Bye placement
Top four seeds get byes. They meet round-one winners in the round of 8. Total: 11 matches, 4 rounds.
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12-team bracket template
Twelve teams fit a 16-team bracket with four byes — paste them in seed order and we'll generate the sheet.
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When to use this
Mid-size tournaments — youth leagues, dojo gradings, mid-size esports cups. The four bye slots reward the top seeds and keep the bracket balanced.
Step by step
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Paste 12 teams
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Generate
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Print or PDF
Run-time estimate
At 20-minute matches and one venue, expect ~4 hours including breaks. Two parallel courts halves it.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why not 12 teams in 4 pools of 3?
Because we deliberately keep this tool single-elimination only. Use the team generator for pool draws and feed the winners back here.
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