LeaguePour

Tournament & league software

Tournament & League Management Built for Bars, Breweries, and Local Venues

Run dart leagues, cornhole tournaments, trivia nights, euchre leagues, poker nights, pool tournaments, and recurring bar events from one simple platform. LeaguePour helps venues collect signups, take payments, track matches and standings, manage teams, share QR codes, and turn one-time events into repeat customers.

Brackets, signups, and standings without the chaos

Pick an established format, collect registrations, track teams, enter scores, and keep the night moving. LeaguePour is built for real venues - not just online brackets.

Live

SignupsPaymentsQR codesStaff score entryAutomatic single-elimination bracketsAutomatic round-robin schedulingStandingsVenue hubs

Designed for

Custom / manual formats

Roadmap

Double eliminationLadderSeason / pointsSwissPool play into playoffsDrag-and-drop seedingStation assignmentPublic queue display
A real LeaguePour single-elimination tournament bracket, generated by the same bracket logic every competition uses, with sample team names.

Real bracket from the /demo page - sample data

Built around the problems venues already have

Not customer testimonials - these are the operational headaches LeaguePour is built to solve for bars, breweries, and taprooms.

No more paper signup sheets

Players register from their phone, and staff can see who is confirmed and who has paid.

Less chasing payments

Collect entry fees online with Stripe instead of handling cash, Venmo screenshots, or last-minute no-shows.

More reasons to come back

Use standings, event pages, QR codes, and campaigns to turn one game night into the next one.

Promote the whole night

Highlight prizes, sponsors, food specials, drink specials, and upcoming leagues around the competition.

What LeaguePour is built to solve

We need a better way to collect signups before league night.
We want players to find our events without digging through Facebook posts.
We need standings, payments, and promotion in one place.

Choose the right bracket without knowing tournament theory

LeaguePour is built for real venue operators. Pick your game, number of teams, available time, and whether everyone should play more than once - LeaguePour helps you choose the format that fits the night. The smart setup wizard is Planned in the competition builder; recommendations below use established formats only.

Fastest night: Single elimination

Live

Fast one-night events - one loss and out. Good when speed matters.

Roadmap: Double elimination

Roadmap

Competitive bar tournaments - common for darts, pool, cornhole, and esports-style nights.

Everyone plays more: Round robin

Live

Small leagues or groups where everyone should play everyone.

Run it your way: Custom

Live

Any format LeaguePour doesn't auto-generate yet - progressive/rotating-partner euchre nights, double elimination, ladders, or a house format.

Best for medium events: Pool play into playoffs

Planned

Medium/large tournaments - teams split into pools, round robin within each pool, top teams advance to elimination playoffs.

Best for large events: Swiss

Roadmap

Larger fields where everyone should play multiple rounds but full round robin is too large.

Roadmap: Points race / leaderboard season

Roadmap

Trivia, music bingo, recurring league nights, and long-running venue competitions.

Smart setup wizard

Planned

Coming to the competition builder - answer a few questions and LeaguePour recommends an established format (no custom or experimental styles).

  • 8 teams | ~2 hours | one night | darts

    → Recommends: Single elimination

    Designed for
  • 16 teams | competitive | cornhole

    → Recommends: Single elimination today (Double elimination is on the roadmap)

    Live
  • 12 teams | patio | medium field

    → Recommends: Pool play into playoff bracket

    Planned
  • 20+ teams | multiple games each

    → Recommends: Swiss → playoff cut

    Roadmap
  • 6 teams | weekly | recurring

    → Recommends: Round robin season

    Live
  • Weekly | recurring | points

    → Recommends: Round robin today (dedicated points/season format is on the roadmap)

    Roadmap

Established tournament formats

Labels reflect the product today: Live = works end-to-end; Designed for = format type + manual matches/standings; Planned / Roadmap = engine work in progress.

Single elimination

Live

Classic knockout bracket. Winner advances; loser is done.

Best for: Fast one-night events - one loss and out. Good when speed matters.

Today

Select Single elimination when creating a competition. Once registrations are in, press Start Tournament and LeaguePour generates Round 1 automatically (byes handled for odd counts). Enter scores and press Advance to generate each next round - the champion is declared automatically when the final is scored.

Bracket engine next

Printable bracket layouts and seeding by ranking rather than signup order.

Double elimination

Roadmap

Winners bracket and losers bracket; optional grand final reset when the losers-bracket champion beats the winners-bracket champion.

Best for: Competitive bar tournaments - common for darts, pool, cornhole, and esports-style nights.

Today

Not available in the competition builder yet - double elimination isn't a selectable format today. Use Single elimination or Round robin for automatic bracket/schedule generation, or Custom to track a double-elim night manually with match labels.

Bracket engine next

Auto-build winners/losers trees, route losers correctly, and handle grand final reset rules.

Round robin

Live

Balanced schedule - supports points, wins/losses, ties, and standings-based tiebreakers.

Best for: Small leagues or groups where everyone should play everyone.

Today

Select Round robin when creating a competition. Press Start Tournament and LeaguePour generates the complete schedule automatically (every entrant plays every other entrant once). Standings recompute automatically as scores are entered, and the competition completes itself once every match has a result.

Bracket engine next

Point-differential and head-to-head tiebreakers for standings ties.

Custom / manual

Live

You add each round's matchups yourself and enter scores as they're played - no bracket logic assumed.

Best for: Any format LeaguePour doesn't auto-generate yet - progressive/rotating-partner euchre nights, double elimination, ladders, or a house format.

Today

Select Custom when creating a competition. Add each match manually from the competition page and enter scores as they happen; describe your format in House rules so players and staff know what to expect.

Bracket engine next

N/A - manual control is this format's intended behavior, not a gap.

Pool play into playoff bracket

Planned

Group stage → single or double elimination playoff.

Best for: Medium/large tournaments - teams split into pools, round robin within each pool, top teams advance to elimination playoffs.

Today

Run pool stages as a Custom or Round robin competition today; move top teams into a separate Single elimination competition for playoffs. No automatic pool-to-playoff hand-off yet.

Bracket engine next

Pool assignment, per-pool standings, advancement rules, and one-click playoff bracket generation.

Swiss

Roadmap

Pair teams with similar records each round; avoid repeat matchups where possible; optional top cut into playoffs.

Best for: Larger fields where everyone should play multiple rounds but full round robin is too large.

Today

Not a bracket kind in the builder yet - use Custom or Round robin for smaller fields until Swiss pairing ships.

Bracket engine next

Swiss pairing by record, rematch avoidance, round caps, and optional playoff cut.

Ladder / challenge ladder

Roadmap

Ranked ladder with challenge rules instead of a fixed bracket night.

Best for: Ongoing venue rankings - players or teams challenge nearby ranked opponents (darts, pool, bags, chess).

Today

Not available in the competition builder today - Ladder isn't a selectable format. Use Custom to run a challenge ladder manually until dedicated ladder logic ships.

Bracket engine next

Challenge requests, rank swap rules, inactivity drops, and public ladder boards.

Points race / leaderboard season

Roadmap

Accumulate points across multiple dates; weekly results, season totals, prizes, and optional playoffs.

Best for: Trivia, music bingo, recurring league nights, and long-running venue competitions.

Today

Points leaderboard and Season standings aren't selectable formats today. For a season-long series, set up one Round robin competition with a recurring schedule - standings accrue automatically across every night's results.

Bracket engine next

A dedicated points/season bracket kind, weekly score import, and automatic playoff seeding from season totals.

Best-of series

Roadmap

A match is a series of games; first to required wins advances.

Best for: Playoff rounds or competitive sets - best-of-1, 3, 5, or 7 (darts sets, pool races, finals).

Today

Track as a single match row with aggregate score today, or split into labeled sub-matches manually.

Bracket engine next

Best-of-N match type, per-leg scoring, and series win detection.

Consolation bracket

Roadmap

Optional secondary bracket for non-medal teams.

Best for: Keeping eliminated teams playing so the venue stays busy longer.

Today

Run as a separate competition or manual match labels until consolation trees are built in.

Bracket engine next

Opt-in consolation bracket alongside main elimination.

Third-place match

Roadmap

Semifinal losers play for bronze.

Best for: Prize tournaments that award top three.

Today

Add a labeled match row for the third-place game on the competition page.

Bracket engine next

Auto-create third-place match when elimination bracket reaches semifinals.

Run every kind of bar competition

LeaguePour is built around how real bars run nights - not office park esports. Pick a format template, set caps and fees, and publish a signup page your regulars can actually use on a phone.

Built for real venue operations

Brackets are only half the job. You need check-in, staff permissions, scores on the board, and a plan for next week - without a tournament director certification.

  • Staff roles so owners, managers, and coordinators can share the workload
  • Registration list doubles as your night-of check-in sheet
  • Match score entry from the venue dashboard - bracket cards update on Standings
  • Public scoreboard view for bar TVs and projector displays
  • Waivers and rules published on the signup page before players pay
  • Duplicate or reopen signup for the next season without rebuilding from scratch

See how venues use LeaguePour →

Collect signups and payments

Stop chasing cash at the door. Players commit before league night, and you know exactly how many teams or seats to expect.

  • Solo, captain-led team, or full roster team registration
  • Free events or paid entry fees collected through Stripe Checkout
  • Entry fees deposit to your venue Stripe account - LeaguePour does not hold your funds
  • Participant caps that close signup automatically when spots fill
  • Downloadable QR codes for tables, windows, and social posts
  • Payment records tied to registrations; refunds processed through Stripe when you issue them

How setup works → | Pricing & fees →

Grow the crowd, not just the bracket

A full bracket is a good night. A full bracket next month is a business. LeaguePour keeps your player list and public pages working between events.

  • Public venue hub listing every open competition
  • SEO-friendly competition pages players can find and share
  • City and regional discovery pages for bar leagues in your market
  • Email campaign drafts to past registrants and opted-in followers
  • Prize and rules sections on each event so sponsors and house promos stay visible
  • Highlight food, drink, and sponsor messaging in descriptions and player emails

Browse city league pages →

LeaguePour vs generic tournament software

Dedicated bracket tools like Challonge focus on drawing and running brackets. LeaguePour is venue-first: paid signups to your Stripe account, public event pages, staff score entry, and marketing that fills the next league night - not just tonight's final.

Roadmap and Planned labels mean the feature is in development, not live today.

FeatureGeneric Tournament SoftwareLeaguePour
Auto-generated brackets/schedulesSingle elim & round robin
Manual match + score trackingSometimes
League standingsSometimes
Paid team signupSometimes
QR code signupLimited
Ratings / leaderboards
Bulk participant importRoadmap
Drag-and-drop seedingRoadmap
Verified email requirementOftenAccount email required
Blocklist / banned participant controlsSometimesRoadmap
Custom registration fieldsPlanned
Registration list for door check-inLimited
Match station assignmentSometimesRoadmap
Station queue displayRoadmap
Match timesRoadmap
Match attachmentsRoadmap
Embeddable bracketsRoadmap
Printed bracketsDesigned for
API accessRoadmap
Event tickets / merchandiseSometimesRoadmap
Sponsor promotionLimited
Food and drink specials
Venue event hub
Local SEO discovery pages
Repeat-player campaigns
Bar-game templates
Built for bars and breweries

Bracket engine roadmap

Goal: bracket and tournament setup as good as or better than generic tournament tools - while keeping venue-first signups, payments, and discovery. Generic tools organize matchups; LeaguePour helps venues fill the room.

  • →Auto-generate and advance double-elimination brackets (winners + losers trees, grand final reset)
  • →Dedicated ladder format with challenge requests and rank swaps
  • →Dedicated points/season format with weekly rollups and automatic playoff seeding
  • →Drag-and-drop seeding and bulk participant import
  • →Pool play groups with advancement into elimination playoffs
  • →Swiss pairing with rematch limits and optional top cut
  • →Best-of-3 / best-of-5 series matches
  • →Consolation bracket and third-place match options
  • →Station/board assignment and public queue display
  • →Smart format wizard in the competition builder

Everything in one venue platform

From bracket styles to payouts - what LeaguePour supports for bars, breweries, taprooms, and sports bars.

Single elimination tournaments

Live today: press Start Tournament and LeaguePour generates Round 1 automatically from your registrations (byes handled), then advances each round as scores come in until a champion is declared.

Double elimination (roadmap)

Not yet available in the builder - pick Single elimination or Round robin for automatic generation today, or Custom to track a double-elim night manually. Full auto double-elim trees are on the roadmap.

Round robin leagues

Live today: press Start Tournament and LeaguePour generates the full round-robin schedule automatically. Standings (wins, losses, ties, points) update automatically as scores are entered.

Pool play into playoffs (planned)

Planned: pool groups with advancement into elimination playoffs. Until pool play ships, run round robin groups and set up the playoff bracket yourself.

Weekly leagues

Show the schedule on the signup page (for example, "Every Thursday, 8 weeks + finals"), and duplicate the league to re-open signup for the next season.

Team-based signups

Register full teams with caps sized to your boards, tables, or lanes.

Captain-managed teams

One captain registers and invites partners - common for doubles and euchre.

Free events or paid entry fees

Set entry to $0 for free nights or collect buy-ins before players arrive.

QR code signup

Download a PNG QR from the venue or competition page - scan to open signup.

Mobile-friendly public event page

Players register from any phone browser; no app install required.

Staff/admin score entry

Venue staff enter match scores; bracket and standings views refresh from those rows.

Participant self-reporting (roadmap)

Player-submitted scores are on the roadmap - today, venue staff enter scores in the dashboard.

Station/table/board assignment

Use match labels and your registration list to assign boards; dedicated auto-assignment is on the roadmap.

Registration list

Every confirmed and paid registration in one place - print it or pull it up to check people in at the door.

Printable bracket

Bracket cards on the Standings page - screenshot or print from the browser for wall brackets.

Public standings

Leaderboards on your public venue and competition pages for in-bar displays.

Stripe payments

Card payments through Stripe Connect; payouts follow your Stripe schedule.

Team entry fees

Charge per team for doubles, euchre pairs, or squad formats.

Individual entry fees

Per-player fees for solo brackets, poker nights, or singles leagues.

Custom registration questions

Capture extra details in rules and waiver text today; structured custom fields are planned.

Participant caps

Set a cap and signup closes automatically when it fills - no overselling your boards or tables.

Promo codes

Platform promo codes are managed in admin today; checkout promo flows are expanding.

Refund tracking

Refunds sync from Stripe webhooks so payment status stays aligned with registrations.

Payout reporting

Track Stripe Connect payout status from your venue profile and Stripe Dashboard.

SEO-friendly event pages

Each published competition gets a crawlable public URL with metadata.

Venue event hub

Your /v/slug page lists open signups, QR codes, and venue details in one place.

City/category discovery pages

Regional bar-league landing pages help players find venues in your city.

Email reminders

Campaign drafts to remind registrants about deadlines, results, and the next event.

Player reactivation

Message past participants and followers who opted in - fill the next league from people who already know your bar.

Sponsor and prize promotion

Prize structure and rules on each event keep house tabs, gift cards, and sponsor shout-outs visible.

Food and drink specials

Promote specials in event copy and player emails - tie the bracket to tonight's menu.

Shareable flyers and QR codes

Share links and downloadable QR assets; pair with your own flyer design for posters and social.

FAQs

What bracket formats does LeaguePour support today?

The competition builder offers Single elimination and Round robin, both with automatic bracket/schedule generation and automatic standings, plus Custom for manual control of any other format. Double elimination, ladder, season, points, Swiss, pool play, best-of series, and consolation brackets are on the roadmap. See the format guide on this page for Live vs Roadmap labels.

Is LeaguePour a replacement for a dedicated bracket tool?

For bar nights run as single elimination or round robin, yes: brackets, schedules, and standings are generated from your registrations. For other formats, run them by hand with Custom, or use a dedicated bracket tool alongside LeaguePour's signups and payments.

Do entry fees go to LeaguePour or my venue?

Players pay through Stripe Checkout. Funds settle to your connected Stripe account. LeaguePour charges a platform fee on paid entry (see Pricing for current rates).

Can I run a free tournament with no payment?

Yes. Set the entry fee to $0. Players still register through your public page so you have a headcount and contact list for the night.

How do players find my events?

Share your venue hub link, competition URL, or QR code. Published events are indexed for search, and regional bar-league pages help discovery in your city.

Is this replacing my POS or reservation system?

No. LeaguePour handles competition signup, payments for entry fees, brackets, and player communication - not table reservations or kitchen tickets.

What doesn't LeaguePour do that dedicated bracket tools might?

LeaguePour has no bulk import, drag-and-drop seeding, station queues, or public API, and it automates only single elimination and round robin. If those matter, check what a dedicated bracket tool such as Challonge offers today. LeaguePour's focus is venue operations: paid signups, QR codes, venue hubs, local discovery, and repeat-player campaigns.

What do I need to get started?

Create a venue, connect Stripe if you charge entry fees, publish your first competition, and share the signup link. Most venues are live in under ten minutes.

Ready to run your next league night?

Publish a competition, share the signup link, and fill seats tonight.