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11-team double elimination bracket

20 games, or 21 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4 and seed 5 skip the first round.

Winners bracket Losers bracket Winners round 1 Winners round 2 Winners round 3 Winners final Losers round 1 Losers round 2 Losers round 3 Losers round 4 Losers final G1 8 9 G2 7 10 G3 6 11 G5 1 bye Winner G1 G4 4 bye 5 bye G6 2 bye Winner G2 G7 3 bye Winner G3 G9 Winner G5 Winner G4 G10 Winner G6 Winner G7 G13 Winner G9 Winner G10 G11 Loser G1 Loser G7 G8 Loser G2 Loser G4 G12 Loser G3 Loser G5 G14 Winner G11 Loser G6 G15 Winner G8 Winner G12 G16 Winner G14 Loser G9 G17 Winner G15 Loser G10 G18 Winner G16 Winner G17 G19 Winner G18 Loser G13 G20 Grand final Winner G13 Winner G19 G21 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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11teams
20games, 21 with a replayed final
4winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5seeds get a bye

The shape of a 11-team bracket

11 teams in a 16-slot bracket leave 5 byes, for seeds 1 to 5. The other 6 teams play 4 round-1 games: 8 v 9, 7 v 10, 6 v 11 and 4 v 5. After round 1, 8 teams are left and the bracket is full from there.

If the favourites win

In a favourites-win run seed 2 comes through the losers bracket (9 games) to meet seed 1 in game 20.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G5), 4 (G9), 2 (G13), 2 (G20)
2bye, then 7 (G6), 3 (G10), 1 (G13), 3 (G19), 1 (G20)
3bye, then 6 (G7), 2 (G10), 5 (G17), 4 (G18), 2 (G19)
4bye, then 5 (G4), 1 (G9), 6 (G16), 3 (G18)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 9, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

20 games at 30 minutes is 10 h of court time. No round has more than 4 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
110 h
26 h 30 min
45 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 8Seed 9
G2Winners round 1Seed 7Seed 10
G3Winners round 1Seed 6Seed 11
G4Winners round 2Seed 4Seed 5
G5Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G6Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G2
G7Winners round 2Seed 3Winner of G3
G8Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G4
G9Winners round 3Winner of G5Winner of G4
G10Winners round 3Winner of G6Winner of G7
G11Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G7
G12Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G5
G13Winners finalWinner of G9Winner of G10
G14Losers round 2Winner of G11Loser of G6
G15Losers round 2Winner of G8Winner of G12
G16Losers round 3Winner of G14Loser of G9
G17Losers round 3Winner of G15Loser of G10
G18Losers round 4Winner of G16Winner of G17
G19Losers finalWinner of G18Loser of G13
G20Grand finalWinner of G13Winner of G19
G21Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 11-team double elimination bracket?

20. If the grand final needs a second game, 21.

How many rounds does a 11-team double elimination bracket have?

4 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 5 losers rounds and the grand final.

Who gets the byes with 11 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4 and Seed 5. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 11-team double elimination?

No. A second loss ends a team's run. The only champion who has lost once is the team that came up through the losers bracket.

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