Step 1 — Create the event
Start with the flyer and the format. The flyer carries all the details — added money, rating caps, race chart, schedule — so it goes in right up front.
What kind of tournament is this?
Double Elimination
Two lives — one loss drops you to the losers bracket. Your usual format.
★ Most common hereSingle Elimination
One loss and you're out. Fast and simple.
Round Robin
Everyone plays everyone. Great for small groups.
Doubles Team
Two players per team (Scotch Doubles, Jack & Jill, etc.).
3-Person Team
Three players per team.
4-Person Team
Four players per team.
5-Person Team
Five players per team.
Split Bracket
Two brackets by FargoRate — top half in Bracket 1, bottom half in Bracket 2 — with the top finishers from each advancing to one final bracket. Both brackets run double elimination; the final can be single or double.
FargoRate-seededMulti-Flight (Divisions)
Split a big field into several equal double-elim brackets — e.g. 128 players into 4 × 32 — then the top finishers from each (e.g. top 8) are randomly drawn into a final double-elim Finals bracket. Or run it as one single bracket.
Scales big fieldsStep 2 — Settings
The details off your flyer. (These are the fields we pulled from the real Fargo Billiards flyer.)
Step 3 — Add Players
Start typing a name. If the player has an account, their info fills in automatically — FargoRate, phone, email, and their country flag (set from their address at sign-up).
Entrants added (0)
No players added yet.
Step 4 — Add Tables
How many tables are you running on?
Table assignments & on-deck management live here (F-15).
Step 5 — Schedule Draw
When does it run — and how should the bracket be drawn?
How should the bracket be drawn?
Random draw 🎲
The app randomly places everyone into the bracket — fair and hands-off.
Manual seed ✍️
You set the seeds and matchups yourself — arrange the bracket by hand.
For a Split Bracket event, each bracket gets its own draw — Bracket 1, Bracket 2, and the final can each be random or seeded, your choice.
Once players are in, the bracket is drawn the way you picked above.
Step 6 — Preview Draw
See the bracket before you lock it in.
Preview of the auto-built double-elim bracket.
There's a working sample now → open the bracket demo.
Step 7 — Review
Last look before it goes live.
A summary of everything above — type, settings, players, tables, schedule, flyer —
with a payout preview from the calculator (F-19) so you see the money split before you start.