diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/fa53e635f410_drop_unique_constraint_on_players_name.py b/backend/alembic/versions/fa53e635f410_drop_unique_constraint_on_players_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f3618a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/fa53e635f410_drop_unique_constraint_on_players_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""drop unique constraint on players.name
+
+Revision ID: fa53e635f410
+Revises: 8bae62f80db7
+Create Date: 2023-11-25 11:16:18.683799
+
+"""
+
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str | None = 'fa53e635f410'
+down_revision: str | None = '8bae62f80db7'
+branch_labels: str | None = None
+depends_on: str | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_index('ix_players_name', table_name='players')
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_players_name'), 'players', ['name'], unique=False)
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_players_name'), table_name='players')
+    op.create_index('ix_players_name', 'players', ['name'], unique=False)
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/backend/bracket/schema.py b/backend/bracket/schema.py
index 0424478d..842c7e7f 100644
--- a/backend/bracket/schema.py
+++ b/backend/bracket/schema.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ players = Table(
     'players',
     metadata,
     Column('id', BigInteger, primary_key=True, index=True),
-    Column('name', String, nullable=False, index=True, unique=True),
+    Column('name', String, nullable=False, index=True),
     Column('created', DateTimeTZ, nullable=False),
     Column('tournament_id', BigInteger, ForeignKey('tournaments.id'), index=True, nullable=False),
     Column('elo_score', Float, nullable=False),