Question
Logical Reasoning Question on Verbal Reasoning
A Men Singles Tennis Tournament is being held out at Mumbai. 30 players participated in the tournament. There is a rule that is implemented, the rule states that, if a player loses a match then he is eliminated from the tournament. How many matches have to be played to decide the winner of the tournament?
A
30
B
15
C
29
D
10
Answer
29
Explanation
Solution
Explanation:
In a single-elimination tournament, each match results in one player being eliminated. To determine the winner among 30 players, 29 players must be eliminated.
Since each match eliminates one player, 29 matches are required to eliminate 29 players and decide the winner.
Therefore, the correct answer is C "29"