16 Team Double Elimination Bracket
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Winners Bracket
Losers Bracket
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
ROUND 3
ROUND 4
LB ROUND 1
LB ROUND 2
LB ROUND 3
LB ROUND 4
LB ROUND 5
LB ROUND 6
GRAND FINAL
RESET
Only played if the LB champion wins the Grand Final
Champion
Champion
TBD
- wb round 1: SEED 1 vs SEED 16
- wb round 1: SEED 8 vs SEED 9
- wb round 1: SEED 4 vs SEED 13
- wb round 1: SEED 5 vs SEED 12
- wb round 1: SEED 2 vs SEED 15
- wb round 1: SEED 7 vs SEED 10
- wb round 1: SEED 3 vs SEED 14
- wb round 1: SEED 6 vs SEED 11
- wb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 3: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 3: TBD vs TBD
- wb round 4: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 1: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 1: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 1: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 1: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 2: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 3: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 3: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 4: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 4: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 5: TBD vs TBD
- lb round 6: TBD vs TBD
- gf round 1: TBD vs TBD
- gf round 2: TBD vs TBD
Letter or A4, landscape, black & white
How this bracket works
- Winners bracket: 15 games — Same seeding as single elimination — but one loss here drops you into the losers bracket, not out.
- Losers bracket: 14 games — The second chance. Lose here and you're eliminated; winners keep feeding back toward the final.
- Grand final + reset — The winners' bracket champion meets the losers' bracket champion. If the losers' bracket champion wins, they play one reset game for the title.
- No byes — 16 is a power of two, so everyone plays round 1 of the winners bracket.
Rules cheat sheet
- Two losses to be eliminated: the first drops you to the losers bracket, the second ends your run.
- Grand final reset: if the losers' bracket champion wins the final, they play one more game for the title.
- Fill it online (click teams) or print the blank sheet and fill by hand.
- Running a pool? Share one link and collect picks — scores update automatically.
FAQ
How many games are in a 16-team double elimination bracket?
Between 30 and 31 games: 15 in the winners bracket, 14 in the losers bracket, plus the grand final (and a reset if the losers' bracket champion wins it).
How many byes does a 16-team bracket have?
None — 16 is a power of two, so the bracket is perfectly balanced and every team plays in round 1.
How are teams seeded and paired?
Standard seeding: the 16-slot bracket is filled so the strongest seeds meet the weakest — 1 vs 16, 8 vs 9, 4 vs 13, 5 vs 12, …. Seed 1 and seed 16 sit at opposite ends.
Can I print this bracket?
Yes — use the Print button. The print output is a clean black-and-white line drawing that fits Letter or A4 paper in landscape. No sign-up, no watermarks.
Other team counts
New to this format? Read the double-elimination rules guide →