# Tournament Bracket Generator (Single Elimination and Round Robin)

Create a seeded single-elimination bracket with byes, or a round-robin schedule, from a list of teams or players.

- URL: https://toolstackhub.co.uk/tools/tournament-bracket-generator/
- Category: Generators & Utilities
- Price: free, no sign-up
- Privacy: runs in the browser; input is not uploaded
- Last updated: 2026-10-08

## About
The Tournament Bracket Generator builds the matches for a tournament from a list of teams or players. For single elimination it uses standard seeding, so the top seeds meet the lowest seeds and cannot meet each other until the late rounds, and it adds byes automatically when the number of entrants is not a power of two. For a round robin it creates a schedule in which every team plays every other team once, using the circle method. Copy the result as text to share it.

## How to use
1. Type or paste your teams or players, one per line, with the best seed first.
2. Choose single elimination for a knockout bracket, or round robin for a schedule where everyone plays everyone.
3. Tick Shuffle if you do not have seeds and want a random draw.
4. Press Make bracket. Read the rounds and matches, then use Copy to share the bracket as text.

## FAQ
**How are the matches in a seeded bracket decided?** Standard seeding pairs the 1 seed with the lowest seed, the 2 seed with the next lowest, and places the pairs so that the top seeds can only meet in the later rounds.

**What is a bye?** A bye lets a team skip a round. When the number of teams is not a power of two (4, 8, 16, 32), the top seeds receive byes in round 1.

**How many matches are there in a single-elimination tournament?** One fewer than the number of teams, because every match eliminates one team and only one team stays.

**How many matches are there in a round robin?** n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 for n teams, so 15 for 6 teams and 28 for 8 teams.

**Can I use it for esports and school events?** Yes. Any group of players or teams can be listed.

**Is the Tournament Bracket Generator (Single Elimination and Round Robin) free?** Yes, with no sign-up or limits.