Ladder Generator

Competition title

Teams · rungs

8 of 32

Ladder settings

Challenge threshold50%

How far up a team may challenge, as a share of the rungs above it. Lower values make teams climb step by step.

A team can challenge 50% of the rungs above it, rounded up: up to 4 rungs from the bottom.

Post-match immunity24 hours

After a match neither team can be challenged for this long, so nobody gets called out again straight away.

Best of

How many games decide each match. In a best of 3, the first team to win two games takes the match.

Print

Orientation

The paper direction. Portrait suits ladders and tables; landscape gives wide brackets more room.

Density

Compact tightens the rows so bigger fields fit on one page.

Colour

Mono prints black on white and saves ink. Brand keeps the site colours and prints the backgrounds.

Rung numbers

The seed or rung number next to each team.

Title & date

The title, format summary and date at the top of the sheet.

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Ladder

8 rungs · Reach 50% up · Immunity 24h · Best of 3

1Team 10–0

2Team 20–0

3Team 30–0

4Team 40–0

5Team 50–0

6Team 60–0

7Team 70–0

8Team 80–0

How to run a challenge ladder

Put your teams on rungs

Enter 2 to 32 teams. The order is the starting ladder, with rung 1 at the top.

Set how far up teams can challenge

The challenge threshold is a share of the rungs above a team, rounded up. At 50%, the team on rung 9 can challenge rungs 5 to 8.

Add immunity

After a match, neither team can be challenged for a while, so nobody is called out twice in a row. 24 hours is a good start.

Play challenges

If the challenger wins, they take the defender's rung and everyone in between moves down one. If the defender wins, nothing moves. Try it here before you print.

Questions

What is a challenge ladder?

A ranking where teams climb by beating the teams above them. It never really ends: there is always someone to challenge, which keeps a community playing between tournaments.

Who can a team challenge?

Only teams above it, within the challenge threshold, and not while the target is immune. Teams near the bottom can reach further than teams near the top.

What happens when a challenger wins?

The challenger takes the defender's rung. The defender and every team between them move down one rung.

Can I run a ladder online instead of on paper?

Yes. TWL runs online challenge ladders where teams issue challenges, report scores and the ladder updates itself.

How a challenge ladder works