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Tournament Brackets

Santa's Shootout 26–27 December 2026

Held at Wesleyan University, Middletown.

Four-team bracket

Four-team bracket. Four teams are placed in a bracket, and the team that wins both games is declared the Champion. The winners of the first two games play each other in the Championship game; the two losing teams play each other in the Consolation game. Teams play, sit, and then play again — most brackets, particularly for teams travelling a long way, run on the same day over two to three hours.

Round 1

Game 1
1Seed 1
4Seed 4
Game 2
2Seed 2
3Seed 3

Round 2

Championship
Winner of Game 1
Winner of Game 2
Consolation
Loser of Game 1
Loser of Game 2

Result

Champion
Wins both games

Three-team bracket

Three-team bracket. The team with the highest power ranking plays back-to-back, and the team with the lowest power ranking receives the rest.

Game 1

Game 1
2Seed 2
3Seed 3

Game 2

Game 2
1Seed 1
Winner of Game 1

Game 3

Game 3
1Seed 1
Loser of Game 1

Result

Champion
Best record
across the three

These show the format. Once the Santa's Shootout brackets are drawn they appear here with the real teams, seeds and scores.