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15 team single elimination bracket

A 15-team single elimination bracket has 14 games, with 1 first-round bye for seed 1.

Fifteen teams: one bye for the top seed, 14 games, four rounds. Seven first-round games make a busy first wave.

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  • 14games
  • 1first-round bye
  • 4rounds
  • 1–4games per team

The bracket

15 teams, 14 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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First RoundGames 1–7

  1. 18Team 8v.9Team 9
  2. 24Team 4v.13Team 13
  3. 35Team 5v.12Team 12
  4. 42Team 2v.15Team 15
  5. 57Team 7v.10Team 10
  6. 63Team 3v.14Team 14
  7. 76Team 6v.11Team 11

Bye1 Team 1

QuarterfinalsGames 8–11

  1. 81Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 9Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 10Winner of Game 4v.Winner of Game 5
  4. 11Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7

SemifinalsGames 12–13

  1. 12Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9
  2. 13Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11

FinalGame 14

  1. 14Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13

Byes

Where the bye goes.

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, which leaves 1 empty slot in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seed 1 skips round one and starts in round two (Games 8–11). Round one is 7 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 14 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 9Winner plays Team 1 in Game 8.
  2. Game 2First RoundTeam 4 vs Team 13Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 9.
  3. Game 3First RoundTeam 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 9.
  4. Game 4First RoundTeam 2 vs Team 15Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 10.
  5. Game 5First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 10Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 10.
  6. Game 6First RoundTeam 3 vs Team 14Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 11.
  7. Game 7First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 11Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 11.
  8. Game 8QuarterfinalsTeam 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 12.
  9. Game 9QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 12.
  10. Game 10QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 13.
  11. Game 11QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 13.
  12. Game 12SemifinalsWinner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 13 winner for the title in Game 14.
  13. Game 13SemifinalsWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 12 winner for the title in Game 14.
  14. Game 14FinalWinner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 15-team single elimination day runs.

About 5 hours 50 minutes. 14 games in 7 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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15 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.

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 15-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 15 team single elimination bracket?

14: every game eliminates one team, and 15 teams need 14 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 15.

How do the byes work with 15 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, so 1 first-round slot stays empty. Seed 1 skips round one and starts 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 15 team single elimination tournament take?

About 5 hours 50 minutes with 14 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 15 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 15 teams?

Single elimination is 14 games; double elimination for 15 teams is 28, 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 15 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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