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48 team knockout fixture

48 teams: 16 byes, 32 teams play Round I, 47 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 48 teams · 16 byes · 47 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 48 teams — upper half16 byes. 24 teams in the upper half, 24 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3BYETeam 4BYETeam 5Team 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20Team 21BYETeam 22BYETeam 23BYETeam 24BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 2412345678171819202122232433343536414245Final: Match 47
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 48 teams — lower half16 byes. 24 teams in the upper half, 24 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 25BYETeam 26BYETeam 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 29Team 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45BYETeam 46BYETeam 47BYETeam 48BYETeam 25Team 26Team 27Team 28Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48910111213141516252627282930313237383940434446Final: Match 47
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
48 teams: 16 byes, 47 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
16
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 8Lower 8
Teams in each half
Upper 24Lower 24
Total matches
47
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 3, 4, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 45, 46, 47, 48
in serial order; the order the byes are given is in the steps below

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Knockout fixture, 48 teams16 byes. 24 teams in the upper half, 24 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFLOWER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3BYETeam 4BYETeam 5Team 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20Team 21BYETeam 22BYETeam 23BYETeam 24BYETeam 25BYETeam 26BYETeam 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 29Team 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45BYETeam 46BYETeam 47BYETeam 48BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 24Team 25Team 26Team 27Team 28Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Winner1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647
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. Match 1: Team 5 vs Team 6
  6. Match 2: Team 7 vs Team 8
  7. Match 3: Team 9 vs Team 10
  8. Match 4: Team 11 vs Team 12
  9. Match 5: Team 13 vs Team 14
  10. Match 6: Team 15 vs Team 16
  11. Match 7: Team 17 vs Team 18
  12. Match 8: Team 19 vs Team 20
  13. Team 21 gets a bye
  14. Team 22 gets a bye
  15. Team 23 gets a bye
  16. Team 24 gets a bye
  17. Team 25 gets a bye
  18. Team 26 gets a bye
  19. Team 27 gets a bye
  20. Team 28 gets a bye
  21. Match 9: Team 29 vs Team 30
  22. Match 10: Team 31 vs Team 32
  23. Match 11: Team 33 vs Team 34
  24. Match 12: Team 35 vs Team 36
  25. Match 13: Team 37 vs Team 38
  26. Match 14: Team 39 vs Team 40
  27. Match 15: Team 41 vs Team 42
  28. Match 16: Team 43 vs Team 44
  29. Team 45 gets a bye
  30. Team 46 gets a bye
  31. Team 47 gets a bye
  32. Team 48 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 17: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 18: Team 3 vs Team 4
  3. Match 19: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
  4. Match 20: Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
  5. Match 21: Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
  6. Match 22: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
  7. Match 23: Team 21 vs Team 22
  8. Match 24: Team 23 vs Team 24
  9. Match 25: Team 25 vs Team 26
  10. Match 26: Team 27 vs Team 28
  11. Match 27: Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
  12. Match 28: Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
  13. Match 29: Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
  14. Match 30: Winner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
  15. Match 31: Team 45 vs Team 46
  16. Match 32: Team 47 vs Team 48

Round III

  1. Match 33: Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
  2. Match 34: Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
  3. Match 35: Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
  4. Match 36: Winner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
  5. Match 37: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
  6. Match 38: Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
  7. Match 39: Winner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
  8. Match 40: Winner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32

Round IV

  1. Match 41: Winner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
  2. Match 42: Winner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
  3. Match 43: Winner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
  4. Match 44: Winner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40

Semi-final

  1. Match 45: Winner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
  2. Match 46: Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44

Final

  1. Match 47: Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46

Match list

Knockout fixture — 48 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 5 vs Team 6
2Round ITeam 7 vs Team 8
3Round ITeam 9 vs Team 10
4Round ITeam 11 vs Team 12
5Round ITeam 13 vs Team 14
6Round ITeam 15 vs Team 16
7Round ITeam 17 vs Team 18
8Round ITeam 19 vs Team 20
9Round ITeam 29 vs Team 30
10Round ITeam 31 vs Team 32
11Round ITeam 33 vs Team 34
12Round ITeam 35 vs Team 36
13Round ITeam 37 vs Team 38
14Round ITeam 39 vs Team 40
15Round ITeam 41 vs Team 42
16Round ITeam 43 vs Team 44
17Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
18Round IITeam 3 vs Team 4
19Round IIWinner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
20Round IIWinner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
21Round IIWinner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
22Round IIWinner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
23Round IITeam 21 vs Team 22
24Round IITeam 23 vs Team 24
25Round IITeam 25 vs Team 26
26Round IITeam 27 vs Team 28
27Round IIWinner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
28Round IIWinner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
29Round IIWinner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
30Round IIWinner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
31Round IITeam 45 vs Team 46
32Round IITeam 47 vs Team 48
33Round IIIWinner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
34Round IIIWinner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
35Round IIIWinner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
36Round IIIWinner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
37Round IIIWinner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
38Round IIIWinner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
39Round IIIWinner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
40Round IIIWinner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
41Round IVWinner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
42Round IVWinner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
43Round IVWinner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
44Round IVWinner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
45Semi-finalWinner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
46Semi-finalWinner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44
47FinalWinner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4, Team 21, Team 22, Team 23, Team 24, Team 25, Team 26, Team 27, Team 28, Team 45, Team 46, Team 47, Team 48. Total matches = 47.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 48 − 1

    = 47

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

    48 ÷ 2

    = 24

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

    Byes = 64 − 48

    = 16

  4. Byes ÷ 2 in Upper Half and Lower Half

    16 ÷ 2

    = 8

  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 48, 1, 25, 24, 47, 2, 26, 23, 46, 3, 27, 22, 45, 4, 28, 21

    = 48, 1, 25, 24, 47, 2, 26, 23, 46, 3, 27, 22, 45, 4, 28, 21

  6. 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 48 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

48 is even, so each half gets 48 ÷ 2 = 24 teams: Teams 1–24 in the upper half and Teams 25–48 in the lower half.

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 48 = 16. 16 is even, so each half gets 16 ÷ 2 = 8 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 48 teams:

  1. Team 48 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 25 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 24 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 47 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 26 — 2nd team of the lower half
  8. Team 23 — 2nd-last team of the upper half
  9. Team 46 — 3rd-last team of the lower half
  10. Team 3 — 3rd team of the upper half
  11. Team 27 — 3rd team of the lower half
  12. Team 22 — 3rd-last team of the upper half
  13. Team 45 — 4th-last team of the lower half
  14. Team 4 — 4th team of the upper half
  15. Team 28 — 4th team of the lower half
  16. Team 21 — 4th-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

48 − 16 = 32 teams play Round I in 16 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 5 vs Team 6
  • Match 2: Team 7 vs Team 8
  • Match 3: Team 9 vs Team 10
  • Match 4: Team 11 vs Team 12
  • Match 5: Team 13 vs Team 14
  • Match 6: Team 15 vs Team 16
  • Match 7: Team 17 vs Team 18
  • Match 8: Team 19 vs Team 20
  • Match 9: Team 29 vs Team 30
  • Match 10: Team 31 vs Team 32
  • Match 11: Team 33 vs Team 34
  • Match 12: Team 35 vs Team 36
  • Match 13: Team 37 vs Team 38
  • Match 14: Team 39 vs Team 40
  • Match 15: Team 41 vs Team 42
  • Match 16: Team 43 vs Team 44

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 48 − 1 = 47 (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 48 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 48 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 48 = 16. 16 is even, so each half gets 16 ÷ 2 = 8 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 48, 1, 25, 24, 47, 2, 26, 23, 46, 3, 27, 22, 45, 4, 28 and 21. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 48 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 48 − 1 = 47, 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 48 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

48 is even, so each half gets 48 ÷ 2 = 24 teams: Teams 1–24 in the upper half and Teams 25–48 in the lower half.

Can I print the 48 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 48 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.