Esports Glossary
Bracket
A visual representation of a tournament's match schedule showing how competitors progress from round to round. Brackets can be single-elimination, double-elimination, or other formats. They are the core organisational structure of most esports tournaments.
Related Terms
Single Elimination
A tournament format where a competitor is eliminated after a single loss.
Double Elimination
A bracket format in which a competitor must lose twice before being eliminated.
Seeding
The process of ranking competitors before a tournament to structure the bracket so that stronger teams do not meet in early rounds.
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