Winners semifinal	Seed 1 vs Seed 4	Game 3	Game 4
2	Winners semifinal	Seed 2 vs Seed 3	Game 3	Game 4
3	Winners final	Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2	Game 6	Game 5
4	Losers round 1	Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2	Game 5	Out (4th)
5	Losers final	Winner of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 3	Game 6	Out (3rd)
6	Championship	Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 5	Champion, or Game 7 if the losers bracket team wins	Runner-up
7	If necessary	Winner of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 6	Champion	Runner-up

6-Team Double-Elimination Bracket

6 teams, double elimination: 10 or 11 games. Seeds 1 and 2 have a bye.

Games of the 6-team double-elimination bracket, in playing order
Game	Round	Teams	Winner goes to	Loser goes to
1	Winners round 1	Seed 4 vs Seed 5	Game 3	Game 5
2	Winners round 1	Seed 3 vs Seed 6	Game 4	Game 6
3	Winners semifinal	Seed 1 vs Winner of Game 1	Game 7	Game 6
4	Winners semifinal	Seed 2 vs Winner of Game 2	Game 7	Game 5
5	Losers round 1	Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 4	Game 8	Out (5th to 6th)
6	Losers round 1	Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 3	Game 8	Out (5th to 6th)
7	Winners final	Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4	Game 10	Game 9
8	Losers round 2	Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6	Game 9	Out (4th)
9	Losers final	Winner of Game 8 vs Loser of Game 7	Game 10	Out (3rd)
10	Championship	Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 9	Champion, or Game 11 if the losers bracket team wins	Runner-up
11	If necessary	Winner of Game 10 vs Loser of Game 10	Champion	Runner-up

How it works

This bracket maker, a tournament bracket generator for 3 to 128 teams, seeds the sheet, places the byes and numbers every game, in single or double elimination.

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Make the bracket

Type your teams best first: the first line is Seed 1. Set Teams to any number from 3 to 128. Tap a team to send it through. Leave the names out to print a blank sheet.

Sizes listed on this page

Every game of the 8 team bracket and of the 4 and 6 team double elimination brackets is listed under the tool, in playing order. Single elimination sizes have pages of their own: the 3 team, 4 team, 5 team, 7 team, 9 team, 11 team, 13 team, 20 team and 24 team bracket, with more under tournament brackets. So do the 3 team, 7 team, 12 team, 13 team, 14 team, 15 team and 16 team double elimination bracket.

Questions and answers

How many games does a bracket need?

Single elimination needs one game fewer than it has teams, so 12 teams play 11. Double elimination needs twice the teams minus two, or minus one when the final is replayed: 22 or 23 games for 12 teams.

Who gets a bye?

The top seeds. The sheet is filled up to 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128 lines, and each empty line is a bye. With 5 teams the sheet has 8 lines, so Seeds 1, 2 and 3 wait while Seeds 4 and 5 play.

Does it work as a cornhole or ping pong tournament bracket?

Yes. A cornhole tournament bracket, a ping pong tournament bracket, a cribbage tournament bracket and a rock paper scissors tournament bracket are the same sheet: type players or pairs as teams. There is no third-place game.