17 Team Single Elimination Bracket Generator

How to Run a 17 Team Single Elimination Tournament

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How Does a 17 Team Single Elimination Tournament Work?

A single elimination (knockout) tournament with 17 teams features 5 rounds and 16 games in total.

Bracket Size

The bracket size is determined by rounding the number of teams up to the nearest power of two. Since this tournament has 17 participants, the bracket size will be 32.

Byes

The number of byes is found by subtracting the number of participating teams from the total bracket size. With 17 team competing in a 32 team bracket, there will be 15 byes in the first round.

Rounds & Games

In total, we have 16 real games across 5 rounds in the 17 team single elimination bracket:

• Round of 32: 1 real game and 15 byes
• Round of 16: 8 games, 16 teams
• Quarterfinals (Round of 8): 4 games, 8 teams
• Semi-Finals: 2 games between 4 teams
• Final: 1 game between 2 teams

Seeding

Choose one of the options:

• Seeded (most common): The highest-ranked players face each other in the later stages of the tournament.
• Random (or blind draw): There is no seeding; players are placed randomly in the first round.
• Manual seeding: Set up the matchups in any custom order you prefer.

Compared to other Tournament Formats

A 17 team single elimination format provides an efficient tournament structure, needing fewer matches and less time to finish compared to other formats with the same number of participants.

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