5 Team Bracket Double Elimination ((top)) Link

(Winner of Winners Final vs Winner of Losers Final) Pro Tip: Manage the "Dead Match" The oddity of the 5-team bracket is Match D (Team 5 vs. Loser of Match C). To a casual player, this looks like a losers bracket match happening inside the winners bracket.

M5: L1 vs L2 → W5 M6: W5 vs Loser of M4 → W6 Losers Final: Loser of Winners Final vs W6 5 team bracket double elimination

However, there is a catch: Because 5 is not a power of 2, some teams will get a free pass in the first round. (Winner of Winners Final vs Winner of Losers

Local bar trivia, small esports nights, office cornhole tournaments, or any time you have 5 friends who refuse to let one loss end their day. M5: L1 vs L2 → W5 M6: W5

If you have strict time limits (the bracket can run 6-7 matches total) or if your group hates complicated flowcharts.

Have you run a 5-team bracket before? Let me know how you handled the bye in the comments