In a knockout tournament, if 32 teams participate, how many matches are required

Practice Questions

Q1
In a knockout tournament, if 32 teams participate, how many matches are required to determine a winner?
  1. 31
  2. 32
  3. 16
  4. 15

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

In a knockout tournament, if 32 teams participate, how many matches are required to determine a winner?
  • Step 1: Understand that in a knockout tournament, one team is eliminated after each match.
  • Step 2: Start with 32 teams. To find a winner, all teams except one must be eliminated.
  • Step 3: Since there are 32 teams, you need to eliminate 31 teams to have one winner.
  • Step 4: Each match eliminates one team, so you will need 31 matches to eliminate 31 teams.
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