TourneyDraw

About this site

About TourneyDraw

TourneyDraw is a small set of free tournament tools: brackets, schedules, and random draws that run entirely in your browser.

  • Free
  • No accounts
  • Local-first

What this site is

TourneyDraw generates single elimination and double elimination brackets, round robin schedules, Swiss pairings, random teams, and random groups. Every tool is designed for a organizer standing at a venue with a phone: large buttons, clear results, and a printable view.

No accounts, no server-side tournament data

There is no sign-up, login, or account system. Tournament data is processed in your browser with JavaScript. Named saves and the current session use your browser's localStorage. Share links encode the tournament into the URL hash, which is why they work without a backend.

Share links are snapshots. A link contains the bracket as it existed when you copied it. Later edits do not change the link. Re-share after changes, or send a JSON export as a backup.

What stays on your device

  • Named saves and autosaved sessions: localStorage in this browser.
  • Share links: the full state is in the URL fragment, not sent to a server by this site.
  • JSON exports: a file you download and control.

Clearing your browser's site data deletes local saves. Export important brackets to JSON.

Printing

The print stylesheet hides the site controls and lays out the bracket or schedule on a white page. “Print / PDF” opens your browser's print dialog; choose “Save as PDF” to keep a file. Large brackets are scaled to fit the page width, and very large fields may span multiple pages.

Limits

  • 2 to 128 teams or players per tournament.
  • Share links are practical for typical fields; extremely long name lists produce long URLs that some chat apps truncate.
  • There is no live sync, real-time collaboration, or server database.
  • Swiss pairings use a practical record-based algorithm with rematch avoidance and Buchholz standings, not the full FIDE rulebook.

Independence

TourneyDraw is an independent tool site. It is not affiliated with the NCAA, any professional league, or any tournament platform. “March Madness” and other event names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used descriptively.

Technology

The site is plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no build step at runtime and no external CDN. The share-link compressor is vendored locally. If analytics or ads are added later, this page and the privacy note will be updated.

Frequently asked questions

Is TourneyDraw free?
Yes. Every tool is free to use with no account, trial, or paywall.
Do you store my tournaments?
No. Tournament data stays in your browser. Share links encode the state in the URL fragment; this site does not upload it to a server.
Why did my saved bracket disappear?
Saves use browser localStorage. Clearing site data, using a private window, or switching browsers removes access to those saves. Export important brackets to JSON.
Are share links live?
No. They are snapshots. Edits after copying a link do not appear in that link until you copy a new one.