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8 Team Single Elimination Bracket
A ready-to-run 8-team single elimination bracket — 7 matches over 3 rounds. It's live below: click teams to advance them, or print the blank version and fill it by hand.
| Total matches | 7 (N − 1, code-computed) |
|---|---|
| Rounds | 3 |
| Byes in round one | none — field is a clean power of two |
| First-round pairings | M1: seed 1 vs seed 8 · M2: seed 4 vs seed 5 · M3: seed 2 vs seed 7 · M4: seed 3 vs seed 6 |
| Champion plays | 3 matches to win it |
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Win 3 matches and you're champion. The pairings above come out of standard seeding — seed 1 anchored against the last seed — and the count checks: 8 teams, 7 matches, one loss each for 7 of them. Replace Team 1…Team 8 with your own names via the generator, or keep them and run it as a blind draw with the seeding switch.
8-team single elimination questions
How many matches does a 8-team single elimination bracket have?
7. Every match eliminates one team and 8 − 1 = 7 teams must lose before a champion stands alone — the bracket above enforces it structurally.
How many rounds and byes are in the 8-team version?
3 rounds and no byes — 8 is already a power of two, so every seed plays the quarterfinals: M1: seed 1 vs seed 8 · M2: seed 4 vs seed 5 · M3: seed 2 vs seed 7 · M4: seed 3 vs seed 6.
Who does seed 1 play in the 8-team bracket?
seed 1 vs seed 8 under standard seeding — top seeds meet the bottom seeds first and can only clash in the final.
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