A 64-team double elimination bracket gives every team a second chance: you have to lose twice to be knocked out. Teams that lose in the winners bracket drop into a losers bracket, and the survivor of each side meets in the championship. Our free version fits the whole 64-team field on one landscape page, with a title you can delete in any PDF editor.
How Does a 64-Team Double Elimination Bracket Work?
In a double elimination tournament, one loss does not end your run. All 64 teams start in the winners bracket. Lose there and you move to the losers bracket. Lose a second time and you are eliminated. The last team standing in each bracket meets in the championship.
The Winners Bracket
The winners bracket works like a 64-team single elimination bracket, cutting the field in half each round over 6 rounds. Every team that loses drops into the losers bracket instead of going home.
The Losers Bracket
The losers bracket runs over 10 rounds. It alternates between rounds where survivors play each other and rounds where a team just eliminated from the winners bracket drops in. On our printable, those drop-in spots are the gold lines. The last team standing earns the second championship spot.
The Championship (and Possible Reset)
The championship pits the winners-bracket champion against the losers-bracket champion. The winners-bracket team has not lost yet, so if the losers-bracket team wins, both have one loss and they play one more deciding game, called a bracket reset.
Number of Games
A 64-team double elimination tournament has 126 games, or 127 if a bracket reset is needed. That is roughly double a single elimination event, the trade-off for giving everyone a second life.
Blind Draw vs Seeded
This template is a blind draw. For a deeper explanation, see the double-elimination tournament overview on Wikipedia.
How to Use This Printable Bracket
Print the PDF in landscape (it is dense at 64 teams, so a large-format print reads best). Fill in the 64 teams on the left, then track winners right and losers down into the losers bracket. Need a different size? See the printable brackets hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many games are in a 64-team double elimination bracket?
126 games, or 127 if the championship needs a bracket reset.
What is a bracket reset?
A deciding final game. The winners-bracket team enters unbeaten, so if the losers-bracket team beats them once, both have a single loss and they play one more game.
What does the losers bracket do?
It keeps teams alive after their first loss until they lose a second time.
Can I delete the title on the printable?
Yes. The title is a separate text object you can remove in any PDF editor.
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