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19-team double elimination bracket

36 games, or 37 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 and seed 13 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 G2 15 18 G3 14 19 G9 1 bye Winner G1 G4 8 bye 9 bye G5 4 bye 13 bye G6 5 bye 12 bye G10 2 bye Winner G2 G7 7 bye 10 bye G11 3 bye Winner G3 G8 6 bye 11 bye G16 Winner G9 Winner G4 G12 Winner G5 Winner G6 G17 Winner G10 Winner G7 G18 Winner G11 Winner G8 G23 Winner G16 Winner G12 G24 Winner G17 Winner G18 G29 Winner G23 Winner G24 G13 Loser G1 Loser G8 G14 Loser G2 Loser G6 G15 Loser G3 Loser G4 G19 Winner G13 Loser G11 G20 Loser G7 Loser G10 G21 Winner G14 Loser G5 G22 Winner G15 Loser G9 G25 Winner G19 Loser G12 G26 Winner G20 Loser G16 G27 Winner G21 Loser G18 G28 Winner G22 Loser G17 G30 Winner G25 Winner G26 G31 Winner G27 Winner G28 G32 Winner G30 Loser G24 G33 Winner G31 Loser G23 G34 Winner G32 Winner G33 G35 Winner G34 Loser G29 G36 Grand final Winner G29 Winner G35 G37 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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19teams
36games, 37 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 13seeds get a bye

The shape of a 19-team bracket

19 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 13 byes, for seeds 1 to 13. The other 6 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 (17 games) to meet seed 1 in game 36.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G9), 8 (G16), 4 (G23), 2 (G29), 2 (G36)
2bye, then 15 (G10), 7 (G17), 3 (G24), 1 (G29), 3 (G35), 1 (G36)
3bye, then 14 (G11), 6 (G18), 2 (G24), 5 (G32), 4 (G34), 2 (G35)
4bye, then 13 (G5), 5 (G12), 1 (G23), 6 (G33), 3 (G34)

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

36 games at 30 minutes is 18 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
118 h
210 h 30 min
47 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Winners round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G3Winners round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G4Winners round 2Seed 8Seed 9
G5Winners round 2Seed 4Seed 13
G6Winners round 2Seed 5Seed 12
G7Winners round 2Seed 7Seed 10
G8Winners round 2Seed 6Seed 11
G9Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G2
G11Winners round 2Seed 3Winner of G3
G12Winners round 3Winner of G5Winner of G6
G13Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G8
G14Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G6
G15Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G4
G16Winners round 3Winner of G9Winner of G4
G17Winners round 3Winner of G10Winner of G7
G18Winners round 3Winner of G11Winner of G8
G19Losers round 2Winner of G13Loser of G11
G20Losers round 2Loser of G7Loser of G10
G21Losers round 2Winner of G14Loser of G5
G22Losers round 2Winner of G15Loser of G9
G23Winners round 4Winner of G16Winner of G12
G24Winners round 4Winner of G17Winner of G18
G25Losers round 3Winner of G19Loser of G12
G26Losers round 3Winner of G20Loser of G16
G27Losers round 3Winner of G21Loser of G18
G28Losers round 3Winner of G22Loser of G17
G29Winners finalWinner of G23Winner of G24
G30Losers round 4Winner of G25Winner of G26
G31Losers round 4Winner of G27Winner of G28
G32Losers round 5Winner of G30Loser of G24
G33Losers round 5Winner of G31Loser of G23
G34Losers round 6Winner of G32Winner of G33
G35Losers finalWinner of G34Loser of G29
G36Grand finalWinner of G29Winner of G35
G37Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 19-team double elimination bracket?

36. If the grand final needs a second game, 37.

How many rounds does a 19-team double elimination bracket have?

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

Who gets the byes with 19 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 and Seed 13. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 19-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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