After you have completed a minimum of 20 single-elimination style tournaments, the system will allow you to create double-elimination tournaments. Much of it is the same, but there are a few key differences that we’ll outline here.
All of the initial creating steps for Double-Elimination are identical to Single-Elimination except for the actual bracket type. Once you choose Bracket Style (Double-Elim), the only limitation imposed is that the number of “teams per match” is limited to 2 Teams.
It is always important to make the members aware of what type of tournament they are playing in. If they do not see this from the calendar, you need to make it visible on your main page and your rules page.
Here is the information you will need to post on your pages with the HTML information so that all you need to do is copy and paste it. You can adjust color to accommodate the specifics of your tournament.
You can host a Double Elimination Tournament as a Singles or Doubles tournament. You can also host a Regular DE which means the games for top bracket , bottom bracket and finals are all the same game. Or you can host a Crazy DE , This means that the Top bracket is one game , Bottom Bracket is another and the Finals is another game.
*PLEASE NOTE* If you host a Crazy DE it must be marked on the Main part of your Tournament page that "This Is A Crazy DE Top Bracket plays *game*, Bottom Bracket plays *game*, and Finals Play *game*." You should also have all rules for each game on your rules page !!!
If a player DQ's or times out in the Top Bracket they get a loss then are moved to Bottom Bracket, so they get to play again. If the player is still missing in the Bottom Bracket, you set another 10 min timer for them in Bottom Bracket.
The biggest difference between Single-Elimination tournaments and Double-Elimination tournaments is in how they are reported. You will find two links in regards to matches when administering a double-elimination.
In addition to the links below, instead of the standings page being on the TD Administration page as the default view, there is a link to open the Standings Page in a new window. You will probably have several windows open when you administer a double-elimination tournament as different information is on different pages.
When you click on this link you will see any matches that are currently in progress, and only those matches. It doesn’t matter if the matches are in the upper bracket or lower bracket of the standings. As soon as the brackets show that 2 teams should currently be competing, the match will be listed here until such time that it is reported. In order to report a match on behalf of the losing player, simply click the circle button next to the winner’s name and click the Report Loss button. Once you have successfully reported the match, you can use the link to Return to the Administration page.
If you need to fix
a match that was previously reported incorrectly, you’ll need to use this link.
When you click on Adjust Match, you’ll be taken to a modified standings page. A
name with a circle button in front of it indicates that currently that
name is listed as the loser of the match. If you need to change it so that that
person advances, click the circle button and then scroll down and click on Adjust
Match. The winner will then be switched from the original report to the
corrected report. *PLEASE NOTE* Please be very very careful about marking the right winner as when you click the wrong winner if it's not caught in time this could back up your tournament substantially. Its always best to mark your winners down on paper and double check yourself before leaving the table.
In a double-elimination tournament, the final match(s) can get a bit tricky. The key thing to remember is that in order to be eliminated from the tournament, the player must lose 2 times! So if the top bracket player is playing the finals, and the player in the bottom bracket wins the game, then they have to play one more game as each will now have only 1 loss and neither is yet eliminated!