4 teams
4-team single-elimination bracket
2 rounds and 3 games, beginning with 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3.
Editable: names, seeds, winners and title.
Exports: print/PDF, CSV and LeagueArc draft.
Free Tool
Free Single-Elimination Bracket Maker
Seed 2 to 32 teams, handle non-power-of-two fields with automatic byes, and advance winners through a bracket you can share, print, or export.
Printable formats
Blank brackets you can edit before printing
Load a common field size in the builder, replace the seed labels with team names, then print on US Letter or A4 paper or save through your browser as a PDF.
8 teams
8-team single-elimination bracket
3 rounds and 7 games, beginning with 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6.
Editable: names, seeds, winners and title.
Exports: print/PDF, CSV and LeagueArc draft.
16 teams
16-team single-elimination bracket
4 rounds and 15 games, beginning with eight seeded first-round games.
Editable: names, seeds, winners and title.
Exports: print/PDF, CSV and LeagueArc draft.
32 teams
32-team single-elimination bracket
5 rounds and 31 games, beginning with sixteen seeded first-round games.
Editable: names, seeds, winners and title.
Exports: print/PDF, CSV and LeagueArc draft.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What tournament format does this free bracket maker support?
This browser tool builds single-elimination brackets, where one loss removes a team from the tournament. It does not claim to generate double-elimination or round-robin formats.
How many games are in a single elimination bracket?
A single elimination bracket always has exactly one fewer game than the number of teams. An 8-team bracket has 7 games, a 16-team bracket has 15, and a 32-team bracket has 31. This makes it easy to estimate how long your tournament will take.
What happens if my team count is not a power of 2?
The bracket generator adds byes automatically. For example, a 12-team single elimination bracket gives the top 4 seeds a first-round bye, advancing them to the second round without playing. This rewards higher-seeded teams.
Can I edit the bracket after it has been generated?
Yes. Change team names or seed order and regenerate without losing the visible bracket until you are ready. Winner selections can be undone or cleared, and changing an earlier winner removes any downstream result that is no longer valid.
Is the bracket generator really free?
Yes. Building, tracking, and sharing a browser-based bracket for 2 to 32 teams is free. LeagueArc plans add connected scheduling, scoring, registration, payments, standings, and public league pages.
Does the share link publish a live hosted bracket?
The share link contains the current browser draft so another person can open the same teams and selected winners. It is not a live synchronized public page. A LeagueArc workspace adds managed public publishing and live score updates.
What can I export?
The CSV contains every round, matchup, seed, team, and selected winner shown in the bracket. The print layout can be printed on paper or saved as a PDF from the browser.
Run the Full Tournament With Live Schedules, Scores, and Standings
Keep the teams together, schedule each round, enter scores, and publish bracket updates from one LeagueArc workspace.