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53 team knockout fixture

53 teams: 11 byes, 42 teams play Round I, 52 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 53 teams · 11 byes · 52 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 53 teams — upper half11 byes. 27 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 24Team 25Team 26BYETeam 27BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 26Team 271234567891011222324252627282938394041464750Final: Match 52
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 53 teams — lower half11 byes. 27 teams in the upper half, 26 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 28BYETeam 29BYETeam 30BYETeam 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50Team 51BYETeam 52BYETeam 53BYETeam 28Team 29Team 30Team 51Team 52Team 5312131415161718192021303132333435363742434445484951Final: Match 52
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
53 teams: 11 byes, 52 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
11
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 5Lower 6
Teams in each half
Upper 27Lower 26
Total matches
52
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 3, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 51, 52, 53
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. Match 11: Team 24 vs Team 25
  15. Team 26 gets a bye
  16. Team 27 gets a bye
  17. Team 28 gets a bye
  18. Team 29 gets a bye
  19. Team 30 gets a bye
  20. Match 12: Team 31 vs Team 32
  21. Match 13: Team 33 vs Team 34
  22. Match 14: Team 35 vs Team 36
  23. Match 15: Team 37 vs Team 38
  24. Match 16: Team 39 vs Team 40
  25. Match 17: Team 41 vs Team 42
  26. Match 18: Team 43 vs Team 44
  27. Match 19: Team 45 vs Team 46
  28. Match 20: Team 47 vs Team 48
  29. Match 21: Team 49 vs Team 50
  30. Team 51 gets a bye
  31. Team 52 gets a bye
  32. Team 53 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 22: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 23: Team 3 vs Winner of Match 1
  3. Match 24: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  4. Match 25: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  5. Match 26: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  6. Match 27: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  7. Match 28: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
  8. Match 29: Team 26 vs Team 27
  9. Match 30: Team 28 vs Team 29
  10. Match 31: Team 30 vs Winner of Match 12
  11. Match 32: Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
  12. Match 33: Winner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
  13. Match 34: Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
  14. Match 35: Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
  15. Match 36: Winner of Match 21 vs Team 51
  16. Match 37: Team 52 vs Team 53

Round III

  1. Match 38: Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
  2. Match 39: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
  3. Match 40: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
  4. Match 41: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
  5. Match 42: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  6. Match 43: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  7. Match 44: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  8. Match 45: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37

Round IV

  1. Match 46: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
  2. Match 47: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
  3. Match 48: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
  4. Match 49: Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45

Semi-final

  1. Match 50: Winner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
  2. Match 51: Winner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49

Final

  1. Match 52: Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51

Match list

Knockout fixture — 53 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 24 vs Team 25
12Round ITeam 31 vs Team 32
13Round ITeam 33 vs Team 34
14Round ITeam 35 vs Team 36
15Round ITeam 37 vs Team 38
16Round ITeam 39 vs Team 40
17Round ITeam 41 vs Team 42
18Round ITeam 43 vs Team 44
19Round ITeam 45 vs Team 46
20Round ITeam 47 vs Team 48
21Round ITeam 49 vs Team 50
22Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
23Round IITeam 3 vs Winner of Match 1
24Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
25Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
26Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
27Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
28Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
29Round IITeam 26 vs Team 27
30Round IITeam 28 vs Team 29
31Round IITeam 30 vs Winner of Match 12
32Round IIWinner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
33Round IIWinner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
34Round IIWinner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
35Round IIWinner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
36Round IIWinner of Match 21 vs Team 51
37Round IITeam 52 vs Team 53
38Round IIIWinner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
39Round IIIWinner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
40Round IIIWinner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
41Round IIIWinner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
42Round IIIWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
43Round IIIWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
44Round IIIWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
45Round IIIWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
46Round IVWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
47Round IVWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
48Round IVWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
49Round IVWinner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
50Semi-finalWinner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
51Semi-finalWinner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
52FinalWinner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 26, Team 27, Team 28, Team 29, Team 30, Team 51, Team 52, Team 53. Total matches = 52.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 53 − 1

    = 52

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

    (53 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 27

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

    (53 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 26

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

    Byes = 64 − 53

    = 11

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (11 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 5

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (11 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 6

  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 53, 1, 28, 27, 52, 2, 29, 26, 51, 3, 30

    = 53, 1, 28, 27, 52, 2, 29, 26, 51, 3, 30

  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 53 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

53 is odd, so the upper half gets (53 + 1) ÷ 2 = 27 teams (Teams 1–27) and the lower half gets (53 − 1) ÷ 2 = 26 teams (Teams 28–53).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 53 = 11. 11 is odd, so the upper half gets (11 − 1) ÷ 2 = 5 byes and the lower half gets (11 + 1) ÷ 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 53 teams:

  1. Team 53 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 28 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 27 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 52 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 29 — 2nd team of the lower half
  8. Team 26 — 2nd-last team of the upper half
  9. Team 51 — 3rd-last team of the lower half
  10. Team 3 — 3rd team of the upper half
  11. Team 30 — 3rd 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

53 − 11 = 42 teams play Round I in 21 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 24 vs Team 25
  • Match 12: Team 31 vs Team 32
  • Match 13: Team 33 vs Team 34
  • Match 14: Team 35 vs Team 36
  • Match 15: Team 37 vs Team 38
  • Match 16: Team 39 vs Team 40
  • Match 17: Team 41 vs Team 42
  • Match 18: Team 43 vs Team 44
  • Match 19: Team 45 vs Team 46
  • Match 20: Team 47 vs Team 48
  • Match 21: Team 49 vs Team 50

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 53 − 1 = 52 (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 53 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 53 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 53 = 11. 11 is odd, so the upper half gets (11 − 1) ÷ 2 = 5 byes and the lower half gets (11 + 1) ÷ 2 = 6 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 53, 1, 28, 27, 52, 2, 29, 26, 51, 3 and 30. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 53 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 53 − 1 = 52, 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 53 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

53 is odd, so the upper half gets (53 + 1) ÷ 2 = 27 teams (Teams 1–27) and the lower half gets (53 − 1) ÷ 2 = 26 teams (Teams 28–53).

Can I print the 53 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 53 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.