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10-team single elimination bracket

9 games over 4 rounds. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5 and seed 6 get a bye into round 2.

Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals 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 G7 Winner G5 Winner G3 G8 Winner G6 Winner G4 G9 Winner G7 Winner G8

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10teams
9games to a champion
4rounds
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

That puts seed 1 against seed 4 and seed 2 against seed 3 in the semifinals.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G5), 4 (G7), 2 (G9)
2bye, then 7 (G6), 3 (G8), 1 (G9)
3bye, then 6 (G4), 2 (G8)
4bye, then 5 (G3), 1 (G7)

How many games each team plays

The fewest is 1, for a team that loses its first game, which for a bye team is its round-2 game. The most is 4, and 3 for a champion that had a bye. In the favourites-win run, seed 1 plays 3 and seed 10 plays 1.

How long it takes

9 games at 30 minutes is 4 h 30 min of court time. No round has more than 4 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.

CourtsClock time
14 h 30 min
22 h 30 min
42 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Round 1Seed 8Seed 9
G2Round 1Seed 7Seed 10
G3QuarterfinalsSeed 4Seed 5
G4QuarterfinalsSeed 3Seed 6
G5QuarterfinalsSeed 1Winner of G1
G6QuarterfinalsSeed 2Winner of G2
G7SemifinalsWinner of G5Winner of G3
G8SemifinalsWinner of G6Winner of G4
G9FinalWinner of G7Winner of G8

Questions

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

9.

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

4 rounds.

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 I add a third-place game to a 10-team bracket?

Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 10 games.

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