Loser of Game 1 plays loser of Game 2 → Loser’s Bracket Game 6.
Byes in Round 1 (Games 3 & 4 don’t exist in some setups). Highlight bye games gray: Home > Conditional Formatting > New Rule → Use formula: =ISBLANK(B3) → format gray fill. 6 team double elimination bracket excel
With the tournament complete, Alex analyzed the data in his Excel bracket, calculating various statistics, such as: Loser of Game 1 plays loser of Game
But easier: directly reference cells.
– 2 games (4 teams), 2 teams get a bye Round 2 (Winner’s) – 2 games (winners of R1 + 2 bye teams) Round 3 (Winner’s final) – 1 game Loser’s bracket – starts after R1 losses, then interleaves. Conditional Formatting >