Nexus supports the official double-elimination playoff brackets for 4 to 8 alliances.

Access

Any user with the Lead queuer role can update the “Playoff type” setting on the settings page.

8 alliances

  • Official FRC bracket for events with with 25+ teams
  • Matches: 13 + finals
  • Teams: 24 (3 team alliances) / 32 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~3.5 hours

8 alliance double-elimination bracket

7 alliances

  • Official FRC bracket for events with 22-24 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
  • Matches: 11 + finals
  • Teams: 21 (3 team alliances) / 28 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~3.5 hours

7 alliance double-elimination bracket

6 alliances

  • Official FRC bracket for events with 19-21 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
  • Matches: 9 + finals
  • Teams: 18 (3 team alliances) / 24 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~3 hours

6 alliance double-elimination bracket

5 alliances

  • Official FRC bracket for events with 16-18 teams (8 alliance bracket with byes)
  • Matches: 7 + finals
  • Teams: 15 (3 team alliances) / 20 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~3 hours

5 alliance double-elimination bracket

4 alliances

  • Official FRC bracket for 4-division district championship interdivisional playoffs
  • Matches: 5 + finals
  • Teams: 12 (3 team alliances) / 16 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~2.5 hours

4 alliance double-elimination bracket

16 alliances

  • Unofficial BattleCry bracket
  • Matches: 29 + finals
  • Teams: 48 (3 team alliances) / 64 (4 team alliances)
  • Runtime: ~5.5 hours

16 alliance double-elimination bracket

Custom

If you want to use a custom playoffs structure, update the “Playoff type” setting to “Custom”. You can then manually import your playoff matches or just not use Nexus for playoffs.

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