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55 team knockout fixture

55 teams: 9 byes, 46 teams play Round I, 54 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 55 teams · 9 byes · 54 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 55 teams — upper half9 byes. 28 teams in the upper half, 27 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2BYETeam 3Team 4Team 5Team 6Team 7Team 8Team 9Team 10Team 11Team 12Team 13Team 14Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18Team 19Team 20Team 21Team 22Team 23Team 24Team 25Team 26Team 27BYETeam 28BYETeam 1Team 2Team 27Team 28123456789101112242526272829303140414243484952Final: Match 54
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 55 teams — lower half9 byes. 28 teams in the upper half, 27 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 29BYETeam 30BYETeam 31Team 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50Team 51Team 52Team 53BYETeam 54BYETeam 55BYETeam 29Team 30Team 53Team 54Team 551314151617181920212223323334353637383944454647505153Final: Match 54
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
55 teams: 9 byes, 54 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
9
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 4Lower 5
Teams in each half
Upper 28Lower 27
Total matches
54
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 27, 28, 29, 30, 53, 54, 55
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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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. Match 1: Team 3 vs Team 4
  4. Match 2: Team 5 vs Team 6
  5. Match 3: Team 7 vs Team 8
  6. Match 4: Team 9 vs Team 10
  7. Match 5: Team 11 vs Team 12
  8. Match 6: Team 13 vs Team 14
  9. Match 7: Team 15 vs Team 16
  10. Match 8: Team 17 vs Team 18
  11. Match 9: Team 19 vs Team 20
  12. Match 10: Team 21 vs Team 22
  13. Match 11: Team 23 vs Team 24
  14. Match 12: Team 25 vs Team 26
  15. Team 27 gets a bye
  16. Team 28 gets a bye
  17. Team 29 gets a bye
  18. Team 30 gets a bye
  19. Match 13: Team 31 vs Team 32
  20. Match 14: Team 33 vs Team 34
  21. Match 15: Team 35 vs Team 36
  22. Match 16: Team 37 vs Team 38
  23. Match 17: Team 39 vs Team 40
  24. Match 18: Team 41 vs Team 42
  25. Match 19: Team 43 vs Team 44
  26. Match 20: Team 45 vs Team 46
  27. Match 21: Team 47 vs Team 48
  28. Match 22: Team 49 vs Team 50
  29. Match 23: Team 51 vs Team 52
  30. Team 53 gets a bye
  31. Team 54 gets a bye
  32. Team 55 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 24: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 25: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
  3. Match 26: Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
  4. Match 27: Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
  5. Match 28: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
  6. Match 29: Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
  7. Match 30: Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
  8. Match 31: Team 27 vs Team 28
  9. Match 32: Team 29 vs Team 30
  10. Match 33: Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
  11. Match 34: Winner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
  12. Match 35: Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
  13. Match 36: Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
  14. Match 37: Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
  15. Match 38: Winner of Match 23 vs Team 53
  16. Match 39: Team 54 vs Team 55

Round III

  1. Match 40: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
  2. Match 41: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
  3. Match 42: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
  4. Match 43: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  5. Match 44: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  6. Match 45: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  7. Match 46: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
  8. Match 47: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39

Round IV

  1. Match 48: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
  2. Match 49: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
  3. Match 50: Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
  4. Match 51: Winner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47

Semi-final

  1. Match 52: Winner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
  2. Match 53: Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51

Final

  1. Match 54: Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53

Match list

Knockout fixture — 55 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 3 vs Team 4
2Round ITeam 5 vs Team 6
3Round ITeam 7 vs Team 8
4Round ITeam 9 vs Team 10
5Round ITeam 11 vs Team 12
6Round ITeam 13 vs Team 14
7Round ITeam 15 vs Team 16
8Round ITeam 17 vs Team 18
9Round ITeam 19 vs Team 20
10Round ITeam 21 vs Team 22
11Round ITeam 23 vs Team 24
12Round ITeam 25 vs Team 26
13Round ITeam 31 vs Team 32
14Round ITeam 33 vs Team 34
15Round ITeam 35 vs Team 36
16Round ITeam 37 vs Team 38
17Round ITeam 39 vs Team 40
18Round ITeam 41 vs Team 42
19Round ITeam 43 vs Team 44
20Round ITeam 45 vs Team 46
21Round ITeam 47 vs Team 48
22Round ITeam 49 vs Team 50
23Round ITeam 51 vs Team 52
24Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
25Round IIWinner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
26Round IIWinner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
27Round IIWinner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
28Round IIWinner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
29Round IIWinner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
30Round IIWinner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
31Round IITeam 27 vs Team 28
32Round IITeam 29 vs Team 30
33Round IIWinner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14
34Round IIWinner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16
35Round IIWinner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
36Round IIWinner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
37Round IIWinner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
38Round IIWinner of Match 23 vs Team 53
39Round IITeam 54 vs Team 55
40Round IIIWinner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
41Round IIIWinner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
42Round IIIWinner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
43Round IIIWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
44Round IIIWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
45Round IIIWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
46Round IIIWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
47Round IIIWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
48Round IVWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
49Round IVWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
50Round IVWinner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
51Round IVWinner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
52Semi-finalWinner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
53Semi-finalWinner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
54FinalWinner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 27, Team 28, Team 29, Team 30, Team 53, Team 54, Team 55. Total matches = 54.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 55 − 1

    = 54

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

    (55 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 28

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

    (55 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 27

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

    Byes = 64 − 55

    = 9

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (9 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 4

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (9 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 5

  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 55, 1, 29, 28, 54, 2, 30, 27, 53

    = 55, 1, 29, 28, 54, 2, 30, 27, 53

  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 55 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

55 is odd, so the upper half gets (55 + 1) ÷ 2 = 28 teams (Teams 1–28) and the lower half gets (55 − 1) ÷ 2 = 27 teams (Teams 29–55).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 55 = 9. 9 is odd, so the upper half gets (9 − 1) ÷ 2 = 4 byes and the lower half gets (9 + 1) ÷ 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 55 teams:

  1. Team 55 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 29 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 28 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 54 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 30 — 2nd team of the lower half
  8. Team 27 — 2nd-last team of the upper half
  9. Team 53 — 3rd-last 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

55 − 9 = 46 teams play Round I in 23 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 3 vs Team 4
  • Match 2: Team 5 vs Team 6
  • Match 3: Team 7 vs Team 8
  • Match 4: Team 9 vs Team 10
  • Match 5: Team 11 vs Team 12
  • Match 6: Team 13 vs Team 14
  • Match 7: Team 15 vs Team 16
  • Match 8: Team 17 vs Team 18
  • Match 9: Team 19 vs Team 20
  • Match 10: Team 21 vs Team 22
  • Match 11: Team 23 vs Team 24
  • Match 12: Team 25 vs Team 26
  • Match 13: Team 31 vs Team 32
  • Match 14: Team 33 vs Team 34
  • Match 15: Team 35 vs Team 36
  • Match 16: Team 37 vs Team 38
  • Match 17: Team 39 vs Team 40
  • Match 18: Team 41 vs Team 42
  • Match 19: Team 43 vs Team 44
  • Match 20: Team 45 vs Team 46
  • Match 21: Team 47 vs Team 48
  • Match 22: Team 49 vs Team 50
  • Match 23: Team 51 vs Team 52

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 55 − 1 = 54 (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 55 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 55 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 55 = 9. 9 is odd, so the upper half gets (9 − 1) ÷ 2 = 4 byes and the lower half gets (9 + 1) ÷ 2 = 5 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 55, 1, 29, 28, 54, 2, 30, 27 and 53. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 55 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 55 − 1 = 54, 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 55 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

55 is odd, so the upper half gets (55 + 1) ÷ 2 = 28 teams (Teams 1–28) and the lower half gets (55 − 1) ÷ 2 = 27 teams (Teams 29–55).

Can I print the 55 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 55 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.