Single elimination: knockout bracket, byes and a third-place match

A bracket for any field

A full bracket only exists for 4, 8, 16 or 32 players. With 11 or 21 entries the empty spots are byes — a player with a bye goes through without playing. HoneyCup spreads byes evenly across the bracket instead of piling them at the top, so first-round matches run the full height and top seeds do not meet too early.

Third-place match

In classic single elimination both losing semi-finalists share third place. If you need a single bronze, turn on the third-place match: the semi-final losers play each other, and the match card sits right under the final.

Places of eliminated players

Players knocked out in the same round share one place: semi-final losers are third (or fourth if a bronze match is played), quarter-final losers take the next place. Places do not skip: in a 9-player event nobody ends up ninth for losing in the round of 16.

When every place matters — junior championships or ranking events — choose full placement. Losers keep playing for their places: quarter-final losers play for 5–8, then separately for 5–6 and 7–8, down to every single place. It works for fields that are not a power of two as well: nobody is left without a final place.

Big brackets on screen

A 32- or 64-player bracket scrolls both ways. When the round titles scroll out of view, a floating header “R16 · QF · SF · Final” appears above the bracket, so you always know which round you are looking at.

How to start

1. Create a tournament and choose “Single elimination”.
2. Add participants. The list order is the seeding — drag rows to change it.
3. Turn on the third-place match or full placement if you need them.
4. Click a match to enter the score — the winner moves to the next round automatically.