LR- Games and Tournaments

SET-1

Q1. What is the total number of matches played in the tournament?

Options: 28, 55, 63, 56

Q2. The minimum number of wins in the first stage for a team for its advancement to the next stage
is?

(Options: 4, 5, 6, 2)

Q3. What is the highest number of wins for a team in the first stage in spite of which it could be
eliminated at the end of the first stage?

(Options: 1, 2, 4, 5)

Q4. The minimum number of wins needed for a team in the first stage to guarantee its advancement
to the next stage is

(Options: 5, 6, 7, 4)

SET-2(A) (CAT previous question)

The year was 2006. All six teams in pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once. Each
win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams
with highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal
difference (Goal for – Goal against) qualifies. In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the
second round (After each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.
{Rest of the information is not needed. So, I didn’t add that}

Q1. Which one of the statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

A. Germany beat New Zealand by 1 – 0

B. Spain beat New Zealand by 4 – 0
C. Spain beat South Africa by 2 – 0
D. Germany beat South Africa by 2 – 1

Q2. Which one of the following statements is true about the matches played in the first 2 rounds?

A. Pak beats S.Africa by 2-1

B. A beat Pak by 1 – 0
C. G beat Pak by 2 – 1
D. G beat Sp by 2-1

SET-2(B)
Q1. G will play its last match against which team?

A. E
B. F
C. H
D. Cannot be determined

Q2. If match between A and C drew with the score of 3-3, then what should be the score of the
match between B and D?

A. 3-2 in favour of B
B. 3-2 in favour of D
C. 2-1 in favour of B
D. Cannot be determined

Q3. If match between A and C drew with the score of 3-3, then what should be the score of the
match between A and D?

A. 2-0 in favour of A
B. 2-0 in favour of D
C. 0-0
D. Cannot be determined.

Q4. If I won the last match against L and J drew their last match against K. Which of the following
teams were at number 1 and number 2 positions respectively in that group?

A. I, K
B. I, J
C. I, L
D. J, K
SET- 3

Q1. Khan the super champ bowler of the “Away Team” was hit for only two 4’s and at least one 2’s
by the batsmen of the “Home Team”. What can be the minimum over rate of Khan if bowled with
not more than two dot balls per over? (Over rate= number of runs conceded per over)

Q2. Assume that the “Home Team” scored a trashing 46 runs in an over towards the end of its
innings. In how many ways a score of 46 runs is reached in an over if it is known that the bowler of
the “Away Team” gave away exactly one extra of each type? (The order of scoring is not important)

Q3. In the last over Rohit Sharma of the home team scored a trashing 60 runs off his bat and Bun
Jokes, the “away team” bowler managed to give away only one extra. What is the number of distinct
sequences possible to score the above mentioned runs?

SET – 4
Q1. What were the scores of C, D and E respectively after round 3?

A. 3, 3, 0
B. 3, 3, 3
C. 3, 6, 3
D. 3, 0, 3

Q2. Which player scored points in maximum number of rounds/

A. Ikea
B. Chen
C. Amita
D. Joshin

Q3. Which player scored points in the last round?

A. A, C, E
B. A, B, C
 C. A, E, J
D. A, C, D

[Refer to similar but little bit tricky question: https://youtu.be/LCfo1TFA_Yc ]

SET – 5
Q3. If 27 matches in ISL resulted in upsets, then what is the maximum number of teams who could
have retained their initial ranks?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

SET- 6

Q1. In which match did Sachin score highest runs (sum of runs scored in 1 st and 2nd innings)?

(Options: - Match-1, 2, 3, 4)

Q2. What is the difference between highest and lowest runs scored in 1 st inning in any of the 5
matches?

Q3. What is the lowest run scored in any of the inning in any of the matches?

Q4. Find the runs scored in 2nd inning of 4th match?

SET-7
Q1. If C reaches the semi-final then which of the following can be the opponent of C in the semi-
finals?

A. Seed 64
B. Seed 55
C. Seed 58
D. Seed 59

Q2. If the player seeded 25 is a part of the semi-final, then what is the minimum number of upsets
happened in the tournament?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Q3. If every third match of the first and second round results in an upset, every 2 nd match in the 3rd
and quarter final results in an upset then who among the following will be a part of the second semi-
final?

A. 50
B. 15
C. 62
D. 7

Q4. If there are a maximum of 5 upsets in the tournament, then which two Indian players can play
against each other at some stage of the tournament?

A. A and B
 B. B and C
C. A and C
D. More than one of the above.

SET- 8 (similar as the previous set- for practice)

In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to
play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four
knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round quarterfinals and semi-finals. In the
first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed#32) which is designated
match No. 1 of first round; the 2nd seeded player plays the 31st seeded player which is designated
match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 to first round is to be
played between 16th seeded player and the 17th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of
match No.1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match
No.1 of second round. Similarly, the winner of match No.2 of first round lays the winner of match
No.15 of first round, and is designated match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8
of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner
of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well.

Q1. If there are no upsets (a lower seeded player beating a higher seeded player) in the first round,
and only match Nos. 6, 7 and 8 of the second round result in upsets, then who would meet Lindsay
Davenport in quarter finals, in case Deven port reaches quarter finals?

A. Justine Henin

B. Nadia Petrova

C. Patty Schnyder

D. Venus Williams
Q2. If the top eight seeds make it to the quarterfinals, then who, among the players listed below,
would definitely not play against Maria Sharapova in the final, in case Sharapova reaches the final?

A. Amelie Mauresmo
B. Elena Dementieva
C. Kim Clijsters
D. Lindsay Davenport

Q3. If, in the first round, all even numbered matches (and none of the odd numbered ones) result in
upsets, and there are no upsets in the second round, then who could be the lowest seeded player
facing Maria Sharapova in semi-finals?

A. Anastasia Myskina
B. Flavia Pennetta
C. Nadia Petrova
D. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Q4. If Elena Dementieva and Serena William lose in the second round, while Justine Henin and Nadia
Petrova make it to the semi-finals, then who would play Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, in the
event Sharapova reaches quarterfinals?

A. Dinara Safina
B. Justine Henin
C. Nadia Petrova
D. Patty Schnyder

SET- 9

There are 200 teams participating in a knockout tournament where they form groups & play against
each other. So in round 1 there will be 100 teams, resulting in 100 winners. Round 2 will then have
50 each in a group and so on. If there are an odd numbers in any rounds, which is selected at
random and granted a bye. The tournament continues till a winner is decided. No match ends in a
draw.(old cat question)

(i)How many matches must be played to decide the winner ?

(ii)How many rounds took place ?

(iii)How many byes were granted ?

LR- Games and Tournaments- SOLUTIONS

Set -1 (Source: https://youtu.be/1t4e0EpU12A )

Q1- 63; Q2- 2; Q3- 5; Q4- I believe answer is 4, but they say it is 6.

Q1. Total number of matches in stage 1 = (7+6+5+4+3+2+1)*2 =56

Total number of matches in round 1 of stage 2 = 4

Total number of matches in round 2 of stage 2 = 2

Total number of matches in round 3 of stage 2 = 1

Q2. Total number of matches in the stage 1 for a group = 28= Total number of wins/loses.
To minimise score we maximize the score of other three who advances to next stage. And their
maximum points can be 7, 6, and 5 respectively.

Remaining ten points can be distributed equally to remaining five teams. [Since ties in the points are
resolved using complex tie breaking rules only one of these ten teams advance to next stage.]

Hence answer is 2.

Q3. First, take 5 teams and eliminate 3. Distribute 25 points equally among these five teams (5
points each). Then distribute the remaining 3 points equally among 3 teams. Finally, we will be left
with two teams with only 5 points among only one will advance to next stage.

Hence answer is 5.

Q4. I think option d is correct. Here is why.

What if we give 4 points each for the top 4 teams? then we distribute remaining 12 points to
remaining 4 teams (get 3 points each).

Then definitely top 4 teams (with 4 points each) will advance to next stage.

SET-2 (A) Q1. D; Q2. B

Hint: In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany.

Only possibility for the goal status of G for 1 st 2 rounds are 1 – 0 and 2 – 1.

We need to try deducting data in two ways:

i. If G beat Sp by 1 – 0
ii. If G beat Sp by 2 – 1

Explanation: - https://youtu.be/9JsO7PVzAI4

SET- 2 (B)

Q1. B

Q2. A

Q3. A

Q4. B

[This is a set for which we can approach each question individually]

For example, second table can be restructured this way:

Match Status Score

E-F Draw 2-2
G-H G won 1-0
G-E E won 0-2
H-F F won 0-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfo1TFA_Yc&t=4140s

SET- 3
Q1. 5

Q2. 5

Q3. 128

Solution:
SET- 4

Q1. B

Q2. A

Q3. A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R10

SET – 5

Q1. D

Q2. C

Q3. B

Q1. Answer is 0.

If there are no upsets and draws, the final status would look like this:

D1 7W 0L Now we can use maximum of 3 draws to bring R two places up. For that we can
S 6W 1L consider that below 3 matches would be draws:
H 5W 2L
D2 4W 3L D2-P, D2- R & P- R.
P 3W 4L So, the resultant table would look like as shown below:
R 2W 5L
C 1W 6L
D1
K 7W
0W 0L
7L In this case R can come to Rank-4 based on his number of goals.
S 6W 1L
H 5W 2L
D2 2W 2D 3L
P 2W 2D 3L Q2. If all were upsets, the final status would have look like this:
R 2W 2D 3L
1
C K
1W 6L 7W 0L If H wins in below two matches:
K2 C
0W 7L 6W 1L
R- H, P- H, the new status would become:
3 R 5W 2L
4
H P 4W 3L 4W 3L Now H can come to 3rd rank based on number of goals.
5
R D2 4W 3L 3W 4L
6
P H 3W 4L 2W 5L
7
D2 S 3W 4L 1W 6L
8 D1 0W 7L
Q3. If D2 wins in the match D2-P and rest 27 matches are upsets, then D2 and P would retain their
position.

SET- 6

Q1. B

Q2. 36

Q3. 36

Q4. 64

Hints: -

- Take the sum of first column of provided table and then divide the corresponding value by 3.
We get total runs in all the matches together in this way.
- Take the runs in one match as x, and then express rest of the runs in terms of x.
- Sachin did not score a century in any of the innings in any of the matches. So, the ratio will
be applicable for only match 3 or 5.

Match 1st Inning 2nd inning Total

1
2
3
4
5
Total

SET-7

Q1. D

Q2. C

Q3. A

Q4. B

Solution:

It is important to draw a general table like this for these type of questions(Detailed explanation:
https://youtu.be/fZIx-bnpNO0 )
SET- 8

Q1. D

Q2. C

Q3. A

Q4. C

SET- 9

Q1. 199

Q2. 8

Q3. 3

200 teams

round 1 :- 100 match

round 2 :- 50 match

round 3 :- 25 match

round 4 :- 12 match(1 bye)

round 5 :- 6 match(1 bye)

round 6 :- 3 match(1 bye)

round 7 :- 2 match

round 8 :- final

Total = 100+50+25+12+6+3+2+1

= 199 matches.

Short approach :-

Direct formula to find no of matches in knockout tournament =

" if 'n' teams are participating then number of matches will be played 'n-1'.