18 Team Single Elimination Bracket
17 games, 5 rounds, 14 byes. Type the names and print.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
3
4
11
5
6
12
15
2
7
8
13
9
10
14
16
17
Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.
- Teams
- 18
- Games
- 17
- Rounds
- 5
- Byes
- 14
How the 18-team bracket is laid out
18 teams leave 14 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 14 get the byes and start in round 2.
First-round games: 16 v 17, 15 v 18, 8 v 9, 4 v 13, 5 v 12, 7 v 10, 3 v 14, 6 v 11.
The champion plays 4 or 5 games. At 30 minutes a game the whole bracket takes about 8 h 30 min on one court.
Third place
Switch on the third-place game to add one more game between the two semifinal losers, for 18 in all.
If one loss feels too harsh
The 18-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance and takes 34 games.