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11 unusual facts about Elimination tournament


2001–02 Celtic League

The top four teams from each group proceeded into the knock-out phase until a champion was found.

2004 Copa do Brasil

The competition was played by 64 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.

2005 Copa do Brasil

The competition was contested by 64 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.

2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The first three stages were two-legged knockout matches, but the clubs of the groups C, D, E and F did not play the third stage.

2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first round if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.

2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds will be played over two legs and the away goals rule will be used, but in the first three rounds, if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg will not be played and the club will be automatically qualified to the next round.

2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The competition is contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds will be played over two legs and the away goals rule will be used, but in the first three rounds, if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg will not be played and the club will be automatically qualified to the next round.

Double-elimination tournament

It is also used, in modified form, in the All-Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Elimination tournament

Single-elimination tournament, in which a player is eliminated after losing to a single opponent

Double-elimination tournament, in which a player is eliminated after two losses

Microsoft International Soccer 2000

Friendly games are non-competitive, leagues provide round-robin and knockout events, while the competitions category contains a variety of competitions such as the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship.


2011 College Basketball Invitational

The 2011 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that did not participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament nor the 2011 National Invitation Tournament.

Adrián López Álvarez

In the season's Copa del Rey, the Galicians faced Córdoba CF in the round-of-16: after a 1–1 draw in Andalusia, he scored the 1–1 in the 90th minute of the second leg, taking the match to extra time, where he netted two more (3–1 win) to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

André Leone

He also managed to score in the 3–0 home win against Standard Liège for the campaign's UEFA Cup round-of-16 (4–1 on aggregate).

Cowboy Jimmy Moore

The second-place-saga started in 1951 at the two-week long, double-elimination, round robin format, World Championship tournament, held that year in Boston.

Fran Mérida

In the next group game he continued his fine form and netted twice in a 2–0 win over Nigeria; after resting in the third group game against Venezuela (3–0) he played 76 minutes in the last-16 tie against Italy, which finished with a 1–3 loss.

José Manuel Pinto

He was also eventually awarded the captain's armband, appearing in 125 games in the first division and 56 in the second as well as competing in the UEFA Champions League (in 2003–04, although backing up Pablo Cavallero in the domestic league, he would appear in five group stage matches, as Celta proggressed to the round-of-16 game) and in the UEFA Cup.

Justin Wong

Wong is well known for a recording of a match of his in the Evolution Championship Series 2004 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike losers bracket final where, using Chun-Li, he lost to a dramatic comeback against Daigo Umehara's Ken Masters.

Lisandro López

Three days later he netted the 2–1 winner against Lille in the campaign's Coupe de la Ligue, in the 64th minute; on the 22nd, in his 100th official game for Lyon, he scored against Vendée Luçon Football for the French Cup round-of-32.

Mauro Galvão

After being an unused squad member at that year's FIFA World Cup, he was a starter under Sebastião Lazaroni in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, partnering Ricardo Gomes, Carlos Mozer and Ricardo Rocha – all four stoppers saw time during the tournament, Galvão played all four games, three complete – in a 5–3–2 formation, in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

National Dodgeball League

As of 2013, the first three days (Thursday - Saturday) are dedicated to the amateur teams and consist of round-robin play, a seeded single-elimination tournament for each division, and the Last Dodgeballer Standing competition.

Pedro Barbosa

In his last the 34-year-old played 13 matches as the Lions reached the 2005 UEFA Cup Final played on home soil, scoring all of his two goals against Middlesbrough in the round-of-16.

WNC Women's Championship

On October 12, 2012, Tajiri, the founder of Wrestling New Classic (WNC), announced the creation of the WNC Women's Championship, with a six-woman single-elimination tournament starting on October 26 in Korakuen Hall.