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13 team double elimination bracket

A 13-team double elimination bracket has 24 games, or 25 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 3 first-round byes for seeds 1–3.

Thirteen teams: 3 byes and 24 games. Rare, but it happens when a 12-team field gets a late entry.

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  • 24 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 3first-round byes
  • 4 + 6winners + losers rounds
  • 2–9games per team

The bracket

13 teams, 24 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–5

  1. 18Team 8v.9Team 9
  2. 24Team 4v.13Team 13
  3. 35Team 5v.12Team 12
  4. 47Team 7v.10Team 10
  5. 56Team 6v.11Team 11

Byes1 Team 1 · 2 Team 2 · 3 Team 3

QuarterfinalsGames 6–9

  1. 61Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 7Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 82Team 2v.Winner of Game 4
  4. 93Team 3v.Winner of Game 5

SemifinalsGames 10–11

  1. 10Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7
  2. 11Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9

FinalGame 12

  1. 12Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11

Losers bracket

Round 1Game 13

  1. 13Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 3

Round 2Games 14–17

  1. 14Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 9
  2. 15Winner of Game 13v.Loser of Game 8
  3. 16Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 7
  4. 17Loser of Game 5v.Loser of Game 6

Round 3Games 18–19

  1. 18Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15
  2. 19Winner of Game 16v.Winner of Game 17

Round 4Games 20–21

  1. 20Winner of Game 18v.Loser of Game 10
  2. 21Winner of Game 19v.Loser of Game 11

Round 5Game 22

  1. 22Winner of Game 20v.Winner of Game 21

FinalGame 23

  1. 23Winner of Game 22v.Loser of Game 12

Championship

Grand FinalGame 24

  1. 24Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 23

Reset FinalGame 25

  1. 25Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 24.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, which leaves 3 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–3 skip round one and start in round two (Games 6–9). Round one is 5 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 24 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 9Winner plays Team 1 in Game 6. Loser drops to Game 14.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 4 vs Team 13Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 13.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 13.
  4. Game 4Winners First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 10Winner plays Team 2 in Game 8. Loser drops to Game 16.
  5. Game 5Winners First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 11Winner plays Team 3 in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 17.
  6. Game 6Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 10. Loser drops to Game 17.
  7. Game 7Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 10. Loser drops to Game 16.
  8. Game 8Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 2 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 15.
  9. Game 9Winners QuarterfinalsTeam 3 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 14.
  10. Game 10Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 20.
  11. Game 11Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 21.
  12. Game 12Winners FinalWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 23 winner for the title in Game 24. Loser drops to Game 23.
  13. Game 13Losers Round 1Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 3Winner plays the Game 8 loser in Game 15.
  14. Game 14Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 18.
  15. Game 15Losers Round 2Winner of Game 13 vs Loser of Game 8Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 18.
  16. Game 16Losers Round 2Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 19.
  17. Game 17Losers Round 2Loser of Game 5 vs Loser of Game 6Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 19.
  18. Game 18Losers Round 3Winner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15Winner plays the Game 10 loser in Game 20.
  19. Game 19Losers Round 3Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 17Winner plays the Game 11 loser in Game 21.
  20. Game 20Losers Round 4Winner of Game 18 vs Loser of Game 10Winner plays the Game 21 winner in Game 22.
  21. Game 21Losers Round 4Winner of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 22.
  22. Game 22Losers Round 5Winner of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21Winner plays the Game 12 loser in Game 23.
  23. Game 23Losers FinalWinner of Game 22 vs Loser of Game 12Winner plays the Game 12 winner for the title in Game 24.
  24. Game 24Grand FinalWinner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 23
  25. Game 25Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 24.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 13-team double elimination day runs.

About 10 hours. 24 games in 12 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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13 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 13-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 13 team double elimination bracket?

24, or 25 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 13 teams produce 24 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 13 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 16-team frame, so 3 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–3 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 13 team double elimination tournament take?

About 10 hours with 24 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 13 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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