How are byes handled?

When your number of participants isn't a power of two (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 …), the bracket is padded with 'Bye' slots in round 1. Top seeds typically receive byes — this tool gives them to the first-listed participants when shuffling is off.

Can I click to advance winners?

Yes — click a participant in any match to advance them to the next round. Clicking the other participant swaps the winner.

What bracket formats are supported?

Currently single elimination only. Double elimination and round-robin may be added in future updates.

Tournament Bracket Generator

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Free single-elimination tournament bracket generator. Paste or type a list of participants, choose to shuffle or keep seeded order, and get a clean visual bracket with rounds and match-ups. Automatically pads with byes for non-power-of-two entries. Great for sports tournaments, office competitions, esports, or classroom games.

Participants (one per line)

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