Everything the "Flexible random draw" software does, option by option, button by button.
.txt of example, already commented, to fill in) and 📥 Import (loads your file and fills the list automatically).Nom ; Licence ; Rôle (licence and role optional, role = shooter/pointer/middle); Formed teams : one team per line, players separated by a + (e.g. Jean + Marie).;, comma or tab) is detected automatically; empty lines and those starting with # are ignored.
This software organises a pétanque tournament as a "random draw" : at each round, the teams are redrawn at random, and the system avoids, as much as possible, the same players playing together again or facing each other twice. The ranking is individual (each player scores their own points), plus a team ranking when playing in formed teams.
Everything happens at the top of the page: you set up the tournament, enter the players on the left, launch, enter the scores, and the ranking updates live.
The name of your club or organiser. It appears on the official PDF and is saved in the backup.
The date (free text, e.g. 15/08/2026). It also appears on the PDF.
Two choices, via the buttons Random / Formed :
Buttons Singles / Doubles / Triples :
In Randommode, this format determines the size of the teams formed at each round. In Formedmode, it determines the number of entry boxes per team.
When the number of players does not divide evenly, you have to decide what to do with the "leftovers". Two options (Random mode, doubles/triples only):
| Setting | Role | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Number of players (or "Number of teams" in Formed mode) | How many entry lines to show on the left. | from 2 to 64 (the minimum adapts to the format) |
| Number of games | How many rounds the tournament will last. At the last round, the champion is designated. | from 2 to 6 |
| Points for byes | The points awarded to a player / team given a bye in a round (fictitious win). | from 0 to 13 (13 by default) |
Under these settings, a box "Planned distribution" explains in real time what your configuration will produce (how many byes, how many doubles/triples, number of rounds…).
The left column "Players list" fills in by itself according to the chosen number. For each player (Random mode):
This information is used to balance the teams : the software tries not to put two shooters together, and to distribute the female players / children (see section 16).
The yellow button LAUNCH THE RANDOM DRAW — ROUND 1 starts the tournament: it reads the entered players, forms the 1stst round and displays the matches on the right.
Each match shows the left team, the score area in the centre, the right team. Three ways to enter:
As soon as a match is valid, the winning team turns green with the label Winner, and the ranking updates immediately.
When all the matches in a round have a valid score, a badge Round complete appears, and at the bottom of the round:
If the same pair has already been teammates, an orange warning "Partners already seen together" flags it (this only happens if it is mathematically unavoidable).
Under the rounds, the ranking is shown with two tabs. In formed teams, the team ranking appears first (default tab), and the individual ranking right next to it in the 2nde tab. In random draw (without fixed teams), only the individual ranking is shown.
In Formed teams (doubles or triples), each team accumulates the results of its games, with the same columns as the individual ranking below.
Each player scores their own points. Columns:
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| V | Wins (byes count as a win with the points bonus) |
| D | Losses |
| BP | Bowls / points for (scored) |
| BC | Bowls / points against (conceded) |
| Diff | Difference BP − BC |
Ranking order : first the number of wins, then the difference (Diff), then the points scored (BP). The top 3 have a gold / silver / bronze badge.
The tournament is saved automatically in your browser after each score or each new round. If you close the tab by mistake and come back to the page, everything is reloaded by itself (players, scores, rounds, settings).
The button 💾 Save forces an immediate save and shows a confirmation.
.json containing the whole tournament. To keep safely or to transfer to a USB stick / another PC..json previously exported and restores everything identically..json is the simplest; the PDF is handy if you only have it at hand.The button 🖨️ Print opens the print window directly with a clean PDF (the same as the export), without the unsightly browser headers and footers. A4 layout, black on white, economical on ink and clearly readable.
The PDF contains: a table per round (Team A / Score / Team B / Winner), the byes, and the final ranking.
The button 🗑️ Clear all clears the current tournament and the browser backup, after a confirmation prompt. Use it to start again from a completely blank page.
At each round, in Random mode, the software tests dozens of compositions and keeps the best one according to these priorities:
That is why the same draw can give different compositions: there is an element of chance, framed by these fairness rules.
No: resume is automatic. Reopen the page on the same browser, the tournament comes back. If in doubt, export the file regularly .json.
Yes. Change "Number of games": the display and the end of the tournament adapt (as long as you have not exceeded the new total).
The bonus defined in "Points for byes" (13-0 by default), counted as a win.
Yes, with the "Mix doubles + triples" option (in Random mode, excluding singles), so that everyone plays without a bye.
Yes, everything is 100% free, offered by Paquita from petanqueland.fr. 🎯
Nouveaux articles, vidéos, outils gratuits et offres — directement dans ta boîte mail.