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61 team knockout fixture

61 teams: 3 byes, 58 teams play Round I, 60 matches over 6 rounds.

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Knockout fixture — 61 teams · 3 byes · 60 matches · 6 rounds

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Knockout fixture, 61 teams — upper half3 byes. 31 teams in the upper half, 30 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 30Team 31Team 1123456789101112131415303132333435363746474849545558Final: Match 60
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
Knockout fixture, 61 teams — lower half3 byes. 31 teams in the upper half, 30 in the lower half.Round IRound IIRound IIIRound IVSemi-finalFinalLOWER HALFTeam 32BYETeam 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 58Team 59Team 60Team 61BYETeam 32Team 611617181920212223242526272829383940414243444550515253565759Final: Match 60
BYE = no match in Round I. Numbers in circles are match numbers.
61 teams: 3 byes, 60 matches, 6 rounds.
Total byes
3
teams that do not play Round 1
Byes in each half
Upper 1Lower 2
Teams in each half
Upper 31Lower 30
Total matches
60
not including a third-place match
Total rounds
6
worked out from the textbook illustrations
Byes go to teams
1, 32, 61
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. 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. Match 15: Team 30 vs Team 31
  17. Team 32 gets a bye
  18. Match 16: Team 33 vs Team 34
  19. Match 17: Team 35 vs Team 36
  20. Match 18: Team 37 vs Team 38
  21. Match 19: Team 39 vs Team 40
  22. Match 20: Team 41 vs Team 42
  23. Match 21: Team 43 vs Team 44
  24. Match 22: Team 45 vs Team 46
  25. Match 23: Team 47 vs Team 48
  26. Match 24: Team 49 vs Team 50
  27. Match 25: Team 51 vs Team 52
  28. Match 26: Team 53 vs Team 54
  29. Match 27: Team 55 vs Team 56
  30. Match 28: Team 57 vs Team 58
  31. Match 29: Team 59 vs Team 60
  32. Team 61 gets a bye

Round II

  1. Match 30: Team 1 vs Winner of Match 1
  2. Match 31: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
  3. Match 32: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
  4. Match 33: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
  5. Match 34: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
  6. Match 35: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
  7. Match 36: Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
  8. Match 37: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
  9. Match 38: Team 32 vs Winner of Match 16
  10. Match 39: Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
  11. Match 40: Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
  12. Match 41: Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
  13. Match 42: Winner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
  14. Match 43: Winner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
  15. Match 44: Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
  16. Match 45: Winner of Match 29 vs Team 61

Round III

  1. Match 46: Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
  2. Match 47: Winner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
  3. Match 48: Winner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
  4. Match 49: Winner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
  5. Match 50: Winner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
  6. Match 51: Winner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
  7. Match 52: Winner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
  8. Match 53: Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45

Round IV

  1. Match 54: Winner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
  2. Match 55: Winner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
  3. Match 56: Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
  4. Match 57: Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53

Semi-final

  1. Match 58: Winner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55
  2. Match 59: Winner of Match 56 vs Winner of Match 57

Final

  1. Match 60: Winner of Match 58 vs Winner of Match 59

Match list

Knockout fixture — 61 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 30 vs Team 31
16Round ITeam 33 vs Team 34
17Round ITeam 35 vs Team 36
18Round ITeam 37 vs Team 38
19Round ITeam 39 vs Team 40
20Round ITeam 41 vs Team 42
21Round ITeam 43 vs Team 44
22Round ITeam 45 vs Team 46
23Round ITeam 47 vs Team 48
24Round ITeam 49 vs Team 50
25Round ITeam 51 vs Team 52
26Round ITeam 53 vs Team 54
27Round ITeam 55 vs Team 56
28Round ITeam 57 vs Team 58
29Round ITeam 59 vs Team 60
30Round IITeam 1 vs Winner of Match 1
31Round IIWinner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
32Round IIWinner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
33Round IIWinner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
34Round IIWinner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
35Round IIWinner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
36Round IIWinner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
37Round IIWinner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
38Round IITeam 32 vs Winner of Match 16
39Round IIWinner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18
40Round IIWinner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 20
41Round IIWinner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
42Round IIWinner of Match 23 vs Winner of Match 24
43Round IIWinner of Match 25 vs Winner of Match 26
44Round IIWinner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 28
45Round IIWinner of Match 29 vs Team 61
46Round IIIWinner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 31
47Round IIIWinner of Match 32 vs Winner of Match 33
48Round IIIWinner of Match 34 vs Winner of Match 35
49Round IIIWinner of Match 36 vs Winner of Match 37
50Round IIIWinner of Match 38 vs Winner of Match 39
51Round IIIWinner of Match 40 vs Winner of Match 41
52Round IIIWinner of Match 42 vs Winner of Match 43
53Round IIIWinner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 45
54Round IVWinner of Match 46 vs Winner of Match 47
55Round IVWinner of Match 48 vs Winner of Match 49
56Round IVWinner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 51
57Round IVWinner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 53
58Semi-finalWinner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 55
59Semi-finalWinner of Match 56 vs Winner of Match 57
60FinalWinner of Match 58 vs Winner of Match 59

Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 32, Team 61. Total matches = 60.

How this was calculated

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

    Total Number of Matches = 61 − 1

    = 60

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

    (61 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 31

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

    (61 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 30

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

    Byes = 64 − 61

    = 3

  5. Upper Half = (Byes − 1) ÷ 2

    Upper Half = (3 − 1) ÷ 2

    = 1

  6. Lower Half = (Byes + 1) ÷ 2

    Lower Half = (3 + 1) ÷ 2

    = 2

  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 61, 1, 32

    = 61, 1, 32

  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 61 team fixture is drawn

Upper half and lower half

61 is odd, so the upper half gets (61 + 1) ÷ 2 = 31 teams (Teams 1–31) and the lower half gets (61 − 1) ÷ 2 = 30 teams (Teams 32–61).

Byes

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 61 = 3. 3 is odd, so the upper half gets (3 − 1) ÷ 2 = 1 bye and the lower half gets (3 + 1) ÷ 2 = 2 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 61 teams:

  1. Team 61 — last team of the lower half
  2. Team 1 — first team of the upper half
  3. Team 32 — first 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

61 − 3 = 58 teams play Round I in 29 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 30 vs Team 31
  • Match 16: Team 33 vs Team 34
  • Match 17: Team 35 vs Team 36
  • Match 18: Team 37 vs Team 38
  • Match 19: Team 39 vs Team 40
  • Match 20: Team 41 vs Team 42
  • Match 21: Team 43 vs Team 44
  • Match 22: Team 45 vs Team 46
  • Match 23: Team 47 vs Team 48
  • Match 24: Team 49 vs Team 50
  • Match 25: Team 51 vs Team 52
  • Match 26: Team 53 vs Team 54
  • Match 27: Team 55 vs Team 56
  • Match 28: Team 57 vs Team 58
  • Match 29: Team 59 vs Team 60

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 61 − 1 = 60 (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 61 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 61 team knockout fixture?

Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 61 = 3. 3 is odd, so the upper half gets (3 − 1) ÷ 2 = 1 bye and the lower half gets (3 + 1) ÷ 2 = 2 byes. The byes go, in order, to teams 61, 1 and 32. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.

How many matches and rounds are there for 61 teams?

Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 61 − 1 = 60, 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 61 teams divided into the upper and lower half?

61 is odd, so the upper half gets (61 + 1) ÷ 2 = 31 teams (Teams 1–31) and the lower half gets (61 − 1) ÷ 2 = 30 teams (Teams 32–61).

Can I print the 61 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 61 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.