First Round (4 teams) --> Quarterfinals (8 teams) --> Semis --> Finals Game 1: Seed 7 vs. 10 --> Winner vs. Seed 2 Game 2: Seed 8 vs. 9 --> Winner vs. Seed 1 (Seeds 3,4,5,6 get byes to Quarterfinals)
Winners advance to Quarterfinals.
It rewards your best regular-season teams. The top 6 seeds only need to win 3 games to take the title, while lower seeds must win 4. bracket for 10 teams single elimination
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.
1 / \ (1) A (4) D \ / \ / W1 _________ \ / \ / \ / \ / W2 _______ / \ W3 _________ W4 \ / \ / \ / \ / Winner First Round (4 teams) --> Quarterfinals (8 teams)
Winners advance to Championship.
The top-ranked teams (Seeds #1 through #6) are typically awarded the byes. 9 --> Winner vs
Teams hate waiting. If you use Option 1, make sure the top 6 seeds know they have a "bye" ahead of time. Consider giving them a practice court or a scheduled check-in time so they aren’t sitting idle for 2 hours.
The 2 winners from Round 1 join the 6 teams that had byes for a total of 8 teams competing in 4 games.