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13-team double elimination bracket

24 games, or 25 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2 and seed 3 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 round 5 Losers final G1 8 9 G2 4 13 G3 5 12 G4 7 10 G5 6 11 G6 1 bye Winner G1 G7 Winner G2 Winner G3 G8 2 bye Winner G4 G9 3 bye Winner G5 G11 Winner G6 Winner G7 G12 Winner G8 Winner G9 G17 Winner G11 Winner G12 G10 Loser G2 Loser G3 G13 Loser G1 Loser G9 G14 Winner G10 Loser G8 G15 Loser G4 Loser G7 G16 Loser G5 Loser G6 G18 Winner G13 Winner G14 G19 Winner G15 Winner G16 G20 Winner G18 Loser G11 G21 Winner G19 Loser G12 G22 Winner G20 Winner G21 G23 Winner G22 Loser G17 G24 Grand final Winner G17 Winner G23 G25 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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13teams
24games, 25 with a replayed final
4winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3seeds get a bye

The shape of a 13-team bracket

13 teams in a 16-slot bracket leave 3 byes, for seeds 1, 2 and 3. The other 10 teams play 5 round-1 games: 8 v 9, 4 v 13, 5 v 12, 7 v 10 and 6 v 11. 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 (11 games) to meet seed 1 in game 24.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G6), 4 (G11), 2 (G17), 2 (G24)
2bye, then 7 (G8), 3 (G12), 1 (G17), 3 (G23), 1 (G24)
3bye, then 6 (G9), 2 (G12), 5 (G21), 4 (G22), 2 (G23)
413 (G2), 5 (G7), 1 (G11), 6 (G20), 3 (G22)

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

24 games at 30 minutes is 12 h of court time. No round has more than 5 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
112 h
27 h 30 min
46 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 8Seed 9
G2Winners round 1Seed 4Seed 13
G3Winners round 1Seed 5Seed 12
G4Winners round 1Seed 7Seed 10
G5Winners round 1Seed 6Seed 11
G6Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G7Winners round 2Winner of G2Winner of G3
G8Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G4
G9Winners round 2Seed 3Winner of G5
G10Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G3
G11Winners round 3Winner of G6Winner of G7
G12Winners round 3Winner of G8Winner of G9
G13Losers round 2Loser of G1Loser of G9
G14Losers round 2Winner of G10Loser of G8
G15Losers round 2Loser of G4Loser of G7
G16Losers round 2Loser of G5Loser of G6
G17Winners finalWinner of G11Winner of G12
G18Losers round 3Winner of G13Winner of G14
G19Losers round 3Winner of G15Winner of G16
G20Losers round 4Winner of G18Loser of G11
G21Losers round 4Winner of G19Loser of G12
G22Losers round 5Winner of G20Winner of G21
G23Losers finalWinner of G22Loser of G17
G24Grand finalWinner of G17Winner of G23
G25Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 13-team double elimination bracket?

24. If the grand final needs a second game, 25.

How many rounds does a 13-team double elimination bracket have?

4 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 6 losers rounds and the grand final.

Who gets the byes with 13 teams?

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

Can a team lose twice and still win a 13-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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