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Question
Differentiate between knockout and league tournament.
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Solution
| Basis of Difference | Knock-out Tournament | League Tournament | |
| 1. | Meaning | A knockout tournament eliminates a team after it is defeated. | A league tournament requires every team to play against every other team. |
| 2. | Chance to continue | A knockout tournament gives a defeated team no further chance to compete. | A league tournament allows a team to continue playing even after a defeat. |
| 3. | Number of matches | A knockout tournament has fewer matches, calculated as the number of teams minus one. | A league tournament has more matches, as every team plays every other team. |
| 4. | Time and cost | A knockout tournament takes less time and is less expensive to organise. | A league tournament takes more time and is more expensive to organise. |
| 5. | Determining the winner | A knockout tournament declares the team that wins the final match as the champion. | A league tournament declares the team with the maximum points as the winner. |
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