Team 1
Team 16
R16-1
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16 team single elimination bracket
A single elimination bracket for 16 teams has 15 matches over 4 rounds, with no byes. Round one has 8 matches, and each round halves the field until the final.
Bracket for 16 teams
15 matches over 4 rounds, no byes.
Team 8
Team 9
R16-2
Team 4
Team 13
R16-3
Team 5
Team 12
R16-4
Team 2
Team 15
R16-5
Team 7
Team 10
R16-6
Team 3
Team 14
R16-7
Team 6
Team 11
R16-8
Round of 16
Team 1
Team 16
R16-1
Team 8
Team 9
R16-2
Team 4
Team 13
R16-3
Team 5
Team 12
R16-4
Team 2
Team 15
R16-5
Team 7
Team 10
R16-6
Team 3
Team 14
R16-7
Team 6
Team 11
R16-8
Quarter-finals
To be decided
To be decided
QF1
To be decided
To be decided
QF2
To be decided
To be decided
QF3
To be decided
To be decided
QF4
Semi-finals
To be decided
To be decided
SF1
To be decided
To be decided
SF2
Final
To be decided
To be decided
Final
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16 team single elimination bracket: the numbers
- Teams
- 16
- Rounds
- 4
- Matches
- 15
- Byes
- 0
- Matches in round one
- 8
How the bracket is drawn
A single elimination bracket needs a power of two: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 places. When the number of teams falls short, the gaps become byes, and a team with a bye goes straight to round two.
Seeded draws use the standard layout. Seed 1 meets the lowest seed, seeds 1 and 2 are in opposite halves, and byes go to the top seeds. Choose a random draw to shuffle the teams first.
This is the same layout EasyBracket uses for a seeded knockout, where results move winners through the bracket on their own.