Tournament Bracket Generator

How to use

1. 1Type or paste one participant per line (between 2 and 128). The tool counts them as you type.
2. 2Edit the bracket title if you want it printed on the SVG (it is also used for the download filename).
3. 3Pick a seeding method: Standard seed for traditional 1-vs-n, Random draw for a fresh crypto-based shuffle, or Use list order to keep the input order.
4. 4Optionally turn on Add 3rd-place playoff. The two semifinal losers will play one extra match for third place once the semifinals are decided.
5. 5Click any name in any match to advance the winner. Click the same name again to undo a pick. Earlier rounds with byes auto-advance.
6. 6Press New random draw to reshuffle the random seeding, or Reset winners to clear every pick at once.
7. 7Download the bracket as an SVG (print or embed), or copy the plain-text version for chat, email, or a doc.

About this tool

Tournament Bracket Generator builds a complete single-elimination bracket from any list of participants. Type or paste teams or names one per line, pick a seeding method (standard 1-vs-n seed, true random draw, or use the list order), and the tool computes the next power of two at or above your count, assigns the right number of byes to the top seeds, and lays out the matches as an interactive SVG. Standard seeding follows the same recursive interleave every NCAA, FIFA, ATP, and esports draw uses, so top seeds can only meet in the final, 1 and 4 only in the semifinals, and so on. Random draws use crypto.getRandomValues with unbiased rejection sampling so the bracket is genuinely random with no modulo bias. Click any name in any match to advance the winner; click the same name again to undo. Winners propagate forward; if you change a result, any downstream picks that no longer make sense are cleared automatically. An optional 3rd-place playoff fills its two slots from the semifinal losers and tracks its own winner. Round labels switch to Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final as the bracket narrows, and an editable title and downloadable SVG keep the output ready to print for office pools, esports brackets, school tournaments, soccer or chess club draws, March Madness style fundraisers, family game nights, pickleball or darts ladders, or any single-elimination format up to 128 participants. Everything (the participant list, the seeding, the winners, the title, the SVG) runs locally in your browser; no upload, no signup, no external API.

Free to use. Works in your browser. No signup, no login.