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8-team double elimination bracket

14 games, or 15 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Every team plays in round 1.

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

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8teams
14games, 15 with a replayed final
3winners-bracket rounds
Nonebyes, every team plays round 1

The shape of a 8-team bracket

8 fills an 8-slot bracket exactly, so round 1 is a full set of 4 games, from 1 v 8 down to 3 v 6. Nobody gets a free pass, and every later round halves the field: 4, 2, 1 games.

If the favourites win

In a favourites-win run seed 2 comes through the losers bracket (6 games) to meet seed 1 in game 14.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
18 (G1), 4 (G5), 2 (G9), 2 (G14)
27 (G3), 3 (G6), 1 (G9), 3 (G13), 1 (G14)
36 (G4), 2 (G6), 5 (G10), 4 (G12), 2 (G13)
45 (G2), 1 (G5), 6 (G11), 3 (G12)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 7, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

14 games at 30 minutes is 7 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
17 h
24 h 30 min
44 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 1Seed 8
G2Winners round 1Seed 4Seed 5
G3Winners round 1Seed 2Seed 7
G4Winners round 1Seed 3Seed 6
G5Winners round 2Winner of G1Winner of G2
G6Winners round 2Winner of G3Winner of G4
G7Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G2
G8Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G4
G9Winners finalWinner of G5Winner of G6
G10Losers round 2Winner of G7Loser of G6
G11Losers round 2Winner of G8Loser of G5
G12Losers round 3Winner of G10Winner of G11
G13Losers finalWinner of G12Loser of G9
G14Grand finalWinner of G9Winner of G13
G15Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 8-team double elimination bracket?

14. If the grand final needs a second game, 15.

How many rounds does a 8-team double elimination bracket have?

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

Are there byes with 8 teams?

No. 8 fills a bracket of 8 exactly.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 8-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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