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57 team knockout fixture

57 teams: 7 byes, 50 teams play Round I, 56 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 57 teams · 7 byes · 56 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 57 teams — upper half7 byes. 29 teams in the upper half, 28 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 27Team 28Team 29BYETeam 1Team 2Team 2912345678910111213262728293031323342434445505154Final: Match 56
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 57 teams — lower half7 byes. 29 teams in the upper half, 28 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 30BYETeam 31BYETeam 32Team 33Team 34Team 35Team 36Team 37Team 38Team 39Team 40Team 41Team 42Team 43Team 44Team 45Team 46Team 47Team 48Team 49Team 50Team 51Team 52Team 53Team 54Team 55Team 56BYETeam 57BYETeam 30Team 31Team 56Team 57141516171819202122232425343536373839404146474849525355Final: Match 56
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
57 teams: 7 byes, 56 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
7
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 3Lower 4
Teams in each half
Upper 29Lower 28
Total matches
56
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 2, 29, 30, 31, 56, 57
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. Match 13: Team 27 vs Team 28
  16. Team 29 gets a bye
  17. Team 30 gets a bye
  18. Team 31 gets a bye
  19. Match 14: Team 32 vs Team 33
  20. Match 15: Team 34 vs Team 35
  21. Match 16: Team 36 vs Team 37
  22. Match 17: Team 38 vs Team 39
  23. Match 18: Team 40 vs Team 41
  24. Match 19: Team 42 vs Team 43
  25. Match 20: Team 44 vs Team 45
  26. Match 21: Team 46 vs Team 47
  27. Match 22: Team 48 vs Team 49
  28. Match 23: Team 50 vs Team 51
  29. Match 24: Team 52 vs Team 53
  30. Match 25: Team 54 vs Team 55
  31. Team 56 gets a bye
  32. Team 57 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 26: Team 1 vs Team 2
  2. Match 27: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
  3. Match 28: Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
  4. Match 29: Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
  5. Match 30: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
  6. Match 31: Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
  7. Match 32: Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
  8. Match 33: Winner of Match 13 vs Team 29
  9. Match 34: Team 30 vs Team 31
  10. Match 35: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
  11. Match 36: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
  12. Match 37: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
  13. Match 38: Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
  14. Match 39: Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
  15. Match 40: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
  16. Match 41: Team 56 vs Team 57

Round III

  1. Match 42: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
  2. Match 43: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
  3. Match 44: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  4. Match 45: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  5. Match 46: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  6. Match 47: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
  7. Match 48: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
  8. Match 49: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41

Round IV

  1. Match 50: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
  2. Match 51: Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
  3. Match 52: Winner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
  4. Match 53: Winner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49

Semi-final

  1. Match 54: Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
  2. Match 55: Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53

Final

  1. Match 56: Winner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55

Match list

Knockout fixture — 57 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 27 vs Team 28
14Round ITeam 32 vs Team 33
15Round ITeam 34 vs Team 35
16Round ITeam 36 vs Team 37
17Round ITeam 38 vs Team 39
18Round ITeam 40 vs Team 41
19Round ITeam 42 vs Team 43
20Round ITeam 44 vs Team 45
21Round ITeam 46 vs Team 47
22Round ITeam 48 vs Team 49
23Round ITeam 50 vs Team 51
24Round ITeam 52 vs Team 53
25Round ITeam 54 vs Team 55
26Round IITeam 1 vs Team 2
27Round IIWinner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
28Round IIWinner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4
29Round IIWinner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6
30Round IIWinner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
31Round IIWinner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 10
32Round IIWinner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 12
33Round IIWinner of Match 13 vs Team 29
34Round IITeam 30 vs Team 31
35Round IIWinner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
36Round IIWinner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
37Round IIWinner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
38Round IIWinner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
39Round IIWinner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
40Round IIWinner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
41Round IITeam 56 vs Team 57
42Round IIIWinner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
43Round IIIWinner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
44Round IIIWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
45Round IIIWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
46Round IIIWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
47Round IIIWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
48Round IIIWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
49Round IIIWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
50Round IVWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
51Round IVWinner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
52Round IVWinner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
53Round IVWinner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
54Semi-finalWinner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
55Semi-finalWinner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53
56FinalWinner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 2, Team 29, Team 30, Team 31, Team 56, Team 57. Total matches = 56.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 57 − 1

    = 56

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

    (57 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 29

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

    (57 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 28

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

    Byes = 64 − 57

    = 7

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (7 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 3

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (7 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 4

  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 57, 1, 30, 29, 56, 2, 31

    = 57, 1, 30, 29, 56, 2, 31

  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 57 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

57 is odd, so the upper half gets (57 + 1) ÷ 2 = 29 teams (Teams 1–29) and the lower half gets (57 − 1) ÷ 2 = 28 teams (Teams 30–57).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 57 = 7. 7 is odd, so the upper half gets (7 − 1) ÷ 2 = 3 byes and the lower half gets (7 + 1) ÷ 2 = 4 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 57 teams:

  1. Team 57 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 30 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 29 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 56 — 2nd-last team of the lower half
  6. Team 2 — 2nd team of the upper half
  7. Team 31 — 2nd 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

57 − 7 = 50 teams play Round I in 25 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 27 vs Team 28
  • Match 14: Team 32 vs Team 33
  • Match 15: Team 34 vs Team 35
  • Match 16: Team 36 vs Team 37
  • Match 17: Team 38 vs Team 39
  • Match 18: Team 40 vs Team 41
  • Match 19: Team 42 vs Team 43
  • Match 20: Team 44 vs Team 45
  • Match 21: Team 46 vs Team 47
  • Match 22: Team 48 vs Team 49
  • Match 23: Team 50 vs Team 51
  • Match 24: Team 52 vs Team 53
  • Match 25: Team 54 vs Team 55

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 57 − 1 = 56 (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 57 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 57 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 57 = 7. 7 is odd, so the upper half gets (7 − 1) ÷ 2 = 3 byes and the lower half gets (7 + 1) ÷ 2 = 4 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 57, 1, 30, 29, 56, 2 and 31. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 57 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 57 − 1 = 56, 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 57 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

57 is odd, so the upper half gets (57 + 1) ÷ 2 = 29 teams (Teams 1–29) and the lower half gets (57 − 1) ÷ 2 = 28 teams (Teams 30–57).

Can I print the 57 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 57 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.