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24 team single elimination bracket

A 24-team single elimination bracket has 23 games, with 8 first-round byes for seeds 1–8.

Twenty-four teams: 8 byes, 8 first-round games, 23 games, five rounds. The top 8 seeds rest while 16 teams play in, the cleanest big-field single elimination there is.

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  • 23games
  • 8first-round byes
  • 5rounds
  • 1–5games per team

The bracket

24 teams, 23 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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First RoundGames 1–8

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 29Team 9v.24Team 24
  3. 313Team 13v.20Team 20
  4. 412Team 12v.21Team 21
  5. 515Team 15v.18Team 18
  6. 610Team 10v.23Team 23
  7. 714Team 14v.19Team 19
  8. 811Team 11v.22Team 22

Byes1 Team 1 · 8 Team 8 · 4 Team 4 · 5 Team 5 · 2 Team 2 · 7 Team 7 · 3 Team 3 · 6 Team 6

Round of 16Games 9–16

  1. 91Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 108Team 8v.Winner of Game 2
  3. 114Team 4v.Winner of Game 3
  4. 125Team 5v.Winner of Game 4
  5. 132Team 2v.Winner of Game 5
  6. 147Team 7v.Winner of Game 6
  7. 153Team 3v.Winner of Game 7
  8. 166Team 6v.Winner of Game 8

QuarterfinalsGames 17–20

  1. 17Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 10
  2. 18Winner of Game 11v.Winner of Game 12
  3. 19Winner of Game 13v.Winner of Game 14
  4. 20Winner of Game 15v.Winner of Game 16

SemifinalsGames 21–22

  1. 21Winner of Game 17v.Winner of Game 18
  2. 22Winner of Game 19v.Winner of Game 20

FinalGame 23

  1. 23Winner of Game 21v.Winner of Game 22

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 8 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–8 skip round one and start in round two (Games 9–16). Round one is 8 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 23 games in play order.

  1. Game 1First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 9.
  2. Game 2First RoundTeam 9 vs Team 24Winner plays Team 8 in Game 10.
  3. Game 3First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays Team 4 in Game 11.
  4. Game 4First RoundTeam 12 vs Team 21Winner plays Team 5 in Game 12.
  5. Game 5First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 13.
  6. Game 6First RoundTeam 10 vs Team 23Winner plays Team 7 in Game 14.
  7. Game 7First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays Team 3 in Game 15.
  8. Game 8First RoundTeam 11 vs Team 22Winner plays Team 6 in Game 16.
  9. Game 9Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 17.
  10. Game 10Round of 16Team 8 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 17.
  11. Game 11Round of 16Team 4 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 18.
  12. Game 12Round of 16Team 5 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 18.
  13. Game 13Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 19.
  14. Game 14Round of 16Team 7 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 19.
  15. Game 15Round of 16Team 3 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 20.
  16. Game 16Round of 16Team 6 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 20.
  17. Game 17QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 21.
  18. Game 18QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 21.
  19. Game 19QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 22.
  20. Game 20QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Winner plays the Game 19 winner in Game 22.
  21. Game 21SemifinalsWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 18Winner plays the Game 22 winner for the title in Game 23.
  22. Game 22SemifinalsWinner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20Winner plays the Game 21 winner for the title in Game 23.
  23. Game 23FinalWinner of Game 21 vs Winner of Game 22

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 24-team single elimination day runs.

About 10 hours. 23 games in 12 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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24 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 24-team single elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 24 team single elimination bracket?

23: every game eliminates one team, and 24 teams need 23 eliminations to leave a champion. A third-place game, if you add one, makes it 24.

How do the byes work with 24 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 8 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–8 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 24 team single elimination tournament take?

About 10 hours with 23 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 24 in all. TourneyPage has it as a switch, and the bracket shows it as its own game.

Single or double elimination for 24 teams?

Single elimination is 23 games; double elimination for 24 teams is 46, 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 24 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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