PE 03 - INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORTS

SPORTS

● It is an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individuals or teams
compete under a set of rules.
● It is a physical contest pursued for goals and challenges they entail.

Classification of Sports

● Individual Sports – played by one participant on each competing side.

● Dual Sports – played by 2 competing pairs.
● Team Sports – played by three or more players.

Types of Elimination
Single Elimination

● Knock-out; or sudden death tournament.

● It is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately
eliminated from the tournament.

Advantages

● It is the most direct way to produce the “Best Player”.

● It is simplest, least complicated and fastest method.
● It is attractive when time and ease of operation essential.

Disadvantages

● The player can fail only once and then they are out of the competition.
● No second chance.

Formula

● G = game
● N = number of entries

● G = N-1

Example

● There are 8 competitors in Badminton Tournament.

 ● G = N-1

= 8-1
=7

BYE

● In tournament, it is preferential of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an

early round and thus automatically to play in the next round.
● It happens when the number of entries /teams does not belong in the number multiple
of 2 or odd number.

Compute the number of games for the following participants in tournament using single and
double elimination:

● Single Elimination
1. 10
2. 15
3. 24

Double Elimination

● The name implies, requires the players to lose twice to be eliminated from the
competition.
● Advantage:
● It gives the athlete the opportunity to compete and makes the consequences of
a single round match less costly than single elimination

Formula
G = 2 (N-1)
Example: There are 4 competing athletes in Discuss Throw. How many games are there if
double elimination system will be used for the tournament?
G = 2 (N-1)
=2( 4-1)
=2 (3)
=6

G = 2 (N-1)

Round Robin Elimination

● It is a type of tournament in which each participant/team plays every other

participant/team participating in the same amount of time.
● All-play-all tournament is a competition in which each contest meets all other
contestants.
Advantage/s

● It allows a guaranteed number of games

● Luck does not play as big factor as an elimination tournament.

Disadvantage/s

● It is not as exciting for the most part.

● The matches in the later half of the tournament could have no impact on the final
outcome of the tournament.
● Teams may not give as much effort for the championship where two teams will
finish the same record.

Round Robin Tie Breaker Rules

● 2- team tie
● Use the point differential between the 2 matches. The team that won by the most
points would be declared as winner.

3 or more team tie

● Check the record of each team against the other teams that have tied. If one team has a
better record. They would be declared as winner.
● Tally up the point differential in each match against the other tied teams. The team
that has the largest points differential should be declared as winner.
● Use total points scored against the other tied games.

Tracking Records

● The team with the best record after all the games have been completed is the winner.

Team Wins Losses

1
2
3
4

Formula for Round Robin

● G= N( N- 1)/ 2
● Round = N-1

Example
 ● Suppose there are 4 competing teams in Beach Volleyball tournament. Compute the
number of games
● G = N (N-1)/2

= 4 (4-1)/2
= 4 (3)/2
= 12/2
=6
Exercise

● Compute the number of games for 6 competing teams in Rowing using Round Robin
System. Show the illustration of games for each round.

Identify whether it is a Single elimination, Double Elimination or Round Robin.

1. It allows guaranteed number of games.

2. It is a simplest and fastest type of elimination.
3. It requires the players to lose twice to be eliminated from the competition.
4. It is also called as knock –out system.
5. This type of tournament gives each participant a chance to play with all the
participants of the tournament.
6. The loser is immediately eliminated from the tournament and winners advance to the
next round.
7. This type of elimination system may not be most appropriate and beneficial to
participants.
8. It reduces the role played by luck.
9. The objective of this elimination is to eliminate exactly half of the competitors each
round.
10. It is considered one the fairest type of tournament.