Tournament matchups for a multiplayer environment

A tournament method, comprising the steps of:

• storing, in one or more computer-readable storage devices, a set of qualification requirements for a multi-round tournament, wherein rounds of said tournament comprise one or more matches involving a plurality of competing players, wherein a subset of players is to be eliminated by each match, and a subset of players advances from each match to compete in a later round of said tournament;
• electronically receiving a plurality of player qualification scores;
• ranking a plurality of players according to said plurality of qualification scores and said qualification requirements;
• determining a variable tournament parameter for said tournament based on said ranked plurality of qualification scores, wherein said variable tournament parameter varies between instances of said tournament, and is one of the following parameters:
• i) a number of players in a final round of said tournament;
• ii) a number of players advancing from a non-final round of said tournament to a subsequent round in said tournament;
• iii) a number of players in each match of said tournament;
• and
• iv) a number of rounds in said tournament;
• and
• conducting a first instance of said tournament on one or more computing devices using said determined variable tournament parameter after said variable tournament parameter is determined.