diff --git a/app/core/tournament/bracket.test.ts b/app/core/tournament/bracket.test.ts
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+import { suite } from "uvu";
+import * as assert from "uvu/assert";
+import {
+  createEliminationBracket,
+  fillParticipantsWithNullTillPowerOfTwo,
+  Match,
+  TeamIdentifier,
+} from "./bracket";
+
+const AmountOfTeams = suite("Amount of teams");
+const Byes = suite("Byes");
+const Seeds = suite("Seeds");
+const FillParticipantsWithNull = suite(
+  "fillParticipantsWithNullTillPowerOfTwo()"
+);
+
+AmountOfTeams("Generates right amount of rounds (16 participants - SE)", () => {
+  const bracket16 = createEliminationBracket(16, "SE");
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket16.winners).length, 15);
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket16.losers).length, 0);
+});
+
+AmountOfTeams("Generates right amount of rounds (16 participants - DE)", () => {
+  const bracket16 = createEliminationBracket(16, "DE");
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket16.winners).length, 16); // not incl reset
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket16.losers).length, 14);
+});
+
+AmountOfTeams("Generates right amount of rounds (15 participants - DE)", () => {
+  const bracket15 = createEliminationBracket(15, "DE");
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket15.winners).length, 15); // not incl reset
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket15.losers).length, 14); // one bye
+});
+
+AmountOfTeams("Generates right amount of rounds (17 participants - DE)", () => {
+  const bracket17 = createEliminationBracket(17, "DE");
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket17.winners).length, 17); // not incl reset
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket17.losers).length, 30);
+
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket17.winners).length, 17); // not incl reset
+  assert.equal(removeMatchesWithByes(bracket17.losers).length, 30);
+});
+
+AmountOfTeams("Same amount of rounds as next power of two", () => {
+  const bracket17 = createEliminationBracket(17, "DE");
+  const bracket32 = createEliminationBracket(32, "DE");
+  assert.equal(bracket17.winners.length, bracket32.winners.length); // not incl reset
+  assert.equal(bracket17.losers.length, bracket32.losers.length);
+});
+
+Byes("Right amount of byes", () => {
+  const bracket17 = createEliminationBracket(17, "DE");
+  assert.equal(countOpponentsWithByes(bracket17.winners), 15);
+});
+
+Byes("Correct team has bye", () => {
+  const bracket15 = createEliminationBracket(15, "DE");
+  assert.equal(teamWithBye(bracket15.winners), 1);
+});
+
+Seeds("First and second seed are spread apart", () => {
+  const bracket16 = createEliminationBracket(16, "DE");
+  assert.ok(
+    [bracket16.winners[0].upperTeam, bracket16.winners[0].lowerTeam].includes(
+      1
+    ) ||
+      [bracket16.winners[0].upperTeam, bracket16.winners[0].lowerTeam].includes(
+        2
+      )
+  );
+  let lastMatchWithATeam = bracket16.winners[0];
+  for (const match of bracket16.winners) {
+    if (!match.upperTeam) break;
+
+    lastMatchWithATeam = match;
+  }
+
+  assert.ok(
+    [lastMatchWithATeam.upperTeam, lastMatchWithATeam.lowerTeam].includes(1) ||
+      [lastMatchWithATeam.upperTeam, lastMatchWithATeam.lowerTeam].includes(2)
+  );
+});
+
+FillParticipantsWithNull("17", () => {
+  const participants: TeamIdentifier[] = new Array(17)
+    .fill(null)
+    .map((_, i) => i + 1);
+  assert.equal(participants.length, 17);
+  fillParticipantsWithNullTillPowerOfTwo(participants);
+  assert.equal(participants.length, 32);
+  assert.equal(
+    participants.reduce((acc: number, cur) => acc + (cur === "BYE" ? 1 : 0), 0),
+    32 - 17
+  );
+});
+
+function countOpponentsWithByes(matches: Match[]) {
+  const byes = matches.filter(
+    (match) => match.upperTeam === "BYE" || match.lowerTeam === "BYE"
+  );
+
+  return byes.length;
+}
+
+function removeMatchesWithByes(matches: Match[]) {
+  return matches.filter(
+    (match) => match.upperTeam !== "BYE" && match.lowerTeam !== "BYE"
+  );
+}
+
+function teamWithBye(matches: Match[]) {
+  for (const match of matches) {
+    if (match.lowerTeam === "BYE") return match.upperTeam;
+    if (match.upperTeam === "BYE") return match.lowerTeam;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("No team with a BYE");
+}
+
+AmountOfTeams.run();
+Byes.run();
+Seeds.run();
+FillParticipantsWithNull.run();
diff --git a/app/core/tournament/bracket.ts b/app/core/tournament/bracket.ts
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+import invariant from "tiny-invariant";
+
+export type TeamIdentifier = number | "BYE";
+
+export interface Match {
+  id: string;
+  upperTeam?: TeamIdentifier;
+  lowerTeam?: TeamIdentifier;
+  winner?: TeamIdentifier;
+  match1?: Match;
+  match2?: Match;
+}
+
+interface Bracket {
+  winners: Match[];
+  losers: Match[];
+}
+
+/** @link https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615574 */
+export function createEliminationBracket(
+  participantCount: number,
+  type: "SE" | "DE"
+) {
+  let participants: TeamIdentifier[] = new Array(participantCount)
+    .fill(null)
+    .map((_, i) => i + 1);
+
+  fillParticipantsWithNullTillPowerOfTwo(participants);
+
+  const matchesWQueue: Match[] = [];
+  const matchesLQueue: Match[] = [];
+  const backfillQ: Match[] = [];
+  const bracket: Bracket = {
+    winners: [],
+    losers: [],
+  };
+
+  const bracketSize = participants.length;
+  const seedList = seeds(bracketSize);
+  const seedTuples: [TeamIdentifier, number][] = participants.map((p, i) => [
+    p,
+    i + 1,
+  ]);
+  participants = seedTuples
+    .sort(([_a, ai], [_b, bi]) => seedList.indexOf(ai) - seedList.indexOf(bi))
+    .map(([p]) => p);
+
+  // First round
+  for (let i = 1; i <= bracketSize / 2; i++) {
+    // TODO: respect seed
+    const upperTeam = participants.pop();
+    const lowerTeam = participants.pop();
+    invariant(
+      typeof upperTeam !== "undefined",
+      "Unexpected team1 is undefined in first round"
+    );
+    invariant(
+      typeof lowerTeam !== "undefined",
+      "Unexpected team1 is undefined in first round"
+    );
+    const firstRoundMatch = createMatch({
+      upperTeam,
+      lowerTeam,
+    });
+
+    matchesWQueue.push(firstRoundMatch);
+    matchesLQueue.push(firstRoundMatch);
+    bracket.winners.push(firstRoundMatch);
+  }
+
+  // Generate winners bracket matches
+  while (matchesWQueue.length > 1) {
+    const match1 = matchesWQueue.shift();
+    const match2 = matchesWQueue.shift();
+    invariant(match1, "Unexpected no match1 in winners bracket");
+    invariant(match2, "Unexpected no match2 in winners bracket");
+
+    const winnersBracketMatch = createMatch({
+      match1,
+      match2,
+    });
+
+    matchesWQueue.push(winnersBracketMatch);
+    bracket.winners.push(winnersBracketMatch);
+    // add match to backfill for Lower Queue
+    backfillQ.push(winnersBracketMatch);
+  }
+
+  if (type === "SE") return bracket;
+
+  let roundSwitch = bracketSize / 2;
+  let switcher = false;
+  let counter = 0;
+  let switchedCounter = 0;
+
+  // Generate losers bracket matches
+  while (matchesLQueue.length > 0 && backfillQ.length > 0) {
+    let match1: Match | undefined;
+    let match2: Match | undefined;
+
+    if (switcher) {
+      match1 = matchesLQueue.shift();
+      match2 = backfillQ.shift();
+      switchedCounter += 2;
+      if (switchedCounter === roundSwitch) {
+        // switch back
+        roundSwitch /= 2;
+        switcher = false;
+        // reset counters
+        switchedCounter = 0;
+      }
+    } else {
+      match1 = matchesLQueue.shift();
+      match2 = matchesLQueue.shift();
+      counter += 2;
+      if (counter === roundSwitch) {
+        switcher = true;
+        counter = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    invariant(match1, "Unexpected no match1 in losers bracket");
+    invariant(match2, "Unexpected no match2 in losers bracket");
+
+    const losersMatch = createMatch({
+      match1,
+      match2,
+    });
+
+    matchesLQueue.push(losersMatch);
+    bracket.losers.push(losersMatch);
+  }
+
+  const match1 = matchesWQueue.shift();
+  const match2 = matchesLQueue.shift();
+
+  invariant(match1, "Unexpected no match1 in final match");
+  invariant(match2, "Unexpected no match2 in final match");
+
+  // Add final match
+  bracket.winners.push(
+    createMatch({
+      match1,
+      match2,
+    })
+  );
+
+  return bracket;
+}
+
+export function fillParticipantsWithNullTillPowerOfTwo(
+  participants: TeamIdentifier[]
+) {
+  while (!powerOf2(participants.length)) {
+    participants.push("BYE");
+  }
+}
+
+/** @link https://stackoverflow.com/a/30924333 */
+function powerOf2(v: number) {
+  return v && !(v & (v - 1));
+}
+
+function seeds(numberOfTeamsWithByes: number) {
+  const result: number[] = [];
+
+  const limit = getBaseLog(2, numberOfTeamsWithByes) + 1;
+  invariant(Number.isInteger(limit), "Unexpected limit is not an integer");
+
+  branch(1, 1, limit);
+
+  /** @link https://stackoverflow.com/a/41647548 */
+  function branch(seed: number, level: number, limit: number) {
+    const levelSum = Math.pow(2, level) + 1;
+
+    if (limit === level + 1) {
+      result.push(seed);
+      result.push(levelSum - seed);
+      return;
+    } else if (seed % 2 === 1) {
+      branch(seed, level + 1, limit);
+      branch(levelSum - seed, level + 1, limit);
+    } else {
+      branch(levelSum - seed, level + 1, limit);
+      branch(seed, level + 1, limit);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+function getBaseLog(x: number, y: number) {
+  return Math.log(y) / Math.log(x);
+}
+
+function createMatch(args: Omit<Match, "id">): Match {
+  return {
+    // TODO: crypto.uuid
+    id: Math.random().toString(),
+    ...args,
+  };
+}