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24-team double elimination bracket

46 games, or 47 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Seed 1, seed 2, seed 3, seed 4, seed 5, seed 6, seed 7 and seed 8 skip the first round.

Winners bracket Losers bracket Winners round 1 Winners round 2 Winners round 3 Winners round 4 Winners final Losers round 1 Losers round 2 Losers round 3 Losers round 4 Losers round 5 Losers round 6 Losers final G1 16 17 G2 9 24 G3 13 20 G4 12 21 G5 15 18 G6 10 23 G7 14 19 G8 11 22 G9 1 bye Winner G1 G10 8 bye Winner G2 G11 4 bye Winner G3 G12 5 bye Winner G4 G13 2 bye Winner G5 G14 7 bye Winner G6 G15 3 bye Winner G7 G16 6 bye Winner G8 G17 Winner G9 Winner G10 G18 Winner G11 Winner G12 G19 Winner G13 Winner G14 G20 Winner G15 Winner G16 G29 Winner G17 Winner G18 G30 Winner G19 Winner G20 G35 Winner G29 Winner G30 G21 Loser G1 Loser G16 G22 Loser G2 Loser G15 G23 Loser G3 Loser G14 G24 Loser G4 Loser G13 G25 Loser G5 Loser G12 G26 Loser G6 Loser G11 G27 Loser G7 Loser G10 G28 Loser G8 Loser G9 G31 Winner G21 Winner G22 G32 Winner G23 Winner G24 G33 Winner G25 Winner G26 G34 Winner G27 Winner G28 G36 Winner G31 Loser G18 G37 Winner G32 Loser G17 G38 Winner G33 Loser G20 G39 Winner G34 Loser G19 G40 Winner G36 Winner G37 G41 Winner G38 Winner G39 G42 Winner G40 Loser G30 G43 Winner G41 Loser G29 G44 Winner G42 Winner G43 G45 Winner G44 Loser G35 G46 Grand final Winner G35 Winner G45 G47 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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24teams
46games, 47 with a replayed final
5winners-bracket rounds
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8seeds get a bye

The shape of a 24-team bracket

24 teams in a 32-slot bracket leave 8 byes, for seeds 1 to 8. The other 16 teams play 8 round-1 games, from 16 v 17 down to 11 v 22. After round 1, 16 teams are left and the bracket is full from there.

If the favourites win

In a favourites-win run seed 2 comes through the losers bracket (22 games) to meet seed 1 in game 46.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
1bye, then 16 (G9), 8 (G17), 4 (G29), 2 (G35), 2 (G46)
2bye, then 15 (G13), 7 (G19), 3 (G30), 1 (G35), 3 (G45), 1 (G46)
3bye, then 14 (G15), 6 (G20), 2 (G30), 5 (G42), 4 (G44), 2 (G45)
4bye, then 13 (G11), 5 (G18), 1 (G29), 6 (G43), 3 (G44)

How many games each team plays

The fewest games a team can play is 2: two losses and out. The most is 11, for a team that loses once in the winners bracket, then wins every losers-bracket game and both grand finals.

How long it takes

46 games at 30 minutes is 23 h of court time. No round has more than 8 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
123 h
212 h 30 min
48 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G2Winners round 1Seed 9Seed 24
G3Winners round 1Seed 13Seed 20
G4Winners round 1Seed 12Seed 21
G5Winners round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G6Winners round 1Seed 10Seed 23
G7Winners round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G8Winners round 1Seed 11Seed 22
G9Winners round 2Seed 1Winner of G1
G10Winners round 2Seed 8Winner of G2
G11Winners round 2Seed 4Winner of G3
G12Winners round 2Seed 5Winner of G4
G13Winners round 2Seed 2Winner of G5
G14Winners round 2Seed 7Winner of G6
G15Winners round 2Seed 3Winner of G7
G16Winners round 2Seed 6Winner of G8
G17Winners round 3Winner of G9Winner of G10
G18Winners round 3Winner of G11Winner of G12
G19Winners round 3Winner of G13Winner of G14
G20Winners round 3Winner of G15Winner of G16
G21Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G16
G22Losers round 1Loser of G2Loser of G15
G23Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G14
G24Losers round 1Loser of G4Loser of G13
G25Losers round 1Loser of G5Loser of G12
G26Losers round 1Loser of G6Loser of G11
G27Losers round 1Loser of G7Loser of G10
G28Losers round 1Loser of G8Loser of G9
G29Winners round 4Winner of G17Winner of G18
G30Winners round 4Winner of G19Winner of G20
G31Losers round 2Winner of G21Winner of G22
G32Losers round 2Winner of G23Winner of G24
G33Losers round 2Winner of G25Winner of G26
G34Losers round 2Winner of G27Winner of G28
G35Winners finalWinner of G29Winner of G30
G36Losers round 3Winner of G31Loser of G18
G37Losers round 3Winner of G32Loser of G17
G38Losers round 3Winner of G33Loser of G20
G39Losers round 3Winner of G34Loser of G19
G40Losers round 4Winner of G36Winner of G37
G41Losers round 4Winner of G38Winner of G39
G42Losers round 5Winner of G40Loser of G30
G43Losers round 5Winner of G41Loser of G29
G44Losers round 6Winner of G42Winner of G43
G45Losers finalWinner of G44Loser of G35
G46Grand finalWinner of G35Winner of G45
G47Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 24-team double elimination bracket?

46. If the grand final needs a second game, 47.

How many rounds does a 24-team double elimination bracket have?

5 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 7 losers rounds and the grand final.

Who gets the byes with 24 teams?

Seed 1, Seed 2, Seed 3, Seed 4, Seed 5, Seed 6, Seed 7 and Seed 8. They start in round 2.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 24-team double elimination?

No. A second loss ends a team's run. The only champion who has lost once is the team that came up through the losers bracket.

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