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11 team double elimination bracket

A 11-team double elimination bracket has 20 games, or 21 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 5 first-round byes for seeds 1–5.

Eleven teams: 5 byes and 20 games. Round one has 3 games; everything after it looks like a 16-team bracket with gaps.

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  • 20 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 5first-round byes
  • 4 + 5winners + losers rounds
  • 2–9games per team

The bracket

11 teams, 20 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–3

  1. 18Team 8v.9Team 9
  2. 27Team 7v.10Team 10
  3. 36Team 6v.11Team 11

Byes1 Team 1 · 4 Team 4 · 5 Team 5 · 2 Team 2 · 3 Team 3

QuarterfinalsGames 4–7

  1. 41Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 54Team 4v.5Team 5
  3. 62Team 2v.Winner of Game 2
  4. 73Team 3v.Winner of Game 3

SemifinalsGames 8–9

  1. 8Winner of Game 4v.Winner of Game 5
  2. 9Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7

FinalGame 10

  1. 10Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9

Losers bracket

Round 2Games 11–13

  1. 11Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 7
  2. 12Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 5
  3. 13Loser of Game 3v.Loser of Game 4

Round 3Games 14–15

  1. 14Winner of Game 11v.Loser of Game 6
  2. 15Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13

Round 4Games 16–17

  1. 16Winner of Game 14v.Loser of Game 8
  2. 17Winner of Game 15v.Loser of Game 9

Round 5Game 18

  1. 18Winner of Game 16v.Winner of Game 17

FinalGame 19

  1. 19Winner of Game 18v.Loser of Game 10

Championship

Grand FinalGame 20

  1. 20Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 19

Reset FinalGame 21

  1. 21Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 20.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, which leaves 5 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–5 skip round one and start in round two (Games 4–7). Round one is 3 games between the lower seeds.

A bye isn't a win on the record. TourneyPage advances the bye teams automatically, so the page never shows a game that doesn't exist. The losers bracket inherits the gaps: a team that drops in from round one may advance without playing until the next losers round, because the opponent it was due to meet never lost a round-one game.

Game order

All 20 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 9Winner plays Team 1 in Game 4. Loser drops to Game 11.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 10Winner plays Team 2 in Game 6. Loser drops to Game 12.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 11Winner plays Team 3 in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 13.
  4. Game 4Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 8. Loser drops to Game 13.
  5. Game 5Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 4 vs Team 5Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 8. Loser drops to Game 12.
  6. Game 6Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 2 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 14.
  7. Game 7Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 3 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 11.
  8. Game 8Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 10. Loser drops to Game 16.
  9. Game 9Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 10. Loser drops to Game 17.
  10. Game 10Winners FinalWinner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 19 winner for the title in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 19.
  11. Game 11Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 6 loser in Game 14.
  12. Game 12Losers Round 2Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 5Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 15.
  13. Game 13Losers Round 2Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 4Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 15.
  14. Game 14Losers Round 3Winner of Game 11 vs Loser of Game 6Winner plays the Game 8 loser in Game 16.
  15. Game 15Losers Round 3Winner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13Winner plays the Game 9 loser in Game 17.
  16. Game 16Losers Round 4Winner of Game 14 vs Loser of Game 8Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 18.
  17. Game 17Losers Round 4Winner of Game 15 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 18.
  18. Game 18Losers Round 5Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 17Winner plays the Game 10 loser in Game 19.
  19. Game 19Losers FinalWinner of Game 18 vs Loser of Game 10Winner plays the Game 10 winner for the title in Game 20.
  20. Game 20Grand FinalWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 19
  21. Game 21Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 20.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 11-team double elimination day runs.

About 8 hours 20 minutes. 20 games in 10 rounds of play across 2 fields.

Arithmetic, not a schedule: it ignores breaks and assumes every field stays busy. In TourneyPage you type the actual times and courts, and they show on the page.

Printable

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11 team double elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

The PDF is US Letter, landscape, with seed numbers on blank lines so you can write the teams in, one page each for the winners bracket, the losers bracket, and the final. Free, no sign-up, nothing on it but the bracket and this page's address.

Or skip the clipboard. The live version has the same bracket with the team names in, scores entered from a phone, standings that update, and the next games on top. Free to build and preview; $29 one-time to publish, for up to 32 teams per division.

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Questions

Questions about a 11-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 11 team double elimination bracket?

20, or 21 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 11 teams produce 20 games. The reset final happens only if the team from the losers bracket beats the winners-bracket champion in the grand final, which puts them at one loss each. TourneyPage lets you turn the reset off.

How do the byes work with 11 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, so 5 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–5 skip round one and start in round two. A bye isn't a win on the record; the team just plays one game fewer on the way to the title.

How many games does each team play?

At least 2: two losses and you're out, so even the first team eliminated plays twice. The longest road is 9 games, for a team that loses early in the winners bracket, wins every losers-bracket game, takes the grand final, and then the reset.

How long does a 11 team double elimination tournament take?

About 8 hours 20 minutes with 20 games at 50 minutes each on 2 fields. Change the game length and the number of fields above to match your event. TourneyPage doesn't schedule the games for you; you type the times and courts you decide on, and they show on the page.

Can I print this bracket or run it live?

Both. The PDF is free, with no sign-up. "Make this bracket live" opens the TourneyPage builder with double elimination already chosen for your 11 teams; you add their names, preview the page free, and pay $29 once to publish a link everyone can open on their phone.

Other sizes

Double elimination brackets for 4 to 32 teams.

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How double elimination works · Games, rounds, and byes for every format and size · Sports that usually run it: Cornhole, 3v3 basketball

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