Question

The number of byes given in the upper half of a fixture of nineteen teams on knockout basis will be ______.

Answer 1

The number of byes given in the upper half of a fixture of nineteen teams on knockout basis will be 6.

Explanation:

Next power of two > 19 is 32

so total byes = 32 − 19

= 13 

When the total number of byes is odd, byes in the upper half

= `(nb − 1)/2`

= `(13 − 1)/2`

= 6