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Step 2
Here, we will study two types of methods to fix the team in league tournament
namely Cyclic Method and Stair Case Method:
Cyclic Method
In Cyclic Method, one team will be fixed in position and the other will be placed
in rotation to complete the cycle. In this method, two situations may arise, first if
teams are even numbered, second situation if teams are odd numbered. Let’s see
how to set fixtures in these two situations.
Even number of teams in tournament does not require giving of any bye to any team
and to find out number of rounds, formula will be number of teams – 1.
Total number of teams= 6 Total number of rounds = 6–1 = 5
In order to draw fixture for odd number of teams one bye will be given to one
team in one round and in next round another team will get a bye. Rounds in the
tournament will remain the same.
Total number of teams = 7 Total number of rounds = 7
Staircase Method
In Staircase Method, one team will be fixed on the highest step, and that team will
play with all the teams of the tournament and in next step down, the next team will
be fixed to play with other remaining teams and so on.
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Total number of Teams= 7
A Vs B
A Vs C B Vs C
A Vs D B Vs D C Vs D
A Vs E B Vs E C Vs E D Vs E
A Vs F B Vs F C Vs F D Vs F E Vs F
A Vs G B Vs G C Vs G D Vs G E Vs G F Vs G
Details of Matches
Match No Team A Vs Team B Date Time Venue Result
Step 3
Determining the winner/merit in League Tournament.
In League or Round Robin Tournament winner/merit will be decided on the basis of
points awarded to the teams. Example Winner = 5, Draw =3, Loser = 0. Points tally
may be as follows:
S. Teams Match Match Win Match Match Total Ranking
No. Played Loss Draw Points
1 A 5 4 0 1 23 I
2 B 5 3 1 1 18 II
3 C 5 1 2 2 11 IV
4 D 5 0 4 1 3 V
5 E 5 1 2 2 11 IV
6 F 5 0 0 5 15 III
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Tournament organisers frame the rules in regards to tie before the start of the
tournament.
1.3.5 Procedure to Draw Combination Fixture
These fixtures are the combination of Knockout and League Tournaments. Same
steps will be followed as are followed in Knockout and League fixtures. To draw
League-Knockout fixtures, the following process will be executed:
League-Knockout
Team = 8
8 (8-1) 64-8 56
Matches = = = = 28
2 2 2
Rounds in league = 7
League
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
1-8 7-8 6-8 5-8 4-8 3-8 2-8
2-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 5-3 4-2 3-1
3-6 2-5 1-4 7-3 6-2 5-1 4-7
4-5 3-4 2-3 1-2 7-1 6-7 5-6
S. Match Matches Matches Matches
Teams Total Points Ranking
No. Played Won Lost Drawn
1 1 7 5 2 0 25 I(Q)
2 2 7 2 3 2 16 V
3 3 7 2 2 3 16 V
4 4 7 2 4 1 13 VI
5 5 7 3 2 2 21 II(Q)
6 6 7 4 2 1 23 III(Q)
7 7 7 1 4 2 11 VII
8 8 7 3 3 1 18 IV(Q)
Winner = 5, Draw =3, Loser = 0
Top four teams namely 1, 5, 6 and 8 qualify for knockout rounds
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Tournament committee should form rules regarding placement of teams at semi-
finals before the tournament. Here we placed teams as per their ranking. Other
patterns are
1. first team may play with third and second may play with fourth ranked team or
2. first ranked team may play with fourth ranked team and second ranked team
may play with third ranked team or
3. draw of lots may be another choice.
First semi-final match played between 1 vs 5 and won by 5
Second semi-final match played between 6 vs 8 and won by 8
Final match played between 5 vs 8 and won by 8
Third place match may be played between 1 vs 6
Team 8 winner of the League-Knockout tournament
Team 5 is runner up of the tournament.
Do You Know?
FIFA World cup is world largest event in term of viewership in the world. In Football
World Cup League-Knockout combination fixtures are drawn. Starting rounds are
based on League system, there are eight groups from A to H, each group consists
of four teams. Every team in the group has to play with the other three teams in
the group. Top two teams from each group qualify for pre-quarterfinals based on
the points table and then the knockout round starts till the finals.
I. Tick the correct option
1. After losing a match, a team will be eliminated from the .
a. Knockout tournament
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b. League tournament
c. Round Robin tournament
d. None of above
2. Which of the following tournament helps save time?
a. Knockout tournament
b. League tournament
c. Combination tournament
d. Round Robin tournament
II. Answer the following questions briefly:
1. Differentiate between knockout and league tournament.
2. Write merits of league tournament.
3. What do you mean by league cum knockout fixture?
III. Answer the following questions in 150-200 words.
1. Draw a knockout fixture of 13 teames.
1.4 Intramural
The meaning of the word ‘intramural’ is “within the walls”. In context of sports, it
refers to a tournament conducted within the walls of a single institution/ school/
community. Intramural competitions/tournament are conducted within players of
one institution. The tournament may be an event/ game /more than one games and
sports conducted in one day or more or in a month or a year, eg., Sports Day, Sports
Festival, Athletics Meet, Swimming Meet, Badminton Tournament conducted among
Houses, Classes, Hostels, Residents etc. of a school/institution.
1.4.1 Objectives of Intramural Tournaments
Intramurals are common and an integral part of educational organisation and
communities, where teams are constituted among classes, houses or groups and
competitions are conducted for engaging children and youth and for deriving various
types of benefits for the participants. Let us understand few important objectives
of intramural tournaments.
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