Comment on What comes before a quarter final?

• frankPodmore@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But that is what it’s called. E.g., the FIFA World Cup 2023 brackets.

  Round of 8 doesn’t follow the convention, either, because that would be ‘eighth final’.

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• neumast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I remember it like this:

  Finals - 1 match - 2 participants

  Semifinals - 2 matches - 4 participants

  Quarterfinals - 4 matches - 8 participants

  Round of 16 - 8 matches - 16 participants

  Round of 32 - 16 matches - **32 participants **

  In every round, half of the participants are eliminated and the other half moves on.

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