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Define Combination Tournament. Draw a fixture of 16 teams using Knock-out cum League Method.

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Combination tournaments are organized in groups or zonal matches. Wherever there is large number of teams, combination tournament facilitate the Physical Education Teacher job. It gives them elbow room to try out new experiments. There are mainly four types of combination tournaments:
(i) Knock out cum knock out
(ii) League cum League
(iii) Knock out cum League
(iv) League cum Knock out
Fixture of Knock out cum League Tournament: Divide number of team into tour groups, then they are made to compete with each other on the basis of knock out tournament, the winners from four groups are made compete on the basis of league Tournament. This will declare one team as a winner.
GROUP?A	GROUP?B	GROUP?C	GROUP?D
Henceforth winners from each group WA, WB, WC & WD moves to League Tournament. And each team in League Tournament play once with other team. Team winning most matches with maximum points is declared as winner of tournament.
Four Teams WA     (1) WA Vs WB  -  Winner WA  -  2 Points
WB     (2) WC Vs WD  -  Winner WC  -  2 Points
WC     (3) WA Vs WC  -  Winner WA  -  2 Points
WD     (4) WB Vs WD  -  Winner WD  -  2 Points
(5) WA Vs WD  -  Winner WA  -  2 Points
(6) WB Vs WC  -  Winner WC  -  2 Points
Final Points Tally WA  \[\Rightarrow \]  2 + 2 + 2  =  6 Points
WB  \[\Rightarrow \]  0                =  0 Points
WC  \[\Rightarrow \]  2+2           =  4 Points
WD  \[\Rightarrow \]  2                =  2 Points
Here WA winning 3 matches with 6 points is winner.