About Spaghetti Showdown
Spaghetti Showdown is a free tournament management and live scoreboard platform purpose-built for the Fighting Game Community. We give tournament organizers everything they need to run professional-quality events without spending a cent.
Our Story and Mission
Spaghetti Showdown was born in the Italian fighting game scene, where for years organizers made do with spreadsheets, hand-drawn brackets and foreign tools designed for other sports. We wanted a platform built by people who actually play and organize, one that speaks the community's language and stays free for everyone.
Today the platform runs online and offline tournaments across Italy: from weekly locals with ten entrants to events with hundreds of players. Every bracket, scoreboard and ranking you see on the site is generated in real time from the results reported by organizers and players.
We do more than brackets. We publish guides, recaps of major events such as EVO, player interviews and detailed documentation for anyone who wants to stream or run a community. The goal is to grow the Italian FGC by giving it professional tools and a single place to gather.
What You Can Do on Spaghetti Showdown
Tournaments and brackets
Single and double elimination, round robin and Swiss with automatically generated finals, plus check-in, per-game seeding and real-time result reporting.
Scoreboards and stream overlays
OBS widgets that update instantly with scores, characters and bracket state, so you never touch the scene mid-broadcast.
ELO rankings
A ranking per game, recalculated automatically from completed tournament results, to follow how players grow over time.
Communities, leagues and seasons
Manage your local scene's members, award league points, schedule recurring events and run full competitive seasons.
Matchmaking
Queues to find opponents at your level in the games you prefer, with announcements and notifications straight to the community's Discord server.
SpaghettiBot for Discord
Upcoming tournament announcements, check-in reminders, scheduled events and commands to look up brackets, rankings and stats without leaving Discord.
Player profiles
Personal statistics, match history, main characters, nationality and customizable player cards to share.
Android app, blog and guides
Follow tournaments from your phone and learn how to organize, stream and grow your community with our step-by-step guides.
What Makes Us Different
FGC Specialization
Built from the ground up for fighting game tournaments. Features like per-game seeding, character tracking, and FGC-specific bracket formats set us apart from generic tournament platforms.
Streaming-First Design
Embeddable scoreboards and bracket widgets designed for OBS and streaming software. Update scores in real time and your stream overlay updates instantly.
100% Free, No Catches
No per-entrant fees, no premium tiers, no feature gating. Unlike competitors that charge 6% per entrant or $49/month for premium, Spaghetti Showdown is free for everyone.
Community Features
Create and manage communities, track members, run leagues and seasonal events. Discord integration bridges your online community with your tournament platform.
Games We Support
Run tournaments for any fighting game. Here are some of the most popular titles on Spaghetti Showdown:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Staff
Spaghetti Showdown is run by a passionate team of FGC enthusiasts. Find out who makes it all happen.
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