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27 team double elimination bracket

A 27-team double elimination bracket has 52 games, or 53 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 5 first-round byes for seeds 1–5.

Twenty-seven teams: 5 byes, 11 first-round games, 52 games. Pools feeding a playoff are the usual alternative when the day is short.

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  • 52 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 5first-round byes
  • 5 + 8winners + losers rounds
  • 2–11games per team

The bracket

27 teams, 52 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–11

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 28Team 8v.25Team 25
  3. 39Team 9v.24Team 24
  4. 413Team 13v.20Team 20
  5. 512Team 12v.21Team 21
  6. 615Team 15v.18Team 18
  7. 77Team 7v.26Team 26
  8. 810Team 10v.23Team 23
  9. 914Team 14v.19Team 19
  10. 106Team 6v.27Team 27
  11. 1111Team 11v.22Team 22

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

Round of 16Games 12–19

  1. 121Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 13Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 144Team 4v.Winner of Game 4
  4. 155Team 5v.Winner of Game 5
  5. 162Team 2v.Winner of Game 6
  6. 17Winner of Game 7v.Winner of Game 8
  7. 183Team 3v.Winner of Game 9
  8. 19Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11

QuarterfinalsGames 20–23

  1. 20Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13
  2. 21Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15
  3. 22Winner of Game 16v.Winner of Game 17
  4. 23Winner of Game 18v.Winner of Game 19

SemifinalsGames 24–25

  1. 24Winner of Game 20v.Winner of Game 21
  2. 25Winner of Game 22v.Winner of Game 23

FinalGame 26

  1. 26Winner of Game 24v.Winner of Game 25

Losers bracket

Round 1Games 27–29

  1. 27Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 3
  2. 28Loser of Game 7v.Loser of Game 8
  3. 29Loser of Game 10v.Loser of Game 11

Round 2Games 30–37

  1. 30Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 15
  2. 31Winner of Game 27v.Loser of Game 14
  3. 32Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 13
  4. 33Loser of Game 5v.Loser of Game 12
  5. 34Loser of Game 6v.Loser of Game 19
  6. 35Winner of Game 28v.Loser of Game 18
  7. 36Loser of Game 9v.Loser of Game 17
  8. 37Winner of Game 29v.Loser of Game 16

Round 3Games 38–41

  1. 38Winner of Game 30v.Winner of Game 31
  2. 39Winner of Game 32v.Winner of Game 33
  3. 40Winner of Game 34v.Winner of Game 35
  4. 41Winner of Game 36v.Winner of Game 37

Round 4Games 42–45

  1. 42Winner of Game 38v.Loser of Game 22
  2. 43Winner of Game 39v.Loser of Game 23
  3. 44Winner of Game 40v.Loser of Game 20
  4. 45Winner of Game 41v.Loser of Game 21

Round 5Games 46–47

  1. 46Winner of Game 42v.Winner of Game 43
  2. 47Winner of Game 44v.Winner of Game 45

Round 6Games 48–49

  1. 48Winner of Game 46v.Loser of Game 24
  2. 49Winner of Game 47v.Loser of Game 25

Round 7Game 50

  1. 50Winner of Game 48v.Winner of Game 49

FinalGame 51

  1. 51Winner of Game 50v.Loser of Game 26

Championship

Grand FinalGame 52

  1. 52Winner of Game 26v.Winner of Game 51

Reset FinalGame 53

  1. 53Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 52.

Byes

Where the byes go.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-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 12–19). Round one is 11 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 52 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 12. Loser drops to Game 30.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 25Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 27.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 9 vs Team 24Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 13. Loser drops to Game 27.
  4. Game 4Winners First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays Team 4 in Game 14. Loser drops to Game 32.
  5. Game 5Winners First RoundTeam 12 vs Team 21Winner plays Team 5 in Game 15. Loser drops to Game 33.
  6. Game 6Winners First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays Team 2 in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 34.
  7. Game 7Winners First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 26Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 28.
  8. Game 8Winners First RoundTeam 10 vs Team 23Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 28.
  9. Game 9Winners First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays Team 3 in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 36.
  10. Game 10Winners First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 27Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 29.
  11. Game 11Winners First RoundTeam 11 vs Team 22Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 29.
  12. Game 12Winners Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 33.
  13. Game 13Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 32.
  14. Game 14Winners Round of 16Team 4 vs Winner of Game 4Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 31.
  15. Game 15Winners Round of 16Team 5 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 30.
  16. Game 16Winners Round of 16Team 2 vs Winner of Game 6Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 37.
  17. Game 17Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 36.
  18. Game 18Winners Round of 16Team 3 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 19 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 35.
  19. Game 19Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 34.
  20. Game 20Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13Winner plays the Game 21 winner in Game 24. Loser drops to Game 44.
  21. Game 21Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 24. Loser drops to Game 45.
  22. Game 22Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 17Winner plays the Game 23 winner in Game 25. Loser drops to Game 42.
  23. Game 23Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 19Winner plays the Game 22 winner in Game 25. Loser drops to Game 43.
  24. Game 24Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21Winner plays the Game 25 winner in Game 26. Loser drops to Game 48.
  25. Game 25Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 22 vs Winner of Game 23Winner plays the Game 24 winner in Game 26. Loser drops to Game 49.
  26. Game 26Winners FinalWinner of Game 24 vs Winner of Game 25Winner plays the Game 51 winner for the title in Game 52. Loser drops to Game 51.
  27. Game 27Losers Round 1Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 3Winner plays the Game 14 loser in Game 31.
  28. Game 28Losers Round 1Loser of Game 7 vs Loser of Game 8Winner plays the Game 18 loser in Game 35.
  29. Game 29Losers Round 1Loser of Game 10 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 16 loser in Game 37.
  30. Game 30Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 15Winner plays the Game 31 winner in Game 38.
  31. Game 31Losers Round 2Winner of Game 27 vs Loser of Game 14Winner plays the Game 30 winner in Game 38.
  32. Game 32Losers Round 2Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 13Winner plays the Game 33 winner in Game 39.
  33. Game 33Losers Round 2Loser of Game 5 vs Loser of Game 12Winner plays the Game 32 winner in Game 39.
  34. Game 34Losers Round 2Loser of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 19Winner plays the Game 35 winner in Game 40.
  35. Game 35Losers Round 2Winner of Game 28 vs Loser of Game 18Winner plays the Game 34 winner in Game 40.
  36. Game 36Losers Round 2Loser of Game 9 vs Loser of Game 17Winner plays the Game 37 winner in Game 41.
  37. Game 37Losers Round 2Winner of Game 29 vs Loser of Game 16Winner plays the Game 36 winner in Game 41.
  38. Game 38Losers Round 3Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 31Winner plays the Game 22 loser in Game 42.
  39. Game 39Losers Round 3Winner of Game 32 vs Winner of Game 33Winner plays the Game 23 loser in Game 43.
  40. Game 40Losers Round 3Winner of Game 34 vs Winner of Game 35Winner plays the Game 20 loser in Game 44.
  41. Game 41Losers Round 3Winner of Game 36 vs Winner of Game 37Winner plays the Game 21 loser in Game 45.
  42. Game 42Losers Round 4Winner of Game 38 vs Loser of Game 22Winner plays the Game 43 winner in Game 46.
  43. Game 43Losers Round 4Winner of Game 39 vs Loser of Game 23Winner plays the Game 42 winner in Game 46.
  44. Game 44Losers Round 4Winner of Game 40 vs Loser of Game 20Winner plays the Game 45 winner in Game 47.
  45. Game 45Losers Round 4Winner of Game 41 vs Loser of Game 21Winner plays the Game 44 winner in Game 47.
  46. Game 46Losers Round 5Winner of Game 42 vs Winner of Game 43Winner plays the Game 24 loser in Game 48.
  47. Game 47Losers Round 5Winner of Game 44 vs Winner of Game 45Winner plays the Game 25 loser in Game 49.
  48. Game 48Losers Round 6Winner of Game 46 vs Loser of Game 24Winner plays the Game 49 winner in Game 50.
  49. Game 49Losers Round 6Winner of Game 47 vs Loser of Game 25Winner plays the Game 48 winner in Game 50.
  50. Game 50Losers Round 7Winner of Game 48 vs Winner of Game 49Winner plays the Game 26 loser in Game 51.
  51. Game 51Losers FinalWinner of Game 50 vs Loser of Game 26Winner plays the Game 26 winner for the title in Game 52.
  52. Game 52Grand FinalWinner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 51
  53. Game 53Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 52.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 27-team double elimination day runs.

About 21 hours 40 minutes. 52 games in 26 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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27 team double elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

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Questions

Questions about a 27-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 27 team double elimination bracket?

52, or 53 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 27 teams produce 52 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 27 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-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 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 27 team double elimination tournament take?

About 21 hours 40 minutes with 52 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 27 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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