24 Team Double Elimination Bracket 2021 -

Overview A 24-team double-elimination bracket requires byes in the first round of the winners bracket because 24 is not a power of 2 (unlike 16 or 32).

Total matches: 46 or 47 (depending on if a final "if necessary" match is played) Number of rounds in winners bracket: 5 rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals) Number of rounds in losers bracket: 6 rounds (including the Grand Finals)

First Round (Winners Bracket) 8 teams get byes (seeds 1–8). 16 teams play in 8 matches (seeds 9–24). Example matchups (by seed):

Match W1: Seed 9 vs Seed 24 Match W2: Seed 12 vs Seed 21 Match W3: Seed 13 vs Seed 20 Match W4: Seed 16 vs Seed 17 Match W5: Seed 10 vs Seed 23 Match W6: Seed 11 vs Seed 22 Match W7: Seed 14 vs Seed 19 Match W8: Seed 15 vs Seed 18 24 team double elimination bracket

Byes: Seeds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Second Round (Winners Bracket) 8 first-round winners + 8 bye teams = 16 teams → 8 matches.

W9: Seed 1 vs Winner W1 W10: Seed 8 vs Winner W2 W11: Seed 5 vs Winner W3 W12: Seed 4 vs Winner W4 W13: Seed 3 vs Winner W5 W14: Seed 6 vs Winner W6 W15: Seed 7 vs Winner W7 W16: Seed 2 vs Winner W8 Example matchups (by seed): Match W1: Seed 9

Third Round (Winners Bracket Quarterfinals) 8 winners from W9–W16 → 4 matches.

W17: Winner W9 vs Winner W10 W18: Winner W11 vs Winner W12 W19: Winner W13 vs Winner W14 W20: Winner W15 vs Winner W16

Fourth Round (Winners Bracket Semifinals) 4 winners from W17–W20 → 2 matches. W21: Winner W17 vs Winner W18 W22: Winner

W21: Winner W17 vs Winner W18 W22: Winner W19 vs Winner W20

Fifth Round (Winners Bracket Final) 2 winners from W21–W22 → 1 match.