Fixtures: It is a competition held among various teams/players in a particular game/sport according to a fixed schedule where the winner is decided. Fixture must have a specific date/time and court number.
Classification of Fixture:
(a) Knockout
(b) League
(c) Combination
(d) Challenge
Example: League fixture for 16 teams.
League: Cyclic method, step/stair/case method, Tabular method
The child can use any method of league system
Number of rounds = n - 1 = 16 - 1 = 15
Number of matches = n(n-1)/2 = 16(16-1)/2 = 120 matches
Step Method: League fixture with the help of step method.
Winner is decided on the basis of point system.
Win- 2 points
Draw - 1 point
Lose - 0 point
Team with maximum points is declared as winner.
