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Tournament Bracket Generator
Turn a list of entrants into a single elimination bracket with automatic byes.
Build a tournament bracket
Rounds: —
Entrants: — · Byes: —
How to use the Tournament Bracket Generator
- Paste your entrants, one name per line.
- Choose a random draw or keep the order you typed.
- Press Build bracket and print or copy the finished rounds.
Features
- Single elimination bracket for any entrant count
- Automatic byes when the count is not a power of two
- Random draw or keep your listed order
- Printable rounds and a text copy of the bracket
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online tournament bracket generator.
Paste your entrants one per line, choose a random draw or your listed order, then press Build
bracket to see every round.
A bye is a free pass to the next round. It is used when the number of entrants is not a power
of two, so the bracket still fills evenly.
The bracket is padded to the next power of two, so eight entrants play three rounds, sixteen
entrants play four and ten entrants play four.
The top seeds receive them. With a random draw the seats are shuffled first, so the byes are
handed out fairly at random.
Yes. Choose keep listed order and the entrants are placed in the bracket exactly as you typed
them, with the first names seeded highest.
Yes. Use your browser's print command. The print stylesheet hides the site menus,
buttons and notes and prints the rounds on clean paper.
Yes. Press Copy bracket and every round is copied as plain text, with each match written as
one name against another.
Yes. It is completely free, needs no account or sign up, and you can build as many brackets
as you like on any device.
Last updated: October 10, 2026