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Single Elimination Bracket

Lose once and you're out. Every game knocks out one team, so the bracket always needs one game fewer than it has teams.

Make a single elimination bracketPrint a blank 8-team bracket
blank 6-team single elimination bracketROUND 12 games · 2 byesSEMIFINALS2 gamesFINAL1 gameCHAMPION1Bye45G136G22ByeG3G4G5CHAMPION
6 teams: seeds 1 and 2 get byes, and 5 games crown a champion.

  1. Seeding

    Seed 1 plays the lowest seed, so the top two can only meet in the final.

  2. Byes

    Short of 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 teams? The top seeds skip round 1.

  3. Games

    8 teams play 7 games, 16 teams play 15, and the champion wins every round.

Printable single elimination brackets