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54 team knockout fixture

54 teams: 10 byes, 44 teams play Round I, 53 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 54 teams · 10 byes · 53 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 54 teams — upper half10 byes. 27 teams in the upper half, 27 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 271234567891011232425262728293039404142474851Final: Match 53
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 54 teams — lower half10 byes. 27 teams in the upper half, 27 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 28BYETeam 29BYETeam 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50Team 51Team 52BYETeam 53BYETeam 54BYETeam 28Team 29Team 52Team 53Team 541213141516171819202122313233343536373843444546495052Final: Match 53
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
54 teams: 10 byes, 53 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
10
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 5Lower 5
Teams in each half
Upper 27Lower 27
Total matches
53
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, 52, 53, 54
in serial order; the order the byes are given is in the steps below

The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.

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Knockout fixture, 54 teams10 byes. 27 teams in the upper half, 27 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFLOWER 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 28BYETeam 29BYETeam 30Team 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50Team 51Team 52BYETeam 53BYETeam 54BYETeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 26Team 27Team 28Team 29Team 52Team 53Team 54Winner1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253
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. Match 12: Team 30 vs Team 31
  20. Match 13: Team 32 vs Team 33
  21. Match 14: Team 34 vs Team 35
  22. Match 15: Team 36 vs Team 37
  23. Match 16: Team 38 vs Team 39
  24. Match 17: Team 40 vs Team 41
  25. Match 18: Team 42 vs Team 43
  26. Match 19: Team 44 vs Team 45
  27. Match 20: Team 46 vs Team 47
  28. Match 21: Team 48 vs Team 49
  29. Match 22: Team 50 vs Team 51
  30. Team 52 gets a bye
  31. Team 53 gets a bye
  32. Team 54 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 23: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 24: Team 3 vs Winner of Match 1
  3. Match 25: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  4. Match 26: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  5. Match 27: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  6. Match 28: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  7. Match 29: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
  8. Match 30: Team 26 vs Team 27
  9. Match 31: Team 28 vs Team 29
  10. Match 32: Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
  11. Match 33: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
  12. Match 34: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
  13. Match 35: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
  14. Match 36: Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
  15. Match 37: Winner of Match 22 vs Team 52
  16. Match 38: Team 53 vs Team 54

Round III

  1. Match 39: Winner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
  2. Match 40: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
  3. Match 41: Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
  4. Match 42: Winner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
  5. Match 43: Winner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
  6. Match 44: Winner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
  7. Match 45: Winner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
  8. Match 46: Winner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38

Round IV

  1. Match 47: Winner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
  2. Match 48: Winner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
  3. Match 49: Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44
  4. Match 50: Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46

Semi-final

  1. Match 51: Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48
  2. Match 52: Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50

Final

  1. Match 53: Winner of Match 51 vs Winner of Match 52

Match list

Knockout fixture — 54 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 30 vs Team 31
13Round ITeam 32 vs Team 33
14Round ITeam 34 vs Team 35
15Round ITeam 36 vs Team 37
16Round ITeam 38 vs Team 39
17Round ITeam 40 vs Team 41
18Round ITeam 42 vs Team 43
19Round ITeam 44 vs Team 45
20Round ITeam 46 vs Team 47
21Round ITeam 48 vs Team 49
22Round ITeam 50 vs Team 51
23Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
24Round IITeam 3 vs Winner of Match 1
25Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
26Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
27Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
28Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
29Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
30Round IITeam 26 vs Team 27
31Round IITeam 28 vs Team 29
32Round IIWinner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
33Round IIWinner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
34Round IIWinner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
35Round IIWinner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
36Round IIWinner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
37Round IIWinner of Match 22 vs Team 52
38Round IITeam 53 vs Team 54
39Round IIIWinner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
40Round IIIWinner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
41Round IIIWinner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
42Round IIIWinner of Match 29 vs Winner of Match 30
43Round IIIWinner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
44Round IIIWinner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
45Round IIIWinner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
46Round IIIWinner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
47Round IVWinner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
48Round IVWinner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
49Round IVWinner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44
50Round IVWinner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46
51Semi-finalWinner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48
52Semi-finalWinner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50
53FinalWinner of Match 51 vs Winner of Match 52

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 26, Team 27, Team 28, Team 29, Team 52, Team 53, Team 54. Total matches = 53.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 54 − 1

    = 53

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

    54 ÷ 2

    = 27

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

    Byes = 64 − 54

    = 10

  4. Byes ÷ 2 in Upper Half and Lower Half

    10 ÷ 2

    = 5

  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 54, 1, 28, 27, 53, 2, 29, 26, 52, 3

    = 54, 1, 28, 27, 53, 2, 29, 26, 52, 3

  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 54 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

54 is even, so each half gets 54 ÷ 2 = 27 teams: Teams 1–27 in the upper half and Teams 28–54 in the lower half.

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 54 = 10. 10 is even, so each half gets 10 ÷ 2 = 5 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 54 teams:

  1. Team 54 — 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 53 — 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 52 — 3rd-last team of the lower half
  10. Team 3 — 3rd 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

54 − 10 = 44 teams play Round I in 22 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 30 vs Team 31
  • Match 13: Team 32 vs Team 33
  • Match 14: Team 34 vs Team 35
  • Match 15: Team 36 vs Team 37
  • Match 16: Team 38 vs Team 39
  • Match 17: Team 40 vs Team 41
  • Match 18: Team 42 vs Team 43
  • Match 19: Team 44 vs Team 45
  • Match 20: Team 46 vs Team 47
  • Match 21: Team 48 vs Team 49
  • Match 22: Team 50 vs Team 51

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 54 − 1 = 53 (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 54 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 54 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 54 = 10. 10 is even, so each half gets 10 ÷ 2 = 5 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 54, 1, 28, 27, 53, 2, 29, 26, 52 and 3. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 54 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 54 − 1 = 53, 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 54 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

54 is even, so each half gets 54 ÷ 2 = 27 teams: Teams 1–27 in the upper half and Teams 28–54 in the lower half.

Can I print the 54 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 54 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.