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13 team single elimination bracket

A 13-team single elimination bracket has 12 games, with 3 first-round byes for seeds 1–3.

Thirteen teams: 3 byes and 12 games. Five first-round games, then a round of 8. It's what a 12-team field becomes when a late entry shows up.

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  • 12games
  • 3first-round byes
  • 4rounds
  • 1–4games per team

The bracket

13 teams, 12 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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First RoundGames 1–5

  1. 18Team 8v.9Team 9
  2. 24Team 4v.13Team 13
  3. 35Team 5v.12Team 12
  4. 47Team 7v.10Team 10
  5. 56Team 6v.11Team 11

Byes1 Team 1 · 2 Team 2 · 3 Team 3

QuarterfinalsGames 6–9

  1. 61Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 7Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 82Team 2v.Winner of Game 4
  4. 93Team 3v.Winner of Game 5

SemifinalsGames 10–11

  1. 10Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7
  2. 11Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9

FinalGame 12

  1. 12Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, which leaves 3 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–3 skip round one and start in round two (Games 6–9). Round one is 5 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.

Game order

All 12 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 9Winner plays Team 1 in Game 6.
  2. Game 2First RoundTeam 4 vs Team 13Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 7.
  3. Game 3First RoundTeam 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 7.
  4. Game 4First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 10Winner plays Team 2 in Game 8.
  5. Game 5First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 11Winner plays Team 3 in Game 9.
  6. Game 6QuarterfinalsTeam 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 10.
  7. Game 7QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 10.
  8. Game 8QuarterfinalsTeam 2 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 11.
  9. Game 9QuarterfinalsTeam 3 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 11.
  10. Game 10SemifinalsWinner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 11 winner for the title in Game 12.
  11. Game 11SemifinalsWinner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 10 winner for the title in Game 12.
  12. Game 12FinalWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 13-team single elimination day runs.

About 5 hours. 12 games in 6 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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13 team single 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. Free, no sign-up, nothing on it but the bracket and this page's address.

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Questions

Questions about a 13-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 13 team single elimination bracket?

12: every game eliminates one team, and 13 teams need 12 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 13.

How do the byes work with 13 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, so 3 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–3 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 1: one loss and you're out. The champion plays 4 (3 with a first-round bye).

How long does a 13 team single elimination tournament take?

About 5 hours with 12 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.

Should I add a third-place game?

If you want a full podium, or the two semifinal losers traveled a long way to play once. It adds one game between the semifinal losers, usually played right before the final, making 13 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 13 teams?

Single elimination is 12 games; double elimination for 13 teams is 24, plus a reset final if it's needed. Go single when the day is short or the fields are few, and double when every team should be sure of two games. Pool play into a playoff is the third option: more games per team in a set number of rounds.

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 single elimination already chosen for your 13 teams; you add their names, preview the page free, and pay $29 once to publish a link everyone can open on their phone.

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