Wrestling tournaments have their own bracket conventions — weight classes, wrestlebacks, consolation rounds, place-getters to sixth or eighth. This bracket maker handles the core single-elim and double-elim shapes for wrestling events, with space for up to 64 wrestlers per weight class.
per weight class · double elim
Most wrestling tournaments use double elimination with a wrestleback (losers bracket). A wrestler who loses in the winners bracket drops to the consolation bracket and can wrestle back to the podium — usually for third place, though some tournaments place out to sixth or eighth.
Weight classes run as independent brackets. A typical high school dual-style tournament runs 13–14 separate brackets (one per weight class from 106 to 285 pounds). Each is an independent tournament with its own champion.
Wrestling tournaments usually seed by record, ranking, or prior placement. Common approaches:
This tool respects whatever order you enter participants in. For proper 1-vs-lowest cross-bracket placement, enter participants in standard bracket order (1, 16, 8, 9, 4, 13, 5, 12, 2, 15, 7, 10, 3, 14, 6, 11).
The distinctive thing about wrestling brackets is wrestlebacks. If a wrestler loses in the semifinals (top 4), they wrestle back against consolation-bracket wrestlers for 3rd/4th place. If they lose in the quarterfinals, they wrestle back for 5th/6th.
This tool supports the core double-elim structure. For full place-getter brackets (1st through 8th with a full consolation structure), you may need to run the tournament in stages: WB + LB for 1st–4th, then a separate bracket for 5th–8th.