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Tournament formats

The format sets the match scheme: round robin, a bracket, or groups with a playoff.

The format defines how matches are scheduled and how the winner is determined.

FormatWhen it fits
Round robinFew participants; everyone plays everyone, the fairest placement.
Single-elimination bracketMany participants and little time; a loss knocks you out.
Groups + playoffA group stage seeds a bracket — a balance of fairness and time.

The constructor itself suggests the number of matches, the estimated duration and a recommended number of tables — those figures react as you type, so they are not repeated here.

Note
In the tournament constructor most fields already carry a clear explanation. The help is here only where the meaning is not obvious from the field label — playoff placement, how the group stage is scored, several finals.
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