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title: Event draws
contentType: How-to
description: Choose a draw mode, prepare groups, run the draw for one or all groups, and reset draws when participants change.
date: 2026-09-03
tags: event, groups, draws, planning
sort_order: 8
slug: event/draws
---

# Event draws

The draw places boxers in bracket positions within each group and generates the tournament matches. The process has three phases: choose the draw mode in event settings, make sure boxers are eligible and groups are prepared, then run the draw per group or for all groups at once. After a draw, matches are generated and planned; changing participants requires a reset.

## Step 1: Choose the draw mode

In **Event settings** under advanced settings, choose how automatic placement works:

- **Random** (default)
- **Asymmetric**
- **Symmetric**

In Random mode, placement is constrained so a boxer does not skip two stages. For example, in a group of 5 boxers, a boxer is not placed straight into the final.

## Step 2: Check draw eligibility

Only boxers with a completed check-in or weigh-in are included in the draw. Boxers without one stay outside the bracket until they are cleared.

## Step 3: Prepare groups

In the **Groups** tab, expand a group before drawing it to access the group tools:

- **Split**: divide a group with too many boxers into two groups.
- **Merge**: combine groups again if needed.

Do this before the draw, because matches cannot be generated yet.

## Step 4: Run the draw

You can draw one group or all groups at once.

### Draw one group

Open the group draw page:

- Place seeded boxers manually by drag and drop, or by right-clicking a boxer and using the **Place** context menu action.
- Click **Place boxers** to place all remaining unplaced boxers randomly, following the selected draw mode constraints.

This lets you combine manual seeding with automatic completion.

[![Place boxers in the bracket](/assets/docs/event/place-boxers-bracket.webp)](/assets/docs/event/place-boxers-bracket.webp)

### Draw all groups

From the **Groups** tab, click **Draw all groups** to draw every eligible group in one action. Groups that are not eligible are skipped and reported.

[![Draw all groups](/assets/docs/event/draw-all-groups.webp)](/assets/docs/event/draw-all-groups.webp)

## Step 5: Work with matches after the draw

Once a group is drawn, matches are generated for it. You cannot add or remove boxers in that group unless you reset the group draw.

Generated matches are placed according to your preliminary plan as well as possible. Fine-tune placements in the **Planning** page under **Real plan**, or move matches directly from the **Match list** page.

## Step 6: Reset a draw

If you must change participants in a drawn group, reset that group first. Resetting removes the generated draw and match structure so you can update participants and draw again.

Resetting a draw is only possible before results exist. If results have been added in that group, reset those group matches first.

[![A drawn bracket](/assets/docs/event/bracket-drawn.webp)](/assets/docs/event/bracket-drawn.webp)