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32-team double elimination bracket

62 games, or 63 if the team from the losers bracket wins the first grand final. Every team plays in round 1.

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 round 7 Losers final G1 1 32 G2 16 17 G3 8 25 G4 9 24 G5 4 29 G6 13 20 G7 5 28 G8 12 21 G9 2 31 G10 15 18 G11 7 26 G12 10 23 G13 3 30 G14 14 19 G15 6 27 G16 11 22 G17 Winner G1 Winner G2 G18 Winner G3 Winner G4 G19 Winner G5 Winner G6 G20 Winner G7 Winner G8 G21 Winner G9 Winner G10 G22 Winner G11 Winner G12 G23 Winner G13 Winner G14 G24 Winner G15 Winner G16 G33 Winner G17 Winner G18 G34 Winner G19 Winner G20 G35 Winner G21 Winner G22 G36 Winner G23 Winner G24 G45 Winner G33 Winner G34 G46 Winner G35 Winner G36 G51 Winner G45 Winner G46 G25 Loser G1 Loser G2 G26 Loser G3 Loser G4 G27 Loser G5 Loser G6 G28 Loser G7 Loser G8 G29 Loser G9 Loser G10 G30 Loser G11 Loser G12 G31 Loser G13 Loser G14 G32 Loser G15 Loser G16 G37 Winner G25 Loser G24 G38 Winner G26 Loser G23 G39 Winner G27 Loser G22 G40 Winner G28 Loser G21 G41 Winner G29 Loser G20 G42 Winner G30 Loser G19 G43 Winner G31 Loser G18 G44 Winner G32 Loser G17 G47 Winner G37 Winner G38 G48 Winner G39 Winner G40 G49 Winner G41 Winner G42 G50 Winner G43 Winner G44 G52 Winner G47 Loser G34 G53 Winner G48 Loser G33 G54 Winner G49 Loser G36 G55 Winner G50 Loser G35 G56 Winner G52 Winner G53 G57 Winner G54 Winner G55 G58 Winner G56 Loser G46 G59 Winner G57 Loser G45 G60 Winner G58 Winner G59 G61 Winner G60 Loser G51 G62 Grand final Winner G51 Winner G61 G63 (only if needed) Winners-bracket team Losers-bracket team

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32teams
62games, 63 with a replayed final
5winners-bracket rounds
Nonebyes, every team plays round 1

The shape of a 32-team bracket

32 fills a 32-slot bracket exactly, so round 1 is a full set of 16 games, from 1 v 32 down to 11 v 22. Nobody gets a free pass, and every later round halves the field: 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 games.

If the favourites win

In a favourites-win run seed 2 comes through the losers bracket (30 games) to meet seed 1 in game 62.

SeedOpponents if favourites win (game)
132 (G1), 16 (G17), 8 (G33), 4 (G45), 2 (G51), 2 (G62)
231 (G9), 15 (G21), 7 (G35), 3 (G46), 1 (G51), 3 (G61), 1 (G62)
330 (G13), 14 (G23), 6 (G36), 2 (G46), 5 (G58), 4 (G60), 2 (G61)
429 (G5), 13 (G19), 5 (G34), 1 (G45), 6 (G59), 3 (G60)

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

62 games at 30 minutes is 31 h of court time. No round has more than 16 games, so extra courts beyond that sit idle; the replayed final is not counted.

CourtsClock time
131 h
216 h 30 min
410 h

Every game in order

GameRoundTeam ATeam B
G1Winners round 1Seed 1Seed 32
G2Winners round 1Seed 16Seed 17
G3Winners round 1Seed 8Seed 25
G4Winners round 1Seed 9Seed 24
G5Winners round 1Seed 4Seed 29
G6Winners round 1Seed 13Seed 20
G7Winners round 1Seed 5Seed 28
G8Winners round 1Seed 12Seed 21
G9Winners round 1Seed 2Seed 31
G10Winners round 1Seed 15Seed 18
G11Winners round 1Seed 7Seed 26
G12Winners round 1Seed 10Seed 23
G13Winners round 1Seed 3Seed 30
G14Winners round 1Seed 14Seed 19
G15Winners round 1Seed 6Seed 27
G16Winners round 1Seed 11Seed 22
G17Winners round 2Winner of G1Winner of G2
G18Winners round 2Winner of G3Winner of G4
G19Winners round 2Winner of G5Winner of G6
G20Winners round 2Winner of G7Winner of G8
G21Winners round 2Winner of G9Winner of G10
G22Winners round 2Winner of G11Winner of G12
G23Winners round 2Winner of G13Winner of G14
G24Winners round 2Winner of G15Winner of G16
G25Losers round 1Loser of G1Loser of G2
G26Losers round 1Loser of G3Loser of G4
G27Losers round 1Loser of G5Loser of G6
G28Losers round 1Loser of G7Loser of G8
G29Losers round 1Loser of G9Loser of G10
G30Losers round 1Loser of G11Loser of G12
G31Losers round 1Loser of G13Loser of G14
G32Losers round 1Loser of G15Loser of G16
G33Winners round 3Winner of G17Winner of G18
G34Winners round 3Winner of G19Winner of G20
G35Winners round 3Winner of G21Winner of G22
G36Winners round 3Winner of G23Winner of G24
G37Losers round 2Winner of G25Loser of G24
G38Losers round 2Winner of G26Loser of G23
G39Losers round 2Winner of G27Loser of G22
G40Losers round 2Winner of G28Loser of G21
G41Losers round 2Winner of G29Loser of G20
G42Losers round 2Winner of G30Loser of G19
G43Losers round 2Winner of G31Loser of G18
G44Losers round 2Winner of G32Loser of G17
G45Winners round 4Winner of G33Winner of G34
G46Winners round 4Winner of G35Winner of G36
G47Losers round 3Winner of G37Winner of G38
G48Losers round 3Winner of G39Winner of G40
G49Losers round 3Winner of G41Winner of G42
G50Losers round 3Winner of G43Winner of G44
G51Winners finalWinner of G45Winner of G46
G52Losers round 4Winner of G47Loser of G34
G53Losers round 4Winner of G48Loser of G33
G54Losers round 4Winner of G49Loser of G36
G55Losers round 4Winner of G50Loser of G35
G56Losers round 5Winner of G52Winner of G53
G57Losers round 5Winner of G54Winner of G55
G58Losers round 6Winner of G56Loser of G46
G59Losers round 6Winner of G57Loser of G45
G60Losers round 7Winner of G58Winner of G59
G61Losers finalWinner of G60Loser of G51
G62Grand finalWinner of G51Winner of G61
G63Grand final reset (if needed)Winners-bracket teamLosers-bracket team

Questions

How many games are in a 32-team double elimination bracket?

62. If the grand final needs a second game, 63.

How many rounds does a 32-team double elimination bracket have?

5 rounds in the winners bracket, plus 8 losers rounds and the grand final.

Are there byes with 32 teams?

No. 32 fills a bracket of 32 exactly.

Can a team lose twice and still win a 32-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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