<P> A Draw and Process tournament requires less intervention by the manager . The competitors are allocated their first round positions on the competition grid and this is played as if it were a single elimination event . This grid is called the "Draw". A second competition grid called the "Process" is then produced and again played as a single elimination event . The fixed arrangement of the Process ensures that players who met in the first round of the Draw cannot meet until the final of the Process . Similarly, players who meet in the second round of the Draw cannot meet until the semi finals of the Process . If the same person wins both the Draw and Process then they are the overall winner and the losing finalists will play each other for second and third place . Otherwise the winners of the Draw and Process will play off to determine the winner . </P> <P> The double - elimination format has some advantages over the single - elimination format, most notably the fact that third and fourth places can be determined without the use of a consolation or "classification" match involving two contestants who have already been eliminated from winning the championship . </P> <P> Some tournaments, such as in tennis, will use "seeding" to prevent the strongest contestants from meeting until the later round . However, in tournaments where contestants are placed randomly in the draw, or in situations where seeding is not available, it is possible for 2 of the strongest teams to meet in the early rounds rather than a final or semifinal as would be expected in a seeded draw . Double elimination overcomes this shortfall by allowing a strong team which loses early to work their way through the L Bracket and progress to the later rounds, despite meeting the strongest team in the early rounds of competition . </P> <P> Another advantage of the double - elimination format is the fact that all competitors will play at least twice and three quarters will play three games or more . In a single - elimination tournament with no byes, half of the competitors will be eliminated after their first game . This can be disappointing to those who had to travel to the tournament and were only able to play once . </P>

How to make a 7 team double elimination bracket