Run basketball tournaments, brackets and leagues — from tip-off to the final whistle.
Free printable brackets · Free offline events up to 8 players · No credit card to start
Choose 3x3 or 5x5, then run pool play into playoffs, single or double elimination, round robin or Swiss. Brakto handles registration, team rosters, court scheduling, live scores and standings; printable brackets are free for up to 64 teams.
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Four common entry points — pick the one that matches what you need today.
Online registration, payments, check-in, courts and live scores in one place.
Create an eventPrintable PDF in about 60 seconds. No signup, up to 64 players.
Free bracket generatorFind open events, see the schedule, and follow live results.
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Find a clubRosters, courts, pool-to-playoff progression and live scores are one workflow, so the gym floor and the bracket never disagree.
Create separate divisions for 3x3, 5x5, youth or co-ed play, each with its own team size and eligibility rules.
Run round-robin pools, then advance the top teams into a seeded knockout bracket. Pool and playoff scoring can differ.
Run single elimination or double elimination for 4/8/16/32-team fields, with an optional third-place game.
Assign games to named courts, balance the day, and give teams a schedule they can follow on their phone.
Enter scores at the scorer’s table, update standings instantly, and project a bracket or scoreboard to a gym TV.
Run a season with weekly play, configurable points for a win, draw or loss, standings and seeded playoffs.
Formats
Use one format across the event or mix them by division — 3x3 and 5x5 can share the same tournament day.
Group stage first, then the top teams advance into a seeded knockout bracket.
Best for: One-day tournaments and club championships.
Straight knockout draw for 4–64 teams, with an optional third-place game.
Best for: Large fields with limited court time.
Winners and losers brackets with a grand final and reset, for 4, 8, 16 or 32-team fields.
Best for: Events where one loss should not end the day.
Every team plays every other team, with configurable points and tiebreakers.
Best for: Small divisions and league play days.
Fixed rounds with strength-based pairing and Buchholz / Sonneborn-Berger tiebreakers.
Best for: Large fields that need a fair ranking without a knockout.
Dual-match team competition scored line by line, with a team winner at the end.
Best for: Inter-club leagues and team rivalries.
Workflow
The bracket, the court schedule and the scores stay in sync, so you do not rebuild the draw after every result.
Pick basketball, set the dates, venue and courts, then open online registration or import a team list by CSV/Excel.
Choose 3x3 or 5x5, set team size and eligibility, pick a format and seed the draw.
Check teams in, publish the court schedule, enter scores at the scorer’s table, and let brackets and standings update live.
Rules
Brakto records the final score and manages the draw; game-clock rules stay with your officials.
Enter the final score for each game. For 3x3, a game to 21 points is a common target; for 5x5, record the final score.
A knockout game cannot end level. Use overtime or your event’s tiebreak rule and enter the final winning score.
Standings sort by wins, then point differential and points scored, so ties resolve consistently.
Double elimination is supported for 4, 8, 16 and 32-team fields; other sizes are rejected with a clear message.
Set the roster size for 3x3, 5x5 or youth divisions, with age or rating limits where the event needs them.
For league seasons, set the points awarded for a win, draw and loss; standings and playoff seeds follow those values.
Templates
Templates prefill the divisions and format for a familiar event type. Use one as-is, or save your own setup.
A fast one-day 3x3 event.
A full-court 5v5 knockout.
Age-based divisions for school and club teams.
Want to reuse a setup every week? See how event templates work.
Single elimination, round robin and King of Court brackets in about 60 seconds — up to 64 players.
Play
Find a public basketball event, or a club that runs basketball events near you.
Public events on Brakto. Spectators can follow results without an account.
No public basketball events are listed yet. Browse the full events directory, or create your own event and it will appear there.
Clubs that run basketball events. Join a club or host your own.
No basketball clubs are listed yet. Browse the club directory, or create a club and add your events.
Pricing
Start free. Pay only when you open online registration or need a full club season.
Free
Printable brackets
Generate and download a PDF bracket for up to 64 players. No account required.
Make a bracketEvent
$25 one-time setup
Online registration, payments, check-in, courts and live scores — players pay $2 each on top of their entry fee.
See Event pricingClub
Club $999/year
Unlimited events for one club location, a reduced player fee, membership and season standings.
See Club pricingOrganizers keep 100% of entry fees. Standard payment processing fees apply when players pay online.
Deeper guides and the pages organizers ask for next.
The full platform pitch: features, pricing and who it is for.
How advancement, consolation and flighted playoffs work.
Strength-based pairing and Buchholz tiebreakers.
Assign courts and publish an order of play.
Season schedule, standings and playoff seeding.
Sport-specific settings and defaults across the platform.
Need registration, payments, check-in and live scoring for every division?
See the basketball tournament softwareCreate the event, add your divisions and share the registration link. Start free, and upgrade only when you open online registration.
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