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19-team single elimination bracket

18 games over 5 rounds. 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 get a bye into round 2.

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals 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 G13 Winner G9 Winner G4 G12 Winner G5 Winner G6 G14 Winner G10 Winner G7 G15 Winner G11 Winner G8 G16 Winner G13 Winner G12 G17 Winner G14 Winner G15 G18 Winner G16 Winner G17

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19teams
18games to a champion
5rounds
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

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

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G9), 8 (G13), 4 (G16), 2 (G18)
2bye, then 15 (G10), 7 (G14), 3 (G17), 1 (G18)
3bye, then 14 (G11), 6 (G15), 2 (G17)
4bye, then 13 (G5), 5 (G12), 1 (G16)

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 5, and 4 for a champion that had a bye. In the favourites-win run, seed 1 plays 4 and seed 19 plays 1.

How long it takes

18 games at 30 minutes is 9 h of court time. No round has more than 8 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.

CourtsClock time
19 h
25 h
43 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G3Round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G4Round 2Seed 8Seed 9
G5Round 2Seed 4Seed 13
G6Round 2Seed 5Seed 12
G7Round 2Seed 7Seed 10
G8Round 2Seed 6Seed 11
G9Round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10Round 2Seed 2Winner of G2
G11Round 2Seed 3Winner of G3
G12QuarterfinalsWinner of G5Winner of G6
G13QuarterfinalsWinner of G9Winner of G4
G14QuarterfinalsWinner of G10Winner of G7
G15QuarterfinalsWinner of G11Winner of G8
G16SemifinalsWinner of G13Winner of G12
G17SemifinalsWinner of G14Winner of G15
G18FinalWinner of G16Winner of G17

Questions

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

18.

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

5 rounds.

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 I add a third-place game to a 19-team bracket?

Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 19 games.

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