How Do I Create a Tournament Page?

When it comes to hosting a tournament, one of the major jobs for the preparation for that tournament is to create bracket for the teams involved. Whether it is soccer, volleyball, basketball or football, the brackets will have the same shape. In just a few short minutes you can create a bracket for whatever type of tournament you are helping to host.

Instructions

    • 1

      Determine how many teams are in the tournament. If there are an even number of teams that are factors of 4, then every team can play in the first round. If you have an even amount of teams that are not a factor of 4, then some teams will get a bye in the first round. If you have an odd number of teams you may also have a bye situation, or a situation where there is a "play-in" game where the lowest team will have to play the second lowest in order to enter the official tournament.

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      Decide if you are having a seeded or unseeded tournament. A seeded tournament means that teams are ranked in order of their record. For instance if the best basketball team was 20 - 0, they would be ranked 1 in the tournament. Conversely if the worst team was 2 - 18 on the season, then they would be ranked last. An unseeded tournament merely means that teams are drawn at random and paired against one another.

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      Determine if you are having a single or double elimination tournament. A single elimination tournament means that you are out of the tournament as soon as you lose one game. A double elimination tournament gives a losing team a second chance by moving to the "losers bracket." The winner of the "losers bracket" would then play the winner of the "winners bracket" for the championship. The winner of the "losers bracket" would also have to beat the winner of the "winners bracket" twice in order to win the whole tournament. Double elimination tournaments are popular in baseball and softball.

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      Print and fill out the bracket in accordance with the tournament you are hosting. Using the free service listed in the resource section below you can print out a bracket and then fill in the teams accordingly. Be sure to also include the game dates, times and field locations on the bracket before copying and emailing or sending it to the participants.