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64-team single elimination bracket

63 games over 6 rounds. No byes: every team plays round 1.

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final G1 1 64 G2 32 33 G3 16 49 G4 17 48 G5 8 57 G6 25 40 G7 9 56 G8 24 41 G9 4 61 G10 29 36 G11 13 52 G12 20 45 G13 5 60 G14 28 37 G15 12 53 G16 21 44 G17 2 63 G18 31 34 G19 15 50 G20 18 47 G21 7 58 G22 26 39 G23 10 55 G24 23 42 G25 3 62 G26 30 35 G27 14 51 G28 19 46 G29 6 59 G30 27 38 G31 11 54 G32 22 43 G33 Winner G1 Winner G2 G34 Winner G3 Winner G4 G35 Winner G5 Winner G6 G36 Winner G7 Winner G8 G37 Winner G9 Winner G10 G38 Winner G11 Winner G12 G39 Winner G13 Winner G14 G40 Winner G15 Winner G16 G41 Winner G17 Winner G18 G42 Winner G19 Winner G20 G43 Winner G21 Winner G22 G44 Winner G23 Winner G24 G45 Winner G25 Winner G26 G46 Winner G27 Winner G28 G47 Winner G29 Winner G30 G48 Winner G31 Winner G32 G49 Winner G33 Winner G34 G50 Winner G35 Winner G36 G51 Winner G37 Winner G38 G52 Winner G39 Winner G40 G53 Winner G41 Winner G42 G54 Winner G43 Winner G44 G55 Winner G45 Winner G46 G56 Winner G47 Winner G48 G57 Winner G49 Winner G50 G58 Winner G51 Winner G52 G59 Winner G53 Winner G54 G60 Winner G55 Winner G56 G61 Winner G57 Winner G58 G62 Winner G59 Winner G60 G63 Winner G61 Winner G62

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64teams
63games to a champion
6rounds
Nonebyes, every team plays round 1

The shape of a 64-team bracket

64 fills a 64-slot bracket exactly, so round 1 is a full set of 32 games, from 1 v 64 down to 22 v 43. Nobody gets a free pass, and every later round halves the field: 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 games.

If the favourites win

That puts seed 1 against seed 4 and seed 2 against seed 3 in the semifinals.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
164 (G1), 32 (G33), 16 (G49), 8 (G57), 4 (G61), 2 (G63)
263 (G17), 31 (G41), 15 (G53), 7 (G59), 3 (G62), 1 (G63)
362 (G25), 30 (G45), 14 (G55), 6 (G60), 2 (G62)
461 (G9), 29 (G37), 13 (G51), 5 (G58), 1 (G61)

How many games each team plays

The fewest is 1, for a team that loses its first game. The most is 6. In the favourites-win run, seed 1 plays 6 and seed 64 plays 1.

How long it takes

63 games at 30 minutes is 31 h 30 min of court time. No round has more than 32 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.

CourtsClock time
131 h 30 min
216 h
48 h 30 min

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Round 1Seed 1Seed 64
G2Round 1Seed 32Seed 33
G3Round 1Seed 16Seed 49
G4Round 1Seed 17Seed 48
G5Round 1Seed 8Seed 57
G6Round 1Seed 25Seed 40
G7Round 1Seed 9Seed 56
G8Round 1Seed 24Seed 41
G9Round 1Seed 4Seed 61
G10Round 1Seed 29Seed 36
G11Round 1Seed 13Seed 52
G12Round 1Seed 20Seed 45
G13Round 1Seed 5Seed 60
G14Round 1Seed 28Seed 37
G15Round 1Seed 12Seed 53
G16Round 1Seed 21Seed 44
G17Round 1Seed 2Seed 63
G18Round 1Seed 31Seed 34
G19Round 1Seed 15Seed 50
G20Round 1Seed 18Seed 47
G21Round 1Seed 7Seed 58
G22Round 1Seed 26Seed 39
G23Round 1Seed 10Seed 55
G24Round 1Seed 23Seed 42
G25Round 1Seed 3Seed 62
G26Round 1Seed 30Seed 35
G27Round 1Seed 14Seed 51
G28Round 1Seed 19Seed 46
G29Round 1Seed 6Seed 59
G30Round 1Seed 27Seed 38
G31Round 1Seed 11Seed 54
G32Round 1Seed 22Seed 43
G33Round 2Winner of G1Winner of G2
G34Round 2Winner of G3Winner of G4
G35Round 2Winner of G5Winner of G6
G36Round 2Winner of G7Winner of G8
G37Round 2Winner of G9Winner of G10
G38Round 2Winner of G11Winner of G12
G39Round 2Winner of G13Winner of G14
G40Round 2Winner of G15Winner of G16
G41Round 2Winner of G17Winner of G18
G42Round 2Winner of G19Winner of G20
G43Round 2Winner of G21Winner of G22
G44Round 2Winner of G23Winner of G24
G45Round 2Winner of G25Winner of G26
G46Round 2Winner of G27Winner of G28
G47Round 2Winner of G29Winner of G30
G48Round 2Winner of G31Winner of G32
G49Round 3Winner of G33Winner of G34
G50Round 3Winner of G35Winner of G36
G51Round 3Winner of G37Winner of G38
G52Round 3Winner of G39Winner of G40
G53Round 3Winner of G41Winner of G42
G54Round 3Winner of G43Winner of G44
G55Round 3Winner of G45Winner of G46
G56Round 3Winner of G47Winner of G48
G57QuarterfinalsWinner of G49Winner of G50
G58QuarterfinalsWinner of G51Winner of G52
G59QuarterfinalsWinner of G53Winner of G54
G60QuarterfinalsWinner of G55Winner of G56
G61SemifinalsWinner of G57Winner of G58
G62SemifinalsWinner of G59Winner of G60
G63FinalWinner of G61Winner of G62

Questions

How many games are in a 64-team single elimination bracket?

63.

How many rounds does a 64-team single elimination bracket have?

6 rounds.

Are there byes with 64 teams?

No. 64 fills a bracket of 64 exactly.

Can I add a third-place game to a 64-team bracket?

Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 64 games.

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