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9-Team Double Elimination Bracket

A 9-team double elimination bracket has 16 games (17 if needed), but only 1 game in winners round 1: seeds 1 to 7 get byes, and a 5-round losers bracket catches every first loss.

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9-Team Double Elimination Bracket

blank 9-team double elimination bracketWINNERS ROUND 11 game · 7 byesWINNERS ROUND 24 gamesWINNERS ROUND 32 gamesWINNERS FINAL1 gameLOSERS ROUND 21 gameLOSERS ROUND 32 gamesLOSERS ROUND 42 gamesLOSERS ROUND 51 gameLOSERS FINAL1 gameGRAND FINAL1 gameIF NECESSARYRematch if neededCHAMPION1Bye89G15Bye4Bye6Bye3Bye7Bye2ByeG2G3G4G5G6G7G9Loser of G1Loser of G5G8Loser of G4G10Loser of G3Loser of G2G11Loser of G7G12Loser of G6G13G14Loser of G9G15G16Loser of G16G17CHAMPION

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Blank bracket: games G1 to G17, 7 byes placed, Letter landscape.

9-team double elimination bracket questions

Who plays in winners round 1 with 9 teams?

8 vs 9. Seeds 1 to 7 have byes. The losers of these games start the losers bracket, so nobody is out after round 1.

How many games are in a 9-team double elimination bracket?

16 or 17: 8 in the winners bracket, 7 in the losers bracket and the grand final. Every team but the champion loses twice, 16 losses in all; the extra game happens only if the champion lost once.

Which seeds get a bye with 9 teams?

Seeds 1 to 7 skip winners round 1, which leaves 1 game in it. The byes carry into the other bracket too: losers round 1 has no game at all, so the first teams to drop wait for the next round.