Winners advance to Semifinals.
Round 1 Round 2 (Quarterfinals) Round 3 (Semifinals) Round 4 (Finals) (Play-in) _________ _________ | | | Team 1 |_________ Winner 1 vs 2 | | (BYE) | | | | | |_________ | | _________| | | | | | | | | | Team 2 |_________| | | | (BYE) | | | | | |_________ | | _________| | | | | | | | | _________ | | | | | | | | | Team 3 |_________ | | | | (BYE) | | | | | | | |_______| | | | _________| | | | | | | | | | Team 4 |_________| | | | (BYE) | |_________ | | | | | | | _________| | | | | | | | | _________ | | | | | | | | | Team 5 |_________ | | | | (BYE) | | | | | | | |_________ | | | | _________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Team 6 |_________| | | | | | (BYE) | | | | | | | |_________| | | | _________| | | | | | | _________ | | | | | | | Team 7 |_________ | | | | | | | | | |_________| | | _________| | | | | | | | Team 8 |_________| | | | | _________________________ | | | | Team 9 |_________ | | | | | | | |___________________________________| | _________| | | | | | Team 10 |_________| | | | | | CHAMPION | | ___________________________________________________________________|
Since there are 10 teams, you need a bracket designed for the next power of two (16 teams). This means get a "bye" in the first round, and 4 teams play in the first round to advance.
With single elimination, a bad draw ends a great team’s day early. Rank your teams 1–10 before the tournament. unless all teams are equal.