Name: Year/Course/Section:

TOURNAMENT SKELETON: DOUBLE ELIMINATION

Formula:
2 (N-1) = no of games
number of lines - number of teams = number of byes

4 LINES

3 Teams 4 Teams
2 (3-1)= 2 (4-1)=
2 (2)= 4 games 2 (3)= 6 games
4-3= 1 byes 4-4= 0 byes

1 1
1 L1 G1 W1
BYE 2
L1 G2 W2 W4G4 G3 W3
2 3
W3G3 L1 G1 W1 W5 G5 L2 G2 W2
3 4
L2 L3
G4 G6
W3 VS. W2 W5 VS. W3

Note: W3 must defeat W2 twice to become champion Note: W5 must defeat W3 twice to become champion
8 LINES
5 Teams
2 (5-1) =
2 (4) = 8 games
8-5= 3 byes

1
1
BYE
L1 G3 W3
W4G4 2
L1 G1 W1
L2 3
W6 G6 G5 W5
L3 4
W7G7 4
L3 BYE
L5 G2 W2
5
5
BYE

G8
W7 VS. W5

Note: W7 must defeat W5 twice to become champion

6 Teams
2 (6-1) =
2 (5) = 10 games
8-6 = 2 byes

1
1
BYE
L1 G3 W3
W6G6 2
L1 G1 W1
L4 3
W8 G8 G7 W7
L3 4
W9G9 4
W5G5 BYE
L7 L2 G4 W4
5
L2 G2 W2
6

G10
W9 VS. W7

Note: W9 must defeat W7 twice to become champion

 7 Teams
2 (7-1) =
2 (6) = 12 games
8-7 = 1 byes

1
1
BYE
L1 G4 W4
W7G7 2
L1 G1 W1
L5 3
W10 G10 G9 W9
L4 4
W11 G11 L2 G2 W2
W8G8 5
L9 W6 G6 G5 W5
6
L3 G3 W3
7

G12
W11 VS. W9

Note: W11 must defeat W9 twice to become champion

8 Teams
2 (8-1) =
2 (7) = 14 games
8-8 = 0 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
W7 G7 G5 W5
W9G9 3
L2 G2 W2
L6 4
W12 G12 G11 W11
L5 5
W13 G13 L3 G3 W3
W10 G10 6
L11 W8 G8 G6 W6
7
L4 G4 W4
8

G14
W13 VS. W11

Note: W13 must defeat W11 twice to become champion

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9 Teams
2 (9-1) =
2 (8) = 16 games
16-9 = 7 byes

1
1
BYE
G2W2
L5 2
2
L5 BYE
W8G8 G9 W9
L2 3
BYE 3
W12 G12 W6 G6
L1 G5W5
4
L10 L1 G1 W1
5
W14 G14 G13 W13
6
L9 6
BYE
W15 G15 G3W3
W11 G11 L4 7
7
L4 BYE
L13 W7G7 G10 W10
L3 8
8
L3 BYE
G4W4
9
9
BYE

G16
W15 VS. W13

Note: W15 must defeat W13 twice to become champion

10 Teams
2 (10-1) =
2 (9) = 18 games
16-10 = 6 byes

1
1
BYE
G3W3
L5 2
2
L5 BYE
W9G9 G11 W11
L3 3
3
W14 G14 W7 G7 BYE
L1 G5W5
4
L12 L1 G1 W1
5
W16 G16 G15 W15
6
L11 6
BYE
W17 G17 G4W4
W13 G13 L6 7
7
L6 BYE
L15 W10 G10 G12 W12
L4 8
8
W8 G8 BYE
L2 G6W6
9
L2 G2 W2
10

G18
W17 VS. W15

Note: W17 must defeat W15 twice to become champion

11 Teams
2 (11-1) =
2 (10) = 20 games
16-11 = 5 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
W8 G8 G7W7
W10 G10 3
L2 G2 W2
L4 4
W12G12 G13 W13
L7 5
5
W16 G16 L7 BYE
G4W4
6
L14 6
BYE
W18 G18 G17 W17
7
L13 L3 G3 W3
8
W19 G19 L3 G6W6
W15 G15 W9 G9 9
9
L5 BYE
L17 W11G11 G14 W14
L6 10
10
L6 BYE
G5W5

11 11
BYE

G20
W19 VS. W17

Note: W19 must defeat W17 twice to become champion

12 Teams
2 (12-1) =
2 (11) = 22 games
16-12 = 4 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
L1 G5W5
W9 G9 3
3
L6 BYE
W13G13 G15 W15
L5 4
4
W18 G18 W10 G10 BYE
L2 G6W6
5
L16 L2 G2 W2
6
W20 G20 G19 W19
7
L15 L3 G3 W3
8
W21 G21 L3 G7W7
W17 G17 W11 G11 9
9
L8 BYE
L19 W14G14 G16 W16
L7 10
10
W12 G12 BYE
L4 G8W8
11
L4 G4 W4
12

G22
W21 VS. W19

Note: W21 must defeat W19 twice to become champion

13 Teams
2 (13-1) =
2(12) = 24 games
16-13 = 3 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
L1 G6W6
W11 G11 3
3
L7 BYE
W15 G15 G17 17
L6 4
L2 G2 W2
W20 G20 W12 G12 5
L2 G7W7
6
L18 6
BYE
W22 G22 G21 W21
7
L17 L3 G3 W3
8
W23 G23 L3 G8W8
W19 G19 W13 G13 9
9
L9 BYE
L21 W16 G16 G18W18
L8 10
L4 G4 W4
W14 G14 11
W10 G10 G9W9
12
L5 G5 W5
13

G24
W23 VS. W21

Note: W23 must defeat W21 twice to become champion

14 Teams
2 (14-1) =
2 (13) = 26 games
16-14 = 2 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
W11 G11 G9W9
W15 G15 3
L2 G2 W2
L7 4
W17G17 G19 W19
L9 5
L3 G3 W3
W22 G22 W13 G13 6
L3 G7W7
7
L20 7
BYE
W24 G24 G23 W23
8
L19 L4 G4 W4
9
W25 G25 W12 G12 G10W10
W21 G21 W16 G16 10
L5 G5 W5
L8 11
L23 W18G18 G20 W20
L10 12
L6 G6 W6
W14 G14 13
L6 G8W8
14
14
BYE

G26
W25 VS. W23

Note: W25 must defeat W23 twice to become champion

15 Teams
2 (15-1) =
2 (14) = 28 games
16-15 = 1 byes

1
1
BYE
L1 G8W8
W15 G15 2
L1 G1 W1
L9 3
W19 G19 G21W21
L8 4
L2 G2 W2
W24 G24 W16 G16 5
W12 G12 G9W9
6
L22 L3 G3 W3
7
W26 G26 G25 W25
8
L21 L4 G4 W4
9
W27 G27 W13 G13 G10W10
W23 G23 W17 G17 10
L5 G5 W5
L11 11
L25 W20 G20 G22W22
L10 12
L6 G6 W6
W18 G18 13
W14 G14 G11W11
14
L7 G7 W7
15

G28
W27 VS. W25

Note: W27 must defeat W25 twice to become champion

16 Teams
2 (16-1) =
2 (15) = 30 games
16-16 = 0 byes

1
L1 G1 W1
2
W13 G13 G9W9
W17 G17 3
L2 G2 W2
L10 4
W21 G21 G23 W23
L9 5
L3 G3 W3
W25 G25 W18 G18 6
W14 G14 G10W10
7
L24 L4 G4 W4
8
W28 G28 G27 W27
9
L23 L5 G5 W5
10
W29 G29 W15 G15 G11W11
W26 G26 W19 G19 11
L6 G6 W6
L12 12
L27 W22 G22 G24 W24
L11 13
L7 G7 W7
W20 G20 14
W16 G16 G12W12
15
L8 G8 W8
16

G30
W29 VS. W27

Note: W29 must defeat W27 twice to become champion