Which software should you use to run a wrestling competition?
CompetHub is online software for organizing a wrestling competition (freestyle, Greco-Roman, women's). It handles registrations by weight class and age, the weigh-in and re-seeding, generates the pools and the single-elimination brackets with two-bronze repechage, automatically advances the winner of each bout, displays the podium and the schedule by combat area, then publishes everything on a branded public page.
The wrestling organizer's concrete problem
Building a wrestling competition on a spreadsheet means keeping dozens of grids in parallel. Wrestling is contested by gender, by weight and by age, and across three disciplines: freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling (men only, no holds below the waist) and women's wrestling. Among seniors alone, the UWW rules count ten weight classes in men's freestyle (-57 to -125 kg), ten in Greco-Roman (-55 to -130 kg) and ten in women's wrestling (-50 to -76 kg), to which the U15, U17, U20, U23 and veteran grids are added. Each class is its own competition.
On event day, the headache goes up a notch. After the weigh-in, depending on the number of entrants, a class is contested in a pool (everyone meets everyone) or in a single-elimination bracket with repechage, where those beaten by the two finalists come back to contest two bronze medals. Drawing these brackets by hand, carrying over each winner, tracking the repechage, all across several mats at the same time, multiplies errors and dead time.
On top of that comes the tracking. You need to know who is wrestling, on which mat and at what time, keep each pool's ranking up to date and inform a public that does not see the table sheets. A spreadsheet cannot keep up with this pace. Dedicated software centralizes registrations, weigh-in, brackets, results and schedule, and makes every line reliable.
Why not run a wrestling competition in Excel?
Excel forces you to retype every registration, to draw every bracket by hand and to carry over each winner from one bout to the next. A transcription error throws off an entire bracket, the repechage and the podium. Dedicated software generates pools and brackets, advances the winner automatically and publishes the ranking, with no retyping.
How CompetHub manages a wrestling competition
CompetHub connects every building block of the software to the reality of a wrestling competition. Here is how.
Online registrations, club lists and weigh-in
Each wrestler registers online in their class. The staff sees the list, filters by class and by status, searches by name, approves or rejects each request and marks those present (check-in) on event day. An automatic email goes out on registration, on approval and on rejection. You can also enter a club's list in bulk: wrestler records without an account, created in one go. At the weigh-in, you record each wrestler's body weight, and CompetHub automatically re-seeds them into the correct weight class when only one applies.
Weight, age and discipline classes
You create your classes by combining three axes: gender, weight (bounds in kg, for example -74 kg or -97 kg) and age (year bounds, from U15 to veterans). A fourth, free-form level field lets you distinguish the discipline: freestyle, Greco-Roman or women's wrestling. The wrestler chooses their class at registration, you keep control over the approval, and the weigh-in confirms the weight class.
Pools and single-elimination brackets with repechage
CompetHub automatically generates the format suited to each class. For a small class, a pool (round-robin) where everyone meets everyone. For a well-filled class, a single-elimination bracket with a two-bronze repechage format, recommended and preselected for wrestling: those beaten are entered into the repechage and face the beaten semi-finalists, which awards two bronzes, as the rules require. The winner of each bout advances on their own.
Bout entry and automatic advancement
On the mat, the referee decides the bout: by fall (both shoulders to the ground, immediate victory), by technical superiority (a ten-point gap in freestyle, eight in Greco) or on points. In CompetHub, you record the winner of each bout; they then advance on their own to the next round, and the loser joins the repechage where applicable. An entry error stays editable. You no longer carry over any result from one sheet to another.
Podium, pool ranking and export
Once the final is played, CompetHub displays the class podium (gold, silver and two bronzes) and exports the final ranking to CSV (rank, medal, athlete, club). For classes contested in a pool, the software keeps the table of bouts, wins, draws and losses, awards the points (three for a win, one for a draw) and breaks ties on the difference, updated with every bout entered.
Schedule by combat area
A wrestling competition often runs on several mats in parallel. You assign each bout a combat area (free-form label) and a time slot, and CompetHub displays the schedule and flags conflicts (same area in the same slot). You orchestrate your mats without a separate spreadsheet.
Public results page
You publish a public page in the competition's colors (logo, colors), with the presentation, the participants, the brackets and the pool rankings. It updates automatically during the competition, without the spectator reloading the page, and stays accessible without an account. The entry list, the pool rankings and the schedule export to CSV for your archives.
How do you create a wrestling competition with CompetHub?
Create your account, add the competition, create your weight and age classes, then open registrations. On event day, weigh in the wrestlers, generate the pools or the single-elimination bracket with repechage, enter the winner of each bout (they advance on their own) and publish the podium, ready to follow on the public page.
Which format to manage for a wrestling competition
Wrestling is contested through direct head-to-heads within each class. For a thinly filled class, the pool (round-robin) guarantees several bouts for each wrestler. For a large class, the single-elimination bracket takes over, with a repechage that offers a second chance to those beaten by the finalists and makes it possible to award two bronze medals. CompetHub generates these two formats (pool and single-elimination bracket with repechage) and advances the winner automatically with every bout entered.
Which format for a wrestling competition?
A thinly filled class is contested in a pool, where everyone meets everyone. A large class moves to a single-elimination bracket with repechage. CompetHub generates the pool and the single-elimination bracket with repechage (two bronze medals), advances the winner on their own and keeps each pool's ranking up to date.
Why CompetHub rather than Excel or a spreadsheet
| Step | Excel or paper | CompetHub |
|---|---|---|
| Registrations | Manual retyping, duplicates | Online form, approval, automatic emails |
| Weigh-in | Manual transcription, classes to re-cross | Weight entered, automatic re-seeding |
| Brackets and pools | Brackets drawn by hand | Pools and elimination generated, repechage included |
| Bout results | Carried over from one sheet to another | Winner entered, automatic advancement |
| Mat schedule | Separate grid, conflicts unseen | Area and time per bout, conflicts flagged |
| Informing the public | Announcement over the mic, quickly lost | Brackets and podium on a public page, no account |
Does CompetHub replace Excel for a wrestling competition?
Yes. Where Excel imposes retyping and brackets drawn by hand, CompetHub generates pools and brackets with repechage, advances the winner automatically, displays the podium and publishes the schedule. You keep the history and export entrants, pool ranking, schedule and final ranking to CSV.
CompetHub compared with other software
CompetHub aims for simplicity. You create a wrestling competition in minutes, with no installation or heavy configuration. Where some platforms require a long learning curve, CompetHub offers the essential building blocks directly: weight and age classes, weigh-in, pools, single-elimination brackets with repechage, bout entry, podium, pool ranking, schedule by combat area and a public results page. It is a tool to get started fast, whether you are setting up an internal club tournament, an inter-club event or a regional open.
What is the difference between CompetHub and other competition software?
CompetHub aims for simplicity: you create a wrestling competition in minutes, for free and with no credit card. Weight and age classes, weigh-in, pools, single-elimination brackets with repechage, bout entry, podium, pool ranking, schedule and public page are included, with no complex configuration or installation.
Free to start
CompetHub is free to start, with no credit card. You create your first wrestling competition, open registrations, define your classes, manage the weigh-in, generate the pools and the brackets, enter the bouts and publish the podium without paying anything. You test the full cycle, from registration to final ranking, before any commitment.
Is CompetHub free for organizing a wrestling competition?
Yes, CompetHub is free to start, with no credit card. You manage registrations, classes, the weigh-in, the pools, the brackets, the bouts and the podium, and publish the public results page without paying. You test the full cycle before any commitment.
Frequently asked questions
How do you create a wrestling competition online?
Create a CompetHub account, add your competition, create your weight and age classes (freestyle, Greco-Roman or women's), then open registrations. On event day, weigh in the wrestlers, generate the pools or the single-elimination bracket with repechage, enter the winner of each bout (they advance automatically) and publish the podium on the public page.
Is the software free?
Yes, CompetHub is free to start, with no credit card. You manage registrations, classes, weigh-in, pools, brackets with repechage, bouts and podium, and publish the public results page for free, before deciding whether to go further across a full season.
How are weight classes and disciplines handled in wrestling?
You create your classes by combining gender, weight (for example senior men's freestyle -57 to -125 kg, women's wrestling -50 to -76 kg) and age (U15 to veterans). The free-form level field lets you distinguish the discipline (freestyle, Greco-Roman, women's). Each wrestler registers in the class that applies to them, and the weigh-in confirms their weight class.
How do brackets and repechage work in CompetHub?
CompetHub automatically generates pools (round-robin) for small classes and single-elimination brackets for the larger ones, including a repechage format that awards two bronze medals. When a result is entered, the winner advances on their own, and the loser joins the repechage where applicable. Once the final is played, the podium appears and the ranking exports to CSV.
How do you enter bout results?
You record the winner of each bout, by fall, by technical superiority or on points, according to the referee's decision. The result remains editable, and the winner automatically advances to the next round or updates the pool ranking.
Can the public follow the results?
Yes. CompetHub publishes a branded public page, accessible without an account, that presents the competition, the participants, the brackets and the pool rankings. It updates automatically during the competition, without the spectator reloading the page.
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