Knockout (single elimination)
Lose once and you're out.
A seeded bracket: winners advance, losers are done. Byes fill the bracket when the entry count isn't a power of two, protecting the top seeds.
It's the most time-efficient format there is, and the least forgiving — an early upset sends a favourite home after one match. Pair it with a group stage if everyone deserves more play.
- Best for
- Big fields on tight time — a 32-draw resolves in five rounds.
- The trade-off
- Fastest to a champion, but half your entrants play exactly one match.
What you get with 8 entrants
Generated by the same engine that will build your real fixtures.
Knockout
Quarter-finals
- AvsH
- EvsD
- CvsF
- GvsB
Semi-finals
- Winner of R1 #1vsWinner of R1 #2
- Winner of R1 #3vsWinner of R1 #4
Final
- Winner of R2 #1vsWinner of R2 #2