Free 16 Team Bracket Maker
Sixteen players, four rounds, fifteen matches. The size where seeding starts to matter, because a bad draw can put your two best players out in round one.
Build your 16-team bracket
Round one is seeded from your list of 16. Every later round prints as blank lines, so you can write the winners in as they are decided.
Round one is filled in from your list. Later rounds always print blank.
16 of 64 · bracket of 16
Paste a list straight from a spreadsheet. One name per line.
Slots on the sheet, not players. Pick the smallest one that holds everybody and the spare lines print empty.
Everything you type stays in your browser and is drawn on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no watermark on the print or the PNG.
Want the bracket to run itself?
A printed sheet is finished the moment it leaves the printer. Move this draw into the Bracket widget instead and winners advance on their own, visitors vote and predict, and a live leaderboard ranks everyone’s picks. Your players come across, so you carry on where you left off.
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Bracket generator for creating interactive tournaments that organize matchups, track progress, and deliver a clear and engaging competition experience.
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Use Tool →How It Works
Three steps, about a minute
1. Type or paste your players
One name per line, or paste a column straight out of a spreadsheet. Switch to a blank sheet if you would rather write them in by hand.
2. Check the draw
Choose whether round one follows your list, a random shuffle, or standard seeding that keeps the strongest apart. Byes are worked out for you.
3. Print it
The sheet is fitted to one A4 page exactly, so it never spills onto a second one. Your print dialog will save it as a PDF if you prefer.
The Shape
What a 16-team bracket looks like
Sixteen is the classic tournament size: big enough to need organising, small enough to run in a day.
- 4 roundsRound of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, final.
- 15 matchesEight, four, two, one. Sixteen minus one, as every single elimination draw is.
- Seeding earns its keepWith sixteen entrants a random draw can put the two strongest against each other immediately. Seeding puts them in opposite halves.
- 4 wins to take itA champion plays four matches, so plan the day around four rounds rather than fifteen separate fixtures.
Seeding
Why the draw matters at this size
Seeded
Your list order is the ranking. Top seeds are kept apart and any byes go to them, exactly as a real draw does.
Random
A fresh shuffle every time you press Re-draw. Fairest when nobody has a track record, and it is the honest option for a social tournament.
A seeded draw is not about being fair to the favourites, it is about being fair to everyone watching. If your top two meet in round one, half the field gets an easy path and the final is a let-down. Standard seeding pairs 1 against 16, 8 against 9, 5 against 12 and so on, which keeps the strongest apart for as long as the maths allows.
The tool does this for you when you pick the seeded draw: your list order is the seeding, so the first name you type is seed 1. If you would rather not rank anyone, use the random draw and let the sheet decide.
Other Sizes
Need a different bracket?
Same sheet, same print settings, a different number of slots.
Free 8 Team Bracket Maker
Print a 8-team tournament bracket: 3 rounds, 7 matches, first round seeded from your list.
Free 32 Team Bracket Maker
Print a 32-team tournament bracket: 5 rounds, 31 matches, first round seeded from your list.
Free 64 Team Bracket Maker
Print a 64-team tournament bracket: 6 rounds, 63 matches, first round seeded from your list.
Or start from the general printable bracket maker, which opens with every size and format available and works out the right one from however many players you paste in.
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