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9-team double elimination bracket

16 games, or 17 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5, seed 6 and seed 7 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 G5 1 bye Winner G1 G2 4 bye 5 bye G3 2 bye 7 bye G4 3 bye 6 bye G8 Winner G5 Winner G2 G6 Winner G3 Winner G4 G11 Winner G8 Winner G6 G7 Loser G1 Loser G4 G9 Winner G7 Loser G3 G10 Loser G2 Loser G5 G12 Winner G9 Loser G8 G13 Winner G10 Loser G6 G14 Winner G12 Winner G13 G15 Winner G14 Loser G11 G16 Grand final Winner G11 Winner G15 G17 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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9teams
16games, 17 with a replayed final
4winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7seeds get a bye

The shape of a 9-team bracket

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

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 8 (G5), 4 (G8), 2 (G11), 2 (G16)
2bye, then 7 (G3), 3 (G6), 1 (G11), 3 (G15), 1 (G16)
3bye, then 6 (G4), 2 (G6), 5 (G13), 4 (G14), 2 (G15)
4bye, then 5 (G2), 1 (G8), 6 (G12), 3 (G14)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 8, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

16 games at 30 minutes is 8 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
18 h
25 h 30 min
45 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 8Seed 9
G2Winners round 2Seed 4Seed 5
G3Winners round 2Seed 2Seed 7
G4Winners round 2Seed 3Seed 6
G5Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G6Winners round 3Winner of G3Winner of G4
G7Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G4
G8Winners round 3Winner of G5Winner of G2
G9Losers round 2Winner of G7Loser of G3
G10Losers round 2Loser of G2Loser of G5
G11Winners finalWinner of G8Winner of G6
G12Losers round 3Winner of G9Loser of G8
G13Losers round 3Winner of G10Loser of G6
G14Losers round 4Winner of G12Winner of G13
G15Losers finalWinner of G14Loser of G11
G16Grand finalWinner of G11Winner of G15
G17Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 9-team double elimination bracket?

16. If the grand final needs a second game, 17.

How many rounds does a 9-team double elimination bracket have?

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

Who gets the byes with 9 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5, Seed 6 and Seed 7. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 9-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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