Double Elimination Brackets

In a double elimination bracket a team is out after its second loss, not its first. Every team starts in the winners bracket.

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Three Team Double Elimination BracketOne bye and four games, with a fifth only if the unbeaten team loses the final.
4 Team Double Elimination BracketFour teams, two lives each: six games, a seventh if the final is replayed, and every drop into the losers bracket marked.
5 Team Double Elimination Tournament BracketFive teams, two lives each: eight games, a ninth if the final is replayed, and every drop into the losers bracket marked.
6 Team Double Elimination BracketSix teams, two lives each: ten games, an eleventh if the final is replayed, and every drop into the losers bracket marked.
7 Team Double Elimination BracketOne bye, three opening games and 12 numbered games, with Game 13 held back for a replayed final.
8 Team Double Elimination Tournament BracketEight teams, two lives each: 14 games, a possible 15th, and every loser's next game on the printout.
9 Team Tournament Bracket Double EliminationNine teams, one first-round game, seven byes: 16 games, a 17th if the final is replayed, and the right drop for every loser.
10 Team Double Elimination Tournament BracketTen teams, two opening games and six byes: 18 numbered games, a 19th in reserve, and the next game printed under every loser.
11 Team Double Elimination BracketThree opening games, five byes and 20 numbered games, with every loser's next game marked and Game 21 held back for a replayed final.
12 Team Double Elimination BracketPrint a blank 12 team sheet with all 22 games numbered, every drop marked and the if game drawn in.
13 Team Double Elimination BracketThree byes, five opening games and 24 numbered games to fill in on screen or print blank.
14 Team Double Elimination BracketTwo byes, six opening games and 26 numbered games, ready to print blank or fill in as results come.
15 Team Double Elimination BracketFifteen seeds and one bye: Seed 1 waits in Game 8 while Games 1 to 7 are played.
16 Team Double Elimination BracketNo byes: eight opening games and 30 numbered games, with a 31st drawn in case the final is replayed.

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A loss drops it into the losers bracket, where the next loss sends it home, and the last team standing on each side meets in the championship. The unbeaten team needs one win there. The team with a loss needs two, so the final can run to an extra game. The game count is twice the number of teams, less two, plus one if the final is replayed: 8 or 9 for five teams, 20 or 21 for eleven.

The hard part is knowing where each loser drops, and that changes with every field size. Each bracket here is built for one size, with byes placed, every game numbered in playing order and every drop marked. Type in your teams or print it blank.

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