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28 team knockout fixture

28 teams: 4 byes, 24 teams play Round I, 27 matches over 5 rounds.

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Knockout fixture, 28 teams — upper half4 byes. 14 teams in the upper half, 14 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIISemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2Team 3Team 4Team 5Team 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14BYETeam 1Team 1412345613141516212225Final: Match 27
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 28 teams — lower half4 byes. 14 teams in the upper half, 14 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIISemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 15BYETeam 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 24Team 25Team 26Team 27Team 28BYETeam 15Team 2878910111217181920232426Final: Match 27
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
28 teams: 4 byes, 27 matches, 5 rounds.
Total byes
4
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 2Lower 2
Teams in each half
Upper 14Lower 14
Total matches
27
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
5
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 14, 15, 28
in serial order; the order the byes are given is in the steps below

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BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Match list (text)

Round I

  1. Team 1 gets a bye
  2. Match 1: Team 2 vs Team 3
  3. Match 2: Team 4 vs Team 5
  4. Match 3: Team 6 vs Team 7
  5. Match 4: Team 8 vs Team 9
  6. Match 5: Team 10 vs Team 11
  7. Match 6: Team 12 vs Team 13
  8. Team 14 gets a bye
  9. Team 15 gets a bye
  10. Match 7: Team 16 vs Team 17
  11. Match 8: Team 18 vs Team 19
  12. Match 9: Team 20 vs Team 21
  13. Match 10: Team 22 vs Team 23
  14. Match 11: Team 24 vs Team 25
  15. Match 12: Team 26 vs Team 27
  16. Team 28 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 13: Team 1 vs Winner of Match 1
  2. Match 14: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  3. Match 15: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  4. Match 16: Winner of Match 6 vs Team 14
  5. Match 17: Team 15 vs Winner of Match 7
  6. Match 18: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  7. Match 19: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
  8. Match 20: Winner of Match 12 vs Team 28

Round III

  1. Match 21: Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
  2. Match 22: Winner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
  3. Match 23: Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
  4. Match 24: Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20

Semi-final

  1. Match 25: Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
  2. Match 26: Winner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24

Final

  1. Match 27: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26

Match list

Knockout fixture — 28 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 2 vs Team 3
2Round ITeam 4 vs Team 5
3Round ITeam 6 vs Team 7
4Round ITeam 8 vs Team 9
5Round ITeam 10 vs Team 11
6Round ITeam 12 vs Team 13
7Round ITeam 16 vs Team 17
8Round ITeam 18 vs Team 19
9Round ITeam 20 vs Team 21
10Round ITeam 22 vs Team 23
11Round ITeam 24 vs Team 25
12Round ITeam 26 vs Team 27
13Round IITeam 1 vs Winner of Match 1
14Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
15Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
16Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Team 14
17Round IITeam 15 vs Winner of Match 7
18Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
19Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
20Round IIWinner of Match 12 vs Team 28
21Round IIIWinner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
22Round IIIWinner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
23Round IIIWinner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
24Round IIIWinner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
25Semi-finalWinner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
26Semi-finalWinner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
27FinalWinner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 14, Team 15, Team 28. Total matches = 27.

How this was calculated

  1. Total Number of Matches = Number of teams − 1 (not including third place match)

    Total Number of Matches = 28 − 1

    = 27

  2. Number of teams ÷ 2 = Teams in Upper Half or Lower Half

    28 ÷ 2

    = 14

  3. Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams participating

    Byes = 32 − 28

    = 4

  4. Byes ÷ 2 in Upper Half and Lower Half

    4 ÷ 2

    = 2

  5. First bye to last team of Lower Half, second to first team of Upper Half, third to first team of Lower Half, fourth to last team of Upper Half; same pattern for remaining byes

    Byes in order go to teams 28, 1, 15, 14

    = 28, 1, 15, 14

  6. Rounds = number of times 2 is multiplied to get the next power of 2

    32 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

    = 5

    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 28 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

28 is even, so each half gets 28 ÷ 2 = 14 teams: Teams 1–14 in the upper half and Teams 15–28 in the lower half.

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 32 − 28 = 4. 4 is even, so each half gets 4 ÷ 2 = 2 byes.

Which teams get the byes, and why

The textbook places byes in this order: the 1st bye to the last team of the lower half, the 2nd to the first team of the upper half, the 3rd to the first team of the lower half and the 4th to the last team of the upper half. The remaining byes follow the same pattern, moving inward. For 28 teams:

  1. Team 28 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 15 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 14 — last team of the upper half

Teams with a bye do not play Round I. They go straight to Round II.

Round I and total matches

28 − 4 = 24 teams play Round I in 12 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 2 vs Team 3
  • Match 2: Team 4 vs Team 5
  • Match 3: Team 6 vs Team 7
  • Match 4: Team 8 vs Team 9
  • Match 5: Team 10 vs Team 11
  • Match 6: Team 12 vs Team 13
  • Match 7: Team 16 vs Team 17
  • Match 8: Team 18 vs Team 19
  • Match 9: Team 20 vs Team 21
  • Match 10: Team 22 vs Team 23
  • Match 11: Team 24 vs Team 25
  • Match 12: Team 26 vs Team 27

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 28 − 1 = 27 (not including a third-place match). There are 5 rounds, because 32 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 — worked out from the textbook illustrations, not a textbook formula.

Print or save as PDF

Tap “Print fixture (A4)” and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer to get a 28 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in landscape; if your browser asks, choose Landscape.

Questions

How many byes are there in a 28 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 32 − 28 = 4. 4 is even, so each half gets 4 ÷ 2 = 2 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 28, 1, 15 and 14. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 28 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 28 − 1 = 27, not including a third-place match. There are 5 rounds, because 32 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 (worked out from the textbook illustrations, not a textbook formula).

How are 28 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

28 is even, so each half gets 28 ÷ 2 = 14 teams: Teams 1–14 in the upper half and Teams 15–28 in the lower half.

Can I print the 28 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 28 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in landscape; if your browser asks, choose Landscape.