Generate Playoff, Bracket and Placement Games
Generate quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, bracket views, and placement games from earlier results or standings.
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Use playoff generation after earlier phase results or standings can seed the next phase.
Before you generate
- Select a playoff-like working phase, such as
Series,Knockout,Classification, or legacy playoff series. - Confirm the source phase has the standings or completed series needed for the generator kind.
- Confirm the venue, date range, weekdays, start time, games per date, duration, interval, series length, and visibility.
- Confirm the official league timezone. Generator dates and times use league time.
If Playoffs or Bracket is missing, open Manage schedule phases and check the selected working phase type.
Playoff methods
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Playoff tools appear when the selected working phase is playoff-like.
Working phase
The selected phase controls which scheduling methods are available.
Choose a scheduling method
These are the methods available for the selected playoff-like working phase.
The selected working phase is the target phase for generated playoff games.
Playoff generator
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Create one game, enter many games, or generate a full phase from one dedicated page.
Generate playoff games
Use completed results from one phase to create the next playoff or placement games.
Use Semifinals / Top 4 when ranks 1-4 play bracket matchups or quarterfinal winners advance.
Semifinals / Top 4 source teams
Eliminations standings determine the generated seeds.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | PPanthers | 9-1 | 18 | +86 |
| #2 | BBears | 8-2 | 16 | +52 |
| #3 | TTitans | 7-3 | 14 | +31 |
| #4 | FFalcons | 6-4 | 12 | +18 |
Days of the week
3 dates selected from this range.
Review schedule warnings before generating.
Preview games can still be moved with slot swaps before saving.
| Game | Matchup | Date | Time | Venue | Swap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Game 1 | PPanthersvsFFalcons | Sat, Mar 29, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Main gym | |
Game 1 | BBearsvsTTitans | Sat, Mar 29, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Main gym | |
Game 2 | PPanthersvsFFalcons | Sat, Apr 5, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Main gym | |
Game 2 | BBearsvsTTitans | Sat, Apr 5, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Main gym | |
Game 3 | PPanthersvsFFalcons | Sat, Apr 12, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Main gym | |
Game 3 | BBearsvsTTitans | Sat, Apr 12, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Main gym |
Choose the generator kind, source phase, venue, date range, days of the week, start time, games per date, duration, interval, series length, and visibility. Generated games stay in draft unless you choose published.
For a Group Stage source, a custom Series phase can qualify the same number from each group or use combined Top 8 qualification. Combined Top 8 requires at least eight assigned teams, equal-sized groups, and every configured group result to be final. LeagueFlow then ranks the assigned teams together and seeds the quarterfinals 1–8.
Built-in templates use fixed eligibility rules. Group Stage + Top 4 Playoffs supports 6–12 teams. Group Stage + Top 8 Playoffs supports 8–12 teams and advances four teams from each of two groups.
Bracket review
After generated playoff games exist, the Bracket method can show the playoff path.
Playoff bracket
After playoff games exist, the bracket shows ordered rounds, winners, TBD slots, and classification.
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals
4 matchups
Semifinals
2 matchups
Finals
1 matchup
Quarterfinals
QF1
Completed · First to 1 win
Quarterfinals
QF2
Completed · First to 1 win
Quarterfinals
QF3
Completed · First to 1 win
Quarterfinals
QF4
In progress · First to 1 win
Semifinals
SF1
Not started · First to 2 wins
Semifinals
SF2
Not started · First to 2 wins
Finals
Finals
Not started · First to 2 wins
Classification
Battle for Third
Battle for Third
Not started · First to 1 win
Placement matchups stay outside the championship path.
The app renders classification rounds in their own section below the main bracket.
If you select Bracket before playoff games exist, the app shows an empty bracket state.
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The bracket panel appears from the Bracket method, but it stays empty until playoff phases or generated playoff games exist.
No bracket yet
Create playoff phases or generate playoff games to see the bracket path.
Quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, and classification phases appear here.
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