14 Team Tournament Bracket – Printable, 13 Games, 2 Byes

Every game in the 14-team bracket

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14 teams, single elimination: 13 games in 4 rounds. Seeds 1 and 2 have a bye.

Games of the 14-team bracket, in playing order
Game	Round	Teams	Winner goes to	Notes
1	Round 1	Seed 8 vs Seed 9	Game 7	Seeds 8 and 9 play for a quarterfinal against Seed 1, who holds the bye on the line above them. On two courts, put this game in the first slot so its winner gets the longest break.
2	Round 1	Seed 5 vs Seed 12	Game 8
3	Round 1	Seed 4 vs Seed 13	Game 8	Seed 4 is the top seed of its quarter, and a win here lines it up against Seed 5 next, not a rested bye seed.
4	Round 1	Seed 3 vs Seed 14	Game 9	Seed 3 is the best team without a bye and opens against Seed 14, the last seed.
5	Round 1	Seed 6 vs Seed 11	Game 9	The winner goes to Game 9 to meet the winner of Game 4, which is Seed 3 if the favorite gets through.
6	Round 1	Seed 7 vs Seed 10	Game 10	The mirror image of Game 1: Seeds 7 and 10 play for a quarterfinal against Seed 2, who holds the bye on the line below them.
7	Quarterfinal	Seed 1 vs Winner of Game 1	Game 11	Seed 1's first game. Its opponent has already played once. If seeds hold: Seed 1 v Seed 8.
8	Quarterfinal	Winner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3	Game 11	Between two opening-round winners. If seeds hold: Seed 5 v Seed 4, the closest quarterfinal on paper.
9	Quarterfinal	Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5	Game 12	Between two opening-round winners. If seeds hold: Seed 3 v Seed 6.
10	Quarterfinal	Seed 2 vs Winner of Game 6	Game 12	Seed 2's first game. If seeds hold: Seed 2 v Seed 7.
11	Semifinal	Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8	Game 13	If seeds hold: Seed 1 v Seed 4, with Seed 1 on its second game and Seed 4 on its third.
12	Semifinal	Winner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10	Game 13	If seeds hold: Seed 3 v Seed 2. On two courts it shares the sixth slot with Game 11, so both finalists get the same rest.
13	Final	Winner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12	Champion	If seeds hold: Seed 1 v Seed 2, the third game of the day for both.

Each seed's path to the title 14

Seed 1: Game 7, Game 11 and Game 13 Bye in round 1. Its quarterfinal opponent will already have played once.
Seed 2: Game 10, Game 12 and Game 13 Bye in round 1. The second and last bye: Seed 3 misses out by one place.
Seed 3: Game 4, Game 9, Game 12 and Game 13 The best seed without a bye, and the one drawn against the last seed.
Seed 4: Game 3, Game 8, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 5: Game 2, Game 8, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 6: Game 5, Game 9, Game 12 and Game 13
Seed 7: Game 6, Game 10, Game 12 and Game 13 Beat Seed 10 and the next opponent is a Seed 2 that has not played yet.
Seed 8: Game 1, Game 7, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 9: Game 1, Game 7, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 10: Game 6, Game 10, Game 12 and Game 13 Upsetting Seed 7 changes nothing about the next game: Seed 2 is waiting either way.
Seed 11: Game 5, Game 9, Game 12 and Game 13
Seed 12: Game 2, Game 8, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 13: Game 3, Game 8, Game 11 and Game 13
Seed 14: Game 4, Game 9, Game 12 and Game 13 The last seed opens against Seed 3, because Seeds 1 and 2 do not play in round one.

How this list was compiled: Layout worked out for this site. Fourteen teams go on a 16-line sheet; Seeds 15 and 16 do not exist, so Seeds 1 and 2 get the two byes and start in the quarterfinals. A check confirmed that the top two seeds can meet only in the final and the top four only from the semifinals, and counted the court slots on the rule that a game starts only when both games feeding it are over. Checked on 2026-09-18: the seeding rule and the round names against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament, and byes for the highest ranked teams against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_%28sports%29. Licence: own work

How it works

Fourteen teams leave two gaps on a 16-line sheet, and in a 14 team tournament bracket those gaps go to Seeds 1 and 2, who start in the quarterfinals. The other twelve play six opening games, 8 v 9 down to 7 v 10. Thirteen single elimination games decide it.

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Two byes at opposite ends of the sheet

Seed 1 waits at the top for the 8 v 9 winner in Game 7, Seed 2 at the bottom for the 7 v 10 winner in Game 10. Between them, Games 8 and 9 pair opening-round winners: 4 v 5 and 3 v 6 if the higher seeds get through. Seeds 1 and 2 need three wins for the title; Seeds 3 to 14 need four. Seed 14 does not draw the top seed: it opens against Seed 3, the best team without a bye.

Thirteen games, and which two to play first

One court needs 13 slots. Two courts need seven, three six and four five. On two courts, start with Games 1 and 6 side by side. Their winners meet a rested top seed, and going first gives both the longest break before the quarterfinals. It still fits in seven slots.

For a 14 person tournament bracket, type the players in and press Random draw with the room watching: the two byes are handed out on screen. Prefer pen and paper? A blank print keeps all fourteen seed numbers.
Give every winner a slot off between games and two courts need nine slots; three or four need eight.
At least six teams go home after one game, and eight if Seeds 1 and 2 both lose their quarterfinals. A 14 team round robin gives everyone 13 games, 91 in all.

Questions and answers

Who gets the byes in a 14 team bracket?

Seeds 1 and 2. Fourteen teams on sixteen lines leave two gaps, and the gaps fall opposite the top two seeds. Seed 3 misses out by one place, so settle any tie for second before you print.

How long does a 14 team tournament bracket take?

Thirteen games in four rounds: six in the opening round, then four quarterfinals, two semifinals and the final. At 30 minutes a game that is six and a half hours on one court, or seven slots and three and a half hours on two, before breaks.

What if 13 or 15 teams turn up?

Set the Teams box to the real number. With 13, Seed 3 gets a bye too, its game against Seed 14 drops off the sheet and 12 games remain. With 15, Seed 2 gives up its bye to play Seed 15 in a seventh opening game, 14 in all.