This is how we do it.
Tournament formats — knockout, round robin, groups — explained, and run for you. Which one suits the people you've got?
What should I run?
Four quick questions. We'll tell you the format, and how it would run with us.
That's why it's Leagology.
Any format gets you a winner. We give the room something to talk about on the way home.
It's on the telly.
The draw, the scores and the bracket on the screen, live, while the room watches.
It gets talked about.
Commentary written from what actually happened. The upset, the comeback, the one who bottled it.
The numbers are real.
Stats from every match, scored as it's played. Nobody's guessing who's best any more.
Everyone you've played.
Your rivals, your record against each of them, and who you still owe one.
And one number that follows every player from series to series: Leagology Rankings. How it works
Every format.
Three run on Leagology today. The rest are explained here because people ask.
Knockout
A knockout tournament is the format everyone knows: a bracket, sudden death every round, and the fewest matches of any format. Here's how it works, when to run one, and how many rounds you need.
Round Robin
A round robin is the fairest format there is: nobody goes out after one bad game, and the table decides it. Here's how it works, how many matches it takes, and how to run one as a weekly league.
Group Stages and Knockout
Groups first, then a knockout — the World Cup format. Everyone gets several games before the sudden death starts. Here's how groups are drawn, who goes through, and how long it takes.
Swiss System · not on Leagology yet
The Swiss system keeps everyone playing every round and pairs people on the same record. More games than a knockout, far fewer than a round robin. Here's how the pairings work.
Double Elimination · not on Leagology yet
Double elimination is a knockout with a safety net: lose once and you drop into the losers bracket, lose twice and you're out. Here's how the two brackets and the grand final work.
Mass Elimination · not on Leagology yet
Mass elimination is the party format — killer pool, around the world darts, last player standing. The lowest scores go out each round until one is left.
Run a tournament at your venue.
We run the draw, the scores, the screen and the rankings. You run the room. One plan per venue. We ask for a card when you set up your first event, and nothing is charged until the trial ends.
Just want players to find you? List your venue free — players see what they can play there.