16 team knockout fixture

16 teams: no byes, all 16 teams play Round I, 15 matches over 4 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 16 teams · 0 byes · 15 matches · 4 rounds

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Total byes: 0; teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half: Upper 0Lower 0
Teams in each half: Upper 8Lower 8
Total matches: 15; not including a third-place match
Total rounds: 4; worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams: No byes — 16 is a power of 2

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BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.

Match list (text)

Round I

Match 1: Team 1 vs Team 2
Match 2: Team 3 vs Team 4
Match 3: Team 5 vs Team 6
Match 4: Team 7 vs Team 8
Match 5: Team 9 vs Team 10
Match 6: Team 11 vs Team 12
Match 7: Team 13 vs Team 14
Match 8: Team 15 vs Team 16

Round II

Match 9: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
Match 10: Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
Match 11: Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
Match 12: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8

Semi-final

Match 13: Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
Match 14: Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12

Final

Match 15: Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14

Match list

Knockout fixture — 16 teams
Match no.	Round	Match
1	Round I	Team 1 vs Team 2
2	Round I	Team 3 vs Team 4
3	Round I	Team 5 vs Team 6
4	Round I	Team 7 vs Team 8
5	Round I	Team 9 vs Team 10
6	Round I	Team 11 vs Team 12
7	Round I	Team 13 vs Team 14
8	Round I	Team 15 vs Team 16
9	Round II	Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
10	Round II	Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
11	Round II	Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
12	Round II	Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
13	Semi-final	Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
14	Semi-final	Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
15	Final	Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14

No byes. Total matches = 15.

How this was calculated

Total Number of Matches = Number of teams − 1 (not including third place match)
Total Number of Matches = 16 − 1
= 15
Number of teams ÷ 2 = Teams in Upper Half or Lower Half
16 ÷ 2
= 8
Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams participating
Byes = 16 − 16 (16 is a power of 2, so there are no byes)
= 0
Rounds = number of times 2 is multiplied to get the next power of 2
16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
= 4
Note: Not a textbook formula — worked out from the textbook illustrations (4 teams → 2 rounds, 8 → 3, 11 → 4)

SourceCBSE Physical Education Class XII, Unit 1 (PDF)

How the 16 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

16 is even, so each half gets 16 ÷ 2 = 8 teams: Teams 1–8 in the upper half and Teams 9–16 in the lower half.

Byes

16 is a power of 2, so byes = 16 − 16 = 0. There are no byes and all 16 teams play Round I. Round I has 8 matches.

Round I and total matches

All 16 teams play Round I in 8 matches:

Match 1: Team 1 vs Team 2
Match 2: Team 3 vs Team 4
Match 3: Team 5 vs Team 6
Match 4: Team 7 vs Team 8
Match 5: Team 9 vs Team 10
Match 6: Team 11 vs Team 12
Match 7: Team 13 vs Team 14
Match 8: Team 15 vs Team 16

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 16 − 1 = 15 (not including a third-place match). There are 4 rounds, because 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 — worked out from the textbook illustrations, not a textbook formula.

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Tap “Print fixture (A4)” and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer to get a 16 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on one A4 page (portrait).

Questions

How many byes are there in a 16 team knockout fixture?

None. 16 is a power of 2, so byes = 16 − 16 = 0. There are no byes and all 16 teams play Round I.

How many matches and rounds are there for 16 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 16 − 1 = 15, not including a third-place match. There are 4 rounds, because 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 (worked out from the textbook illustrations, not a textbook formula).

How are 16 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

16 is even, so each half gets 16 ÷ 2 = 8 teams: Teams 1–8 in the upper half and Teams 9–16 in the lower half.

Can I print the 16 team knockout fixture or save it as a PDF?

Yes. Tap “Print fixture (A4)” and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer to get a 16 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on one A4 page (portrait).