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SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)

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SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)
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SPREADSHEET LIBRARY: SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)
Draw Inputs & Instructions
STEP 1 Select the desired number of seeds in the yellow drop down box >>>
STEP 2 Define how you would like a fully seeded draw to look in the first round in the yellow Input cells below
STEP 3 Enter participant names in the yellow Input cells M19:M34. If you have selected any seeds, enter these names first in order of seeding, as indicated by the
numbering in column L. The model will set these seeds in the first round per your Inputs in STEP 2. The rest of the names can be entered in any order as their draw position will be randomised.
STEP 4 Select "DRAW" in the yellow drop down box >>>
STEP 5 Immediately copy the numbers from N19:N34, then highlight the range of yellow cells Q19:Q34 and select Paste Special "Values"
LEFT RIGHT Seed
u/s
1 3 u/s
v v u/s
16 14 u/s
u/s
8 11 u/s
v v u/s
12 6 u/s
u/s
5 7 u/s
v v u/s
9 10 u/s
u/s
13 15 u/s
v v u/s
4 2 u/s
STEP 5 The draw will be generated on the following tab "Draw". Please now refer to it for further instructions.
STEP 6 To reset the model, delete the contents of the cells Q19:Q34, cell O5 and cell O12. Then to run another draw simply restart the process from Step 1
FULLY SEEDED DRAW PARTICIPANT DETAILS
SPREADSHEET LIBRARY: SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)
Select the desired number of seeds in the yellow drop down box >>> NB: Leave blank for a totally random draw
Define how you would like a fully seeded draw to look in the first round in the yellow Input cells below You can just leave the pre set inputs
Enter participant names in the yellow Input cells M19:M34. If you have selected any seeds, enter these names first in order of seeding, as indicated by the
numbering in column L. The model will set these seeds in the first round per your Inputs in STEP 2. The rest of the names can be entered in any order as their draw position will be randomised.
Immediately copy the numbers from N19:N34, then highlight the range of yellow cells Q19:Q34 and select Paste Special "Values"
Participant Names Draw Pos Draw Pos
a - a
b - sadf
c - a
d - sdf
e - asdf
f - a
g - a
h - a
i - af
j - a
k - fsdf
l - asdf
m - fsadf
n - asdf
o - adf
Participant Names - sadffasd
The draw will be generated on the following tab "Draw". Please now refer to it for further instructions.
To reset the model, delete the contents of the cells Q19:Q34, cell O5 and cell O12. Then to run another draw simply restart the process from Step 1
PARTICIPANT DETAILS
NB: Leave blank for a totally random draw
You can just leave the pre set inputs
numbering in column L. The model will set these seeds in the first round per your Inputs in STEP 2. The rest of the names can be entered in any order as their draw position will be randomised.
Flag Count Rand Seed Inputs
1 1 0 0 DRAW
1 2 0 0 OFF
1 3 0 0 0
1 4 0 0 0
1 5 0 0
1 6 0 0 u/s
1 7 0 0
1 8 0 0
1 9 0 0
1 10 0 0
1 11 0 0
1 12 0 0
1 13 0 0
1 14 0 0
1 15 0 0
1 16 0 0
Draw
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FIRST ROUND SEMI FINALS FIRST ROUND QUARTER FINALS SEMI FINALS QUARTER FINALS