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20 team double elimination bracket

A 20-team double elimination bracket has 38 games, or 39 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 12 first-round byes for seeds 1–12.

Twenty teams: 12 byes, 4 first-round games, 38 games. Seeds 1 through 12 skip round one. With four fields it's two full days.

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  • 38 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 12first-round byes
  • 5 + 7winners + losers rounds
  • 2–10games per team

The bracket

20 teams, 38 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–4

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 213Team 13v.20Team 20
  3. 315Team 15v.18Team 18
  4. 414Team 14v.19Team 19

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

Round of 16Games 5–12

  1. 51Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 68Team 8v.9Team 9
  3. 74Team 4v.Winner of Game 2
  4. 85Team 5v.12Team 12
  5. 92Team 2v.Winner of Game 3
  6. 107Team 7v.10Team 10
  7. 113Team 3v.Winner of Game 4
  8. 126Team 6v.11Team 11

QuarterfinalsGames 13–16

  1. 13Winner of Game 5v.Winner of Game 6
  2. 14Winner of Game 7v.Winner of Game 8
  3. 15Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 10
  4. 16Winner of Game 11v.Winner of Game 12

SemifinalsGames 17–18

  1. 17Winner of Game 13v.Winner of Game 14
  2. 18Winner of Game 15v.Winner of Game 16

FinalGame 19

  1. 19Winner of Game 17v.Winner of Game 18

Losers bracket

Round 2Games 20–23

  1. 20Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 8
  2. 21Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 6
  3. 22Loser of Game 3v.Loser of Game 12
  4. 23Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 10

Round 3Games 24–27

  1. 24Winner of Game 20v.Loser of Game 7
  2. 25Winner of Game 21v.Loser of Game 5
  3. 26Winner of Game 22v.Loser of Game 11
  4. 27Winner of Game 23v.Loser of Game 9

Round 4Games 28–31

  1. 28Winner of Game 24v.Loser of Game 15
  2. 29Winner of Game 25v.Loser of Game 16
  3. 30Winner of Game 26v.Loser of Game 13
  4. 31Winner of Game 27v.Loser of Game 14

Round 5Games 32–33

  1. 32Winner of Game 28v.Winner of Game 29
  2. 33Winner of Game 30v.Winner of Game 31

Round 6Games 34–35

  1. 34Winner of Game 32v.Loser of Game 17
  2. 35Winner of Game 33v.Loser of Game 18

Round 7Game 36

  1. 36Winner of Game 34v.Winner of Game 35

FinalGame 37

  1. 37Winner of Game 36v.Loser of Game 19

Championship

Grand FinalGame 38

  1. 38Winner of Game 19v.Winner of Game 37

Reset FinalGame 39

  1. 39Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 38.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 12 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–12 skip round one and start in round two (Games 5–12). Round one is 4 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 38 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 5. Loser drops to Game 20.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays Team 4 in Game 7. Loser drops to Game 21.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 22.
  4. Game 4Winners First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays Team 3 in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 23.
  5. Game 5Winners Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 25.
  6. Game 6Winners Round of 16Team 8 vs Team 9Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 21.
  7. Game 7Winners Round of 16Team 4 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 24.
  8. Game 8Winners Round of 16Team 5 vs Team 12Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 20.
  9. Game 9Winners Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 27.
  10. Game 10Winners Round of 16Team 7 vs Team 10Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 23.
  11. Game 11Winners Round of 16Team 3 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 26.
  12. Game 12Winners Round of 16Team 6 vs Team 11Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 22.
  13. Game 13Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 30.
  14. Game 14Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 31.
  15. Game 15Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 28.
  16. Game 16Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 29.
  17. Game 17Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 34.
  18. Game 18Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 35.
  19. Game 19Winners FinalWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 18Winner plays the Game 37 winner for the title in Game 38. Loser drops to Game 37.
  20. Game 20Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 8Winner plays the Game 7 loser in Game 24.
  21. Game 21Losers Round 2Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 6Winner plays the Game 5 loser in Game 25.
  22. Game 22Losers Round 2Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 12Winner plays the Game 11 loser in Game 26.
  23. Game 23Losers Round 2Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 10Winner plays the Game 9 loser in Game 27.
  24. Game 24Losers Round 3Winner of Game 20 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 15 loser in Game 28.
  25. Game 25Losers Round 3Winner of Game 21 vs Loser of Game 5Winner plays the Game 16 loser in Game 29.
  26. Game 26Losers Round 3Winner of Game 22 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 13 loser in Game 30.
  27. Game 27Losers Round 3Winner of Game 23 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 14 loser in Game 31.
  28. Game 28Losers Round 4Winner of Game 24 vs Loser of Game 15Winner plays the Game 29 winner in Game 32.
  29. Game 29Losers Round 4Winner of Game 25 vs Loser of Game 16Winner plays the Game 28 winner in Game 32.
  30. Game 30Losers Round 4Winner of Game 26 vs Loser of Game 13Winner plays the Game 31 winner in Game 33.
  31. Game 31Losers Round 4Winner of Game 27 vs Loser of Game 14Winner plays the Game 30 winner in Game 33.
  32. Game 32Losers Round 5Winner of Game 28 vs Winner of Game 29Winner plays the Game 17 loser in Game 34.
  33. Game 33Losers Round 5Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 31Winner plays the Game 18 loser in Game 35.
  34. Game 34Losers Round 6Winner of Game 32 vs Loser of Game 17Winner plays the Game 35 winner in Game 36.
  35. Game 35Losers Round 6Winner of Game 33 vs Loser of Game 18Winner plays the Game 34 winner in Game 36.
  36. Game 36Losers Round 7Winner of Game 34 vs Winner of Game 35Winner plays the Game 19 loser in Game 37.
  37. Game 37Losers FinalWinner of Game 36 vs Loser of Game 19Winner plays the Game 19 winner for the title in Game 38.
  38. Game 38Grand FinalWinner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 37
  39. Game 39Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 38.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 20-team double elimination day runs.

About 15 hours 50 minutes. 38 games in 19 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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20 team double elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

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Questions

Questions about a 20-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 20 team double elimination bracket?

38, or 39 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 20 teams produce 38 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 20 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 12 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–12 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 20 team double elimination tournament take?

About 15 hours 50 minutes with 38 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 20 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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