An 8-team single elimination bracket runs 3 rounds with 7 total matches. Every team competes from the start — no byes needed.
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In a 8-team single elimination tournament, every match is knockout — the loser is immediately eliminated. An 8-team single elimination bracket runs 3 rounds with 7 total matches. Every team competes from the start — no byes needed.
The bracket is seeded so the strongest players (highest seeds) are placed in opposite halves of the draw, meaning they can only meet in the later rounds. Seed 1 is placed against seed 8, seed 2 against seed 7, and so on.
When the number of players is not a power of 2, some players receive a BYE — they advance automatically to round 2. In a 8-team bracket with all positions filled, no byes are needed.
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