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6 Team Single Elimination Bracket
A ready-to-run 6-team single elimination bracket — 5 matches over 3 rounds, with 2 byes for the top seeds. It's live below: click teams to advance them, or print the blank version and fill it by hand.
| Total matches | 5 |
|---|---|
| Rounds | 3 |
| Byes in round one | 2 (top seeds) |
| First-round games | match 1: seed 4 vs seed 5 · match 2: seed 3 vs seed 6 — plus walkovers, no match played: seed 1 (bye), seed 2 (bye) |
| Champion plays | 2 matches (seeds 1–2) · 3 matches (seeds 3–6) |
Fields hidden — the bracket prints clean. Click “Add scores & times” to log results.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Champion
Champion path by seed: 2 matches (seeds 1–2) · 3 matches (seeds 3–6). The pairings above come out of standard seeding — seed 1 anchored against the bye/walkover side of the draw — and the count checks: 6 teams, 5 matches, one loss each for 5 of them. Replace Team 1…Team 6 with your own names via the generator, or keep them and run it as a blind draw with the seeding switch. Prefer paper? Hit Download PDF above — it opens the print dialog, where “Save as PDF” gives you the same blank chart as a file.
6-team single elimination questions
How many matches does a 6-team single elimination bracket have?
5. Every match eliminates one team and 6 − 1 = 5 teams must lose before a champion stands alone — the bracket above enforces it structurally.
How many rounds and byes are in the 6-team version?
3 rounds with 2 byes: the field pads to 8 slots, so the top 2 seeds skip the quarterfinals and enter the semifinals directly. First-round games actually played: match 1: seed 4 vs seed 5 · match 2: seed 3 vs seed 6.
Who does seed 1 play in the 6-team bracket?
Nobody in round one — seed 1 holds a bye and starts in match 3 against the winner of match 1 (seed 4 vs seed 5, played first).
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