Can I use this for doubles?

Yes. Enter each pair as one “team” — the format is the same for singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

How many games does each team get?

In pools plus knockout it depends on the pool size and the qualifiers; in a single round robin every team plays N − 1 games. Eight entries as a knockout is 7 matches in total.

Do I need to enter every point?

No — enter the game or match score you actually record (11-8, 2-0, or the games won), and leave the rest blank. Nothing is calculated from rally points.

Pickleball bracket generator

Pickleball events are built so that everybody gets games: pools first, then a championship bracket for the teams that earned it.

BracketBee

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Editing is designed for desktop. On this screen you can view the bracket; open the tools below if you need to change something.

Teams 8Matches 7Rounds 3Results entered 0Scheduled 0/7Drag to pan · scroll to zoom

Click anywhere outside this panel, or press Esc, to close it.

Display

Show seed badgesScores, date and venue

Format

Seeds are spread so the strongest teams meet as late as possible.

Watermark

Watermark text

We never add a watermark to your image. Whatever you type here is what appears — placed against the corners of the exported image.

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Leave empty for no watermark.

Teams

One team per line. Commas and tabs also work. Order = seed order.

Team count

Teams: 8
Bracket size: 8

Seed order

Show seed badges

Seeded bracket (1 vs last, 2 vs second last, …)

Seeds are spread so the strongest teams meet as late as possible.

Rethink the order? Shuffle the list at random. The draw is the list itself, so you can still tweak it afterwards.

Third-place match (3rd vs 4th)

Adds one extra match between the two semi-final losers.

1Team 01
2Team 02
3Team 03
4Team 04
5Team 05
6Team 06
7Team 07
8Team 08

Moving teams keeps first-round results; later rounds reset.

Share link

Anyone with the link sees the same bracket. No account, nothing uploaded to a server.

Everything stays editable: type your own team names, set scores and dates, then export the bracket as an image — a PNG in three sizes, no watermark.

Pool play, then a championship bracket

Eight teams with groups plus knockout gives two pools of four by default, and one or two qualifiers from each pool go into the championship bracket. That is the whole two-stage shape in a single view: pool table on the left, knockout on the right.

If you would rather keep it simple, a single round robin covers the pool stage on its own: eight entries is 28 matches over 7 rounds, so everybody gets seven games.

Doubles pairs are just teams

The editor never asks whether a participant is a person or a pair, so doubles and mixed doubles work exactly like singles: put the pair name in the team list. “Ana / Ben” is a perfectly good team name and it is what will appear on the bracket.

Use the tournament title field for the division — “Mixed doubles 3.5” — so the printed bracket cannot be confused with the one on the next court.

Small fields, but plenty of games

The trade-off in a small draw is games versus time. Eight entries as a knockout is 7 matches; as a single round robin it is 28; as pools plus a knockout it is 12 pool matches plus the bracket.

For a one-day event with two or three courts, pools plus knockout usually lands right: enough games for everybody, and a final that means something.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use this for doubles?: Yes. Enter each pair as one “team” — the format is the same for singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
How many games does each team get?: In pools plus knockout it depends on the pool size and the qualifiers; in a single round robin every team plays N − 1 games. Eight entries as a knockout is 7 matches in total.
Do I need to enter every point?: No — enter the game or match score you actually record (11-8, 2-0, or the games won), and leave the rest blank. Nothing is calculated from rally points.