Backyard cornhole, league night, or charity event — you need a bracket. This free tool handles single elimination, double elimination, and round robin for 2–64 teams, with a clean printable format and live updates so everyone can track results.
Create your cornhole tournament
any size · ACL-style double elim
How Cornhole Tournaments Are Run
The American Cornhole League (ACL) and most organized cornhole events use double elimination as the standard format. Double elim ensures no team is knocked out on a single bad game, which matters in a skill game where one team can get hot and upset a favorite.
For casual backyard tournaments, single elimination is common because it's fast. For regular league play, round robin pools followed by a single-elim bracket is typical — everyone plays a set of pool games, then the top teams advance.
Teams or Singles
Most cornhole tournaments are team-based — two players per team, taking turns throwing. This bracket works either way; just enter whatever names are competing ("Jake & Mike," "Team Red," "Corn Stars," etc.).
For singles cornhole (less common but growing), enter individual names.
Running the Tournament
Seeding: if everyone's roughly equal, random works. If there are known strong teams, spread them across the bracket.
Match format: most tournaments are best-of-three games to 21. Shorter formats (single game to 15, first-to-11) are used for large fields on tight schedules.
Scoring: cornhole uses cancellation scoring (Team A's points cancel Team B's in the same round). Bag in the hole = 3, bag on the board = 1.
Court setup: 27 feet from the front of one board to the front of the other. Boards are 2′×4′ angled at ~12 degrees.
Tournament Day Tips
Print the bracket and tack it somewhere visible. People will ask "when do we play?" a lot otherwise.
Share the link in a group chat so teams can check their next match on their phones.
Keep match times reasonable — cornhole is outdoor and weather-sensitive.
Track individual game scores manually. The bracket records winners; per-game scores (useful for pool-play tiebreakers) are on you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Best format for 8 teams?
Double elimination. Standard ACL-style tournament.
Best format for 32 teams at an event?
Single elim with pool play beforehand, or pure double elim if time allows.
Can I run a doubles league over multiple weeks?
Yes. Use round robin, save the link, fill in results as weeks pass.
Does this work for bags/cornbag/whatever it's called?
Yes. The game has a lot of names. This is cornhole.