How many pairs does the generator support?

From 4 to 64 pairs or players, for single-elimination padel, tennis or pickleball tournaments.

How are byes assigned?

If the number is not a power of 2, the bracket is rounded up and the byes go to the top seeds: seed 1 gets the first, seed 2 the second, and so on.

Do you save the names I type?

No. Everything is calculated in your browser; we never send or store names on any server.

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Tournament bracket generator

From 4 to 64 pairs or players: seeds, fairly placed byes, a third-place match and a consolation bracket. Print it or copy it.

Pairs or players, in seeding orderOne per line (or separated by commas), top seed first. If you leave it empty, we use the number below.Number of pairs (4 to 64)

Third-place matchConsolation bracket (only if the first round has at least 2 matches)

Quarterfinals
- Match 1: 1. Pair 1 vs 8. Pair 8
- Match 2: 4. Pair 4 vs 5. Pair 5
- Match 3: 2. Pair 2 vs 7. Pair 7
- Match 4: 3. Pair 3 vs 6. Pair 6
Semifinals
- Match 5: Winner of match 1 vs Winner of match 2
- Match 6: Winner of match 3 vs Winner of match 4
Final
- Match 7: Winner of match 5 vs Winner of match 6
- Third-place match: Loser of match 5 vs Loser of match 6

How balanced it turned out

Total matches: 8

Byes in the first round: 0

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How a single-elimination bracket works

In a single-elimination bracket, whoever loses is out of the tournament and whoever wins advances to the next round, all the way to the final. If the number of pairs is not a power of 2 (8, 16, 32), the bracket is filled out with byes, which go to the top seeds.

Seeds and byes

Pairs are placed using the classic seeding order (1 against the last, 2 against the second to last...), so the top two never meet before the final and the top four never meet before the semifinals.

Tips for organizing it

List the pairs from strongest to weakest. If nobody has a ranking, shuffle the order and let chance hand out the byes.

With the consolation bracket, every pair that loses its first match plays at least twice; players appreciate that most in a one-day tournament.

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Frequently asked questions

How many pairs does the generator support?: From 4 to 64 pairs or players, for single-elimination padel, tennis or pickleball tournaments.
How are byes assigned?: If the number is not a power of 2, the bracket is rounded up and the byes go to the top seeds: seed 1 gets the first, seed 2 the second, and so on.
Do you save the names I type?: No. Everything is calculated in your browser; we never send or store names on any server.

Tournament bracket generator

Tournament bracket: 8 pairs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final