62 team knockout fixture
62 teams: 2 byes, 60 teams play Round I, 61 matches over 6 rounds.
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Knockout fixture — 62 teams · 2 byes · 61 matches · 6 rounds
TournamentVenueDate
- Total byes
- 2
- teams that do not play Round 1
- Byes in each half
- Upper 1Lower 1
- Teams in each half
- Upper 31Lower 31
- Total matches
- 61
- not including a third-place match
- Total rounds
- 6
- worked out from the textbook illustrations
- Byes go to teams
- 1, 62
- in serial order; the order the byes are given is in the steps below
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Match list (text)
Round I
- Team 1 gets a bye
- 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 32 vs Team 33
- Match 17: Team 34 vs Team 35
- Match 18: Team 36 vs Team 37
- Match 19: Team 38 vs Team 39
- Match 20: Team 40 vs Team 41
- Match 21: Team 42 vs Team 43
- Match 22: Team 44 vs Team 45
- Match 23: Team 46 vs Team 47
- Match 24: Team 48 vs Team 49
- Match 25: Team 50 vs Team 51
- Match 26: Team 52 vs Team 53
- Match 27: Team 54 vs Team 55
- Match 28: Team 56 vs Team 57
- Match 29: Team 58 vs Team 59
- Match 30: Team 60 vs Team 61
- Team 62 gets a bye
Round II
- Match 31: Team 1 vs Winner of Match 1
- Match 32: Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3
- Match 33: Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5
- Match 34: Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7
- Match 35: Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
- Match 36: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11
- Match 37: Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13
- Match 38: Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
- Match 39: Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17
- Match 40: Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
- Match 41: Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21
- Match 42: Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23
- Match 43: Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25
- Match 44: Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27
- Match 45: Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29
- Match 46: Winner of Match 30 vs Team 62
Round III
- Match 47: Winner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32
- Match 48: Winner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34
- Match 49: Winner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36
- Match 50: Winner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38
- Match 51: Winner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40
- Match 52: Winner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42
- Match 53: Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44
- Match 54: Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46
Round IV
- Match 55: Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48
- Match 56: Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50
- Match 57: Winner of Match 51 vs Winner of Match 52
- Match 58: Winner of Match 53 vs Winner of Match 54
Semi-final
- Match 59: Winner of Match 55 vs Winner of Match 56
- Match 60: Winner of Match 57 vs Winner of Match 58
Final
- Match 61: Winner of Match 59 vs Winner of Match 60
Match list
| Match no. | Round | Match | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Round I | Team 2 vs Team 3 | |||
| 2 | Round I | Team 4 vs Team 5 | |||
| 3 | Round I | Team 6 vs Team 7 | |||
| 4 | Round I | Team 8 vs Team 9 | |||
| 5 | Round I | Team 10 vs Team 11 | |||
| 6 | Round I | Team 12 vs Team 13 | |||
| 7 | Round I | Team 14 vs Team 15 | |||
| 8 | Round I | Team 16 vs Team 17 | |||
| 9 | Round I | Team 18 vs Team 19 | |||
| 10 | Round I | Team 20 vs Team 21 | |||
| 11 | Round I | Team 22 vs Team 23 | |||
| 12 | Round I | Team 24 vs Team 25 | |||
| 13 | Round I | Team 26 vs Team 27 | |||
| 14 | Round I | Team 28 vs Team 29 | |||
| 15 | Round I | Team 30 vs Team 31 | |||
| 16 | Round I | Team 32 vs Team 33 | |||
| 17 | Round I | Team 34 vs Team 35 | |||
| 18 | Round I | Team 36 vs Team 37 | |||
| 19 | Round I | Team 38 vs Team 39 | |||
| 20 | Round I | Team 40 vs Team 41 | |||
| 21 | Round I | Team 42 vs Team 43 | |||
| 22 | Round I | Team 44 vs Team 45 | |||
| 23 | Round I | Team 46 vs Team 47 | |||
| 24 | Round I | Team 48 vs Team 49 | |||
| 25 | Round I | Team 50 vs Team 51 | |||
| 26 | Round I | Team 52 vs Team 53 | |||
| 27 | Round I | Team 54 vs Team 55 | |||
| 28 | Round I | Team 56 vs Team 57 | |||
| 29 | Round I | Team 58 vs Team 59 | |||
| 30 | Round I | Team 60 vs Team 61 | |||
| 31 | Round II | Team 1 vs Winner of Match 1 | |||
| 32 | Round II | Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 3 | |||
| 33 | Round II | Winner of Match 4 vs Winner of Match 5 | |||
| 34 | Round II | Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 7 | |||
| 35 | Round II | Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9 | |||
| 36 | Round II | Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 11 | |||
| 37 | Round II | Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 13 | |||
| 38 | Round II | Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15 | |||
| 39 | Round II | Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 17 | |||
| 40 | Round II | Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19 | |||
| 41 | Round II | Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 21 | |||
| 42 | Round II | Winner of Match 22 vs Winner of Match 23 | |||
| 43 | Round II | Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 25 | |||
| 44 | Round II | Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 27 | |||
| 45 | Round II | Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 29 | |||
| 46 | Round II | Winner of Match 30 vs Team 62 | |||
| 47 | Round III | Winner of Match 31 vs Winner of Match 32 | |||
| 48 | Round III | Winner of Match 33 vs Winner of Match 34 | |||
| 49 | Round III | Winner of Match 35 vs Winner of Match 36 | |||
| 50 | Round III | Winner of Match 37 vs Winner of Match 38 | |||
| 51 | Round III | Winner of Match 39 vs Winner of Match 40 | |||
| 52 | Round III | Winner of Match 41 vs Winner of Match 42 | |||
| 53 | Round III | Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44 | |||
| 54 | Round III | Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46 | |||
| 55 | Round IV | Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48 | |||
| 56 | Round IV | Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50 | |||
| 57 | Round IV | Winner of Match 51 vs Winner of Match 52 | |||
| 58 | Round IV | Winner of Match 53 vs Winner of Match 54 | |||
| 59 | Semi-final | Winner of Match 55 vs Winner of Match 56 | |||
| 60 | Semi-final | Winner of Match 57 vs Winner of Match 58 | |||
| 61 | Final | Winner of Match 59 vs Winner of Match 60 |
Byes (no match in Round I): Team 1, Team 62. Total matches = 61.
How this was calculated
Total Number of Matches = Number of teams − 1 (not including third place match)
Total Number of Matches = 62 − 1
= 61
Number of teams ÷ 2 = Teams in Upper Half or Lower Half
62 ÷ 2
= 31
Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams participating
Byes = 64 − 62
= 2
Byes ÷ 2 in Upper Half and Lower Half
2 ÷ 2
= 1
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 62, 1
= 62, 1
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 62 team fixture is drawn
Upper half and lower half
62 is even, so each half gets 62 ÷ 2 = 31 teams: Teams 1–31 in the upper half and Teams 32–62 in the lower half.
Byes
Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 62 = 2. 2 is even, so each half gets 2 ÷ 2 = 1 bye.
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 62 teams:
- Team 62 — last team of the lower half
- Team 1 — first 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
62 − 2 = 60 teams play Round I in 30 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 32 vs Team 33
- Match 17: Team 34 vs Team 35
- Match 18: Team 36 vs Team 37
- Match 19: Team 38 vs Team 39
- Match 20: Team 40 vs Team 41
- Match 21: Team 42 vs Team 43
- Match 22: Team 44 vs Team 45
- Match 23: Team 46 vs Team 47
- Match 24: Team 48 vs Team 49
- Match 25: Team 50 vs Team 51
- Match 26: Team 52 vs Team 53
- Match 27: Team 54 vs Team 55
- Match 28: Team 56 vs Team 57
- Match 29: Team 58 vs Team 59
- Match 30: Team 60 vs Team 61
Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 62 − 1 = 61 (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 62 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 62 team knockout fixture?
Byes = next power of 2 − number of teams = 64 − 62 = 2. 2 is even, so each half gets 2 ÷ 2 = 1 bye. The byes go, in order, to teams 62 and 1. These teams do not play Round I and go straight to Round II.
How many matches and rounds are there for 62 teams?
Total number of matches = number of teams − 1 = 62 − 1 = 61, 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 62 teams divided into the upper and lower half?
62 is even, so each half gets 62 ÷ 2 = 31 teams: Teams 1–31 in the upper half and Teams 32–62 in the lower half.
Can I print the 62 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 62 team knockout fixture PDF. The bracket prints on 2 A4 pages (upper half, then lower half) in portrait.