“The Premier League is a knockout.”
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Knockout vs. Round-robin
A single-elimination format versus an everyone-plays-everyone format.
The comparisoni
“The Premier League is round-robin — every team plays every other team. KNOCKOUT (single elimination) is the FA Cup format: lose once, you're out.”
The ruleii
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KNOCKOUT = lose & out. ROUND-ROBIN = everyone plays everyone.
KNOCKOUT (single-elimination): lose once, eliminated. ROUND-ROBIN: every team plays every other team; cumulative points decide. Many tournaments combine: round-robin group stage, knockout finals (World Cup, Champions League).
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Knockout cuts. Robin rotates.