Tournaments
Tournament types*
Single elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Defeated competitors play no further part after losing except for losing semi-finalists where an optional third place playoff can happen.
Single elimination (with consolation)
In this single elimination tournament type, defeated competitors get to participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings.
Double elimination
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.
Competitors are broken into two sets of brackets, the winners' bracket and losers' bracket (W and L brackets for short; also referred as championship bracket and elimination bracket, upper bracket and lower bracket, or main bracket and repechage) after the first round. The first-round winners proceed into the W bracket and the losers proceed into the L bracket. The W bracket is conducted in the same manner as a single-elimination tournament, except that the losers of each round "drop down" into the L bracket.
The final winner is the winner of the match opposing the two brackets winners.
Competitors are broken into two sets of brackets, the winners' bracket and losers' bracket (W and L brackets for short; also referred as championship bracket and elimination bracket, upper bracket and lower bracket, or main bracket and repechage) after the first round. The first-round winners proceed into the W bracket and the losers proceed into the L bracket. The W bracket is conducted in the same manner as a single-elimination tournament, except that the losers of each round "drop down" into the L bracket.
The final winner is the winner of the match opposing the two brackets winners.
Round robin
A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets every other participant once, in turns.
Round robin (2 way matches)
A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets every other participant twice, i.e. two-legged home and away, in turns.
Manual with no bracket
A manual tournament is a competition where the winner is manually selected by the tournament organiser.
* Available types may vary depending on the forum admin configuration.
Registration types*
Solo (Username based)
Users participate in the tournament as single individuals under their forum username. Upon winning the tournament, their own won tournament count is incremented.
Team (Roster based)
Users participate in the tournament as a team issued from Roster. Registration to the tournament is performed by the team captain. Upon winning the tournament, the roster's won tournament count is incremented.
Free input
Users participate in the tournament as single individuals but can endorse a pseudonym set when registering to the tournament. Upon winning the tournament, their own won tournament count is incremented.
* Available types may vary depending on the forum admin configuration.