How many games are in a 26-team double elimination bracket?

50, or 51 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Every team except the champion has to lose twice.

How many byes are there?

6 byes in the first round of the winners bracket, given to the top 6 seeds. A bye is not drawn as a game and nobody drops to the losers bracket from it.

Can I print the bracket?

Yes, and it is free. Print fits the whole bracket on one sheet, landscape or portrait as the shape needs, and your browser's print dialog can save it as a PDF instead. Leave the names empty to get a blank bracket to fill in by hand.

Do I need an account?

No. The bracket is kept in this browser on this device, so it is still here when you come back. To move it to another device or hand it to someone else, use Copy link: the link carries the names and scores as they are at that moment.

26 Team Double Elimination Bracket

50 games, or 51 if the grand final is replayed. Type the names and print.

Winners bracket

Losers bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Grand final

Reset, if needed

Losers round 1

Losers round 2

Losers round 3

Losers round 4

Losers round 5

Losers round 6

Losers round 7

Losers round 8

Type a score, or tap a team to send it through.

Teams: 26
Games: 50–51
Winners rounds: 5
Losers rounds: 8

How the 26-team bracket is laid out

26 teams leave 6 empty slots in the first round. Seeds 1 to 6 get the byes and start in round 2.

First-round games: 16 v 17, 8 v 25, 9 v 24, 13 v 20, 12 v 21, 15 v 18, 7 v 26, 10 v 23, 14 v 19, 11 v 22.

The winners bracket has 5 rounds and the losers bracket 8. Play the games in number order and no team is ever waiting on a result that has not happened yet.

The grand final

The winners-bracket champion has not lost; the losers-bracket champion has lost once. If the unbeaten team wins the grand final, the tournament ends after 50 games. If it loses, both have one loss and game 51 decides it. To finish after one grand final whatever happens, switch the second final off.

How long it takes

At 30 minutes a game, 50 games take about 25 hours on one court. The two brackets can be played side by side, so a second court cuts that roughly in half.

Short on time? The 26-team single elimination bracket takes 25 games.