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A tournament bracket calculator determines the number of rounds, games, and byes needed for any size single-elimination tournament. Single elimination is the most common format in sports and esports.

公式

matches = participants - 1; rounds = log2(participants) (for single elimination)
N
Participants (number) — Number of players/teams
matches
Total matches (matches) — Games to determine a winner
rounds
Rounds (rounds) — Number of stages (each halves field)

ステップバイステップガイド

  1. 1Rounds = ceil(log₂(number of teams))
  2. 2Total games = number of teams − 1 (one team is eliminated per game)
  3. 3Byes = 2^rounds − number of teams (given to top seeds in round 1)
  4. 4A 16-team bracket has exactly 4 rounds and 15 games

解いた例

入力
8 teams
結果
3 rounds, 7 games, 0 byes
入力
16 teams
結果
4 rounds, 15 games, 0 byes
入力
12 teams
結果
4 rounds, 11 games, 4 byes (for top 4 seeds)

よくある質問

How many matches for 16 players?

15 matches (16 - 1). 4 rounds: 8 → 4 → 2 → 1 winner.

What if the number isn't a power of 2?

Add byes (free passes). Example: 10 players = 6 byes, 4 in first round. Still need 9 matches total.

What is double elimination?

Losers bracket in addition to winners bracket. Participants eliminated after 2 losses. Requires ~2× more matches.

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