Before the first serve
Prepare the field before you generate the draw.
When registration is ready, organizers can confirm the active field, set the seed order, establish the match format, and generate the appropriate schedule. Court management can then assign matches across the available courts.
- 01Confirm the field. Only ready registrations should shape the draw.
- 02Set seed order. Higher seeds receive the intended bracket position and structural byes where applicable.
- 03Generate the schedule. Create a direct bracket or seeding phase, depending on the format.
- 04Assign courts and scores. Keep the live match state connected to the result and downstream bracket.
Court 3
Winners quarterfinal
The formats that are live today
Different draw shapes, one coherent operation.
The right bracket starts with the experience you promised at registration. Ladders currently supports these three formats for competition play.
Moneyball
Seed, then knockout
Use round robin seeding play to establish a table, then qualify teams for the knockout stage and final results.
Best when you want early play before a decisive finish.
Single elimination
A direct seeded draw
Set the seed order, generate the bracket, and run a clear progression toward the final.
Best when time and courts are tight.
Double elimination
Winners and back draw
Track the winners bracket, the losers path, and the final stage without hand-maintained bracket updates.
Best when one early loss should not end a team’s day.
For organizers
See enough to make the next decision.
Use the format, schedule, standings, bracket, and insights views to keep setup and live operations in the right context. A result does not sit in isolation; it advances the draw and updates the story of the competition.
- • Schedule and assign competition matches
- • Record results against the right court and phase
- • Review current standings and seed order
- • Follow bracket progress without a separate spreadsheet
For players
Make the current state easy to follow.
Players return to the competition to see its registration state, their entry, match schedule, scores, standings, and bracket position. This reduces the need for organizers to repeatedly explain what changed and what happens next.
The detail is always tied back to the same competition they joined, whether it was discovered publicly or opened using a PIN.
Start with the field
A better bracket starts with better registration.
Choose the right entry model, make fees and prizes explicit, then give every confirmed team a clear route into match day.