Q21

[syousif3]

How do we know which kind of match (odd or even) the question is referring to?

[timmydoeslsat]

We do know that for exactly two rounds to have been played that both odd and even position matched were played.

Of course we don't know whether even went first or if odd did.

But this is just a global question testing our knowledge of the game.

(A) Could J have won two matches? We know J starts off in position 2. So for J to have won two matches, it must win the odd position match between 2 and 3 where J stays at 2. We then would have the even match between 2 and 1 where J can win that one.

This is our answer.

(B) If you look at our even-odd setup, we could never have a 5 lose two matches in a row, as it would have to sit out the next round.

ODD:
2-3
4-5

EVEN:
1-2
3-4

(C) Same reason B is wrong. We could not have a 1 seed win two matches in a row because it would have to sit out the next round..

(D) For L's only match to have been played against J, we have think if this is possible. L starts in 5, so it must face a four seed. We will have to have J lose in a previous match in a round that L was not part of, so it would have had to play in the even round, but it would face a 1-2 matchup, so it would never be able to fall to play L in 5.

(E) Impossible for these two to play each other twice in consecutive matchups. You would have them play each other first in the even and then the next odd match would separate them.