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Tournament Bracket Generator

Shuffle competitors into first-round single-elimination matchups with byes.

Free foreverRuns in your browserNo sign-up

Add competitors and generate first-round matchups.

About the Tournament Bracket Generator

Tournament Bracket Generator shuffles entrants and fills the next power-of-two bracket size, adding BYE slots where needed.

It creates first-round pairings for a single-elimination event; winners can be advanced manually in your event records.

Key features

  • Random entrant seeding
  • Automatic bracket sizing
  • BYE slot support
  • Responsive first-round display

How to use

  1. 1Enter one competitor per line.
  2. 2Generate the bracket.
  3. 3Record winners and run later rounds from the advancing names.

Examples

Six-team bracket
Input: Six team names
Output: Eight bracket slots with two BYEs

Regenerate if you need a fresh random seed.

Frequently asked questions

Why are BYEs added?
Single-elimination rounds fit powers of two, so missing positions become BYEs.
Does it track winners?
This version generates first-round matchups only.
Is my input uploaded?
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser.