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Rollare is an online tournament-management tool aimed at organizers who want more than a bracket generator. It supports six formats: single and double elimination, round robin, Swiss, group-stage knockout, and Swiss followed by knockout. Organizers can create brackets for fields of up to 128 teams, with automatic seeding, byes, standings, tie-breakers, and advancement rules. The advertised workflow covers the event from registration and entry review through scheduling, scoring, and declaring a champion.
The key promise is that brackets and results update live as organizers or invited scorekeepers enter scores, while participants can follow schedules, standings, and match outcomes through a public link without needing accounts. Other tools include signup forms and capacity limits, approval and check-in, drag-and-drop scheduling with conflict detection, per-match permissions, notifications, and TV display or website embeds. Brackets can also be shared, printed, or exported as PDF, PNG, SVG, or CSV. The generator is offered free without an account, and the site says free brackets have no watermark or expiry; paid plans add branding and support for organizers running multiple events. Rollare is presented as suitable for community sports, esports, schools, offices, and casual competitions.
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