A double elimination tournament typically consists of two distinct brackets, the winners' and losers' brackets. Teams must lose twice to be eliminated from the competition. In the first round, a team enters the winners' bracket; if they lose, they drop to the losers' bracket. The team that wins the losers' bracket then faces the winner of the winners' bracket in the finals. This format ensures that every team has a chance to continue competing even after a loss, making it a fair approach to determine the overall champion.