Tournament Bracket Types

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Single Elimination

  • In Single Elimination brackets, each match decides if a team progresses farther in the tournament or is eliminated.
  • (Example) Round 1 (8 teams) > Round 2 (4 teams) > Round 3 (2 teams) > Winner

Double Elimination

  • In Double Elimination brackets, if a team loses then they get moved to the Losers' bracket. If a team loses a match in the Losers' bracket they are eliminated. The last team standing in the Losers' bracket will face off against the last team standing in the Winners' bracket for the final round. 
  • (Example) Round 1 (16 teams) > Round 2 (8 teams in Winners' bracket / 8 teams in Losers' bracket) > Round 3 (4 teams in Winners' bracket / 8 teams in Losers' bracket) > Round 4 (2 teams in  Winners' bracket / 4 teams in Losers' bracket) > Round 5 (4 teams in Losers' bracket) > Round 6 (2 teams in Losers' bracket) > Round 7 (2 teams in Losers' bracket) > Finals (2 teams) > Winner

Round Robin - Swiss

  • In Round Robin Swiss brackets, each team plays a match against other teams of similar standing.
  • (Example) Round 1 (64 teams play; 32 teams win/ 32 teams lose) > Round 2 (32 winners of previous round play each other; 32 losers of previous round play each other) > etc.

Round Robin - Standard

  • In Round Robin Standard brackets, each team plays a match against every other participating team. A win is +1 points; a loss is -1 or +0 points (the tournament organizer chooses). After all rounds, the team with the highest amount of points wins the tournament.
  • (Example) 8 teams > 7 match rounds > most points determine the winner at the end

Leaderboard

  • In Leaderboard brackets, all teams play against each other simultaneously, and there are no eliminations. Team scores are calculated by summing up individual players' scores in that team. After all rounds, the team with the highest score is deemed the winner. This bracket is great for battle royale and racing games.
  • (Example) Round 1 (8 teams) > Round 2 (8 teams) > Round 3 (8 teams) > winner is determined by highest team score at the end 

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