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SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)

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Draw Inputs & InstructionsSPREADSHEET LIBRARY: SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)

Draw Inputs & Instructions

STEP 1Select the desired number of seeds in the yellow drop down box >>>NB: Leave blank for a totally random drawSTEP 2Define how you would like a fully seeded draw to look in the first round in the yellow Input cells belowYou can just leave the pre set inputs

STEP 3Enter 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 thenumbering 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 4Select "DRAW" in the yellow drop down box >>>

STEP 5Immediately copy the numbers from N19:N34, then highlight the range of yellow cells Q19:Q34 and select Paste Special "Values"

FULLY SEEDED DRAWPARTICIPANT DETAILSLEFTRIGHTSeedParticipant NamesDraw PosDraw PosFlagCountRandSeedInputsu/s-1100DRAW13u/s-1200OFFvvu/s-130001614u/s-14001u/s-1500811u/s-1600u/svvu/s-1700126u/s-1800u/s-190057u/s-11000vvu/s-11100910u/s-11200u/s-113001315u/s-11400vvu/s-1150042u/s-11600

STEP 5The draw will be generated on the following tab "Draw". Please now refer to it for further instructions.STEP 6To 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

DrawSPREADSHEET LIBRARY: SPORT: KNOCKOUT DRAW GENERATOR (16 PARTICIPANTS)

Draw

FIRST ROUND>>>QUARTER FINALS>>>SEMI FINALS>>>FINAL