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1971

The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1971 in It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières and how points were awarded in each.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1971

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
7 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-7:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Marathon:
4pts (Win), 2pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)
Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-6

Highest Achievable Score: 20pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1971:

Varied from heat to heat

IT'S A CUP FINAL KNOCKOUT 1971

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Marathon)

No. of Competing Teams: 2
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-8:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)
Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 18pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Cup Final Knockout 1971:

Teams participated in the colours of their respective Football Clubs

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1971

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
8 + Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 7
Teams missed 1 game each (Games 1-7)

Games 1-7:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Game 8 and Fil Rouge:
7pts, 6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt
Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played: Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 57pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières 1971:

Belgium: Yellow
France: Purple
Great Britain: Red
Italy: Dark Blue

Netherlands: Orange
Switzerland: Light Orange-Yellow
West Germany: Light Blue

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1971

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

No. of Competing Teams: 4
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-8:
4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt
Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker in this event

Highest Achievable Score: 32pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1971:

Belgium: Yellow
Great Britain: Red

Italy: Dark Blue
Netherlands: Orange

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