Question

Draw a fixture of 11 teams on the knock out basis.

Answer 1

The teams in the upper half would be = `(n+1)/2`

The teams in the lower half would be = `(n-1)/2`

For instance, there are 11 teams, and then the number of teams in the upper half would be

`(n+1)/2`

= `(11+1)/2`

= `12/2`

= 6 teams in upper half

The number of teams in lower half would be

`(n-1)/2`

= `(11-1)/2`

= `10/2`

= 5 teams in lower half

Method of determining the number of Buys to be given in the upper half and in the lower half.

There are total 5 number of byes, then

The byes in the upper half would be

`(nb-1)/2`

= `(5-1)/2`

= `4/2`

= 2 Byes

The byes in the lower half would be

`(nb+1)/2`

= `(5+1)/2`

= `6/2`

= 3 Byes