Method Fixture of teams No. of Matches = N(N ) = ( ) = Rd. I Rd. II Rd.
III Rd. IV Rd. V Fixture of teams Rd. I Rd.
II Rd. III Rd. IV Rd. V For drawing fixture by Cyclic Method, fix number.
in case of even number of teams and fix Bye in case of odd number of teams and rotate the other numbers clockwise as shown in the above fixture. Total number of rounds for even number of teams = N – rounds Total number of rounds for odd number of teams = N rounds, where N is the number of teams Tabular Method In this method, the fixtures are drawn in a tabular form. The numbers of columns to be drawn horizontally as well as vertically are— a) For even number of teams, N+ columns b) For odd number of teams, N+ columns Procedure for entering the numbers inside the squares indicating the rounds— (i) In the squares of the horizontal columns immediately below the teams, enter the numbers serially from number onwards. (ii) In each vertical column except the last one, enter the numbers serially starting from the number next to that round at the teams.
Fixture of teams A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H No. of Matches = N(N ) = ( ) = Rd. I Rd. II Rd.
III Rd. IV Rd. V Rd. VI Rd.
VII AB AC AD AE AF AG AH DF BH BC BD BE BF BG CG DG EG CH CD CE CF EH EF FH FG GH DH DE ( iii) Note the number entered in the top square of the last vertical column. In the next square, enter . Then precede entering numbers in the other squares every time adding , i.e., , , etc., until the number becomes less than the number at the top-most square. ( iv) After this, enter number , , , etc., i.e., by every time until the bottom-most