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10 team double elimination bracket

A 10-team double elimination bracket has 18 games, or 19 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 6 first-round byes for seeds 1–6.

Ten teams: 6 byes and 18 games. Seeds 1 through 6 start in the second round. It's the usual size for a league's end-of-season tournament.

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  • 18 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 6first-round byes
  • 4 + 5winners + losers rounds
  • 2–8games per team

The bracket

10 teams, 18 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–2

  1. 18Team 8v.9Team 9
  2. 27Team 7v.10Team 10

Byes1 Team 1 · 4 Team 4 · 5 Team 5 · 2 Team 2 · 3 Team 3 · 6 Team 6

QuarterfinalsGames 3–6

  1. 31Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 44Team 4v.5Team 5
  3. 52Team 2v.Winner of Game 2
  4. 63Team 3v.6Team 6

SemifinalsGames 7–8

  1. 7Winner of Game 3v.Winner of Game 4
  2. 8Winner of Game 5v.Winner of Game 6

FinalGame 9

  1. 9Winner of Game 7v.Winner of Game 8

Losers bracket

Round 2Games 10–11

  1. 10Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 6
  2. 11Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 4

Round 3Games 12–13

  1. 12Winner of Game 10v.Loser of Game 5
  2. 13Winner of Game 11v.Loser of Game 3

Round 4Games 14–15

  1. 14Winner of Game 12v.Loser of Game 7
  2. 15Winner of Game 13v.Loser of Game 8

Round 5Game 16

  1. 16Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15

FinalGame 17

  1. 17Winner of Game 16v.Loser of Game 9

Championship

Grand FinalGame 18

  1. 18Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 17

Reset FinalGame 19

  1. 19Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 18.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, which leaves 6 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–6 skip round one and start in round two (Games 3–6). Round one is 2 games between the lower seeds.

A bye isn't a win on the record. TourneyPage advances the bye teams automatically, so the page never shows a game that doesn't exist. The losers bracket inherits the gaps: a team that drops in from round one may advance without playing until the next losers round, because the opponent it was due to meet never lost a round-one game.

Game order

All 18 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 9Winner plays Team 1 in Game 3. Loser drops to Game 10.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 10Winner plays Team 2 in Game 5. Loser drops to Game 11.
  3. Game 3Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 13.
  4. Game 4Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 4 vs Team 5Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 11.
  5. Game 5Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 2 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 8. Loser drops to Game 12.
  6. Game 6Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 3 vs Team 6Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 8. Loser drops to Game 10.
  7. Game 7Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 14.
  8. Game 8Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 15.
  9. Game 9Winners FinalWinner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 17 winner for the title in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 17.
  10. Game 10Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 6Winner plays the Game 5 loser in Game 12.
  11. Game 11Losers Round 2Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 4Winner plays the Game 3 loser in Game 13.
  12. Game 12Losers Round 3Winner of Game 10 vs Loser of Game 5Winner plays the Game 7 loser in Game 14.
  13. Game 13Losers Round 3Winner of Game 11 vs Loser of Game 3Winner plays the Game 8 loser in Game 15.
  14. Game 14Losers Round 4Winner of Game 12 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 16.
  15. Game 15Losers Round 4Winner of Game 13 vs Loser of Game 8Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 16.
  16. Game 16Losers Round 5Winner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15Winner plays the Game 9 loser in Game 17.
  17. Game 17Losers FinalWinner of Game 16 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 9 winner for the title in Game 18.
  18. Game 18Grand FinalWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 17
  19. Game 19Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 18.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 10-team double elimination day runs.

About 7.5 hours. 18 games in 9 rounds of play across 2 fields.

Arithmetic, not a schedule: it ignores breaks and assumes every field stays busy. In TourneyPage you type the actual times and courts, and they show on the page.

Printable

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10 team double elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

The PDF is US Letter, landscape, with seed numbers on blank lines so you can write the teams in, one page each for the winners bracket, the losers bracket, and the final. Free, no sign-up, nothing on it but the bracket and this page's address.

Or skip the clipboard. The live version has the same bracket with the team names in, scores entered from a phone, standings that update, and the next games on top. Free to build and preview; $29 one-time to publish, for up to 32 teams per division.

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Questions

Questions about a 10-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 10 team double elimination bracket?

18, or 19 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 10 teams produce 18 games. The reset final happens only if the team from the losers bracket beats the winners-bracket champion in the grand final, which puts them at one loss each. TourneyPage lets you turn the reset off.

How do the byes work with 10 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, so 6 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–6 skip round one and start in round two. A bye isn't a win on the record; the team just plays one game fewer on the way to the title.

How many games does each team play?

At least 2: two losses and you're out, so even the first team eliminated plays twice. The longest road is 8 games, for a team that loses early in the winners bracket, wins every losers-bracket game, takes the grand final, and then the reset.

How long does a 10 team double elimination tournament take?

About 7.5 hours with 18 games at 50 minutes each on 2 fields. Change the game length and the number of fields above to match your event. TourneyPage doesn't schedule the games for you; you type the times and courts you decide on, and they show on the page.

Can I print this bracket or run it live?

Both. The PDF is free, with no sign-up. "Make this bracket live" opens the TourneyPage builder with double elimination already chosen for your 10 teams; you add their names, preview the page free, and pay $29 once to publish a link everyone can open on their phone.

Other sizes

Double elimination brackets for 4 to 32 teams.

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How double elimination works · Games, rounds, and byes for every format and size · Sports that usually run it: Cornhole, 3v3 basketball

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