how many games are played in a 16 team double elimination tournament
As with single-elimination tournaments, most often the number of competitors is equal to a power of two (8, 16, 32, etc.) so that in each round there is an even number of competitors and never any byes. The maximum number of games in a double-elimination tournament is one less than twice the number of teams participating (e.g., 8 teams -- 15 games). The minimum number is two less than twice the number of teams (e.g., 8 teams -- 14 games).