single-elimination tournament
C707
concept
A single-elimination tournament is a competition format in which participants are paired in matches and immediately removed from the tournament upon losing, continuing until only one undefeated winner remains.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| knockout tournament | 108 |
| single-elimination tournament canonical | 11 |
| knockout football tournament | 9 |
| national knockout tournament | 9 |
| knockout competition | 5 |
| elimination tournament | 4 |
| NCAA basketball tournament round | 3 |
| single-elimination game | 3 |
| sports tournament bracket | 3 |
| game-ending format | 2 |
| sports tournament stage | 2 |
| NCAA basketball tournament stage | 1 |
| phase of sports tournament | 1 |
| play-in round | 1 |
| round of competition | 1 |
| tournament | 1 |
Instances (162)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis Regional | sports tournament bracket |
| Atlanta Regional | sports tournament bracket |
| Cameroon Cup | knockout tournament |
| Women's Challenge Cup | knockout tournament |
| New Japan Cup | — |
| Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1999 | knockout tournament |
| Scottish Youth Cup | knockout football tournament |
| Norwegian Football Cup | knockout tournament |
| EFL Trophy | knockout tournament |
| Nations League Finals | knockout tournament |
| U.S. Open Cup 2014 | knockout competition |
| NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs | — |
| 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | — |
| Football League Championship play-offs | knockout competition |
| Papa Johns Trophy | knockout tournament |
|
FAT
surface form:
FA Trophy
|
knockout tournament |
| FA Amateur Cup | knockout tournament |
| King Cup of Champions | knockout tournament |
| Football Association Challenge Vase | knockout tournament |
| College Football Playoff | tournament |
| NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament | — |
| Nedbank Cup | knockout tournament |
| MTN 8 | knockout tournament |
| Telkom Knockout | knockout tournament |
| Turkish Cup | knockout tournament |
| Scottish Cup | knockout tournament |
| Scottish League Cup | knockout tournament |
| Scottish Challenge Cup | knockout tournament |
| The Basketball Tournament | — |
| Elam Rule | game-ending format |
|
Nick Elam
surface form:
Elam Ending
|
game-ending format |
| FFA Cup | national knockout tournament |
| Australia Cup | knockout football tournament |
| Emperor's Cup | knockout tournament |
| Hazfi Cup | knockout tournament |
| Chinese FA Cup | knockout tournament |
| Copa Argentina | national knockout tournament |
| U.S. Open Cup | knockout tournament |
| Wild Card Game | single-elimination game |
| American League Wild Card Game | single-elimination game |
| Moroccan Throne Cup | knockout tournament |
| Greek Cup | knockout football tournament |
| CBA playoffs | elimination tournament |
| U.S. Open Cup 2011 | knockout tournament |
| 2023 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament | — |
| Soviet Georgian Cup | knockout tournament |
| FA Trophy | knockout tournament |
| CFL playoffs | elimination tournament |
| Federation Cup | knockout tournament |
| Nigeria FA Cup | knockout tournament |