In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given…
In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire tournament?
151
150
149
148
Solution
In a knockout tournament with no draws, every match eliminates exactly one player. To produce one winner from 150 entrants, 149 players must be eliminated, requiring 149 matches.