be eliminated by chance and will not get another chance to play. (ii) If the fixture is drawn purely by lots, there is a possibility of matches between strong teams in the earlier rounds, which would get eliminated, thus weaker teams reaching Semifinals or the Finals. (iii) Winner of a match/round may have to wait for the winner of another match to play the next round. Special Seeding When some top ranking players or teams participate in a tournament, the fixtures are generally drawn in such a manner that these players or teams play directly at Quarter Finals or Semifinals stage.
A fixture of teams participating in a tournament including teams, i.e., , , and , are given special seeding direct at the Quarter Finals stage. For deciding the number of byes for the fixture of special seeding, first subtract the number of teams that are given special seeding ( ) from the total number of teams participating ( ), i.e., – = . Now, Number of Byes = – = Byes. Single Knock out Fixture for Teams (Special Seeding teams) Rd.
I Rd. II Rd. III Rd. IV Rd.
V Rd. VI Seeded Seeded Seeded Seeded I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Quarter Upper Half Lower Half Activity . Prepare a Single Knock out Fixture for teams with specially seeding four teams directly into Quarter Finals. Consolation Tournament In single knock out or elimination tournament, a team may be eliminated by chance and will not have another chance to play.
To avoid this, consolation tournaments are advocated. Consolation indicates that defeated teams would play again to show their worth and win subsidiary honours. Greater number of matches are possible in this tournament, and hence it’s superior to single knock out tournament. Consolation tournament is of two types— •• I Type of Consolation Tournament •• II Type of Consolation Tournament I Type of Consolation Tournament .
Each team will have a chance to