Tennis Tournament Knockout Bracket

CAT 2005 Slot 1 · DILR · Medium · DILR

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Passage / data set

32 seeded players (#1 to #32) play in a knockout tennis tournament. Round 1 match ii is between seed ii and seed 33−i33-i (i=1…16i = 1 \dots 16). Round 2 match 1: Winner Match 1 vs Winner Match 16; Match 2: Winner Match 2 vs Winner Match 15; ... Match 8: Winner Match 8 vs Winner Match 9. Quarterfinals: Winner Match 1 vs Winner Match 8; Winner Match 2 vs Winner Match 7; Winner Match 3 vs Winner Match 6; Winner Match 4 vs Winner Match 5.

Seeds list: 1 Sharapova, 2 Davenport, 3 Mauresmo, 4 Clijsters, 5 Kuznetsova, 6 Dementieva, 7 Henin, 8 Serena, 9 Petrova, 10 Venus, 11 Schnyder, 12 Pierce, 13 Myskina, 14 Molik, 15 Dechy, 16 Bovina, 17 Jankovic, 18 Ivanovic, 19 Zvonareva, 20 Likhovtseva, 21 Hantuchova, 22 Safina, 23 Farina Elia, 24 Golovin, 25 Asagoe, 26 Schiavone, 27 Vaidisova, 28 Dulko, 29 Pennetta, 30 Chakvetadze, 31 Sugiyama, 32 Groenefeld.

Question 1 of 4

If there are no upsets 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 Davenport reaches quarter finals?

  1. A.

    Justine Henin

  2. B.

    Nadia Petrova

  3. C.

    Patty Schnyder

  4. D.

    Venus Williams

Answer

D

Explanation

Davenport is Seed #2. Quarterfinal Match 2 is between Winner of Round 2 Match 2 and Winner of Round 2 Match 7. In Round 2 Match 2: Seed #2 plays Seed #15 (no upset -> Seed #2 wins). In Round 2 Match 7: Seed #7 plays Seed #10. Upsets occur in Match 7, so lower seed (#10 Venus Williams) beats higher seed (#7 Henin). Thus Davenport plays Venus Williams (#10) in quarterfinals.

Question 2 of 4

If Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams 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?

  1. A.

    Dinara Safina

  2. B.

    Justine Henin

  3. C.

    Nadia Petrova

  4. D.

    Patty Schnyder

Answer

C

Explanation

Sharapova is Seed #1. Quarterfinal Match 1 is between Winner of Round 2 Match 1 and Winner of Round 2 Match 8. Round 2 Match 8 is between Seed #8 (Serena Williams) and Seed #9 (Nadia Petrova). Serena Williams (#8) loses in Round 2, so Nadia Petrova (#9) wins and meets Sharapova in the quarterfinals.

Question 3 of 4

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?

  1. A.

    Anastasia Myskina

  2. B.

    Flavia Pennetta

  3. C.

    Nadia Petrova

  4. D.

    Svetlana Kuznetsova

Answer

A

Explanation

First round even matches upset: Winner Match 2 is #31, Match 4 is #29, Match 6 is #27, Match 8 is #25, Match 10 is #23, Match 12 is #21, Match 14 is #19, Match 16 is #17. No upsets in second round. In Sharapova's quarter / semi path, she will face Anastasia Myskina (#13) in semi-finals.

Question 4 of 4

If the top eight seeds make it to the quarterfinals, then who, amongst the players listed below, would definitely not play against Maria Sharapova in the final, in case Sharapova reaches the final?

  1. A.

    Amelie Mauresmo

  2. B.

    Elena Dementieva

  3. C.

    Kim Clijsters

  4. D.

    Lindsay Davenport

Answer

C

Explanation

Top 8 seeds: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Top half bracket: #1 Sharapova, #8 Serena, #4 Clijsters, #5 Kuznetsova. Bottom half bracket: #2 Davenport, #7 Henin, #3 Mauresmo, #6 Dementieva. Since Kim Clijsters (#4) is in the same half as Sharapova (#1), she could only play Sharapova in the semi-finals, NOT in the final.

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