Question

Draw a fixture for Single League Tournament with 6 teams using Staircase Method.

Answer 1

\[ \text{Number of matches} =\frac{6(6-1)}{2}=15 \]

Team 1: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6 Team 2: 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6 Team 3: 3-4, 3-5, 3-6 Team 4: 4-5, 4-6 Team 5: 5-6 Team 6: —

The same fixture can be shown as a staircase table:

	2	3	4	5	6
1	1-2	1-3	1-4	1-5	1-6
2		2-3	2-4	2-5	2-6
3			3-4	3-5	3-6
4				4-5	4-6
5					5-6