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How2MaekBracket4noobs
- Bracket size is power of 2. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 etc
- If you see bye vs bye ANYWHERE, you done fucked it up dave.
Two basic pointers on constructing tournament brackets:
-- The bracket size is always going to be a power of two. This means, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and so on. If your entries fall between two of these numbers, you pick the next highest. For example, if you have 48 sign ups, you go with the 64 man bracket. If it is double elimination, your loser bracket will be half the size of winner’s, or a 32 man bracket.
-- To start seeding the bracket, you start everyone with a bye, and then fill the rest of the entries in. In other words, you should never have a BYE vs BYE. If you have 33 people entering, you still choose a 64 man bracket, and 31 people will have first round byes.
It’s more complicated if you have ratings/people who consistently win tournaments, but in general if you know the top players in the tournament, you seed them as far away as possible from each other. A good start is to pick the top four, and put them in the four corners of the bracket.
Topic: Basic Pointers on Making Tournament Brackets (Read 1127 times)
