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7-team single elimination bracket
6 games over 3 rounds. Seed 1 gets a bye into round 2.
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The shape of a 7-team bracket
7 is one short of 8, so there is a single bye and it goes to seed 1. The other 6 teams play 3 round-1 games (4 v 5, 2 v 7 and 3 v 6), and seed 1 joins the winners in round 2.
If the favourites win
That puts seed 1 against seed 4 and seed 2 against seed 3 in the semifinals.
| Seed | Opponents if favourites win (game) |
|---|---|
| 1 | bye, then 4 (G4), 2 (G6) |
| 2 | 7 (G2), 3 (G5), 1 (G6) |
| 3 | 6 (G3), 2 (G5) |
| 4 | 5 (G1), 1 (G4) |
How many games each team plays
The fewest is 1, for a team that loses its first game, which for a bye team is its round-2 game. The most is 3, and 2 for a champion that had a bye. In the favourites-win run, seed 1 plays 2 and seed 7 plays 1.
How long it takes
6 games at 30 minutes is 3 h of court time. No round has more than 3 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle.
| Courts | Clock time |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 h |
| 2 | 2 h |
| 4 | 1 h 30 min |
Every game in order
| Game | Round | Team A | Team B |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Quarterfinals | Seed 4 | Seed 5 |
| G2 | Quarterfinals | Seed 2 | Seed 7 |
| G3 | Quarterfinals | Seed 3 | Seed 6 |
| G4 | Semifinals | Seed 1 | Winner of G1 |
| G5 | Semifinals | Winner of G2 | Winner of G3 |
| G6 | Final | Winner of G4 | Winner of G5 |
Questions
How many games are in a 7-team single elimination bracket?
6.
How many rounds does a 7-team single elimination bracket have?
3 rounds.
Who gets the byes with 7 teams?
Seed 1. It starts in round 2.
Can I add a third-place game to a 7-team bracket?
Yes. The two semifinal losers play once more, which makes 7 games.
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