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Knockout Bracket Settings: Placement Finals, Legs, and Bracket Naming

Knockout bracket configuration​

Score7's knockout (single elimination) format includes several settings that let you customize how the bracket works. Two of these are Premium features: knockout legs and bracket naming.

Placement finals​

By default, a knockout bracket only determines 1st and 2nd place — the winner and runner-up of the final match. But many tournaments also need a 3rd/4th place match, or even placement matches for all positions.

How to configure:

  1. Go to Tournament Settings on the Overview page
  2. Find the Placements setting
  3. Use the slider to choose how many placement finals to generate

The slider uses a logarithmic scale:

  • Top 2 — only the final (default)
  • Top 4 — adds a 3rd/4th place match
  • Top 8 — adds 5th/6th and 7th/8th place matches
  • All finals — generates placement matches for every position

Placement rounds are labeled with ordinal suffixes: "3rd/4th place", "5th/6th place", etc.

Knockout legs (home & away)​

For leagues and competitions that use a two-legged format (home and away matches), you can set the number of legs per round in a knockout bracket.

How to configure:

  1. Go to Tournament Settings on the Overview page
  2. Find the knockout round you want to edit
  3. Set the number of legs — from 0 to 10 per round

How it works:

  • Each leg is a separate match with its own score
  • The aggregate score across both legs determines who advances
  • If the aggregate is tied, you can manually select the winner using the aggregate winner override

Example: A 2-legged quarterfinal. Leg 1: Team A 2–1 Team B. Leg 2: Team B 1–0 Team A. Aggregate: 2–2. The organizer selects the winner manually (e.g., based on away goals or extra time).

This is a Premium feature.

Bracket naming​

By default, knockout brackets are named "Knockout", "Upper Bracket", "Lower Bracket", etc. You can rename any bracket to match your tournament's branding or language.

How to rename:

  1. Go to the Matches section
  2. Click the bracket name or find the rename option
  3. Enter a custom name (e.g., "Gold Cup", "Championship Bracket", "Plate")

This is useful for:

  • Cup & consolation tournaments — name the main bracket "Cup" and the consolation bracket "Plate" or "Shield"
  • Multi-stage tournaments — give the knockout stage a specific name
  • Multi-language events — use your preferred language for bracket labels

This is a Premium feature.

Aggregate winner override​

In multi-leg knockout matches, the winner is normally determined by the aggregate score across all legs. But sometimes you need to override this — for example, when using an away goals rule, or after extra time / penalties that aren't captured in the score.

To override:

  1. After entering results for all legs in a round
  2. Use the aggregate winner control to manually select which participant advances
  3. The selected participant moves to the next round regardless of aggregate score

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