32 Team Double Elimination Bracket

A blank 32 team double elimination bracket: upper bracket, lower bracket, grand final and reset, 63 numbered games in all. Every lower bracket slot says which game its team drops from. Print it, or fill it in online.

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Blank 32 team double elimination bracket: upper and lower brackets, grand final and reset game, 63 numbered games

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How a 32 team double elimination bracket works

The upper bracket (winners bracket) is a normal 32 team single elimination bracket. It has 5 rounds and 31 games, and its winner reaches the grand final without a loss.

A team that loses in the upper bracket drops into the lower bracket (losers bracket). The lower bracket has 8 rounds and 30 games. Teams that lose later in the upper bracket join later in the lower bracket, and the drop order is reversed to make early rematches less likely. A loss in the lower bracket knocks a team out. The bracket image labels every drop, for example "Loser of G1".

The lower bracket winner has one loss and the upper bracket winner has none. They meet in the grand final (G62). If the lower bracket team wins, both teams have one loss, so a reset game (G63) decides the title. That is why a 32 team double elimination bracket has 62 games, or 63 with the reset.

Every team plays at least 2 games, because a team is only out after its second loss. The most any team can play is 11: a team that loses once in the upper bracket, wins the lower bracket, then wins the grand final and plays the reset.

For the rules that apply at every size, see how a double elimination bracket works.

Order of play

Every game in the bracket, numbered as on the printable sheet. Upper and lower bracket games can run side by side once the games that feed them are finished.

RoundGameMatchup
Upper round 1G1Seed 1 v Seed 32
G2Seed 16 v Seed 17
G3Seed 8 v Seed 25
G4Seed 9 v Seed 24
G5Seed 4 v Seed 29
G6Seed 13 v Seed 20
G7Seed 5 v Seed 28
G8Seed 12 v Seed 21
G9Seed 2 v Seed 31
G10Seed 15 v Seed 18
G11Seed 7 v Seed 26
G12Seed 10 v Seed 23
G13Seed 3 v Seed 30
G14Seed 14 v Seed 19
G15Seed 6 v Seed 27
G16Seed 11 v Seed 22
Upper round 2G17Winner of G1 v Winner of G2
G18Winner of G3 v Winner of G4
G19Winner of G5 v Winner of G6
G20Winner of G7 v Winner of G8
G21Winner of G9 v Winner of G10
G22Winner of G11 v Winner of G12
G23Winner of G13 v Winner of G14
G24Winner of G15 v Winner of G16
Upper round 3G25Winner of G17 v Winner of G18
G26Winner of G19 v Winner of G20
G27Winner of G21 v Winner of G22
G28Winner of G23 v Winner of G24
Upper round 4G29Winner of G25 v Winner of G26
G30Winner of G27 v Winner of G28
Upper finalG31Winner of G29 v Winner of G30
Lower round 1G32Loser of G1 v Loser of G2
G33Loser of G3 v Loser of G4
G34Loser of G5 v Loser of G6
G35Loser of G7 v Loser of G8
G36Loser of G9 v Loser of G10
G37Loser of G11 v Loser of G12
G38Loser of G13 v Loser of G14
G39Loser of G15 v Loser of G16
Lower round 2G40Winner of G32 v Loser of G24
G41Winner of G33 v Loser of G23
G42Winner of G34 v Loser of G22
G43Winner of G35 v Loser of G21
G44Winner of G36 v Loser of G20
G45Winner of G37 v Loser of G19
G46Winner of G38 v Loser of G18
G47Winner of G39 v Loser of G17
Lower round 3G48Winner of G40 v Winner of G41
G49Winner of G42 v Winner of G43
G50Winner of G44 v Winner of G45
G51Winner of G46 v Winner of G47
Lower round 4G52Winner of G48 v Loser of G28
G53Winner of G49 v Loser of G27
G54Winner of G50 v Loser of G26
G55Winner of G51 v Loser of G25
Lower round 5G56Winner of G52 v Winner of G53
G57Winner of G54 v Winner of G55
Lower round 6G58Winner of G56 v Loser of G30
G59Winner of G57 v Loser of G29
Lower round 7G60Winner of G58 v Winner of G59
Lower finalG61Winner of G60 v Loser of G31
Grand finalG62Winner of G31 v Winner of G61
Reset (if needed)G63Rematch of G62, played only if the lower bracket team wins it

32 teams in other formats

32 teams in each format. Time slots: rounds that must be played one after another, with enough courts for every ready game.
FormatGamesGames per teamTime slots
32 team single elimination bracket311 to 55
32 team double elimination bracket62 or 632 to 1110 or 11
Round robin4963131
Swiss system8055

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Other sizes

For a different number of teams, see the 31 team double elimination bracket, or pick any size below.

Questions

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

62, or 63 if the grand final goes to a reset. Every team except the champion loses exactly twice, which makes 62 games; the reset is the one extra game, played when the champion has also lost once.

Who gets a bye in a 32 team double elimination bracket?

Nobody. 32 is a power of two, so the bracket fills evenly and every team plays in round 1.

How many games does each team play?

At least 2 and at most 11.

How long does a 32 team double elimination tournament take?

With one court and 30-minute games, the 62 games take 31 hours back to back (31.5 hours with a reset). With enough courts to play every ready game at once, it takes 10 rounds (11 with a reset), because each game waits for the games that feed it.

What is a grand final reset?

The upper bracket winner reaches the grand final unbeaten. If the lower bracket team wins it, both teams have one loss, so one more game decides the champion.