Fits on a single sheet, finishes in an afternoon. The classic small-tournament shape — NFL divisional round, NBA conference semis, an office quarterfinal. 3 rounds, 7 matches.
Hit Print and fill in names by hand. Every match slot has a faint baseline so your handwriting stays level. If you want results to update live — multiple people filling in winners on their phones from the same bracket — create an interactive version using the button above.
A 8-team single elimination bracket has 3 rounds and 7 total matches. Every team except the champion loses exactly once — that's the single-elimination invariant.
Round 1 is the quarterfinals. Four matches in Round 1, two in the semifinals, one final.
If your field isn't exactly 8 teams, fill some slots with "BYE" — whichever team is matched against a BYE automatically advances.
Standard seeding pairs the highest seed with the lowest, working inward. For eight teams: 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5 on one side; 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 on the other. Seeds 1 and 2 end up on opposite halves, meeting only in the final if both advance.