You can’t — single elimination requires an even number of teams each round, and you need to reduce to 1 winner. With 10 teams, if no byes, you’d have 5 matches in round 1 → 5 winners → impossible to pair in round 2 without another bye. So byes are necessary.
A helpful feature for a 10-team single elimination bracket is an . 10 team single elimination bracket seeded
So the bracket has (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, final). You can’t — single elimination requires an even
Round 1 (2 matches) → Round 2 (4 matches) → Semifinals (2 matches) → Final (1 match) if no byes
The standard bracket for 10 teams is built on a 16-slot template (the next power of two).