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 spikeball (roundnet) tournament: registration, brackets and live scores
Roundnet tournaments run a tight pool stage into a finals bracket. Rally generates the all-play-all pool, updates point differential after every match and ranks qualifiers in the standings - no more tiebreaker math by hand.
What a spikeball (roundnet) tournament looks like
- Typical format
- A guaranteed all-play-all pool in the morning, then a double elimination bracket for the top half of the standings.
- Field size
- 12 to 24 teams of two across 3 to 6 nets at once; each duo plays 5 to 7 pool matches before playoffs.
- Scoring
- Pool games to 15, win by 2; playoffs to 21. Ties break on point differential, then head-to-head.
Scheduling · Rescheduling
Something goes sideways at your spikeball (roundnet) 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.
Rally places pool matches on your net setups and time slots, with the minimum rest between two matches for the same duo.
- Three to six nets at once and short matches: a few minutes of drift is enough to derail a hand-kept grid.
- A damaged net or an unplayable corner: move its matches out one at a time — the pool does not need rebuilding.
- Finished and in-progress matches never move, even when you replan the rest of the day.
Practical guides
Plan your spikeball (roundnet) tournament
How Many Games Are in a Round Robin Tournament?
Use the formula, round count and full table to decide whether an all-play-all tournament fits your day.
Read the guideWhich Tournament Format Should You Choose?
Compare formats by team count, available time and playing areas, and the games guaranteed to each team.
Read the guideFrom Pool Play to a Knockout Bracket
Set qualifiers, crossover rules and seeding before turning pool standings into a fair knockout bracket.
Read the guideBuild a Conflict-Free Round-Robin Schedule
A checked method for separating games, rounds and time slots, then assigning eight teams across three courts.
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 spikeball (roundnet) tournament
Which format should a spikeball tournament use?
A round robin pool guarantees every duo several matches, then the top teams move into a finals bracket. It is the standard roundnet tournament format, and Rally runs it end to end.
How do duos register?
Share the registration link: each duo submits their team without an account. You approve entries and launch the draw when everyone is ready.
Can Swiss rounds seed the finals bracket?
Yes. When the field is too large for complete pool play, a few Swiss rounds rank every duo without knocking anyone out: each round brings together teams with similar records. Those standings can seed a finals bracket, as some roundnet events do. In Rally, that transition is manual: create a separate elimination tournament and carry over the standings order.
Can other teams follow the results?
Yes. The public spectator link shows matches, standings and the bracket live: every team knows when and against whom they play next.
Your turn
Your next spikeball (roundnet) 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.