How to run a round robin
How many matches, whether it fits your time, the circle method for the schedule, points systems and breaking three-way ties.
Articles for organisers
Practical, plain-language guides to running club and school events: choosing a format, making a fair draw and keeping a ranking that players trust. They come from running real club nights and tournaments, and from building our free tournament manager. For the scoring rules of each sport, see the rules guides.
Knockout draws: seeding, byes and bracket sizes
Bracket sizes, who gets the byes, the standard seed order, a worked 13-player draw, third-place matches and playing off every place.
Groups and knockout: the World Cup format
Group sizes, filling groups by seed, how many qualify, the knockout crossover, plates and a worked 16-team festival.
Double elimination explained
Winners and losers brackets, how many matches, the grand final reset, final placings and when to choose it.
Running a club series with ranking points
Tournament ratings, points for every place, shared places, best-N scores, set seasons or rolling rankings, and player IDs.