Give every team a second life. This double-elimination generator builds the winners bracket and losers bracket for 4, 8, 16, or 32 teams, drops each loser into the right spot automatically, and sends the last two to a grand final.
In double elimination a team has to lose twice to be knocked out, so one bad game does not end the tournament. This generator handles the hard part for you: when a team loses in the winners bracket, it drops into the correct losers-bracket round automatically. The undefeated winners-bracket team then meets the losers-bracket survivor in the grand final.
Choose a size, add your teams, and pick a seeding method.
Set the options on the left and generate to get started.
In double elimination a team has to lose twice to be knocked out, so one bad game does not end the tournament. This generator handles the hard part for you: when a team loses in the winners bracket, it drops into the correct losers-bracket round automatically. The undefeated winners-bracket team then meets the losers-bracket survivor in the grand final.
Four quick steps from a list of teams to a printable, shareable result.
Pick 4, 8, 16, or 32 teams. Choose the next size up if your real count is in between, and the extra slots become byes.
Type one team per line, then pick standard seeding, seed as entered, or a random draw to set the winners-bracket matchups.
The generator builds the winners bracket and the full losers bracket, with each losing team routed to the correct losers-bracket round.
Click winners in both brackets. The winners-bracket champion meets the losers-bracket survivor in the grand final.
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Every team starts in the winners bracket. The first time a team loses, it moves to the losers bracket instead of being eliminated. A second loss ends its tournament. The undefeated winners-bracket team faces the losers-bracket survivor in the grand final.
Yes. When you click a winner in the winners bracket, the losing team drops into the correct losers-bracket matchup on its own, so you never have to redraw the losers side by hand.
The grand final is the single match between the winners-bracket champion and the losers-bracket survivor. This tool plays a single grand final. If you run a true bracket-reset format, treat a losers-bracket win in the final as forcing one more game.
Yes. If your team count is below the bracket size, the extra slots become byes and any team facing a bye advances automatically in the winners bracket.
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser with no account or sign-up, and you can print or share any bracket you build.
New to running a tournament? These short guides explain each format and how to set it up.
How each knockout format works, the game counts, and which one to use.
Winners bracket, losers bracket, loser routing, and the grand final.
How many games a round robin takes, byes, and scoring the standings.
Standard seeding order, where byes go, and when to draw at random.