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12 Team Single Elimination Bracket
A ready-to-run 12-team single elimination bracket — 11 matches over 4 rounds, with 4 byes for the top seeds. It's live below: click teams to advance them, or print the blank version and fill it by hand.
| Total matches | 11 (N − 1, code-computed) |
|---|---|
| Rounds | 4 |
| Byes in round one | 4 (top seeds) |
| First-round pairings | M1: seed 1 vs bye · M2: seed 8 vs seed 9 · M3: seed 4 vs bye · M4: seed 5 vs seed 12 · M5: seed 2 vs bye · M6: seed 7 vs seed 10 · M7: seed 3 vs bye · M8: seed 6 vs seed 11 |
| Champion plays | 4 matches to win it |
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Round 1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Win 4 matches and you're champion. The pairings above come out of standard seeding — seed 1 anchored against the bye/walkover side of the draw — and the count checks: 12 teams, 11 matches, one loss each for 11 of them. Replace Team 1…Team 12 with your own names via the generator, or keep them and run it as a blind draw with the seeding switch.
12-team single elimination questions
How many matches does a 12-team single elimination bracket have?
11. Every match eliminates one team and 12 − 1 = 11 teams must lose before a champion stands alone — the bracket above enforces it structurally.
How many rounds and byes are in the 12-team version?
4 rounds with 4 byes: the field pads to 16 slots, so the top 4 seeds skip round 1 and enter the quarterfinals directly. First round actually played: M2: seed 8 vs seed 9 · M4: seed 5 vs seed 12 · M6: seed 7 vs seed 10 · M8: seed 6 vs seed 11.
Who does seed 1 play in the 12-team bracket?
Nobody in round one — seed 1 holds a bye and starts in the quarterfinals against the winner of M2: seed 8 vs seed 9) .
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