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31 team double elimination bracket

A 31-team double elimination bracket has 60 games, or 61 if the team that comes through the losers bracket wins the grand final, with 1 first-round bye for seed 1.

Thirty-one teams: one bye for the top seed, 15 first-round games, 60 games. One short of a full frame.

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  • 60 +1games, plus a reset final if needed
  • 1first-round bye
  • 5 + 8winners + losers rounds
  • 2–11games per team

The bracket

31 teams, 60 games, every one numbered.

Bracket

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Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Championship

Winners bracket

First RoundGames 1–15

  1. 116Team 16v.17Team 17
  2. 28Team 8v.25Team 25
  3. 39Team 9v.24Team 24
  4. 44Team 4v.29Team 29
  5. 513Team 13v.20Team 20
  6. 65Team 5v.28Team 28
  7. 712Team 12v.21Team 21
  8. 82Team 2v.31Team 31
  9. 915Team 15v.18Team 18
  10. 107Team 7v.26Team 26
  11. 1110Team 10v.23Team 23
  12. 123Team 3v.30Team 30
  13. 1314Team 14v.19Team 19
  14. 146Team 6v.27Team 27
  15. 1511Team 11v.22Team 22

Bye1 Team 1

Round of 16Games 16–23

  1. 161Team 1v.Winner of Game 1
  2. 17Winner of Game 2v.Winner of Game 3
  3. 18Winner of Game 4v.Winner of Game 5
  4. 19Winner of Game 6v.Winner of Game 7
  5. 20Winner of Game 8v.Winner of Game 9
  6. 21Winner of Game 10v.Winner of Game 11
  7. 22Winner of Game 12v.Winner of Game 13
  8. 23Winner of Game 14v.Winner of Game 15

QuarterfinalsGames 24–27

  1. 24Winner of Game 16v.Winner of Game 17
  2. 25Winner of Game 18v.Winner of Game 19
  3. 26Winner of Game 20v.Winner of Game 21
  4. 27Winner of Game 22v.Winner of Game 23

SemifinalsGames 28–29

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

FinalGame 30

  1. 30Winner of Game 28v.Winner of Game 29

Losers bracket

Round 1Games 31–37

  1. 31Loser of Game 2v.Loser of Game 3
  2. 32Loser of Game 4v.Loser of Game 5
  3. 33Loser of Game 6v.Loser of Game 7
  4. 34Loser of Game 8v.Loser of Game 9
  5. 35Loser of Game 10v.Loser of Game 11
  6. 36Loser of Game 12v.Loser of Game 13
  7. 37Loser of Game 14v.Loser of Game 15

Round 2Games 38–45

  1. 38Loser of Game 1v.Loser of Game 19
  2. 39Winner of Game 31v.Loser of Game 18
  3. 40Winner of Game 32v.Loser of Game 17
  4. 41Winner of Game 33v.Loser of Game 16
  5. 42Winner of Game 34v.Loser of Game 23
  6. 43Winner of Game 35v.Loser of Game 22
  7. 44Winner of Game 36v.Loser of Game 21
  8. 45Winner of Game 37v.Loser of Game 20

Round 3Games 46–49

  1. 46Winner of Game 38v.Winner of Game 39
  2. 47Winner of Game 40v.Winner of Game 41
  3. 48Winner of Game 42v.Winner of Game 43
  4. 49Winner of Game 44v.Winner of Game 45

Round 4Games 50–53

  1. 50Winner of Game 46v.Loser of Game 26
  2. 51Winner of Game 47v.Loser of Game 27
  3. 52Winner of Game 48v.Loser of Game 24
  4. 53Winner of Game 49v.Loser of Game 25

Round 5Games 54–55

  1. 54Winner of Game 50v.Winner of Game 51
  2. 55Winner of Game 52v.Winner of Game 53

Round 6Games 56–57

  1. 56Winner of Game 54v.Loser of Game 28
  2. 57Winner of Game 55v.Loser of Game 29

Round 7Game 58

  1. 58Winner of Game 56v.Winner of Game 57

FinalGame 59

  1. 59Winner of Game 58v.Loser of Game 30

Championship

Grand FinalGame 60

  1. 60Winner of Game 30v.Winner of Game 59

Reset FinalGame 61

  1. 61Winners bracket championv.Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 60.

Byes

Where the bye goes.

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, which leaves 1 empty slot in round one. They go to the top of the draw: seed 1 skips round one and starts in round two (Games 16–23). Round one is 15 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 60 games in play order, and the reset final.

  1. Game 1Winners First RoundTeam 16 vs Team 17Winner plays Team 1 in Game 16. Loser drops to Game 38.
  2. Game 2Winners First RoundTeam 8 vs Team 25Winner plays the Game 3 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 31.
  3. Game 3Winners First RoundTeam 9 vs Team 24Winner plays the Game 2 winner in Game 17. Loser drops to Game 31.
  4. Game 4Winners First RoundTeam 4 vs Team 29Winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 32.
  5. Game 5Winners First RoundTeam 13 vs Team 20Winner plays the Game 4 winner in Game 18. Loser drops to Game 32.
  6. Game 6Winners First RoundTeam 5 vs Team 28Winner plays the Game 7 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 33.
  7. Game 7Winners First RoundTeam 12 vs Team 21Winner plays the Game 6 winner in Game 19. Loser drops to Game 33.
  8. Game 8Winners First RoundTeam 2 vs Team 31Winner plays the Game 9 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 34.
  9. Game 9Winners First RoundTeam 15 vs Team 18Winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 20. Loser drops to Game 34.
  10. Game 10Winners First RoundTeam 7 vs Team 26Winner plays the Game 11 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 35.
  11. Game 11Winners First RoundTeam 10 vs Team 23Winner plays the Game 10 winner in Game 21. Loser drops to Game 35.
  12. Game 12Winners First RoundTeam 3 vs Team 30Winner plays the Game 13 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 36.
  13. Game 13Winners First RoundTeam 14 vs Team 19Winner plays the Game 12 winner in Game 22. Loser drops to Game 36.
  14. Game 14Winners First RoundTeam 6 vs Team 27Winner plays the Game 15 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 37.
  15. Game 15Winners First RoundTeam 11 vs Team 22Winner plays the Game 14 winner in Game 23. Loser drops to Game 37.
  16. Game 16Winners Round of 16Team 1 vs Winner of Game 1Winner plays the Game 17 winner in Game 24. Loser drops to Game 41.
  17. Game 17Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Winner plays the Game 16 winner in Game 24. Loser drops to Game 40.
  18. Game 18Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Winner plays the Game 19 winner in Game 25. Loser drops to Game 39.
  19. Game 19Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7Winner plays the Game 18 winner in Game 25. Loser drops to Game 38.
  20. Game 20Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9Winner plays the Game 21 winner in Game 26. Loser drops to Game 45.
  21. Game 21Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11Winner plays the Game 20 winner in Game 26. Loser drops to Game 44.
  22. Game 22Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13Winner plays the Game 23 winner in Game 27. Loser drops to Game 43.
  23. Game 23Winners Round of 16Winner of Game 14 vs Winner of Game 15Winner plays the Game 22 winner in Game 27. Loser drops to Game 42.
  24. Game 24Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 17Winner plays the Game 25 winner in Game 28. Loser drops to Game 52.
  25. Game 25Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 19Winner plays the Game 24 winner in Game 28. Loser drops to Game 53.
  26. Game 26Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21Winner plays the Game 27 winner in Game 29. Loser drops to Game 50.
  27. Game 27Winners QuarterfinalsWinner of Game 22 vs Winner of Game 23Winner plays the Game 26 winner in Game 29. Loser drops to Game 51.
  28. Game 28Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 24 vs Winner of Game 25Winner plays the Game 29 winner in Game 30. Loser drops to Game 56.
  29. Game 29Winners SemifinalsWinner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 27Winner plays the Game 28 winner in Game 30. Loser drops to Game 57.
  30. Game 30Winners FinalWinner of Game 28 vs Winner of Game 29Winner plays the Game 59 winner for the title in Game 60. Loser drops to Game 59.
  31. Game 31Losers Round 1Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 3Winner plays the Game 18 loser in Game 39.
  32. Game 32Losers Round 1Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 5Winner plays the Game 17 loser in Game 40.
  33. Game 33Losers Round 1Loser of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 7Winner plays the Game 16 loser in Game 41.
  34. Game 34Losers Round 1Loser of Game 8 vs Loser of Game 9Winner plays the Game 23 loser in Game 42.
  35. Game 35Losers Round 1Loser of Game 10 vs Loser of Game 11Winner plays the Game 22 loser in Game 43.
  36. Game 36Losers Round 1Loser of Game 12 vs Loser of Game 13Winner plays the Game 21 loser in Game 44.
  37. Game 37Losers Round 1Loser of Game 14 vs Loser of Game 15Winner plays the Game 20 loser in Game 45.
  38. Game 38Losers Round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 19Winner plays the Game 39 winner in Game 46.
  39. Game 39Losers Round 2Winner of Game 31 vs Loser of Game 18Winner plays the Game 38 winner in Game 46.
  40. Game 40Losers Round 2Winner of Game 32 vs Loser of Game 17Winner plays the Game 41 winner in Game 47.
  41. Game 41Losers Round 2Winner of Game 33 vs Loser of Game 16Winner plays the Game 40 winner in Game 47.
  42. Game 42Losers Round 2Winner of Game 34 vs Loser of Game 23Winner plays the Game 43 winner in Game 48.
  43. Game 43Losers Round 2Winner of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 22Winner plays the Game 42 winner in Game 48.
  44. Game 44Losers Round 2Winner of Game 36 vs Loser of Game 21Winner plays the Game 45 winner in Game 49.
  45. Game 45Losers Round 2Winner of Game 37 vs Loser of Game 20Winner plays the Game 44 winner in Game 49.
  46. Game 46Losers Round 3Winner of Game 38 vs Winner of Game 39Winner plays the Game 26 loser in Game 50.
  47. Game 47Losers Round 3Winner of Game 40 vs Winner of Game 41Winner plays the Game 27 loser in Game 51.
  48. Game 48Losers Round 3Winner of Game 42 vs Winner of Game 43Winner plays the Game 24 loser in Game 52.
  49. Game 49Losers Round 3Winner of Game 44 vs Winner of Game 45Winner plays the Game 25 loser in Game 53.
  50. Game 50Losers Round 4Winner of Game 46 vs Loser of Game 26Winner plays the Game 51 winner in Game 54.
  51. Game 51Losers Round 4Winner of Game 47 vs Loser of Game 27Winner plays the Game 50 winner in Game 54.
  52. Game 52Losers Round 4Winner of Game 48 vs Loser of Game 24Winner plays the Game 53 winner in Game 55.
  53. Game 53Losers Round 4Winner of Game 49 vs Loser of Game 25Winner plays the Game 52 winner in Game 55.
  54. Game 54Losers Round 5Winner of Game 50 vs Winner of Game 51Winner plays the Game 28 loser in Game 56.
  55. Game 55Losers Round 5Winner of Game 52 vs Winner of Game 53Winner plays the Game 29 loser in Game 57.
  56. Game 56Losers Round 6Winner of Game 54 vs Loser of Game 28Winner plays the Game 57 winner in Game 58.
  57. Game 57Losers Round 6Winner of Game 55 vs Loser of Game 29Winner plays the Game 56 winner in Game 58.
  58. Game 58Losers Round 7Winner of Game 56 vs Winner of Game 57Winner plays the Game 30 loser in Game 59.
  59. Game 59Losers FinalWinner of Game 58 vs Loser of Game 30Winner plays the Game 30 winner for the title in Game 60.
  60. Game 60Grand FinalWinner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 59
  61. Game 61Reset FinalWinners bracket champion vs Losers bracket championPlayed only if the losers-bracket champion wins Game 60.

How long it takes

Roughly how long a 31-team double elimination day runs.

About 25 hours. 60 games in 30 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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31 team double elimination bracket drawn as lines, with every game numbered

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Questions

Questions about a 31-team double elimination bracket.

How many games are in a 31 team double elimination bracket?

60, or 61 with the reset final. Every team except the champion loses twice, so 31 teams produce 60 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 31 teams?

The bracket is drawn on a 32-team frame, so 1 first-round slot stays empty. Seed 1 skips round one and starts 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 31 team double elimination tournament take?

About 25 hours with 60 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 31 teams; you add their names, preview the page free, and pay $29 once to publish a link everyone can open on their phone.

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