Tournament formats explained

Not sure which format to run? Here's how each one works, how many matches it takes, and when to use it.

Format	Matches	Best for	In app
Round Robin	Set the Round Robin Target to Once and every pair meets once. For singles that's n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 matches, so 8 players play 28. You can also choose Twice, 3× or Continuous.	Club nights and social sessions	Free
Single Elimination	n − 1 matches for n players or teams, plus one more if you keep the 3rd-place playoff.	Short events with many entrants	Free
Double Elimination	Everyone plays until their second loss, so roughly twice as many matches as a knockout, plus a decider if the grand final is reset.	Competitive club championships	Pro
Swiss	You choose the number of rounds. The default is log₂ of the player count, rounded up, with a minimum of 2 (3 rounds for 8 players, 5 for 32).	Bigger groups where a round robin would take too long	Pro
Group Stage	A round robin inside each group, then a knockout for the qualifiers.	Club championships and finals days	Pro
Ladder	Neighbours on the ladder play each round, for 1–10 rounds that you set at setup.	King-of-the-court and up-and-down-the-river nights	Pro