<P> A single - elimination , knockout , or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match - up is immediately eliminated from the tournament . Each winner will play another in the next round , until the final match - up , whose winner becomes the tournament champion . Each match - up may be a single match or several , for example two - legged ties in European football or best - of series in American pro sports . Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing , or may participate in `` consolation '' or `` classification '' matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings ; for example , a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists . In a shootout poker tournament , there are more than two players competing at each table , and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round . Some competitions are held with a pure single - elimination tournament system . Others have many phases , with the last being a single - elimination final stage , often called playoffs . </P>
<P> A single - elimination , knockout , or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match - up is immediately eliminated from the tournament . Each winner will play another in the next round , until the final match - up , whose winner becomes the tournament champion . Each match - up may be a single match or several , for example two - legged ties in European football or best - of series in American pro sports . Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing , or may participate in `` consolation '' or `` classification '' matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings ; for example , a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists . In a shootout poker tournament , there are more than two players competing at each table , and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round . Some competitions are held with a pure single - elimination tournament system . Others have many phases , with the last being a single - elimination final stage , often called playoffs . </P>
what do you mean by knock out tournament
what do you mean by knock out tournament
a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match - up is immediately eliminated from the tournament
a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match - up is immediately eliminated from the tournament