In a double-elimination bracket, players or teams compete against one another in a series of matches to be the last one standing. The double elimination bracket is a tournament format used in various sports and games, including baseball, softball, and e-sports.

What is a Double Elimination Bracket? A double elimination bracket utilizes a tournament format of elimination that allows competitors two losses before being eliminated from the competition. Another way or referring to a double elimination tournament bracket is two-loss bracket.

In the double eliminations system, a team that loses moves to the losers bracket. In this bracket, the players will still have a chance to compete in the final game. This is because the team that emerges as the winner of the losers bracket will compete against the winner in the winner's bracket—basically, creating two paths to the final.

In a 20 team double elimination tournament, the teams compete in a bracket where every team must lose two times to be eliminated. The winner of each game in the winners bracket moves on to the next round and the loser drops down to the losers bracket.

What is a 6-team double elimination bracket? In a 6-team double-elimination tournament, participants have two lives, so to speak. If they lose a match, they're not immediately out; they move to a "loser's bracket." A second loss eliminates them from the tournament.