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45 team knockout fixture

45 teams: 19 byes, 26 teams play Round I, 44 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture, 45 teams — upper half19 byes. 23 teams in the upper half, 22 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3BYETeam 4BYETeam 5BYETeam 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20BYETeam 21BYETeam 22BYETeam 23BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 5Team 20Team 21Team 22Team 231234567141516171819202130313233383942Final: Match 44
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 45 teams — lower half19 byes. 23 teams in the upper half, 22 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 24BYETeam 25BYETeam 26BYETeam 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 29Team 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41BYETeam 42BYETeam 43BYETeam 44BYETeam 45BYETeam 24Team 25Team 26Team 27Team 28Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 458910111213222324252627282934353637404143Final: Match 44
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
45 teams: 19 byes, 44 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
19
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 9Lower 10
Teams in each half
Upper 23Lower 22
Total matches
44
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
in serial order; the order the byes are given is in the steps below

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Knockout fixture, 45 teams19 byes. 23 teams in the upper half, 22 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFLOWER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3BYETeam 4BYETeam 5BYETeam 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20BYETeam 21BYETeam 22BYETeam 23BYETeam 24BYETeam 25BYETeam 26BYETeam 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 29Team 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41BYETeam 42BYETeam 43BYETeam 44BYETeam 45BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 5Team 20Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 24Team 25Team 26Team 27Team 28Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Winner1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Match list (text)

Round I

  1. Team 1 gets a bye
  2. Team 2 gets a bye
  3. Team 3 gets a bye
  4. Team 4 gets a bye
  5. Team 5 gets a bye
  6. Match 1: Team 6 vs Team 7
  7. Match 2: Team 8 vs Team 9
  8. Match 3: Team 10 vs Team 11
  9. Match 4: Team 12 vs Team 13
  10. Match 5: Team 14 vs Team 15
  11. Match 6: Team 16 vs Team 17
  12. Match 7: Team 18 vs Team 19
  13. Team 20 gets a bye
  14. Team 21 gets a bye
  15. Team 22 gets a bye
  16. Team 23 gets a bye
  17. Team 24 gets a bye
  18. Team 25 gets a bye
  19. Team 26 gets a bye
  20. Team 27 gets a bye
  21. Team 28 gets a bye
  22. Match 8: Team 29 vs Team 30
  23. Match 9: Team 31 vs Team 32
  24. Match 10: Team 33 vs Team 34
  25. Match 11: Team 35 vs Team 36
  26. Match 12: Team 37 vs Team 38
  27. Match 13: Team 39 vs Team 40
  28. Team 41 gets a bye
  29. Team 42 gets a bye
  30. Team 43 gets a bye
  31. Team 44 gets a bye
  32. Team 45 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 14: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 15: Team 3 vs Team 4
  3. Match 16: Team 5 vs Winner of Match 1
  4. Match 17: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  5. Match 18: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  6. Match 19: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  7. Match 20: Team 20 vs Team 21
  8. Match 21: Team 22 vs Team 23
  9. Match 22: Team 24 vs Team 25
  10. Match 23: Team 26 vs Team 27
  11. Match 24: Team 28 vs Winner of Match 8
  12. Match 25: Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
  13. Match 26: Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
  14. Match 27: Winner of Match 13 vs Team 41
  15. Match 28: Team 42 vs Team 43
  16. Match 29: Team 44 vs Team 45

Round III

  1. Match 30: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
  2. Match 31: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
  3. Match 32: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
  4. Match 33: Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
  5. Match 34: Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
  6. Match 35: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
  7. Match 36: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
  8. Match 37: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29

Round IV

  1. Match 38: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  2. Match 39: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  3. Match 40: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  4. Match 41: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37

Semi-final

  1. Match 42: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
  2. Match 43: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41

Final

  1. Match 44: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43

Match list

Knockout fixture — 45 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 6 vs Team 7
2Round ITeam 8 vs Team 9
3Round ITeam 10 vs Team 11
4Round ITeam 12 vs Team 13
5Round ITeam 14 vs Team 15
6Round ITeam 16 vs Team 17
7Round ITeam 18 vs Team 19
8Round ITeam 29 vs Team 30
9Round ITeam 31 vs Team 32
10Round ITeam 33 vs Team 34
11Round ITeam 35 vs Team 36
12Round ITeam 37 vs Team 38
13Round ITeam 39 vs Team 40
14Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
15Round IITeam 3 vs Team 4
16Round IITeam 5 vs Winner of Match 1
17Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
18Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
19Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
20Round IITeam 20 vs Team 21
21Round IITeam 22 vs Team 23
22Round IITeam 24 vs Team 25
23Round IITeam 26 vs Team 27
24Round IITeam 28 vs Winner of Match 8
25Round IIWinner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
26Round IIWinner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
27Round IIWinner of Match 13 vs Team 41
28Round IITeam 42 vs Team 43
29Round IITeam 44 vs Team 45
30Round IIIWinner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
31Round IIIWinner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
32Round IIIWinner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
33Round IIIWinner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
34Round IIIWinner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
35Round IIIWinner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
36Round IIIWinner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
37Round IIIWinner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
38Round IVWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
39Round IVWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
40Round IVWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
41Round IVWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
42Semi-finalWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
43Semi-finalWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
44FinalWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4, Team 5, Team 20, Team 21, Team 22, Team 23, Team 24, Team 25, Team 26, Team 27, Team 28, Team 41, Team 42, Team 43, Team 44, Team 45. Total matches = 44.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 45 − 1

    = 44

  2. (Number of teams + 1) ÷ 2 = Teams in Upper Half

    (45 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 23

  3. (Number of teams − 1) ÷ 2 = Teams in Lower Half

    (45 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 22

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

    Byes = 64 − 45

    = 19

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (19 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 9

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (19 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 10

  7. 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 45, 1, 24, 23, 44, 2, 25, 22, 43, 3, 26, 21, 42, 4, 27, 20, 41, 5, 28

    = 45, 1, 24, 23, 44, 2, 25, 22, 43, 3, 26, 21, 42, 4, 27, 20, 41, 5, 28

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

    64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

    = 6

    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 45 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

45 is odd, so the upper half gets (45 + 1) ÷ 2 = 23 teams (Teams 1–23) and the lower half gets (45 − 1) ÷ 2 = 22 teams (Teams 24–45).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 45 = 19. 19 is odd, so the upper half gets (19 − 1) ÷ 2 = 9 byes and the lower half gets (19 + 1) ÷ 2 = 10 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 45 teams:

  1. Team 45 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 24 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 23 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 44 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 25 — 2nd team of the lower half
  8. Team 22 — 2nd-last team of the upper half
  9. Team 43 — 3rd-last team of the lower half
  10. Team 3 — 3rd team of the upper half
  11. Team 26 — 3rd team of the lower half
  12. Team 21 — 3rd-last team of the upper half
  13. Team 42 — 4th-last team of the lower half
  14. Team 4 — 4th team of the upper half
  15. Team 27 — 4th team of the lower half
  16. Team 20 — 4th-last team of the upper half
  17. Team 41 — 5th-last team of the lower half
  18. Team 5 — 5th team of the upper half
  19. Team 28 — 5th team of the lower half

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

Round I and total matches

45 − 19 = 26 teams play Round I in 13 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 6 vs Team 7
  • Match 2: Team 8 vs Team 9
  • Match 3: Team 10 vs Team 11
  • Match 4: Team 12 vs Team 13
  • Match 5: Team 14 vs Team 15
  • Match 6: Team 16 vs Team 17
  • Match 7: Team 18 vs Team 19
  • Match 8: Team 29 vs Team 30
  • Match 9: Team 31 vs Team 32
  • Match 10: Team 33 vs Team 34
  • Match 11: Team 35 vs Team 36
  • Match 12: Team 37 vs Team 38
  • Match 13: Team 39 vs Team 40

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 45 − 1 = 44 (not including a third-place match). There are 6 rounds, because 64 = 2 × 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 45 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.

Questions

How many byes are there in a 45 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 45 = 19. 19 is odd, so the upper half gets (19 − 1) ÷ 2 = 9 byes and the lower half gets (19 + 1) ÷ 2 = 10 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 45, 1, 24, 23, 44, 2, 25, 22, 43, 3, 26, 21, 42, 4, 27, 20, 41, 5 and 28. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 45 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 45 − 1 = 44, not including a third-place match. There are 6 rounds, because 64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 (worked out from the textbook illustrations, not a textbook formula).

How are 45 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

45 is odd, so the upper half gets (45 + 1) ÷ 2 = 23 teams (Teams 1–23) and the lower half gets (45 − 1) ÷ 2 = 22 teams (Teams 24–45).

Can I print the 45 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 45 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.