instead of number , then they will have to play again to decide the champion because both the numbers and have been defeated only once.) Bagnall-wild Elimination Tournament This tournament can truly decide the first three places. Fixture for Teams (regular round) I Place Fixture for Teams (consolation round) II Place III Place In the above fixture of teams, the first places are decided as follows— First place: Winners of the regular knock out tournament gets first place. Second place: All the teams defeated by first place winner except the defeated finalist play among themselves on knock out basis and their winner plays with the defeated finalist. The winner of this match gets second place.
Third place: All the teams defeated by the runner ups of the regular tournament play among themselves on knock out basis and the winner plays with the loser of the final round for second place. The winner of this match gets third place. Note: If number gets second place instead of number . Third place will automatically be accorded to number (without any further matches).
League or Round Robin Tournament (a) Single League: In Single League tournaments, each team play once with every other team. Total no. of Matches in Single League = N(N ) , here N is number of teams. For example, if teams are competing, the total number of matches will be = ( ) = Merits (i) It decides the true winner.
(ii) Teams play more number of matches. (iii) It helps in ranking the participating teams. (iv) The teams need not wait for the completion of other matches or rounds. Demerits (i) It requires a lot of time and facilities.
(ii) Teams that get defeated often will lose interest in the game. b. Double League: In double league, every team plays twice with every other team. Total number of matches in Double League = N (N – ), where N is the number of teams participating in a tournament.
Method of Drawing Fixture for Single League Cyclic