Double Elimination Bracket 8 Teams Excel May 2026

LOSER BRACKET L1: Loser W1 vs Loser W2 → Winner: L1 L2: Loser W3 vs Loser W4 → Winner: L2 L3: L1 vs Loser W5 → Winner: L3 L4: L2 vs Loser W6 → Winner: L4 L5: L3 vs L4 → Winner: L5 L6: L5 vs Loser W7 → Winner: L6

Then in bracket cell (e.g., W5 Team A slot): double elimination bracket 8 teams excel

| Match ID | Winner | |----------|--------| | W1 | Team A | | W2 | Team B | | … | … | LOSER BRACKET L1: Loser W1 vs Loser W2

=IF(Results!B2="Winner W1", Bracket!B2, Bracket!B4) Better approach: Create a helper table in Results sheet: double elimination bracket 8 teams excel