Question

I am developing a cup system, and I would like to get some advice to the bracket-part. The desirable result should look something like this:

http://www.partyplanning101.com.php5-7.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/tornament_board.gif

I would like to build op the page using div’s combined with CSS – and not tables. How should I make this most optimally? Do any of you have a sample of this?

I am only asking for help regarding the HTML/CSS part, nothing else.

Answer 1

This seemed interesting so I started developing, have to get back to work now so this is how far I got. The basics are laid out for you so you can finish it from here I think, though I will probably finish it in my spare time too and come and post it later

http://jsfiddle.net/AcuPp/

Update:

Finished – http://jsfiddle.net/AcuPp/3/

CSS

#container { 
    width: 800px; 
    height: 600px; 
    float: left; 
}

section { 
    width: 130px; 
    height: 520px; 
    float: left;
}

section > div { 
    width: 100px; 
    height: 20px; 
    border: 1px solid #000; 
    margin: 10px 0; 
    background: #73789F; 
    color: white; 
    padding: 10px 10px 10px 20px;
}

section > div:nth-child(2n) { 
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.connecter { 
    width: 30px; 
    height: 520px; 
    float: left; 
}

.line { 
    width: 30px; 
    height: 520px; 
    float: left; 
}

.connecter div { 
    border: 1px solid #000; 
    border-left: none; 
    height: 50px; 
    width: 100%; 
    margin: 80px 0 0 1px;
}

.connecter div:first-child { 
    margin: 32px 0 0 1px; 
}

.line div { 
    border-top: 1px solid #000; 
    margin: 133px 0 0 1px; 
}

.line div:first-child { 
    margin-top: 55px; 
}

#quarterFinals > div { 
    margin-top: 91px; 
}

#quarterFinals > div:first-child { 
    margin-top: 37px; 
}

#conn2 div { 
    margin-top: 133px; 
    height: 133px;
}

#conn2 div:first-child { 
    margin-top: 57px; 
}

#line2 div { 
    margin-top: 270px; 
}

#line2 div:first-child { 
    margin-top: 125px; 
}
#semiFinals > div { 
    margin-top: 230px; 
}
#semiFinals > div:first-child { 
    margin-top: 105px; 
}
#conn3 div { 
    margin-top: 125px; 
    height: 270px;
}

#line3 div { 
    margin-top: 270px; 
}

#final > div { 
    margin-top: 250px; 
}

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HTML

<article id="container">

<section>
    <div>Player 1</div>
    <div>Player 2</div>
    <div>Player 3</div>
    <div>Player 4</div>
    <div>Player 5</div>
    <div>Player 6</div>
    <div>Player 7</div>
    <div>Player 8</div>
</section>

<div class="connecter">
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
</div>

<div class="line">
    <div>
    </div><div>
    </div><div>
    </div><div>
    </div>
</div>

<section id="quarterFinals">
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
</section>

<div class="connecter" id="conn2">
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
</div>

<div class="line" id="line2">
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
</div>

<section id="semiFinals">
    <div></div>
    <div></div>
</section>

<div class="connecter" id="conn3">
    <div></div>
</div>

<div class="line" id="line3">
    <div></div>
</div>

<section id="final">
    <div></div>
</section>

</article>

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