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Cups · Every tournament format

From draw to champion, every format covered.

Five tournament structures. Automated brackets. Double elimination, Swiss, group stages — all with smart seeding and live results.

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UK Bully Open — Draw
Live
Quarter-finals
RA Red Arrow
BD Bull Dogs
WA Waters
LN Lions North
DT Double Tops
CR Crown FC
PX Phoenix
TB The Bulls
Semi-finals
Winner M1
Winner M2
Winner M3
Winner M4
Drawing participants…
Cups · Tournament formats

Five structures. One platform.

Whether you run a quick knockout event or a multi-week competition with second chances, there's a structure built for it.

Straight knockout

Classic single-elimination. One loss and you're out. Byes auto-assigned when the field isn't a power of two. The fastest route to a champion.

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Double elimination

Every participant gets two chances. Lose in the Winners Bracket and you drop to the Losers Bracket — still alive. Only two losses knock you out. Grand Final: WB champion vs LB champion.

Swiss

Everyone plays every round — no one is eliminated. Participants pair against others with the same win record each round. Final standings crown the winner after a set number of rounds.

Group stage → Knockout

Divide participants into round-robin groups first. Top finishers from each group advance to a single-elimination bracket. The classic World Cup format — maximises early fixtures.

League phase → Knockout

All participants play in one big league first. Top finishers enter the knockout bracket. Maximises fixtures before pressure rounds. Perfect for extended competitions.

Cups · Double elimination

Two lives. Maximum drama.

Winners & Losers Brackets auto-generated
The full bracket — WB rounds, LB rounds, Grand Final — is built automatically from your roster. No manual setup required.
Losers route automatically
When a WB match concludes, the loser is instantly routed to the correct LB slot. No admin intervention needed between matches.
Grand Final auto-created
Once the WB Final and LB Final are both settled, the Grand Final fixture is created automatically — WB champion vs LB champion.
Clear three-section bracket view
The bracket page shows WB, LB, and Grand Final as separate labelled sections. Anyone can follow a participant's path at a glance.
Winners Bracket
Waters Athletic
vs Lions North
Red Arrow
vs Crown FC
WB Final
Winner M1 vs Winner M2
Loser drops to Losers Bracket
Losers Bracket
LB Round 1
WB R1 loser — appearing here
Grand Final
WB champ vs LB champ
Round 1 — Random draw Playing
Team A vs Team B
Team C vs Team D
Team E vs Team F
Team G vs Team H
Standings
1Team A—0 played 2Team B—0 played
Cups · Swiss format

Everyone plays. Best record wins.

No one eliminated — everyone competes
Every participant plays every round. There are no bracket exits. Final standings after all rounds decide the winner.
Rank-based pairing with rematch avoidance
Round 1 is random. From round 2, participants pair against others with the same win count. The system avoids rematches wherever possible.
Admin-paced — you trigger each round
Once all results for a round are confirmed, a "Generate next round" button appears. You control the pace. The cup auto-completes after the final round.
Configurable round count (1–20)
Set how many rounds will be played on the Formats page — either at cup creation or at any time before the first round is generated.
Cups · Best-of-series

One bad game doesn't end a series.

Best of 1, 3, 5, or 7 per round
Configure each round independently. Run Best of 1 in early rounds, Best of 3 in semis, Best of 5 in the final — whatever your format demands.
Next game auto-created after each result
Confirm a game result and the next game in the series appears instantly — no manual fixture creation needed.
Series ends the moment it's decided
The winner advances as soon as they clinch the series. Remaining unplayed games are never created. Clinch in game 3 of a Best of 5 — done.
Works across all 5 structures
Best-of-series applies to Knockout, Double Elimination (WB and LB rounds independently), Group → KO, and League → KO bracket rounds.
Semi-Final — Best of 5 Live
WA Waters Athletic 0
TB The Bulls 0
Game log
Series starting…
UK Bully Open — Seeding
RA Red Arrow SEED 1
DT Double Tops SEED 2
WA Waters Athletic unseeded
TB The Bulls unseeded
Draw result — seeds separated
🥇 Red Arrow
The Bulls (rnd)
🥈 Double Tops
Waters (rnd)
Final
Seeds kept apart until here
Draw generated — 4 participants seeded
Cups · Draw & seeding

Draws that keep the strongest apart.

Manual seed assignment
Assign seed numbers to participants on the roster page before the draw. Seeded participants are placed first; unseeded fill randomly.
Cross-bracket & snake seeding
Cross-bracket keeps top seeds in opposite halves of the draw so they can only meet in the final. Snake seeding balances group strength across multiple groups.
Three draw strategies
Full bracket upfront — entire tree visible from day 1. Manual round-by-round — live draw after each round. Auto on availability — matches scheduled as venues free up.
Cups · Enrollment wizard

Build your cup from your existing league.

Four enrollment strategies
Enroll everyone, selected divisions, top N finishers per division, or hand-pick individual teams and players from any league you manage.
Automatic Plate Cup for non-qualifiers
When using "top finishers" enrollment, enable the Plate Cup toggle. A secondary cup is automatically created for the remaining participants — two competitions, one wizard.
Bulk enrollment in seconds
Link a cup to a league and the wizard handles the rest. No copying and pasting team names — standings feed directly into enrollment.
Step 1
Select league
Step 2 ←
Enrollment
Step 3
Confirm
Enrollment strategy
Advance top 2 from each division
Create Plate Cup for remaining teams
8 teams enrolled · 4 teams to Plate Cup
Cups · Scheduling

Spread across weeks or pack it into one day.

Single-event mode
Set a start date, start time, and inter-round gap. The system schedules all rounds back-to-back automatically — QFs, SFs, Final, all timed out for you.
Multi-week scheduling
Set a default play day and time. Rounds are scheduled week by week at your regular slot — ideal for pub or club competitions.
Venue clash detection
The system flags any matches scheduled at the same venue at the same time so admins can resolve conflicts before they cause problems on the day.
UK Bully Open
22 Jun 2025 · The Crown Venue
Single event
Quarter-finals 10:00 — 11:15
Red Arrow vs Bull Dogs Bd. 1
Waters vs Phoenix Bd. 2
Crown vs Double Tops ⚠ Clash · Bd. 1
15 min break
Semi-finals 11:30 — 12:30
Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
Final · 12:45
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
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Everything else you'd expect.

Cup management features that handle the details so you don't have to.

Stable URL slugs

The cup URL never changes even when you rename for a sponsor. Every bookmark and embed keeps working.

Roster locks

Freeze the roster before the draw to prevent last-minute swaps and keep the competition fair.

Age restrictions

Restrict entry by min/max age. Date of birth verified automatically and kept private.

Public bracket

Share the live bracket with players, fans, and sponsors. No login required to follow the action.

Automated results

Winners advance the moment results are confirmed. No manual bracket updates ever.

Plate cup

Non-qualifiers get their own competition automatically generated alongside the main cup.

Per-round formats

Set a different match format for individual rounds — Best of 3 in the semi, Best of 5 in the final.

Team & player cups

Run team-based or individual player cups. Same platform, same features, configured at cup creation.

History & archive

Previous cup seasons and results remain permanently accessible. History is never lost.

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