How to Make a Tournament Bracket for Free
From format selection to byes, make the important decisions before the first game begins.
Read the guideRegistrations · Scores · Brackets
Run a beer pong tournament: registration, brackets and live scores
No more bracket drawn on cardboard: set up the tournament in two minutes, add teams as they show up and launch single or double elimination. Everyone sees who plays whom, live.
What a beer pong tournament looks like
- Typical format
- Straight knockout over one night: single elimination when time is short, double when the venue lets the party run long.
- Field size
- 8 to 32 teams of two, added as people show up; byes automatically fill the rounds that are not a power of two.
- Scoring
- One game per match: 10 cups a side, a redemption round, then 3-cup sudden death to break a tie.
Scheduling · Rescheduling
Something goes sideways at your beer pong tournament?
Move one match: nothing else shifts. Pick a court and a time, and Rally checks the move before writing it, telling you exactly what blocks it. Finished matches, matches in progress and the ones you locked never move.
Once the tournament is launched, request schedule generation: Rally places games on your tables and time slots, including the turnaround between two games.
- Tables rather than courts, and short games back to back: the grid keeps up with the night.
- A team shows up late or forfeits: move that game, and the rest of the bracket keeps its times.
- Two games on the same table at the same time are refused before anything is written, not discovered on the spot.
Practical guides
Plan your beer pong tournament
Which Tournament Format Should You Choose?
Compare formats by team count, available time and playing areas, and the games guaranteed to each team.
Read the guideAmateur Tournament Planning Checklist
A chronological checklist from six weeks before the event through the post-final wrap-up.
Read the guideTournament Delays, No-Shows and Forfeits
An adaptable policy, decision tree and four messages for handling disruption without improvising.
Read the guideFAQ
Running a beer pong tournament
How many teams can a beer pong bracket hold?
As many as your party brings: the bracket automatically handles byes when the number of teams is not a power of two.
Single or double elimination for beer pong night?
Single elimination is fast; double elimination gives everyone a second chance through the losers bracket and keeps people playing longer. Rally supports both.
Do we need to install an app?
No. Rally runs in the browser: create the tournament, share the bracket link and everyone follows results live on their phone.
Your turn
Your next beer pong tournament starts here.
Create the tournament, open registration and let scores, standings and the bracket keep themselves up to date.
Create a tournament for free
Three steps, zero spreadsheets
Configure the format
Round robin, single or double elimination, team size and capacity: the wizard sets up the tournament in a few clicks.
Share the links
Online registration, spectator link and scorekeeper link: nobody needs an account, and you keep final approval.
Follow it live
Every score updates standings and the bracket, all the way to the champion. Everyone follows along on their phone.