21 Team Single Elimination Bracket
20 games, 5 rounds, 11 byes. Type the names and print.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
6
7
14
2
8
3
9
15
18
4
10
11
16
5
12
13
17
19
20
Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.
- Teams
- 21
- Games
- 20
- Rounds
- 5
- Byes
- 11
How the 21-team bracket is laid out
21 teams leave 11 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 11 get the byes and start in round 2.
First-round games: 16 v 17, 13 v 20, 12 v 21, 15 v 18, 14 v 19, 8 v 9, 7 v 10, 6 v 11.
The champion plays 4 or 5 games. At 30 minutes a game the whole bracket takes about 10 hours on one court.
Third place
Switch on the third-place game to add one more game between the two semifinal losers, for 21 in all.
If one loss feels too harsh
The 21-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance and takes 40 games.