Bracket Central

User guide

Run a tournament

Create a bracket, record results, share the live board, and rebuild the setup when the entrant list changes.

1. Sign in

Sign in with your organizer account before creating or managing a tournament. Use Forgot password? on the sign-in page if you need a reset link. Public tournament links can be viewed without signing in, but only the organizer or a superadmin can record results, undo results, reshuffle, or rebuild a bracket.

2. Create a tournament

Enter a tournament name, choose singles or doubles, select single or double elimination, and add the entrants. You can add entrants one at a time or paste a list. Duplicate names are rejected.

3. Choose doubles options

For doubles, add an even number of individual entrants. The optional woman advantage setting prefers mixed teams when enough male and female entrants are available. Review the generated team preview before creating the bracket.

4. Set seeding

Leave seeding off for a random draw. Turn it on when the entrant order matters; the first entrant is seed #1. Use the up and down controls to adjust the ranking before creating the bracket.

5. Run matches

Open a ready match and select the winning team. A match becomes available when both teams are known. Winners advance automatically, and double-elimination losers are routed to the losers bracket.

6. Correct a result

Use Undo on a completed match. Downstream results that depend on that match are removed automatically so the bracket can be replayed correctly.

7. Share the bracket

Use Share on the tournament page to open the device share dialog or copy the tournament link. Anyone with the link can view the bracket; editing still requires the organizer account.

8. Rebuild when the setup changes

If an entrant was missed or the wrong singles/doubles format was selected, choose Rebuild bracket. The saved entrant list and tournament settings open in the creation form. Add or remove entrants, switch formats, and create a fresh bracket without retyping everyone.

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