21 Team Double Elimination Bracket Generator

How to Run 21 Team Double-Elimination Tournament

Using our free tournament bracket generator, you can easily create a 21-team double-elimination tournament in just a few simple steps.

The platform allows you to record scores, automatically advances teams through each round, and manages all final and grand final matchups for you.

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How Does 21 Team Double-Elimination Tournament Work?

A 21 team double-elimination tournament consists of three primary brackets:

Winner’s Bracket

It follows a format similar to a single-elimination bracket for 21 teams, featuring several rounds and matchups to decide which teams move forward. The key difference is that a loss in this bracket doesn’t mean elimination; teams that fall here move into the losers’ bracket, where they get another opportunity to remain in the tournament.

Loser’s Bracket

In this bracket, teams are given another chance to stay in the competition. A team that wins all of its matches here can advance and secure a place in the finals.

Finals

In a 21 team tournament, the finals begin with a game between the winner of the losers’ bracket and the team that was most recently eliminated from the winners’ bracket. The loser of this matchup finishes in 3rd place, while the winner advances to face the winners’ bracket champion in the Grand Final to determine 1st and 2nd place.

If the undefeated winners’ bracket team wins the Grand Final, they are crowned tournament champion. If they are defeated, resulting in their first loss, a deciding match known as the Grand Final Reset is played to determine the overall winner.

Our tournament app manages this entire process automatically, allowing you to focus on the action without having to track matchups or results manually.

Seeding

You can select between seeded, blind draw, or manual pairing for the initial round:

• seeded: Top-ranked teams are placed so they don’t meet until the later stages.
• blind draw: All teams are mixed and paired randomly.
• manual seeding: Teams are paired according to the order they’re entered, with byes added as needed to balance the bracket.

Compared to other Tournament Formats

A 21 team double-elimination tournament provides a strong balance between single elimination and a full round robin. It runs longer than a single-elimination format but finishes sooner than a complete round robin, while giving teams a more equal opportunity by allowing them to remain in the competition after one loss.

Printable 21 Team Double Elimination Bracket

If you need, you can also print your generated bracket:

Print 21 Team Bracket