Run a tournament with Brackets

Brackets turns any game into a tournament. Set it up once and it runs the matchups, the advancement, and the standings for you.

1. 1From Play, open Brackets and tap Create bracket.
2. 2Name it, pick the game, and choose a format: single elimination, double elimination, round robin, or Swiss.
3. 3Add players from your Orbit, or add a guest by name, then start it.
4. 4Report each match result as you go. The bracket advances the winners and crowns a champion at the end.

Inviting players

Anyone you add who has an account gets a Tournament invite and accepts or declines before the start. Accepting means their games there count toward their stats; declining takes them off the roster. The start never waits on anyone: a player who hasn't answered still plays, but those games don't count toward their stats.

Once it's running, each player gets a You're up push when their next match is ready.

Let people watch

Tap Share this tournament on the bracket to send a link anyone can open to watch it live, read-only, no account needed.

Who reports the scores

A bracket runs across everyone's phones, so the scorekeeping doesn't have to pile onto one person. You choose how much you hand over:

• Host only: you and your co-hosts enter every result.
• Players report: either player can post their match, and it stands.
• Players report, both confirm: a player's result waits until the other side agrees. You can always settle it yourself, for the match whose loser has already gone home.