Playoffs (IPL style)Pro
The Page playoff — the top two earn a second chance.
Qualifier 1 pits first against second — the winner books the final. The Eliminator pits third against fourth — the loser goes home.
The Qualifier 1 loser drops into Qualifier 2 against the Eliminator winner, and that winner takes the last final spot. Cricket's IPL made this format famous.
- Best for
- Finals week after a league — rewards the top two with a safety net while third and fourth fight for survival.
- The trade-off
- Needs exactly four qualifiers; a top-two side must lose twice to go out.
What you get with 8 entrants
Generated by the same engine that will build your real fixtures.
League
Round 1
- AvsH
- BvsG
- CvsF
- DvsE
Round 2
- CvsD
- GvsA
- HvsF
- BvsE
Round 3
- HvsD
- BvsC
- AvsF
- GvsE
Round 4
- FvsD
- GvsC
- HvsB
- EvsA
Round 5
- AvsD
- EvsC
- FvsB
- GvsH
Round 6
- FvsG
- CvsA
- DvsB
- EvsH
Round 7
- DvsG
- EvsF
- AvsB
- CvsH
Playoffs
Semi-finals
- Seed 1vsSeed 2
- Seed 3vsSeed 4
Final
- Loser of R1 #1vsWinner of R1 #2
Final
- Winner of R1 #1vsWinner of R2 #1