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14-team double elimination bracket

26 games, or 27 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1 and seed 2 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 3 14 G6 6 11 G7 1 bye Winner G1 G8 Winner G2 Winner G3 G9 2 bye Winner G4 G10 Winner G5 Winner G6 G13 Winner G7 Winner G8 G14 Winner G9 Winner G10 G19 Winner G13 Winner G14 G11 Loser G2 Loser G3 G12 Loser G5 Loser G6 G15 Loser G1 Loser G10 G16 Winner G11 Loser G9 G17 Loser G4 Loser G8 G18 Winner G12 Loser G7 G20 Winner G15 Winner G16 G21 Winner G17 Winner G18 G22 Winner G20 Loser G13 G23 Winner G21 Loser G14 G24 Winner G22 Winner G23 G25 Winner G24 Loser G19 G26 Grand final Winner G19 Winner G25 G27 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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14teams
26games, 27 with a replayed final
4winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2seeds get a bye

The shape of a 14-team bracket

14 teams in a 16-slot bracket leave 2 byes, for seeds 1 and 2. The other 12 teams play 6 round-1 games: 8 v 9, 4 v 13, 5 v 12, 7 v 10, 3 v 14 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 (12 games) to meet seed 1 in game 26.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G7), 4 (G13), 2 (G19), 2 (G26)
2bye, then 7 (G9), 3 (G14), 1 (G19), 3 (G25), 1 (G26)
314 (G5), 6 (G10), 2 (G14), 5 (G23), 4 (G24), 2 (G25)
413 (G2), 5 (G8), 1 (G13), 6 (G22), 3 (G24)

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

26 games at 30 minutes is 13 h of court time. No round has more than 6 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
113 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 3Seed 14
G6Winners round 1Seed 6Seed 11
G7Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G8Winners round 2Winner of G2Winner of G3
G9Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G4
G10Winners round 2Winner of G5Winner of G6
G11Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G3
G12Losers round 1Loser of G5Loser of G6
G13Winners round 3Winner of G7Winner of G8
G14Winners round 3Winner of G9Winner of G10
G15Losers round 2Loser of G1Loser of G10
G16Losers round 2Winner of G11Loser of G9
G17Losers round 2Loser of G4Loser of G8
G18Losers round 2Winner of G12Loser of G7
G19Winners finalWinner of G13Winner of G14
G20Losers round 3Winner of G15Winner of G16
G21Losers round 3Winner of G17Winner of G18
G22Losers round 4Winner of G20Loser of G13
G23Losers round 4Winner of G21Loser of G14
G24Losers round 5Winner of G22Winner of G23
G25Losers finalWinner of G24Loser of G19
G26Grand finalWinner of G19Winner of G25
G27Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 14-team double elimination bracket?

26. If the grand final needs a second game, 27.

How many rounds does a 14-team double elimination bracket have?

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

Who gets the byes with 14 teams?

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

Can a team lose twice and still win a 14-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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