18 Team Single Elimination Bracket Generator

How to Run a 18 Team Single Elimination Tournament

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How Does a 18 Team Single Elimination Tournament Work?

A single elimination (knockout) tournament with 18 teams includes 5 rounds and a total of 17 games.

Bracket Size

The bracket size is calculated by rounding the number of teams up to the next power of two. So, with 18 participants, the bracket size would be 32.

Byes

The gap between 32 and 18 represents how many byes you need, which means this tournament would require 14 byes.

Rounds & Games

There are 5 rounds and 17 actual (non-bye) games in the 18 team single elimination bracket:

• Round of 32: 14 games played, with 14 byes filling the bracket
• Round of 16: 8 matchups between the advancing teams
• Quarter-Finals: 4 games featuring the remaining 8 teams
• Semi-Final: 2 games, 4 players
• Final: 1 game between 2 teams

Seeding

Choose one of the 3 options:

• Seeded (most common): The best players meet later in the tournament.
• Blind draw (random): No seeding, players are randomly assigned in round one.
• Manual seeding: Create matchups in your custom order.

Compared to other Tournament Formats

An 18 team single elimination setup is quicker to run and requires fewer games compared to most other tournament formats with the same number of participants.

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