Free printable brackets
Double elimination brackets for 4 to 32 teams.
Every bracket here is drawn by the engine that runs TourneyPage tournaments: byes in the right places, every game numbered, the losers bracket routed correctly, and a reset final if the losers-bracket champion wins the grand final. Print the PDF free, or make it a live page for $29.
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Games, byes, and the longest road for each team count.
| Teams | Games | First-round byes | Rounds (winners + losers) | Longest road |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 teams | 6 (+1) | 0 | 2 + 2 | 5 games |
| 5 teams | 8 (+1) | 3 | 3 + 3 | 6 games |
| 6 teams | 10 (+1) | 2 | 3 + 3 | 7 games |
| 7 teams | 12 (+1) | 1 | 3 + 4 | 7 games |
| 8 teams | 14 (+1) | 0 | 3 + 4 | 7 games |
| 9 teams | 16 (+1) | 7 | 4 + 5 | 8 games |
| 10 teams | 18 (+1) | 6 | 4 + 5 | 8 games |
| 11 teams | 20 (+1) | 5 | 4 + 5 | 9 games |
| 12 teams | 22 (+1) | 4 | 4 + 5 | 9 games |
| 13 teams | 24 (+1) | 3 | 4 + 6 | 9 games |
| 14 teams | 26 (+1) | 2 | 4 + 6 | 9 games |
| 15 teams | 28 (+1) | 1 | 4 + 6 | 9 games |
| 16 teams | 30 (+1) | 0 | 4 + 6 | 9 games |
| 17 teams | 32 (+1) | 15 | 5 + 7 | 10 games |
| 18 teams | 34 (+1) | 14 | 5 + 7 | 10 games |
| 19 teams | 36 (+1) | 13 | 5 + 7 | 10 games |
| 20 teams | 38 (+1) | 12 | 5 + 7 | 10 games |
| 21 teams | 40 (+1) | 11 | 5 + 7 | 11 games |
| 22 teams | 42 (+1) | 10 | 5 + 7 | 11 games |
| 23 teams | 44 (+1) | 9 | 5 + 7 | 11 games |
| 24 teams | 46 (+1) | 8 | 5 + 7 | 11 games |
| 25 teams | 48 (+1) | 7 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 26 teams | 50 (+1) | 6 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 27 teams | 52 (+1) | 5 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 28 teams | 54 (+1) | 4 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 29 teams | 56 (+1) | 3 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 30 teams | 58 (+1) | 2 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 31 teams | 60 (+1) | 1 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
| 32 teams | 62 (+1) | 0 | 5 + 8 | 11 games |
How it works
Two losses and you're out.
A double elimination bracket is two brackets. Everyone starts in the winners bracket, which looks like a normal single elimination draw. Lose there and you drop into the losers bracket at a set spot, where you keep playing until a second loss ends your day. Every team is sure of at least two games, which is why fundraisers and rec leagues like it: nobody drives an hour to play once.
The losers bracket is twice as long as the winners bracket, because it takes in a new wave of losers after every winners round. Each wave enters crossed over from where it came from, so two teams that just met in the winners bracket don't meet again right away.
The winners-bracket champion and the losers-bracket champion meet in the grand final. If the winners-bracket champion wins, that's it: the other side has its second loss. If the losers-bracket champion wins, both teams have one loss, and a reset final decides it. That's the "+1" in the table. You can turn the reset off in TourneyPage; then the grand final decides it either way.
When the team count isn't a power of two, the top seeds get first-round byes and start in round two. The losers bracket inherits those gaps, so a team that drops in from round one may advance without playing until the next losers round. Every size page shows exactly where that happens.
Is it the right format?
When double elimination fits, and when it doesn't.
Use it when
Every team should get at least two games, you have enough fields to run the losers bracket alongside the winners, and the day is long enough: a 16-team double elimination is 30 games, where single elimination is 15.
Consider something else when
You have more than about 16 teams or only one or two fields. Pool play into a playoff gives everyone three or more games in a predictable number of rounds, and TourneyPage runs that too, with up to 32 teams per division.
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