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Tournament Bracket Generator (Javascript + CSS, no tables)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Tournament Bracket Generator</title>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://underscorejs.org/underscore-min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).on('ready', function() {
var knownBrackets = [2,4,8,16,32], // brackets with "perfect" proportions (full fields, no byes)
exampleTeams = _.shuffle(["New Jersey Devils","New York Islanders","New York Rangers","Philadelphia Flyers","Pittsburgh Penguins","Boston Bruins","Buffalo Sabres","Montreal Canadiens","Ottawa Senators","Toronto Maple Leafs","Carolina Hurricanes","Florida Panthers","Tampa Bay Lightning","Washington Capitals","Winnipeg Jets","Chicago Blackhawks","Columbus Blue Jackets","Detroit Red Wings","Nashville Predators","St. Louis Blues","Calgary Flames","Colorado Avalanche","Edmonton Oilers","Minnesota Wild","Vancouver Canucks","Anaheim Ducks","Dallas Stars","Los Angeles Kings","Phoenix Coyotes","San Jose Sharks","Montreal Wanderers","Quebec Nordiques","Hartford Whalers"]), // because a bracket needs some teams!
bracketCount = 0;
/*
* Build our bracket "model"
*/
function getBracket(base) {
var closest = _.find(knownBrackets, function(k) { return k>=base; }),
byes = closest-base;
if(byes>0) base = closest;
var brackets = [],
round = 1,
baseT = base/2,
baseC = base/2,
teamMark = 0,
nextInc = base/2;
for(i=1;i<=(base-1);i++) {
var baseR = i/baseT,
isBye = false;
if(byes>0 && (i%2!=0 || byes>=(baseT-i))) {
isBye = true;
byes--;
}
var last = _.map(_.filter(brackets, function(b) { return b.nextGame == i; }), function(b) { return {game:b.bracketNo,teams:b.teamnames}; });
brackets.push({
lastGames: round==1 ? null : [last[0].game,last[1].game],
nextGame: nextInc+i>base-1?null:nextInc+i,
teamnames: round==1 ? [exampleTeams[teamMark],exampleTeams[teamMark+1]] : [last[0].teams[_.random(1)],last[1].teams[_.random(1)]],
bracketNo: i,
roundNo: round,
bye: isBye
});
teamMark+=2;
if(i%2!=0) nextInc--;
while(baseR>=1) {
round++;
baseC/= 2;
baseT = baseT + baseC;
baseR = i/baseT;
}
}
renderBrackets(brackets);
}
/*
* Inject our brackets
*/
function renderBrackets(struct) {
var groupCount = _.uniq(_.map(struct, function(s) { return s.roundNo; })).length;
var group = $('<div class="group'+(groupCount+1)+'" id="b'+bracketCount+'"></div>'),
grouped = _.groupBy(struct, function(s) { return s.roundNo; });
for(g=1;g<=groupCount;g++) {
var round = $('<div class="r'+g+'"></div>');
_.each(grouped[g], function(gg) {
if(gg.bye)
round.append('<div></div>');
else
round.append('<div><div class="bracketbox"><span class="info">'+gg.bracketNo+'</span><span class="teama">'+gg.teamnames[0]+'</span><span class="teamb">'+gg.teamnames[1]+'</span></div></div>');
});
group.append(round);
}
group.append('<div class="r'+(groupCount+1)+'"><div class="final"><div class="bracketbox"><span class="teamc">'+_.last(struct).teamnames[_.random(1)]+'</span></div></div></div>');
$('#brackets').append(group);
bracketCount++;
$('html,body').animate({
scrollTop: $("#b"+(bracketCount-1)).offset().top
});
}
$('#add').on('click', function() {
var opts = parseInt(prompt('Bracket size (number of teams):',32));
if(!_.isNaN(opts) && opts <= _.last(knownBrackets))
getBracket(opts);
else
alert('The bracket size you specified is not currently supported.');
});
});
</script>
<style type="text/css">
html, body, .brackets {
width: 100%;
min-height: 100%;
font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;
}
.metroBtn {
background-color: #2E7BCC;
color: #fff;
font-size: 1.1em;
padding: 10px;
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 30px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.brackets > div {
vertical-align: top;
clear: both;
}
.brackets > div > div {
float: left;
height: 100%;
}
.brackets > div > div > div {
margin: 50px 0;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox {
position: relative;
width: 100%; height: 100%;
border-top: 1px solid #555;
border-right: 1px solid #555;
border-bottom: 1px solid #555;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox > span.info {
position: absolute;
top: 25%;
left: 25%;
font-size: 0.8em;
color: #BBB;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox > span {
position: absolute;
left: 5px;
font-size: 0.85em;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox > span.teama {
top: -20px;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox > span.teamb {
bottom: -20px;
}
.brackets div.bracketbox > span.teamc {
bottom: 1px;
}
.brackets > .group2 {
height: 260px;
}
.brackets > .group2 > div {
width: 49%;
}
.brackets > .group3 {
height: 320px;
}
.brackets > .group3 > div {
width: 32.7%;
}
.brackets > .group4 > div {
width: 24.5%;
}
.brackets > .group5 > div {
width: 19.6%;
}
.brackets > .group6 {
height: 2000px;
}
.brackets > .group6 > div {
width: 16.3%;
}
.brackets > div > .r1 > div {
height: 60px;
}
.brackets > div > .r2 > div {
margin: 80px 0 110px 0;
height: 110px;
}
.brackets > div > .r3 > div {
margin: 135px 0 220px 0;
height: 220px;
}
.brackets > div > .r4 > div {
margin: 250px 0 445px 0;
height: 445px;
}
.brackets > div > .r5 > div {
margin: 460px 0 0 0;
height: 900px;
}
.brackets > div > .r6 > div {
margin: 900px 0 0 0;
}
.brackets div.final > div.bracketbox {
border-top: 0px;
border-right: 0px;
height: 0px;
}
.brackets > div > .r4 > div.drop {
height: 180px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
}
.brackets > div > .r5 > div.final.drop {
margin-top: 345px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
height: 1px;
}
.brackets > div > div > div:last-of-type {
margin-bottom: 0px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Quick script to demonstrate generating tournament brackets without tables (using CSS). Let me know what you think <a href="http://twitter.com/sterlingwes">@SterlingWes</a> (bonus marks if you can help me improve my CSS).</p>
<div id="add" class="metroBtn">Add Bracket</div>
<div class="brackets" id="brackets">
</div>
</body>
</html>
@tanguyantoine
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Thanks. it helps a lot

@royk-xing
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This is pretty neat, if we can custom each entry and be able to enter score on each game, similar to www.tournamentsoftware.com, then it would be perfect! can't wait for the next release.

@matthewtrask
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Hey Wes, I just contacted you on twitter, Im looking to use something similar to this, but with 64 teams. I can t find the CSS that controls how the brackets are made. Any tips?

@sterlingwes
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Hey Matt,

To get 64 teams working you'll likely want to add a group7 class along the lines of the pattern I've used above. You'll notice in web inspector that group6 uses six "round" classes (r1 thru r6) denoting the columns of games as you progress through the bracket. Group 7 would have 7 of those, so the main thing is the width changes.

That would likely necessitate some adjustments to the other groups since at that size you may notice small differences (ie: brackets not matching up perfectly with the middle of the predecessor game, etc). I'll need to make a similar adjustment in my software that uses this soon, and will post my updated CSS then, since I've made adjustments to this already.

Cheers

@MattyO4
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MattyO4 commented Feb 20, 2014

This is great, thanks Wes! How would you go about splitting the bracket up a la 16 teams on the left and 16 teams on the right (championship meets in middle)?

@bearinaustin
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Really great script. I was able to use it as a starting point and modified it to count the opposite direction and am now using jquery to highlight the winning path, etc. Thanks for the start!

@sterlingwes
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@bearinaustin sounds great, would be interested in seeing your work!

@rasadeghnasab
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would you tell me, how can I rewrite this line in php ? I do not understand it.
var last = .map(.filter(brackets, function(b) { return b.nextGame == i; }), function(b) { return {game:b.bracketNo,teams:b.teamnames}; });

@lesha9772
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Thanks.

@jplt001
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jplt001 commented Jan 12, 2016

Do you have version of it in Double Elimination? by the way thanks a lot this code you've created it helps me a lot .

@bridge2273
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How can I change the team names so it comes from user input on my website?

@hiteshsolanki
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@KevinArce98
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Thanks, its very good!!

@regiszanandrea
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@raminsadeghi and others, PHP version:

/**
* @param $base
* @return array
*/
public function getBracket($base)
{
    $knownBrackets = [2,4,8,16,32]; // brackets with "perfect" proportions (full fields, no byes)

    $exampleTeams  = ["New Jersey Devils","New York Islanders","New York Rangers","Philadelphia Flyers","Pittsburgh Penguins","Boston Bruins","Buffalo Sabres","Montreal Canadiens","Ottawa Senators","Toronto Maple Leafs","Carolina Hurricanes","Florida Panthers","Tampa Bay Lightning","Washington Capitals","Winnipeg Jets","Chicago Blackhawks","Columbus Blue Jackets","Detroit Red Wings","Nashville Predators","St. Louis Blues","Calgary Flames","Colorado Avalanche","Edmonton Oilers","Minnesota Wild","Vancouver Canucks","Anaheim Ducks","Dallas Stars","Los Angeles Kings","Phoenix Coyotes","San Jose Sharks","Montreal Wanderers","Quebec Nordiques","Hartford Whalers"]; // because a bracket needs some teams!

    $closest =current(array_filter($knownBrackets, function($element) use ($base){
        return $element >= $base;
    }));

    $byes = $closest-$base;

    if($byes>0)	$base = $closest;

    $brackets = [];
    $round = 1;
    $baseT = $base/2;
    $baseC = $base/2;
    $teamMark = 0;
    $nextInc = $base/2;

    for ($i = 1; $i <= ($base-1); $i++) {
        $baseR = $i/$baseT;
        $isBye = false;

        if($byes > 0 && ($i%2 != 0 || $byes >= ($baseT-$i))) {
            $isBye = true;
            $byes--;
        }

        $arrTemp = array_values(array_filter($brackets, function($c) use($i){
           return $c->nextGame == $i;
        }));

        $last = array_map(function($b){
            return (object) array(
                'game' => $b->bracketNo,
                'teams' => $b->teamnames
            );
        }, $arrTemp);


        $brackets[] =  (object) [
            "lastGames" =>	($round == 1) ? null : [ $last[0]->game, $last[1]->game],
            "nextGame" =>	(($nextInc+$i) > $base-1) ? null: ($nextInc+$i),
            "teamnames" =>	($round == 1) ? [$exampleTeams[$teamMark],$exampleTeams[$teamMark+1]] : [$last[0]->teams[rand(0,1)],$last[1]->teams[rand(0,1)]],
            "bracketNo" =>	$i,
            "roundNo" =>	$round,
            "bye" =>	        $isBye
        ];

        $teamMark += 2;
        if ($i%2 !=0 ) {
            $nextInc--;
        }
        while($baseR >= 1) {
            $round++;
            $baseC /= 2;
            $baseT = $baseT + $baseC;
            $baseR = $i/$baseT;
        }
    }
        
    return $brackets;
}

@maciz84
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maciz84 commented Apr 25, 2019

@royk-xing did you ever manage to set it up so that you could enter your own scores?

@maciz84
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maciz84 commented Apr 25, 2019

Has anyone managed to write any code that would fill in the next round opponents when there is a bye and not fill out all the tournament stage brackets? This code is so close to being perfect but as @royk-xing mentioned years ago, it would great to have more ability to customise.

@royk-xing
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royk-xing commented Apr 26, 2019 via email

@maciz84
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maciz84 commented Apr 26, 2019

@royk-xing ah damn dude that is unfortunate. What a shame, I will keep trying a bit longer and let you know if I get anywhere.

@royk-xing
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royk-xing commented Apr 26, 2019 via email

@riskidwiputra
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hello sir,
how can I fill in my teams automatically taken from a database

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