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24 team double elimination bracket

A 24-team double elimination bracket has 46 games, or 47 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 8 first-round byes for seeds 1–8.

Twenty-four teams: 8 byes, 8 first-round games, 46 games. A neat split: the top 8 seeds sit out while the other 16 play in. Six pools of 4 is the usual alternative.

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  • 46 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 8first-round byes
  • 5 + 7winners + losers rounds
  • 2–11games per team

The bracket

24 teams, 46 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–8

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 29Team 9v.24Team 24
  3. 313Team 13v.20Team 20
  4. 412Team 12v.21Team 21
  5. 515Team 15v.18Team 18
  6. 610Team 10v.23Team 23
  7. 714Team 14v.19Team 19
  8. 811Team 11v.22Team 22

Byes1 Team 1 · 8 Team 8 · 4 Team 4 · 5 Team 5 · 2 Team 2 · 7 Team 7 · 3 Team 3 · 6 Team 6

Round of 16Games 9–16

  1. 91Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 108Team 8v.Winner of Game 2
  3. 114Team 4v.Winner of Game 3
  4. 125Team 5v.Winner of Game 4
  5. 132Team 2v.Winner of Game 5
  6. 147Team 7v.Winner of Game 6
  7. 153Team 3v.Winner of Game 7
  8. 166Team 6v.Winner of Game 8

QuarterfinalsGames 17–20

  1. 17Winner of Game 9v.Winner of Game 10
  2. 18Winner of Game 11v.Winner of Game 12
  3. 19Winner of Game 13v.Winner of Game 14
  4. 20Winner of Game 15v.Winner of Game 16

SemifinalsGames 21–22

  1. 21Winner of Game 17v.Winner of Game 18
  2. 22Winner of Game 19v.Winner of Game 20

FinalGame 23

  1. 23Winner of Game 21v.Winner of Game 22

Losers bracket

Round 2Games 24–31

  1. 24Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 12
  2. 25Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 11
  3. 26Loser of Game 3v.Loser of Game 10
  4. 27Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 9
  5. 28Loser of Game 5v.Loser of Game 16
  6. 29Loser of Game 6v.Loser of Game 15
  7. 30Loser of Game 7v.Loser of Game 14
  8. 31Loser of Game 8v.Loser of Game 13

Round 3Games 32–35

  1. 32Winner of Game 24v.Winner of Game 25
  2. 33Winner of Game 26v.Winner of Game 27
  3. 34Winner of Game 28v.Winner of Game 29
  4. 35Winner of Game 30v.Winner of Game 31

Round 4Games 36–39

  1. 36Winner of Game 32v.Loser of Game 19
  2. 37Winner of Game 33v.Loser of Game 20
  3. 38Winner of Game 34v.Loser of Game 17
  4. 39Winner of Game 35v.Loser of Game 18

Round 5Games 40–41

  1. 40Winner of Game 36v.Winner of Game 37
  2. 41Winner of Game 38v.Winner of Game 39

Round 6Games 42–43

  1. 42Winner of Game 40v.Loser of Game 21
  2. 43Winner of Game 41v.Loser of Game 22

Round 7Game 44

  1. 44Winner of Game 42v.Winner of Game 43

FinalGame 45

  1. 45Winner of Game 44v.Loser of Game 23

Championship

Grand FinalGame 46

  1. 46Winner of Game 23v.Winner of Game 45

Reset FinalGame 47

  1. 47Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 46.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 8 empty slots in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seeds 1–8 skip round one and start in round two (Games 9–16). Round one is 8 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 46 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 9. Loser drops to Game 24.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 9 vs Team 24Winner plays Team 8 in Game 10. Loser drops to Game 25.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays Team 4 in Game 11. Loser drops to Game 26.
  4. Game 4Winners First RoundTeam 12 vs Team 21Winner plays Team 5 in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 27.
  5. Game 5Winners First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 28.
  6. Game 6Winners First RoundTeam 10 vs Team 23Winner plays Team 7 in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 29.
  7. Game 7Winners First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays Team 3 in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 30.
  8. Game 8Winners First RoundTeam 11 vs Team 22Winner plays Team 6 in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 31.
  9. Game 9Winners Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 27.
  10. Game 10Winners Round of 16Team 8 vs Winner of Game 2Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 26.
  11. Game 11Winners Round of 16Team 4 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 25.
  12. Game 12Winners Round of 16Team 5 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 24.
  13. Game 13Winners Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 31.
  14. Game 14Winners Round of 16Team 7 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 30.
  15. Game 15Winners Round of 16Team 3 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 29.
  16. Game 16Winners Round of 16Team 6 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 28.
  17. Game 17Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 38.
  18. Game 18Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 39.
  19. Game 19Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 36.
  20. Game 20Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Winner plays the Game 19 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 37.
  21. Game 21Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 18Winner plays the Game 22 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 42.
  22. Game 22Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20Winner plays the Game 21 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 43.
  23. Game 23Winners FinalWinner of Game 21 vs Winner of Game 22Winner plays the Game 45 winner for the title in Game 46. Loser drops to Game 45.
  24. Game 24Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 12Winner plays the Game 25 winner in Game 32.
  25. Game 25Losers Round 2Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 24 winner in Game 32.
  26. Game 26Losers Round 2Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 10Winner plays the Game 27 winner in Game 33.
  27. Game 27Losers Round 2Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 26 winner in Game 33.
  28. Game 28Losers Round 2Loser of Game 5 vs Loser of Game 16Winner plays the Game 29 winner in Game 34.
  29. Game 29Losers Round 2Loser of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 15Winner plays the Game 28 winner in Game 34.
  30. Game 30Losers Round 2Loser of Game 7 vs Loser of Game 14Winner plays the Game 31 winner in Game 35.
  31. Game 31Losers Round 2Loser of Game 8 vs Loser of Game 13Winner plays the Game 30 winner in Game 35.
  32. Game 32Losers Round 3Winner of Game 24 vs Winner of Game 25Winner plays the Game 19 loser in Game 36.
  33. Game 33Losers Round 3Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 27Winner plays the Game 20 loser in Game 37.
  34. Game 34Losers Round 3Winner of Game 28 vs Winner of Game 29Winner plays the Game 17 loser in Game 38.
  35. Game 35Losers Round 3Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 31Winner plays the Game 18 loser in Game 39.
  36. Game 36Losers Round 4Winner of Game 32 vs Loser of Game 19Winner plays the Game 37 winner in Game 40.
  37. Game 37Losers Round 4Winner of Game 33 vs Loser of Game 20Winner plays the Game 36 winner in Game 40.
  38. Game 38Losers Round 4Winner of Game 34 vs Loser of Game 17Winner plays the Game 39 winner in Game 41.
  39. Game 39Losers Round 4Winner of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 18Winner plays the Game 38 winner in Game 41.
  40. Game 40Losers Round 5Winner of Game 36 vs Winner of Game 37Winner plays the Game 21 loser in Game 42.
  41. Game 41Losers Round 5Winner of Game 38 vs Winner of Game 39Winner plays the Game 22 loser in Game 43.
  42. Game 42Losers Round 6Winner of Game 40 vs Loser of Game 21Winner plays the Game 43 winner in Game 44.
  43. Game 43Losers Round 6Winner of Game 41 vs Loser of Game 22Winner plays the Game 42 winner in Game 44.
  44. Game 44Losers Round 7Winner of Game 42 vs Winner of Game 43Winner plays the Game 23 loser in Game 45.
  45. Game 45Losers FinalWinner of Game 44 vs Loser of Game 23Winner plays the Game 23 winner for the title in Game 46.
  46. Game 46Grand FinalWinner of Game 23 vs Winner of Game 45
  47. Game 47Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 46.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 24-team double elimination day runs.

About 19 hours 10 minutes. 46 games in 23 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.

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

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Questions

Questions about a 24-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 24 team double elimination bracket?

46, or 47 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 24 teams produce 46 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 24 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 8 first-round slots stay empty. Seeds 1–8 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 11 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 24 team double elimination tournament take?

About 19 hours 10 minutes with 46 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 24 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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