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52 team knockout fixture

52 teams: 12 byes, 40 teams play Round I, 51 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 52 teams · 12 byes · 51 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 52 teams — upper half12 byes. 26 teams in the upper half, 26 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3BYETeam 4Team 5Team 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 24BYETeam 25BYETeam 26BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 24Team 25Team 2612345678910212223242526272837383940454649Final: Match 51
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 52 teams — lower half12 byes. 26 teams in the upper half, 26 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 29BYETeam 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50BYETeam 51BYETeam 52BYETeam 27Team 28Team 29Team 50Team 51Team 5211121314151617181920293031323334353641424344474850Final: Match 51
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
52 teams: 12 byes, 51 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
12
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 6Lower 6
Teams in each half
Upper 26Lower 26
Total matches
51
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 3, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 50, 51, 52
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. Team 2 gets a bye
  3. Team 3 gets a bye
  4. Match 1: Team 4 vs Team 5
  5. Match 2: Team 6 vs Team 7
  6. Match 3: Team 8 vs Team 9
  7. Match 4: Team 10 vs Team 11
  8. Match 5: Team 12 vs Team 13
  9. Match 6: Team 14 vs Team 15
  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. Team 24 gets a bye
  15. Team 25 gets a bye
  16. Team 26 gets a bye
  17. Team 27 gets a bye
  18. Team 28 gets a bye
  19. Team 29 gets a bye
  20. Match 11: Team 30 vs Team 31
  21. Match 12: Team 32 vs Team 33
  22. Match 13: Team 34 vs Team 35
  23. Match 14: Team 36 vs Team 37
  24. Match 15: Team 38 vs Team 39
  25. Match 16: Team 40 vs Team 41
  26. Match 17: Team 42 vs Team 43
  27. Match 18: Team 44 vs Team 45
  28. Match 19: Team 46 vs Team 47
  29. Match 20: Team 48 vs Team 49
  30. Team 50 gets a bye
  31. Team 51 gets a bye
  32. Team 52 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 21: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 22: Team 3 vs Winner of Match 1
  3. Match 23: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  4. Match 24: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  5. Match 25: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  6. Match 26: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  7. Match 27: Winner of Match 10 vs Team 24
  8. Match 28: Team 25 vs Team 26
  9. Match 29: Team 27 vs Team 28
  10. Match 30: Team 29 vs Winner of Match 11
  11. Match 31: Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
  12. Match 32: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
  13. Match 33: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
  14. Match 34: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
  15. Match 35: Winner of Match 20 vs Team 50
  16. Match 36: Team 51 vs Team 52

Round III

  1. Match 37: Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
  2. Match 38: Winner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
  3. Match 39: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
  4. Match 40: Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
  5. Match 41: Winner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
  6. Match 42: Winner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
  7. Match 43: Winner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
  8. Match 44: Winner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36

Round IV

  1. Match 45: Winner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
  2. Match 46: Winner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
  3. Match 47: Winner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
  4. Match 48: Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44

Semi-final

  1. Match 49: Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46
  2. Match 50: Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48

Final

  1. Match 51: Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50

Match list

Knockout fixture — 52 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 4 vs Team 5
2Round ITeam 6 vs Team 7
3Round ITeam 8 vs Team 9
4Round ITeam 10 vs Team 11
5Round ITeam 12 vs Team 13
6Round ITeam 14 vs Team 15
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 30 vs Team 31
12Round ITeam 32 vs Team 33
13Round ITeam 34 vs Team 35
14Round ITeam 36 vs Team 37
15Round ITeam 38 vs Team 39
16Round ITeam 40 vs Team 41
17Round ITeam 42 vs Team 43
18Round ITeam 44 vs Team 45
19Round ITeam 46 vs Team 47
20Round ITeam 48 vs Team 49
21Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
22Round IITeam 3 vs Winner of Match 1
23Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
24Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
25Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
26Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
27Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Team 24
28Round IITeam 25 vs Team 26
29Round IITeam 27 vs Team 28
30Round IITeam 29 vs Winner of Match 11
31Round IIWinner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
32Round IIWinner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
33Round IIWinner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
34Round IIWinner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
35Round IIWinner of Match 20 vs Team 50
36Round IITeam 51 vs Team 52
37Round IIIWinner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
38Round IIIWinner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
39Round IIIWinner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
40Round IIIWinner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
41Round IIIWinner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
42Round IIIWinner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
43Round IIIWinner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
44Round IIIWinner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
45Round IVWinner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
46Round IVWinner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
47Round IVWinner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
48Round IVWinner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44
49Semi-finalWinner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46
50Semi-finalWinner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48
51FinalWinner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 24, Team 25, Team 26, Team 27, Team 28, Team 29, Team 50, Team 51, Team 52. Total matches = 51.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 52 − 1

    = 51

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

    52 ÷ 2

    = 26

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

    Byes = 64 − 52

    = 12

  4. Byes ÷ 2 in Upper Half and Lower Half

    12 ÷ 2

    = 6

  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 52, 1, 27, 26, 51, 2, 28, 25, 50, 3, 29, 24

    = 52, 1, 27, 26, 51, 2, 28, 25, 50, 3, 29, 24

  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 52 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

52 is even, so each half gets 52 ÷ 2 = 26 teams: Teams 1–26 in the upper half and Teams 27–52 in the lower half.

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 52 = 12. 12 is even, so each half gets 12 ÷ 2 = 6 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 52 teams:

  1. Team 52 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 27 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 26 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 51 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 28 — 2nd team of the lower half
  8. Team 25 — 2nd-last team of the upper half
  9. Team 50 — 3rd-last team of the lower half
  10. Team 3 — 3rd team of the upper half
  11. Team 29 — 3rd team of the lower half
  12. Team 24 — 3rd-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

52 − 12 = 40 teams play Round I in 20 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 4 vs Team 5
  • Match 2: Team 6 vs Team 7
  • Match 3: Team 8 vs Team 9
  • Match 4: Team 10 vs Team 11
  • Match 5: Team 12 vs Team 13
  • Match 6: Team 14 vs Team 15
  • 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 30 vs Team 31
  • Match 12: Team 32 vs Team 33
  • Match 13: Team 34 vs Team 35
  • Match 14: Team 36 vs Team 37
  • Match 15: Team 38 vs Team 39
  • Match 16: Team 40 vs Team 41
  • Match 17: Team 42 vs Team 43
  • Match 18: Team 44 vs Team 45
  • Match 19: Team 46 vs Team 47
  • Match 20: Team 48 vs Team 49

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 52 − 1 = 51 (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 52 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 52 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 52 = 12. 12 is even, so each half gets 12 ÷ 2 = 6 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 52, 1, 27, 26, 51, 2, 28, 25, 50, 3, 29 and 24. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 52 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 52 − 1 = 51, 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 52 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

52 is even, so each half gets 52 ÷ 2 = 26 teams: Teams 1–26 in the upper half and Teams 27–52 in the lower half.

Can I print the 52 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 52 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.