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Eight teams: a perfect knockout bracket

Eight is the largest split in the generator, and the tidiest size for a tournament: a knockout with eight teams needs no byes. Quarterfinals, semifinals and a final make seven games, and every team plays at least once. The page opens on Make 8 teams. Paste the participant list and press the button; 40 people give eight teams of five.

Using the draw as the bracket

Because the names are shuffled before they are dealt, the team numbers are random as well. Pair them straight into quarterfinals: 1 against 8, 2 against 7, 3 against 6, 4 against 5. The winners of the first two games meet in one semifinal, the winners of the other two in the second semifinal. Nobody can claim the bracket was arranged.

Three formats compared

FormatGamesGames per team
Single knockout71 to 3
Two pools of 4, then semifinals and final153 to 5
Round robin, everyone plays everyone287

A knockout is quick but half the teams go home after one game. Pools of four (Teams 1 to 4 and Teams 5 to 8) give everyone three games before the semifinals. The full round robin below is for leagues that run over several weeks.

Where eight teams make sense

  • Company team building with 40 to 60 people, one facilitator per team.
  • School tournaments across two classes.
  • Beach volleyball or table tennis days with pairs: make the pairs first with random pairs, then draw the pairs into a bracket.

For smaller events, 4 teams gives a shorter tournament, and 6 teams suits six tables.

Round-robin schedule for 8 teams

Every team meets every other team once: 28 matches over 7 rounds.

Round 1Team 1 vs Team 8
Team 2 vs Team 7
Team 3 vs Team 6
Team 4 vs Team 5
Round 2Team 1 vs Team 7
Team 2 vs Team 5
Team 3 vs Team 4
Team 6 vs Team 8
Round 3Team 1 vs Team 6
Team 2 vs Team 3
Team 4 vs Team 8
Team 5 vs Team 7
Round 4Team 1 vs Team 5
Team 2 vs Team 8
Team 3 vs Team 7
Team 4 vs Team 6
Round 5Team 1 vs Team 4
Team 2 vs Team 6
Team 3 vs Team 5
Team 7 vs Team 8
Round 6Team 1 vs Team 3
Team 2 vs Team 4
Team 5 vs Team 8
Team 6 vs Team 7
Round 7Team 1 vs Team 2
Team 3 vs Team 8
Team 4 vs Team 7
Team 5 vs Team 6

How it works

  1. Enter the names

    Type or paste everyone’s name in the box, one per line.

  2. Choose the teams

    Tap “Make 2 teams” to set the number of teams, or the number of people per team.

  3. Make the teams

    Press Make teams or the Space bar. Names are shuffled and dealt into balanced teams.

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Ready-made versions

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The guide

How to Pick a Random Winner FairlyMethods, traps and how to prove a drawing was fairHow to Make Fair Teams: Random, Snake Draft or PotsRandom split, snake draft, pots by level, odd numbers

Questions

How many games are in an 8-team single elimination?

Seven: four quarterfinals, two semifinals and the final. A knockout always needs one game fewer than the number of teams.

Can I make more than 8 teams?

Eight is the maximum number of teams. For more groups, choose a group size instead, such as teams of 4, and the generator makes as many teams as needed.

How do I seed the bracket fairly?

Use the team numbers from the draw: 1 against 8, 2 against 7, 3 against 6, 4 against 5. They come from the shuffle, so the bracket is random.

Is the random team generator free?

Yes. It is free, funded by advertising, with no account and no app to install.

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