Ournaments and Ompetitions: Activity 10.1
Ournaments and Ompetitions: Activity 10.1
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Competitions
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You may have heard about tournaments that are organised
Activity 10.1
Collect information about the for different sports at different levels. Have you read or heard
types of tournaments played at about world cup tournaments for Cricket, Hockey, Football
school level in different games or Kabaddi? Such tournaments are also held at national and
and sports. state level and even at local level. You or your friends may
have participated in inter-school or other open tournaments
for Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Football, Volleyball, Basketball and
Cricket organised at the zone, district or local levels.
A tournament is a competition held among different teams
in a particular game or sport according to a fixed schedule
where a winner is decided. Different types of tournaments
are — Knock-out or Elimination Tournament (Single Knock-
out or Single Elimination, Consolation Type I and Type II, C
Double Knock-out or Double Elimination), League or Round
Robin Tournament (Single League, and Double League),
Combination Tournament (Knock-out cum Knock-out,
Knock-out cum League, League cum Knock-out, League cum
League) and Challenge Tournament (Ladder, and Pyramid).
While deciding the type of tournament to be conducted,
the season, time of disposal, play fields and equipment, type
of activity, officials, and finance/budget must be taken into
consideration.
Different types of tournaments with their merits and
demerits, and the method of drawing fixtures have been
described in this chapter.
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Seeding
Single Knock out Fixture for 8 Teams
Round I I Rd.
RoundIIII Rd. Round III
III Rd.
1
2
Upper
Half
3
6
Lower
Half 7
N 8
Upper Half = = = 4 Teams
2 2
N 8
Lower Half = = = 4 Teams
2 2
No.
No. of
of matches
matches =
= N–1 = 8-1
N-1 = 8–1 == 77
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No. of Teams/entries 5 to 8
= 2×2×2 = 23
= 3 Rounds
No. of Teams/entries 9 to 16
= 2×2×2×2 = 24
= 4 Rounds
No. of Teams/entries 17 to 32
= 2×2×2×2×2 = 25
= 5 Rounds
No. of Teams/entries 33 to 64
= 2×2×2×2×2×2 = 26
= 6 Rounds
No. of Teams/entries 65 to 129
= 2×2×2×2×2×2×2 = 27
= 7 Rounds
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Merits
(i) Tournament finishes in a short time.
(ii) There will be economy of expenditure.
(iii) The competition will be keen and intense due to the
fear of elimination of a team from the tournament,
when defeated.
Demerits
(i) A team may be eliminated by chance and will not get
another chance to play.
(ii) If the fixture is drawn purely by lots, there is a
possibility of matches between strong teams in the
earlier rounds, which would get eliminated, thus
weaker teams reaching Semifinals or the Finals.
(iii) Winner of a match/round may have to wait for the
winner of another match to play the next round.
Special Seeding
When some top ranking players or teams participate in
a tournament, the fixtures are generally drawn in such a
manner that these players or teams play directly at Quarter
Finals or Semifinals stage.
A fixture of 24 teams participating in a tournament
including 4 teams, i.e., 1, 12, 13 and 24, are given special
seeding direct at the Quarter Finals stage.
For deciding the number of byes for the fixture of
special seeding, first subtract the number of teams that are
given special seeding (4) from the total number of teams
participating (24), i.e., 24 – 4 = 20.
Now, Number of Byes = 32 – 20 = 12 Byes.
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2 Bye
Activity 10.3
I Quarter
6 Bye
7 Bye
8
II Quarter
10 Bye
11 Bye
12 Seeded 4
13 Seeded 3
14 Bye
III Quarter
15
16
17 Bye
Lower Half
18 Bye
19 Bye
20
IV Quarter
21
22 Bye
23 Bye
24 Seeded 1
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Consolation Tournament
In single knock out or elimination tournament, a team may
be eliminated by chance and will not have another chance to
play. To avoid this, consolation tournaments are advocated.
Consolation indicates that defeated teams would play again
to show their worth and win subsidiary honours. Greater
number of matches are possible in this tournament, and
hence it’s superior to single knock out tournament.
Consolation tournament is of two types—
•• I Type of Consolation Tournament
•• II Type of Consolation Tournament
2
5 5
6
6 6
7 7 Bye 7
2 Winner
8
8
9 9
8
10 10 Bye 10
13
11 11
12
12
13
13 Bye 13
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LOSERS
Round I Round II Round III Round IV
1 4 8 10
3 6 16
5 12
7 14
9
11
13
15
Consolation Round
1
3 14 14
3
5 8 8
5
5 12 5
7
8 10 10 CW
9
9 6 6
11
13 16 13
13
13 4 13
15
RW — Regular Winner CW — Consolation Winner
4 3
4
5 6
6 Bye 6
9 RW
7
7
8
9
9 Bye
9
10 Bye
11
11 Bye 9
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Round I Round II Round III Round IV
2 1 6 3
5 4 11
8 7
10
Consolation Round
2
2
10
2 6
6
5
Upper 5
Half 1
7 3 3 CW
Lower 8
4
Half 4 7
7 11
7 Bye 7
From the two methods of drawing fixtures for the II type of
consolation tournaments, the first method is recommended.
Total number of matches to be played in consolation type
II = 2 N – 3, where N is the number of participating teams.
7 Bye 7 1 5 5
1
1
8 1 6 1
9 Bye 9
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9 5 5 III Place
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In the above fixture of 12 teams, the first 3 places are
decided as follows—
First place: Winners of the regular knock out tournament
gets first place.
Second place: All the teams defeated by first place winner
except the defeated finalist play among themselves on knock
out basis and their winner plays with the defeated finalist.
The winner of this match gets second place.
Third place: All the teams defeated by the runner ups of
the regular tournament play among themselves on knock out
basis and the winner plays with the loser of the final round
for second place. The winner of this match gets third place.
Note: If number 5 gets second place instead of number 7.
Third place will automatically be accorded to number 7
(without any further matches).
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Demerits
(i) It requires a lot of time and facilities.
(ii) Teams that get defeated often will lose interest in the
game.
b. Double League: In double league, every team plays
twice with every other team.
Total number of matches in Double League = N (N – 1),
where N is the number of teams participating in a
tournament.
Method of Drawing Fixture for Single League
Cyclic Method
Fixture of 5 teams
N(N 1) 5(5 1)
No. of Matches = = = 10
2 2
Rd. I
I Rd. Rd. II
II Rd. Rd.Rd.
III III Rd.Rd.
IV IV Rd. V
V Rd.
5 Bye 4 Bye 3 Bye 2 Bye 1 Bye
4 1 3 5 2 4 1 3 5 2
3 2 2 1 1 5 5 4 4 3
Fixture of 6 teams
Rd. I
I Rd. Rd.
II II
Rd. Rd.
III III
Rd. Rd.
IV IV
Rd. VRd.
Rd.V
6 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1
5 2 4 6 3 5 2 4 6 3
4 3 3 2 2 6 6 5 5 4
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A B C D E F G H
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
B 3 4 5 6 7 2
C 5 6 7 1 4
D 7 1 2 6
E 2 3 1
F 4 3
G 5
N(N 1) 8(8 1)
No. of Matches = = = 28
2 2
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Fixture of 7 teams
A B C D E F G Bye
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
B 3 4 5 6 7 2
C 5 6 7 1 4
Activity 10.4
•• Prepare a fixture for D 7 1 2 6
Classes VI to IX for
Single League Inter E 2 3 1
Class tournament and
show it to your teacher. F 4 3
•• Collect information G 5
about a game played
on Single League basis. Bye
Also try to understand
the rules to decide the
winner and discuss it N(N 1) 7(7 1)
No. of Matches = = = 21
without your teacher. 2 2
1 — 2
1 — 3 2 — 3
1 — 4 2 — 4 3 — 4
1 — 5 2 — 5 3 — 5 4—5
1 — 6 2 — 6 3 — 6 4—6 5—6
1 — 7 2 — 7 3 — 7 4—7 5—7 6—7
Drawbacks of staircase method
(i) It does not indicate the number of rounds to be played.
(ii) It is not easy to fix the matches of rounds.
Method of deciding winners in league tournaments
The winners in league tournaments are generally decided on
the basis of points scored by the respective teams.
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Combination Tournament
•• Combination tournaments are usually conducted
whenever the matches are to be played on group basis
or zonal basis.
•• Combination tournaments are highly recommended
for conducting Inter-School tournaments in a district,
state or zone to save time and money.
a. Knock-out cum Knock-out
(Four zones or Groups A, B, C, D)
Zonal or Group Knock out
1
2
A Winner of Zone A
3
4
1
2
B Winner of Zone B
3
4
1
2
C Winner of Zone C
3
4
1
2
D Winner of Zone D
3
4
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Winner of B
Winner of D
Winner of C
Winner of D
1
2
B Winner of Zone B
3
4
1
2
C Winner of Zone C
3
4
1
2
D Winner of Zone D
3
4
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1—2
B 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone B
1—4 2—4 3—4
1—2
C 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone C
1—4 2—4 3—4
1—2
D 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone D
1—4 2—4 3—4
1—2
B 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone B
1—4 2—4 3—4
1—2
C 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone C
1—4 2—4 3—4
1—2
D 1—3 2—3 Winner of Zone D
1—4 2—4 3—4
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Winner of A
Winner of B
Champion
Winner of C
Winner of D
Challenge Tournaments
•• Challenge tournaments are usually conducted for
games like Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash, etc.
•• Challenge tournaments can be carried out during any
specified period of time without any fixed schedule.
•• This tournament helps in selecting the best players in
individual or dual games.
Two common types of challenge tournaments are:
(a) Ladder Tournament
(b) Pyramid Tournament
Ladder Tournament
Before starting the ladder tournament, the players shall be
arranged in a ladder arbitrarily. Certain rules are followed in
the conduct of the tournaments.
1. The period within which the tournament is to be
finished is specified.
2. A player can challenge only the player immediately
X above him. For example, N can challenge any one of
the two or three players above him.
Z
3. Challenge must be accepted and played only in the
C order they are made.
B 4. The time to play the accepted challenge should be
specified.
A 5. After the challenge match, if the challenger has
M defeated the player he challenged, the challenger
is placed above the loser in the ladder. If not, their
N original position remains in the ladder.
R 6. The players who have already played a challenge shall
not be allowed to play or challenge again.
S 7. No excuse after the challenge for a failure is accepted.
Z 8. At the end of the specified period of the tournament,
the player remaining on the top of the ladder is
declared the winner or the best.
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Pyramid Tournament
1. Pyramid tournament is a modified form of ladder
tournament.
2. Players are arranged in the form of a pyramid
arbitrarily.
3. Players of a particular rank can challenge any one
of the players in the rank immediately above him
provided he has challenged the players of his own
rank and won. For example, H in rank 4 can challenge
C or M or L in rank 3 only after he has challenged and
won against K or F or S in his own rank.
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2 DG
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Competitions
Participation in international sports competitions like
Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games
help people to know each other and provide opportunities to
the participants to see others. It promotes friendship among
people of all the continents.
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Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games are the international competitions specially
organised for para atheletes. In other words, we can say that
“These are the special Olympic Games organised for para
athletes. Paralympic Games started in Rome (Italy) in 1960.
In Paralympic sports, athletes who participate are grouped
into different categories, based on their type of disability such
as Physical Impairment, Visual Impairment and Intellectual
Disability. In 2016 Paralympic Games in Reo de Janeiro (Brazil),
India won 2 gold medals (Mariyappan Thangavelu in Men’s
High Jump and Devendra Jhajharia in Men’s Javelin), 1 silver
medal (Deepa Malik in Women’s Shot Put) and 1 bronze medal
(Varun Singh Bhati in Men’s High Jump). The International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the
paralympic movement. Its purpose is to organise the summer
and winter Paralympic Games and act as the International
Federation for ten sports, supervising and coordinating World
Championships and other competitions.”
Founded on 22 September, 1989 as a non-profit
organisation, it is based in Bonn, Germany and aims to develop
sports opportunities for all the people with impairment from
the beginner to elite level.
Till 2016, the Summer Paralympic Games included 22
sports and 526 medal events, and the Winter Paralympic
Games included 5 sports and disciplines and about 72
events. The number and types of events change from one
Paralympic Game to another.
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Commonwealth Games
Melville Marks Robinson was the founder of the
Commonwealth games. The First Commonwealth games
were held in 1930 in Hamilton (Canada). Since then, the
Commonwealth Games have been conducted every four
years except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II. From
1930 to 1950, the games were known as the British Empire
Games. From 1954 to 1966, the games were called the British
Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974,
the games were termed as the British Commonwealth Games.
It was from 1978 Edmonton (Canada) Games onwards, these
are known as the Commonwealth Games.
India’s Performance in Commonwealth Games
Medals
Year Edition Venue Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gold Coast
2018 XXI 26 20 20 66 3rd
(Australia)
Glasgow
2014 XX 15 30 19 64 4th
(Scotland)
Delhi
2010 XIX 38 27 36 101 3rd
(India)
Melbourne
2006 XVIII 22 17 11 50 4th
(Australia)
Manchester
2002 XVII 30 22 17 69 4th
(England)
Kuala
1998 XVI Lumpur 7 10 8 25 7th
(Malaysia)
Victoria
1994 XV 6 11 7 24 6th
(Canada)
Auckland
1990 XIV (New 13 8 11 32 5th
Zealand)
Edinburgh
1986 XIII Did not participate
(Scotland)
Brisbane
1982 XII 5 8 3 16 6th
(Australia)
Edmonton
1978 XI 5 5 5 15 6th
(Canada)
Christchurch
1974 X (New 4 8 3 15 6th
Zealand)
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Edinburgh
1970 IX 5 3 4 12 6th
(Scotland)
Kingston
1966 VIII 3 4 3 10 8th
(Jamaica)
Perth
1962 VI Did not participate
(Australia)
Cardiff
1958 VI 2 1 0 3 8th
(Wales)
Vancouver
1954 V 0 0 0 - -
(Canada)
Auckland
1950 IV (New Did not participate
Zealand)
1946
Not held due to World War II
1942
Sydney
1938 III 0 0 0 - -
(Australia)
London
1934 II 0 0 1 1 12th
(England)
Hamilton
1930 I Did not participate
(Canada)
Asian Games
The inaugural Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India
in 1951. The Asian Games, also known as Asiad are held
every four years. 2018 Asian Games were held at Palembang,
Jakarta (Indonesia). 2022 Asian Games will be conducted in
Hangzhou (China).
India’s Performance in Asian Games
Medals
Year Edition Venue Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Palembang,
2018 XVIII Jakarta 15 24 30 69 8th
(Indonesia)
Incheon
2014 XVII 11 9 37 57 8th
(Korea)
Guangzhou
2010 XVI 14 17 34 65 6th
(China)
Doha
2006 XV 10 17 26 53 8th
(Qatar)
Busan
2002 XIV 11 12 14 37 7th
(South Korea)
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Bangkok
1998 XIII 7 11 17 35 9th
(Thailand)
Hiroshima
1994 XII 4 3 16 23 8th
(Japan)
Beijing
1990 XI 1 8 14 23 11th
(China)
Seoul
1986 X (South 5 9 23 37 5th
Korea)
New Delhi
1982 IX 13 19 25 57 5th
(India)
Bangkok
1978 VIII 11 10 7 28 6th
(Thailand)
Tehran
1974 VII 4 12 11 27 7th
(Iran)
Bangkok
1970 VI 6 9 10 25 5th
(Thailand)
Bangkok
1966 V 7 3 11 21 5th
(Thailand)
Jakarta
1962 IV 10 9 11 30 3rd
(Indonesia)
Tokyo
1958 III 5 4 5 14 7th
(Japan)
Manila
1954 II 5 4 8 17 5th
(Philippines)
New Delhi
1951 I 17 17 18 52 2nd
(India)
National Games
Early National Games termed as Indian Olympic Games
started in 1924 at Lahore. The games were held every two
years. Indian Olympic Games were renamed as National
Games from the IX Games in Bombay in 1940. National Games
on the lines of the Olympic Games started in 1985 in Delhi.
Last National Games were held at Thiruvananthapuram
(Kerala) in 2015.
National Championships
National Sports Associations and Federations conduct the
National Championships in their game or sport every year.
National Federations conduct National Championships
in Mini, Sub Junior, Junior, Youth, Senior and Veteran
categories in boys/men as well as girls/women section.
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SGFI Games
School Games Federation of India (SGFI) is a voluntary
organisation which was formed in December, 1954 to
promote games and sports for boys and girls at National
and International level. Different States and affiliated units
participate in National School Games organised every year.
It conducts competitions at National level for various games
and sports like Athletics, Badminton, Football, Wrestling,
Kabaddi, Table Tennis, etc. Competitions are organised for
different age groups i.e. (U-14, U-17 and U-19). Only school
boys and girls below 19 years can participate in these games.
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