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17-team double elimination bracket

32 games, or 33 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5, seed 6, seed 7, seed 8, seed 9, seed 10, seed 11, seed 12, seed 13, seed 14 and seed 15 skip the first round.

Winners bracket Losers bracket Winners round 1 Winners round 2 Winners round 3 Winners round 4 Winners final Losers round 1 Losers round 2 Losers round 3 Losers round 4 Losers round 5 Losers round 6 Losers final G1 16 17 G9 1 bye Winner G1 G2 8 bye 9 bye G3 4 bye 13 bye G4 5 bye 12 bye G5 2 bye 15 bye G6 7 bye 10 bye G7 3 bye 14 bye G8 6 bye 11 bye G16 Winner G9 Winner G2 G10 Winner G3 Winner G4 G11 Winner G5 Winner G6 G12 Winner G7 Winner G8 G21 Winner G16 Winner G10 G17 Winner G11 Winner G12 G25 Winner G21 Winner G17 G13 Loser G1 Loser G8 G18 Winner G13 Loser G7 G14 Loser G6 Loser G5 G15 Loser G4 Loser G3 G19 Loser G2 Loser G9 G22 Winner G18 Loser G10 G23 Winner G14 Loser G16 G20 Winner G15 Loser G12 G24 Winner G19 Loser G11 G26 Winner G22 Winner G23 G27 Winner G20 Winner G24 G28 Winner G26 Loser G17 G29 Winner G27 Loser G21 G30 Winner G28 Winner G29 G31 Winner G30 Loser G25 G32 Grand final Winner G25 Winner G31 G33 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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17teams
32games, 33 with a replayed final
5winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 and 10 and 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 and 15seeds get a bye

The shape of a 17-team bracket

17 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 15 byes, for seeds 1 to 15. The other 2 teams play 8 round-1 games, from 16 v 17 down to 6 v 11. After round 1, 16 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 (15 games) to meet seed 1 in game 32.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G9), 8 (G16), 4 (G21), 2 (G25), 2 (G32)
2bye, then 15 (G5), 7 (G11), 3 (G17), 1 (G25), 3 (G31), 1 (G32)
3bye, then 14 (G7), 6 (G12), 2 (G17), 5 (G28), 4 (G30), 2 (G31)
4bye, then 13 (G3), 5 (G10), 1 (G21), 6 (G29), 3 (G30)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 10, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

32 games at 30 minutes is 16 h of court time. No round has more than 8 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
116 h
29 h 30 min
47 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Winners round 2Seed 8Seed 9
G3Winners round 2Seed 4Seed 13
G4Winners round 2Seed 5Seed 12
G5Winners round 2Seed 2Seed 15
G6Winners round 2Seed 7Seed 10
G7Winners round 2Seed 3Seed 14
G8Winners round 2Seed 6Seed 11
G9Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10Winners round 3Winner of G3Winner of G4
G11Winners round 3Winner of G5Winner of G6
G12Winners round 3Winner of G7Winner of G8
G13Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G8
G14Losers round 2Loser of G6Loser of G5
G15Losers round 2Loser of G4Loser of G3
G16Winners round 3Winner of G9Winner of G2
G17Winners round 4Winner of G11Winner of G12
G18Losers round 2Winner of G13Loser of G7
G19Losers round 2Loser of G2Loser of G9
G20Losers round 3Winner of G15Loser of G12
G21Winners round 4Winner of G16Winner of G10
G22Losers round 3Winner of G18Loser of G10
G23Losers round 3Winner of G14Loser of G16
G24Losers round 3Winner of G19Loser of G11
G25Winners finalWinner of G21Winner of G17
G26Losers round 4Winner of G22Winner of G23
G27Losers round 4Winner of G20Winner of G24
G28Losers round 5Winner of G26Loser of G17
G29Losers round 5Winner of G27Loser of G21
G30Losers round 6Winner of G28Winner of G29
G31Losers finalWinner of G30Loser of G25
G32Grand finalWinner of G25Winner of G31
G33Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 17-team double elimination bracket?

32. If the grand final needs a second game, 33.

How many rounds does a 17-team double elimination bracket have?

5 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 7 losers rounds and the grand final.

Who gets the byes with 17 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5, Seed 6, Seed 7, Seed 8, Seed 9, Seed 10, Seed 11, Seed 12, Seed 13, Seed 14 and Seed 15. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 17-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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