Tournament draw
Draw teams into groups with seeding pots like the World Cup, or draw first-round knockout pairings. Each team comes out one by one and goes to its group.
How to run a tournament draw
- Enter the teams, one per line. For seeding pots, leave a blank line between pots (pot 1 holds the top seeds).
- Choose "Groups" and the number of groups, or "Knockout" to draw first-round pairings.
- Press "Draw": each team comes out and goes to its group. Press "Show all" to skip to the result, then copy it to share.
Frequently asked questions
Leave a blank line between pots. Each group takes one team from each pot in turn, as in the World Cup draw, so the strong teams of one pot never end up in the same group.
Yes. The order and every team's group are drawn at random before the animation starts, and the groups always end up within one team of each other.
One team gets a bye and goes straight through to the next round. With pots, the seeds are paired with other teams instead of meeting each other straight away.
Up to 128 teams and 2 to 16 groups — plenty for a school, office or gaming tournament.
Yes, completely free, with no sign-up.
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