K nock out or E limination T ournament Single Knock out or Single Elimination In single knock out tournament, the teams once defeated, are eliminated and not given another chance to play. Activity . Collect information about the types of tournaments played at school level in different games and sports. Total number of matches in the tournament = N – , where N is the number of teams competing.
For example, if N = Total number of matches = – = Method of Drawing Fixtures . Drawing fixture for a certain number of teams competing is decided by the power of two, viz. , , , , , , … etc., i.e., , , , , , , … respectively. .
Suppose teams have entered for a tournament, there will be no byes i.e. – = . . If the number of teams participating is not a power of , the byes will be given to a specific number of teams in the first round.
. The number of ‘Byes’ to be given is decided by subtracting the number of teams from its next higher number which is the power of two. For example, if teams entered for a competition, number of Byes = – = and for teams, number of Byes = – = Seeding Single Knock out Fixture for Teams Round I Round II Round III Upper Half Lower Half Upper Half = N = = Teams Lower Half = N = = Teams No. of matches = N– = – = Single Knock out Fixture for Teams Round I Round II Round III Single Knock out Fixture for Teams Round I Round II Round III Round IV Activity .
•• Draw a fixture of nine teams for a Single Knock-out tourament and show it to your teacher. •• Collect information about the rules and regulations for drawing fixtures in