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59 team knockout fixture

59 teams: 5 byes, 54 teams play Round I, 58 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture, 59 teams — upper half5 byes. 30 teams in the upper half, 29 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalUPPER HALFTeam 1BYETeam 2Team 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 29Team 30BYETeam 1Team 301234567891011121314282930313233343544454647525356Final: Match 58
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 59 teams — lower half5 byes. 30 teams in the upper half, 29 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 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 56Team 57Team 58BYETeam 59BYETeam 31Team 58Team 5915161718192021222324252627363738394041424348495051545557Final: Match 58
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
59 teams: 5 byes, 58 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
5
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 2Lower 3
Teams in each half
Upper 30Lower 29
Total matches
58
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 30, 31, 58, 59
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. Match 1: Team 2 vs Team 3
  3. Match 2: Team 4 vs Team 5
  4. Match 3: Team 6 vs Team 7
  5. Match 4: Team 8 vs Team 9
  6. Match 5: Team 10 vs Team 11
  7. Match 6: Team 12 vs Team 13
  8. Match 7: Team 14 vs Team 15
  9. Match 8: Team 16 vs Team 17
  10. Match 9: Team 18 vs Team 19
  11. Match 10: Team 20 vs Team 21
  12. Match 11: Team 22 vs Team 23
  13. Match 12: Team 24 vs Team 25
  14. Match 13: Team 26 vs Team 27
  15. Match 14: Team 28 vs Team 29
  16. Team 30 gets a bye
  17. Team 31 gets a bye
  18. Match 15: Team 32 vs Team 33
  19. Match 16: Team 34 vs Team 35
  20. Match 17: Team 36 vs Team 37
  21. Match 18: Team 38 vs Team 39
  22. Match 19: Team 40 vs Team 41
  23. Match 20: Team 42 vs Team 43
  24. Match 21: Team 44 vs Team 45
  25. Match 22: Team 46 vs Team 47
  26. Match 23: Team 48 vs Team 49
  27. Match 24: Team 50 vs Team 51
  28. Match 25: Team 52 vs Team 53
  29. Match 26: Team 54 vs Team 55
  30. Match 27: Team 56 vs Team 57
  31. Team 58 gets a bye
  32. Team 59 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 28: Team 1 vs Winner of Match 1
  2. Match 29: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  3. Match 30: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  4. Match 31: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  5. Match 32: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  6. Match 33: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
  7. Match 34: Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
  8. Match 35: Winner of Match 14 vs Team 30
  9. Match 36: Team 31 vs Winner of Match 15
  10. Match 37: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
  11. Match 38: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
  12. Match 39: Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
  13. Match 40: Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
  14. Match 41: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
  15. Match 42: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
  16. Match 43: Team 58 vs Team 59

Round III

  1. Match 44: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
  2. Match 45: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  3. Match 46: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  4. Match 47: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  5. Match 48: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
  6. Match 49: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
  7. Match 50: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
  8. Match 51: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43

Round IV

  1. Match 52: Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
  2. Match 53: Winner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
  3. Match 54: Winner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
  4. Match 55: Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51

Semi-final

  1. Match 56: Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53
  2. Match 57: Winner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55

Final

  1. Match 58: Winner of Match 56 vs Winner of Match 57

Match list

Knockout fixture — 59 teams
Match no.RoundMatchDateTimeVenue
1Round ITeam 2 vs Team 3
2Round ITeam 4 vs Team 5
3Round ITeam 6 vs Team 7
4Round ITeam 8 vs Team 9
5Round ITeam 10 vs Team 11
6Round ITeam 12 vs Team 13
7Round ITeam 14 vs Team 15
8Round ITeam 16 vs Team 17
9Round ITeam 18 vs Team 19
10Round ITeam 20 vs Team 21
11Round ITeam 22 vs Team 23
12Round ITeam 24 vs Team 25
13Round ITeam 26 vs Team 27
14Round ITeam 28 vs Team 29
15Round ITeam 32 vs Team 33
16Round ITeam 34 vs Team 35
17Round ITeam 36 vs Team 37
18Round ITeam 38 vs Team 39
19Round ITeam 40 vs Team 41
20Round ITeam 42 vs Team 43
21Round ITeam 44 vs Team 45
22Round ITeam 46 vs Team 47
23Round ITeam 48 vs Team 49
24Round ITeam 50 vs Team 51
25Round ITeam 52 vs Team 53
26Round ITeam 54 vs Team 55
27Round ITeam 56 vs Team 57
28Round IITeam 1 vs Winner of Match 1
29Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
30Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
31Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
32Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
33Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
34Round IIWinner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
35Round IIWinner of Match 14 vs Team 30
36Round IITeam 31 vs Winner of Match 15
37Round IIWinner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
38Round IIWinner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
39Round IIWinner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
40Round IIWinner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
41Round IIWinner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
42Round IIWinner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
43Round IITeam 58 vs Team 59
44Round IIIWinner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
45Round IIIWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
46Round IIIWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
47Round IIIWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
48Round IIIWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
49Round IIIWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
50Round IIIWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
51Round IIIWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
52Round IVWinner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
53Round IVWinner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
54Round IVWinner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
55Round IVWinner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
56Semi-finalWinner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53
57Semi-finalWinner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55
58FinalWinner of Match 56 vs Winner of Match 57

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 30, Team 31, Team 58, Team 59. Total matches = 58.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 59 − 1

    = 58

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

    (59 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 30

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

    (59 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 29

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

    Byes = 64 − 59

    = 5

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (5 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 2

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (5 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 3

  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 59, 1, 31, 30, 58

    = 59, 1, 31, 30, 58

  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 59 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

59 is odd, so the upper half gets (59 + 1) ÷ 2 = 30 teams (Teams 1–30) and the lower half gets (59 − 1) ÷ 2 = 29 teams (Teams 31–59).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 59 = 5. 5 is odd, so the upper half gets (5 − 1) ÷ 2 = 2 byes and the lower half gets (5 + 1) ÷ 2 = 3 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 59 teams:

  1. Team 59 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 31 — first team of the lower half
  4. Team 30 — last team of the upper half
  5. Team 58 — 2nd-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

59 − 5 = 54 teams play Round I in 27 matches:

  • Match 1: Team 2 vs Team 3
  • Match 2: Team 4 vs Team 5
  • Match 3: Team 6 vs Team 7
  • Match 4: Team 8 vs Team 9
  • Match 5: Team 10 vs Team 11
  • Match 6: Team 12 vs Team 13
  • Match 7: Team 14 vs Team 15
  • Match 8: Team 16 vs Team 17
  • Match 9: Team 18 vs Team 19
  • Match 10: Team 20 vs Team 21
  • Match 11: Team 22 vs Team 23
  • Match 12: Team 24 vs Team 25
  • Match 13: Team 26 vs Team 27
  • Match 14: Team 28 vs Team 29
  • Match 15: Team 32 vs Team 33
  • Match 16: Team 34 vs Team 35
  • Match 17: Team 36 vs Team 37
  • Match 18: Team 38 vs Team 39
  • Match 19: Team 40 vs Team 41
  • Match 20: Team 42 vs Team 43
  • Match 21: Team 44 vs Team 45
  • Match 22: Team 46 vs Team 47
  • Match 23: Team 48 vs Team 49
  • Match 24: Team 50 vs Team 51
  • Match 25: Team 52 vs Team 53
  • Match 26: Team 54 vs Team 55
  • Match 27: Team 56 vs Team 57

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 59 − 1 = 58 (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 59 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 59 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 59 = 5. 5 is odd, so the upper half gets (5 − 1) ÷ 2 = 2 byes and the lower half gets (5 + 1) ÷ 2 = 3 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 59, 1, 31, 30 and 58. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 59 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 59 − 1 = 58, 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 59 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

59 is odd, so the upper half gets (59 + 1) ÷ 2 = 30 teams (Teams 1–30) and the lower half gets (59 − 1) ÷ 2 = 29 teams (Teams 31–59).

Can I print the 59 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 59 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.