How do I get everyone in round 1 and then the winners advance
On single elimination Tournaments how do I get everyone in round one and then have the winner of each match keep advancing. Even though I have not started my tournament I see people in round 2 already. I want everyone to start in round one
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Mari Kara commented
To get everyone into round 1 and then only let the winners move forward, you can apply Qualifying Competition: Organize Matches or Challenges to determine the winners of each round. This can be through competing games, multiple-choice questions, or any activity that aligns with your goals. https://retrobowlmod.com
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Rotendo commented
I can answer this. This is because the way the brackets are created. Traditional brackets are normally 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. What has been changed a long time ago, was the option to choose the size of your tournament. Now, you either add the participants yourself, or have them sign in via their own account.
If you end up with 21 players, your bracket tree will look a bit odd. 11 players will fall under round 2 and forcing 10 players to play round 1 matches. That means that 11 players will have had byes and the 5 winners of round 1 will advance to play the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th seed (as byes are favored and given to the top seeds) 6 players will have all been paired.
This isn't any different from having a full 32 man bracket with 11 byes (given to 1st to 11th seeded players) and seeing only 5 matches for round 1 being played. However, this causes an issue when running the loser brackets. It adds an additional match in for 2 unlucky players who instead of having to play or so it seems. This would throw man people off.