Free planning tool for tournament organizers
Estimate your tournament match count.
Compare a few common formats before you open entries. Match totals help you plan table workload, but they cannot predict an exact finish time.
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How to read the estimate
- Single elimination uses n − 1 matches to produce one winner, excluding placement matches.
- Double elimination is usually about 2n − 2 matches, with one possible extra match if the final needs a bracket reset.
- A complete single round robin uses n(n − 1) ÷ 2 matches.
- Pool play here means a round robin within each listed pool, followed by one single-elimination bracket for the qualifiers.
The table-workload number divides total match minutes by the number of tables. It is a best-case lower bound if tables stay busy. Player conflicts, round dependencies, breaks, late starts, long matches, and score disputes add time. Set the event's rules and schedule with those constraints in mind.
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Brackets Manager supports single elimination, double elimination, round robin, and pool play for local tournaments. Eligible new Windows installations include three complimentary Basic brackets. Connected live brackets, online registration and scoring, browser-based player and operator tools, and text messaging require a paid Pro bracket.
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