23 Team Single Elimination Bracket
22 games, 5 rounds, 9 byes. Type the names and print.
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
8
9
16
2
10
3
11
17
20
4
12
5
13
18
6
14
7
15
19
21
22
Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.
- Teams
- 23
- Games
- 22
- Rounds
- 5
- Byes
- 9
How the 23-team bracket is laid out
23 teams leave 9 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 9 get the byes and start in round 2.
First-round games: 16 v 17, 13 v 20, 12 v 21, 15 v 18, 10 v 23, 14 v 19, 11 v 22, 8 v 9.
The champion plays 4 or 5 games. At 30 minutes a game the whole bracket takes about 11 hours on one court.
Third place
Switch on the third-place game to add one more game between the two semifinal losers, for 23 in all.
If one loss feels too harsh
The 23-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance and takes 44 games.