It was 10 PM on a Friday. Mark, a volunteer tournament director for a local cornhole league, stared at his sign-up sheet. He had exactly 20 teams . His heart sank. Every pre-printed bracket he owned was for 8, 16, or 32 teams. 20 was the ugly duckling of tournament numbers.
Losers Bracket: LB R1: 2 games (4 teams from WB R1 losers) LB R2: 4 games (8 teams: 2 LB R1 winners + 6 WB R2 losers) LB R3: 4 games LB R4: 2 games LB R5: 1 game LB R6 (Consolation Final): 1 game Then Finals (possibly two matches).
Winners Bracket: R1: 4 games (8 teams), 12 teams get bye R2: 8 games (16 teams) ← includes 4 R1 winners + 12 byes R3: 4 games R4: 2 games R5: 1 game (Winners Final)
It was 10 PM on a Friday. Mark, a volunteer tournament director for a local cornhole league, stared at his sign-up sheet. He had exactly 20 teams . His heart sank. Every pre-printed bracket he owned was for 8, 16, or 32 teams. 20 was the ugly duckling of tournament numbers.
Losers Bracket: LB R1: 2 games (4 teams from WB R1 losers) LB R2: 4 games (8 teams: 2 LB R1 winners + 6 WB R2 losers) LB R3: 4 games LB R4: 2 games LB R5: 1 game LB R6 (Consolation Final): 1 game Then Finals (possibly two matches). 20 team double elimination bracket excel
Winners Bracket: R1: 4 games (8 teams), 12 teams get bye R2: 8 games (16 teams) ← includes 4 R1 winners + 12 byes R3: 4 games R4: 2 games R5: 1 game (Winners Final) It was 10 PM on a Friday