How the Bonspiel Draw Maker works

The Bonspiel Draw Maker builds the complete schedule for your curling event – who plays whom, on which sheet and at what time. You enter the scores as games finish, winners move on by themselves, and players follow everything live on their phones.

Open the Draw Maker See the formats

Free – no sign-up neededWorks on any phoneLive scores for players

How it works

You only need the number of teams and the ice you have. Everything else has a sensible default that you can change later.

Your bonspielName the event, enter the number of teams and, if you have them, the team names. List the strongest team first, or click Shuffle for a random draw. Put the club or country in brackets, e.g. Team Smith (Ottawa CC), and teams from the same club won’t meet in their first game.
Ice & timesSheets of ice, game length, break between draws, the first draw and the hours the club is open. If the event must end by a set time, enter that too.
Choose a formatKnockout, A/B/C/D events, round robin, pools or Schenkel. Every format shows its pros and cons and how many games teams are guaranteed.
Create & shareClick Create to get the full draw. Send the link to your players and enter the scores during the event.

Draw schedule in the Bonspiel Draw Maker with draws, sheets, scores and the hammer for each game — Example: every draw with its time, every game with its sheet, and the hammer (last stone) for the first end. Click the picture to enlarge it.

The draw checks itself. Below the schedule you see how often a team plays two draws in a row, the most games anyone plays in one day, and whether teams from the same club were kept apart.

A format for every kind of event

From a one-day fun spiel to a weekend cashspiel with 64 teams.

3–64 teamsSingle knockoutLose once and you are out. Fewest games and the least ice time.Best for: one-day events, playoffs, large fields with little ice.

A/BDouble knockoutAfter the first loss a team drops to the B side, and a second loss means it’s out. You choose how the overall winner is decided.Best for: classic club bonspiels.

A/B/CTriple knockoutThree events with their own prizes. A first loss drops a team from A to B, a loss in B drops it to C.Best for: weekend bonspiels with 24–64 teams.

A/B/C/DFour eventsEvery team drops one event with each loss, and every event crowns its own winner.Best for: large events where everybody plays a lot.

everyone plays everyoneRound robinEvery team plays every other team once, and the best record wins. Can be followed by a Page playoff (1 vs 2, 3 vs 4).Best for: small events and leagues with 4–8 teams.

poolsPools + playoffsA round robin inside each pool, then the best teams from every pool go to a knockout playoff.Best for: mid-size events with a guaranteed number of games.

Swiss systemSchenkelEveryone plays the same number of games. After each round, teams with similar records meet – never the same opponent twice. Can start in groups that later play together in one standings table.Best for: social and fun spiels, 8–40 teams.

several divisionsDivisions on one iceSeparate competitions – e.g. men and women – play at the same time on shared sheets. Each division has its own format and its own winner; teams from different divisions never meet.Best for: club championships with several categories.

Scores in seconds – brackets fill themselves

Click a game and type the score. The winner goes to the next game, the loser drops to the next event, and the schedule shows who plays next.

G7 · A eventSheet 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	EE	Total
🔨Team Garcia	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	X	7
Team Jensen	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	5

Ends not played stay empty (X) · EE = extra end

End by end, if you like. Or just type the total.
Draws allowed in Schenkel – ranked by points, then ends, then stones.
Forfeits. A team didn’t show up? One click under Not played?
Withdraw a team mid-event – its games are handled for you.
Several people can enter scores at the same time, each on their own phone.

Bracket view of a double knockout A event with connector lines — Example: the A event bracket, round by round, updated with every score. Click the picture to enlarge it.

Share it with everyone

Your draw is saved on bonspiels.net as soon as you create it. Nobody sees it unless you send them the link, and players don’t need an account or an app. Open Send the links under the schedule:

Players and fansFollow the draw, scores, brackets and standings live. They can’t change anything.

Other organizersYour helpers enter scores on their own phones. Send this link only to people who help you run the bonspiel.

Your club’s websitePaste a short code into your own website (in WordPress: a Custom HTML block) – the live draw updates itself.

What players see

A clean, phone-friendly page with the schedule, the brackets and the standings. New scores appear on their own while the page is open – nobody has to ask “who do we play next?” again.

Follow a team – its games are highlighted.
Readable link with the name of your bonspiel in it.
Print or export to Excel, also for players.

The live draw as players see it on a phone — Example: the player page on a phone. Click the picture to enlarge it.

Built for real bonspiels

The details that usually take an evening with a spreadsheet are already handled.

Smart schedulingRest between games when possible, opening hours for each day, and a “last draw no later than” time.

Late arrivalsA team can’t play before Friday 7 p.m. or must leave early on Sunday? Set it, and the draw works around it.

Clubmates kept apartTeams from the same club or country don’t meet in a pool or in their first game.

Hammer drawn for youThe computer draws the hammer for every game, at random and fairly – no coin toss at the ice.

Stone coloursOptional: show which team throws which colour – the same on every sheet or different on each sheet.

Your sheet namesNumber the sheets 1, 2, 3 or name them A, B, C – the schedule and the printout follow.

Print-readyA clean printout for the club noticeboard: draws and sheets in a table, brackets in landscape.

Excel exportDownload the draw and results as a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets.

My bonspielsRun several events side by side, switch between them with one click, look back at past bonspiels and delete the ones you don’t need.

You won’t lose your draw. Enter your e-mail when you create the bonspiel (optional) and we send you both links. On another computer or phone, open your organizer link from that e-mail and the bonspiel appears there under My bonspiels. Lost the e-mail? Use Get your links by e-mail on the Draw Maker page.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The Draw Maker is free for any curling club or organizer – no account, no subscription and no limit on the number of bonspiels.

Do players need to install anything?

No. Players open the link in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. There is no app and no login.

Who can see my draw?

Only people who have the link. Draws are not listed anywhere on bonspiels.net. You can take the draw off the website at any time, and both links stop working.

How do I open my bonspiel on another computer, or next year?

Every bonspiel is saved on bonspiels.net, and the list under My bonspiels is kept in your browser. On another device, open your organizer link from our e-mail and the bonspiel is added to the list there. No e-mail yet? Use E-mail me my links under My bonspiels. Bonspiels with scores are kept; a draw without any score is removed after about six months.

Can two of us enter scores at the same time?

Yes. Send the Other organizers link to your helpers. Scores entered on different phones are combined, and everybody sees the latest results.

Can I change the draw after I made it?

Yes. Change a draw time, withdraw a team or go back to the settings. If you create a new draw, you choose whether to replace the current one or to start a new bonspiel next to it.

Can I show the draw on our club’s website?

Yes. Under Send the links → Your club’s website you get a short code. Paste it into your page, and the live draw appears there, always up to date.

Make your draw nowFree, no sign-up – it takes about five minutes. Prefer Google Sheets?Use our free draw sheets template for weekend bonspiels.