A bye is a free pass to the next round. When the number of entrants is not a power of two (4, 8, 16...), some first-round slots are empty and those opponents advance automatically.

With seeding on (Shuffle off), the top seeds get the byes, as in standard tournaments. With shuffle on, seeds are random so byes go to random entrants.

Can I change a result?

Yes. Click the winner again to undo, or click the other player. Later rounds update automatically.

Does it support double elimination or round robin?

Not yet. This tool generates single-elimination (knockout) brackets.

TOURNAMENT BRACKET GENERATOR

Enter players or teams and get a single-elimination bracket with automatic byes. Click a name to advance it round by round until a champion is crowned. Everything stays in your browser.

Players or teams — one per line (6); in seed order if shuffle is off

Shuffle seeding

How to make a tournament bracket

1
Enter your players or teams, one per line. Keep the order as the seeding, or leave Shuffle seeding on for a random draw.
2
Press Generate bracket. If the count is not a power of two, top seeds receive byes.
3
Click the winner of each match to move them to the next round. Click again to undo.
4
Keep going until the final is decided and the champion appears below the bracket.

Questions

What is a bye?: A bye is a free pass to the next round. When the number of entrants is not a power of two (4, 8, 16...), some first-round slots are empty and those opponents advance automatically.
Who gets the byes?: With seeding on (Shuffle off), the top seeds get the byes, as in standard tournaments. With shuffle on, seeds are random so byes go to random entrants.
Can I change a result?: Yes. Click the winner again to undo, or click the other player. Later rounds update automatically.
Does it support double elimination or round robin?: Not yet. This tool generates single-elimination (knockout) brackets.