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