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20 team single elimination bracket

A 20-team single elimination bracket has 19 games, with 12 first-round byes for seeds 1–12.

Twenty teams: 12 byes, 4 first-round games, 19 games, five rounds. A common size for a one-day single elimination on four fields: it's over in five waves.

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  • 19games
  • 12first-round byes
  • 5rounds
  • 1–5games per team

The bracket

20 teams, 19 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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First RoundGames 1–4

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 213Team 13v.20Team 20
  3. 315Team 15v.18Team 18
  4. 414Team 14v.19Team 19

Byes1 Team 1 · 8 Team 8 · 9 Team 9 · 4 Team 4 · 5 Team 5 · 12 Team 12 · 2 Team 2 · 7 Team 7 · 10 Team 10 · 3 Team 3 · 6 Team 6 · 11 Team 11

Round of 16Games 5–12

  1. 51Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 68Team 8v.9Team 9
  3. 74Team 4v.Winner of Game 2
  4. 85Team 5v.12Team 12
  5. 92Team 2v.Winner of Game 3
  6. 107Team 7v.10Team 10
  7. 113Team 3v.Winner of Game 4
  8. 126Team 6v.11Team 11

QuarterfinalsGames 13–16

  1. 13Winner of Game 5v.Winner of Game 6
  2. 14Winner of Game 7v.Winner of Game 8
  3. 15Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 10
  4. 16Winner of Game 11v.Winner of Game 12

SemifinalsGames 17–18

  1. 17Winner of Game 13v.Winner of Game 14
  2. 18Winner of Game 15v.Winner of Game 16

FinalGame 19

  1. 19Winner of Game 17v.Winner of Game 18

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 12 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–12 skip round one and start in round two (Games 5–12). Round one is 4 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 19 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 5.
  2. Game 2First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays Team 4 in Game 7.
  3. Game 3First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 9.
  4. Game 4First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays Team 3 in Game 11.
  5. Game 5Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 13.
  6. Game 6Round of 16Team 8 vs Team 9Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 13.
  7. Game 7Round of 16Team 4 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 14.
  8. Game 8Round of 16Team 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 14.
  9. Game 9Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 15.
  10. Game 10Round of 16Team 7 vs Team 10Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 15.
  11. Game 11Round of 16Team 3 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 16.
  12. Game 12Round of 16Team 6 vs Team 11Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 16.
  13. Game 13QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 17.
  14. Game 14QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 17.
  15. Game 15QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 18.
  16. Game 16QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 18.
  17. Game 17SemifinalsWinner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Winner plays the Game 18 winner for the title in Game 19.
  18. Game 18SemifinalsWinner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Winner plays the Game 17 winner for the title in Game 19.
  19. Game 19FinalWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 18

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 20-team single elimination day runs.

About 8 hours 20 minutes. 19 games in 10 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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20 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 20-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 20 team single elimination bracket?

19: every game eliminates one team, and 20 teams need 19 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 20.

How do the byes work with 20 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 12 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–12 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 5 (4 with a first-round bye).

How long does a 20 team single elimination tournament take?

About 8 hours 20 minutes with 19 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 20 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 20 teams?

Single elimination is 19 games; double elimination for 20 teams is 38, 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 20 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

Single elimination brackets for 4 to 32 teams.

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