A 50-50 result for every sporting event is an absurd assumption. For instance, 4 of those 63 are 1-16 matches of which I think one or two in history have gone t

A 50-50 result for every sporting event is an absurd assumption. For instance, 4 of those 63 are 1-16 matches of which I think one or two in history have gone the 16's way. I'm guessing they needed to estimate the number of participants, but I don't know that either.