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10-team double elimination bracket

18 games, or 19 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5 and seed 6 skip the first round.

Winners bracket Losers bracket Winners round 1 Winners round 2 Winners round 3 Winners final Losers round 1 Losers round 2 Losers round 3 Losers round 4 Losers final G1 8 9 G2 7 10 G5 1 bye Winner G1 G3 4 bye 5 bye G6 2 bye Winner G2 G4 3 bye 6 bye G9 Winner G5 Winner G3 G10 Winner G6 Winner G4 G13 Winner G9 Winner G10 G7 Loser G1 Loser G4 G8 Loser G2 Loser G3 G11 Winner G7 Loser G6 G12 Winner G8 Loser G5 G14 Winner G11 Loser G9 G15 Winner G12 Loser G10 G16 Winner G14 Winner G15 G17 Winner G16 Loser G13 G18 Grand final Winner G13 Winner G17 G19 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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10teams
18games, 19 with a replayed final
4winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6seeds get a bye

The shape of a 10-team bracket

10 teams in a 16-slot bracket leave 6 byes, for seeds 1 to 6. The other 4 teams play 4 round-1 games: 8 v 9, 7 v 10, 4 v 5 and 3 v 6. After round 1, 8 teams are left and the bracket is full from there.

If the favourites win

In a favourites-win run seed 2 comes through the losers bracket (8 games) to meet seed 1 in game 18.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G5), 4 (G9), 2 (G13), 2 (G18)
2bye, then 7 (G6), 3 (G10), 1 (G13), 3 (G17), 1 (G18)
3bye, then 6 (G4), 2 (G10), 5 (G15), 4 (G16), 2 (G17)
4bye, then 5 (G3), 1 (G9), 6 (G14), 3 (G16)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 8, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

18 games at 30 minutes is 9 h of court time. No round has more than 4 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
19 h
25 h 30 min
45 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 8Seed 9
G2Winners round 1Seed 7Seed 10
G3Winners round 2Seed 4Seed 5
G4Winners round 2Seed 3Seed 6
G5Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G6Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G2
G7Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G4
G8Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G3
G9Winners round 3Winner of G5Winner of G3
G10Winners round 3Winner of G6Winner of G4
G11Losers round 2Winner of G7Loser of G6
G12Losers round 2Winner of G8Loser of G5
G13Winners finalWinner of G9Winner of G10
G14Losers round 3Winner of G11Loser of G9
G15Losers round 3Winner of G12Loser of G10
G16Losers round 4Winner of G14Winner of G15
G17Losers finalWinner of G16Loser of G13
G18Grand finalWinner of G13Winner of G17
G19Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 10-team double elimination bracket?

18. If the grand final needs a second game, 19.

How many rounds does a 10-team double elimination bracket have?

4 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 5 losers rounds and the grand final.

Who gets the byes with 10 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5 and Seed 6. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 10-team double elimination?

No. A second loss ends a team's run. The only champion who has lost once is the team that came up through the losers bracket.

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