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22-team double elimination bracket

42 games, or 43 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 and seed 10 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 13 20 G3 12 21 G4 15 18 G5 14 19 G6 11 22 G9 1 bye Winner G1 G7 8 bye 9 bye G10 4 bye Winner G2 G11 5 bye Winner G3 G12 2 bye Winner G4 G8 7 bye 10 bye G13 3 bye Winner G5 G14 6 bye Winner G6 G17 Winner G9 Winner G7 G18 Winner G10 Winner G11 G19 Winner G12 Winner G8 G20 Winner G13 Winner G14 G25 Winner G17 Winner G18 G26 Winner G19 Winner G20 G31 Winner G25 Winner G26 G21 Loser G1 Loser G14 G15 Loser G2 Loser G8 G22 Loser G3 Loser G12 G23 Loser G4 Loser G11 G16 Loser G5 Loser G7 G24 Loser G6 Loser G9 G27 Winner G21 Loser G13 G28 Winner G15 Winner G22 G29 Winner G23 Loser G10 G30 Winner G16 Winner G24 G32 Winner G27 Loser G18 G33 Winner G28 Loser G17 G34 Winner G29 Loser G20 G35 Winner G30 Loser G19 G36 Winner G32 Winner G33 G37 Winner G34 Winner G35 G38 Winner G36 Loser G26 G39 Winner G37 Loser G25 G40 Winner G38 Winner G39 G41 Winner G40 Loser G31 G42 Grand final Winner G31 Winner G41 G43 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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22teams
42games, 43 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 10seeds get a bye

The shape of a 22-team bracket

22 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 10 byes, for seeds 1 to 10. The other 12 teams play 8 round-1 games, from 16 v 17 down to 7 v 10. 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 (20 games) to meet seed 1 in game 42.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G9), 8 (G17), 4 (G25), 2 (G31), 2 (G42)
2bye, then 15 (G12), 7 (G19), 3 (G26), 1 (G31), 3 (G41), 1 (G42)
3bye, then 14 (G13), 6 (G20), 2 (G26), 5 (G38), 4 (G40), 2 (G41)
4bye, then 13 (G10), 5 (G18), 1 (G25), 6 (G39), 3 (G40)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 11, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

42 games at 30 minutes is 21 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
121 h
211 h 30 min
48 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Winners round 1Seed 13Seed 20
G3Winners round 1Seed 12Seed 21
G4Winners round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G5Winners round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G6Winners round 1Seed 11Seed 22
G7Winners round 2Seed 8Seed 9
G8Winners round 2Seed 7Seed 10
G9Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10Winners round 2Seed 4Winner of G2
G11Winners round 2Seed 5Winner of G3
G12Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G4
G13Winners round 2Seed 3Winner of G5
G14Winners round 2Seed 6Winner of G6
G15Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G8
G16Losers round 1Loser of G5Loser of G7
G17Winners round 3Winner of G9Winner of G7
G18Winners round 3Winner of G10Winner of G11
G19Winners round 3Winner of G12Winner of G8
G20Winners round 3Winner of G13Winner of G14
G21Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G14
G22Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G12
G23Losers round 1Loser of G4Loser of G11
G24Losers round 1Loser of G6Loser of G9
G25Winners round 4Winner of G17Winner of G18
G26Winners round 4Winner of G19Winner of G20
G27Losers round 2Winner of G21Loser of G13
G28Losers round 2Winner of G15Winner of G22
G29Losers round 2Winner of G23Loser of G10
G30Losers round 2Winner of G16Winner of G24
G31Winners finalWinner of G25Winner of G26
G32Losers round 3Winner of G27Loser of G18
G33Losers round 3Winner of G28Loser of G17
G34Losers round 3Winner of G29Loser of G20
G35Losers round 3Winner of G30Loser of G19
G36Losers round 4Winner of G32Winner of G33
G37Losers round 4Winner of G34Winner of G35
G38Losers round 5Winner of G36Loser of G26
G39Losers round 5Winner of G37Loser of G25
G40Losers round 6Winner of G38Winner of G39
G41Losers finalWinner of G40Loser of G31
G42Grand finalWinner of G31Winner of G41
G43Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 22-team double elimination bracket?

42. If the grand final needs a second game, 43.

How many rounds does a 22-team double elimination bracket have?

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

Who gets the byes with 22 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5, Seed 6, Seed 7, Seed 8, Seed 9 and Seed 10. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 22-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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