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Running a tournament
Build the bracket free, then run the whole weekend from one link.
The free bracket generator builds single or double elimination brackets in your browser with no account. Bringing a bracket into your Playbook Logix account is what adds live scoring, game times and courts, several divisions, pool play, and a public page you can send to every family as one link.
These guides start with how brackets work, because the format you choose decides how many games your weekend holds. The rest follow a tournament in order: running it, entering scores, several divisions, pool play, scoring in sets, courts and times, taking team entries, and sharing the bracket.
Before the weekend
Running it
Run a tournament
Build the bracket free, save it to your account, then fill in the details.
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Enter scores
Scores move teams forward on their own, including when you fix one.
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Several divisions
Four age groups, one link for every family, with tabs between them.
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Pool play
Pools first, then brackets, so nobody is finished after one game.
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Score in sets
Volleyball and tennis, where sets decide the match and totals never do.
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Courts and times
Fill in four settings and every game gets a time, a court and somebody to work it.
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Take entries
Teams sign up and pay like families do, then go straight into the bracket builder.
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Sharing it
Common questions about tournaments
Do I need an account to build a bracket?
No. The generator runs entirely in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere. An account is what lets you save a bracket, score it live and publish a link for families.
How many games will my tournament have?
Single elimination is always the number of teams minus one, so a sixteen team bracket is fifteen games. Double elimination roughly doubles that, because everybody is guaranteed at least two games. Work backwards from your field hours before you choose a format.
What happens when I enter a score?
The winner moves into the game it feeds on its own, and in double elimination the loser drops into the losers bracket. You never place teams by hand. Records are worked out from the games played, so correcting a score corrects every record that depended on it.
Can I run several age groups in one tournament?
Yes. Put 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U in one tournament and every family gets one link, with tabs between the divisions. Each division is still scored on its own page, and there is a guide to pool play for events that play pools before brackets.