TypeWars / Tournament
Typing tournament bracket
Friends, classmates, the whole office: enter the names, draw the bracket, pass the keyboard.
Running a good tournament
Pick Easy words for younger typists or a mixed group, Hard for a room of fast typists. Let every player do one warm-up in Word Blitz first so the first match isn't decided by nerves. Keep the screen where the waiting players can watch: the bracket fills in live, and a close semi-final is surprisingly loud.
Scores are net WPM times an accuracy factor, shown to one decimal. Ties go to the player who typed first in the match. Wondering where your champion stands? See what 100 WPM means.
Questions players ask
Do typing competitions exist?
Yes. Organised events such as the Ultimate Typing Championship have run live and online contests, and many schools hold typing tournaments. This page lets you run your own bracket in a classroom, office or living room for free.
Is there a free typing tournament available?
This one is free with no sign-up: enter 2–8 names, draw the bracket and play on one device.
What is a top 1% typing speed?
Using the large Aalto University study (mean about 52 WPM), an estimated top 1% starts at roughly 100 WPM on English text.
How do I run a typing tournament?
Enter 2 to 8 player names, pick a word difficulty and draw the bracket. Each match, both players take a turn typing the same 22-word string on this device. The higher accuracy-weighted WPM advances until one champion is left.
What happens with an odd number of players?
The bracket is filled to the next power of two with byes. Players with a bye skip straight to the second round.
Is it fair if players type different words?
They don't: each match generates its word string from a fixed seed, so both players in a match get identical text.
Can we use it in a classroom or office?
Yes, that is what it is built for: one screen, one keyboard, a bracket everyone can see. Nothing is uploaded and no one needs an account.
What about remote friends?
Use Race and send ghost challenge links. Each person races the other's ghost on the same passage.