Skip to content
TourneyPage
Create tournamentCreate

Free printable bracket · Double elimination

18 team double elimination bracket

A 18-team double elimination bracket has 34 games, or 35 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 14 first-round byes for seeds 1–14.

Eighteen teams: 14 byes, 2 first-round games, 34 games. Seeds 1 through 14 start in the round of 16, and the losers bracket opens with the two play-in losers.

Make this bracket liveDownload the PDF

Free to build and preview. $29 one-time to publish. The PDF is free, no sign-up.

  • 34 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 14first-round byes
  • 5 + 7winners + losers rounds
  • 2–10games per team

The bracket

18 teams, 34 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

Show the bracket as

Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–2

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 215Team 15v.18Team 18

Byes1 Team 1 · 8 Team 8 · 9 Team 9 · 4 Team 4 · 13 Team 13 · 5 Team 5 · 12 Team 12 · 2 Team 2 · 7 Team 7 · 10 Team 10 · 3 Team 3 · 14 Team 14 · 6 Team 6 · 11 Team 11

Round of 16Games 3–10

  1. 31Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 48Team 8v.9Team 9
  3. 54Team 4v.13Team 13
  4. 65Team 5v.12Team 12
  5. 72Team 2v.Winner of Game 2
  6. 87Team 7v.10Team 10
  7. 93Team 3v.14Team 14
  8. 106Team 6v.11Team 11

QuarterfinalsGames 11–14

  1. 11Winner of Game 3v.Winner of Game 4
  2. 12Winner of Game 5v.Winner of Game 6
  3. 13Winner of Game 7v.Winner of Game 8
  4. 14Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 10

SemifinalsGames 15–16

  1. 15Winner of Game 11v.Winner of Game 12
  2. 16Winner of Game 13v.Winner of Game 14

FinalGame 17

  1. 17Winner of Game 15v.Winner of Game 16

Losers bracket

Round 2Games 18–19

  1. 18Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 6
  2. 19Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 10

Round 3Games 20–23

  1. 20Winner of Game 18v.Loser of Game 5
  2. 21Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 3
  3. 22Winner of Game 19v.Loser of Game 9
  4. 23Loser of Game 8v.Loser of Game 7

Round 4Games 24–27

  1. 24Winner of Game 20v.Loser of Game 13
  2. 25Winner of Game 21v.Loser of Game 14
  3. 26Winner of Game 22v.Loser of Game 11
  4. 27Winner of Game 23v.Loser of Game 12

Round 5Games 28–29

  1. 28Winner of Game 24v.Winner of Game 25
  2. 29Winner of Game 26v.Winner of Game 27

Round 6Games 30–31

  1. 30Winner of Game 28v.Loser of Game 15
  2. 31Winner of Game 29v.Loser of Game 16

Round 7Game 32

  1. 32Winner of Game 30v.Winner of Game 31

FinalGame 33

  1. 33Winner of Game 32v.Loser of Game 17

Championship

Grand FinalGame 34

  1. 34Winner of Game 17v.Winner of Game 33

Reset FinalGame 35

  1. 35Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 34.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 14 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–14 skip round one and start in round two (Games 3–10). Round one is 2 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 34 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 3. Loser drops to Game 18.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 19.
  3. Game 3Winners Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 21.
  4. Game 4Winners Round of 16Team 8 vs Team 9Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 21.
  5. Game 5Winners Round of 16Team 4 vs Team 13Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 20.
  6. Game 6Winners Round of 16Team 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 18.
  7. Game 7Winners Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 23.
  8. Game 8Winners Round of 16Team 7 vs Team 10Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 23.
  9. Game 9Winners Round of 16Team 3 vs Team 14Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 22.
  10. Game 10Winners Round of 16Team 6 vs Team 11Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 19.
  11. Game 11Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 26.
  12. Game 12Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 27.
  13. Game 13Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 24.
  14. Game 14Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 25.
  15. Game 15Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 30.
  16. Game 16Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 31.
  17. Game 17Winners FinalWinner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Winner plays the Game 33 winner for the title in Game 34. Loser drops to Game 33.
  18. Game 18Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 6Winner plays the Game 5 loser in Game 20.
  19. Game 19Losers Round 2Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 10Winner plays the Game 9 loser in Game 22.
  20. Game 20Losers Round 3Winner of Game 18 vs Loser of Game 5Winner plays the Game 13 loser in Game 24.
  21. Game 21Losers Round 3Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 3Winner plays the Game 14 loser in Game 25.
  22. Game 22Losers Round 3Winner of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 11 loser in Game 26.
  23. Game 23Losers Round 3Loser of Game 8 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 12 loser in Game 27.
  24. Game 24Losers Round 4Winner of Game 20 vs Loser of Game 13Winner plays the Game 25 winner in Game 28.
  25. Game 25Losers Round 4Winner of Game 21 vs Loser of Game 14Winner plays the Game 24 winner in Game 28.
  26. Game 26Losers Round 4Winner of Game 22 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 27 winner in Game 29.
  27. Game 27Losers Round 4Winner of Game 23 vs Loser of Game 12Winner plays the Game 26 winner in Game 29.
  28. Game 28Losers Round 5Winner of Game 24 vs Winner of Game 25Winner plays the Game 15 loser in Game 30.
  29. Game 29Losers Round 5Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 27Winner plays the Game 16 loser in Game 31.
  30. Game 30Losers Round 6Winner of Game 28 vs Loser of Game 15Winner plays the Game 31 winner in Game 32.
  31. Game 31Losers Round 6Winner of Game 29 vs Loser of Game 16Winner plays the Game 30 winner in Game 32.
  32. Game 32Losers Round 7Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 31Winner plays the Game 17 loser in Game 33.
  33. Game 33Losers FinalWinner of Game 32 vs Loser of Game 17Winner plays the Game 17 winner for the title in Game 34.
  34. Game 34Grand FinalWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 33
  35. Game 35Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 34.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 18-team double elimination day runs.

About 14 hours 10 minutes. 34 games in 17 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

Print it, or make it live.

18 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.

Download the PDFMake this bracket live

Questions

Questions about a 18-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 18 team double elimination bracket?

34, or 35 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 18 teams produce 34 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 18 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 14 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–14 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 10 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 18 team double elimination tournament take?

About 14 hours 10 minutes with 34 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 18 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.

← 17-team double elimination19-team double elimination →

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

Make your tournament feel official.

Free to build. $29 one-time to publish. One link your players, parents, and fans will actually open.

Make this bracket liveSee a live page