62 team knockout fixture

62 teams: 2 byes, 60 teams play Round I, 61 matches over 6 rounds.

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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:

  1. Team 62 — last team of the lower half
  2. 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.