Tennis Tournament Puzzle

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Tennis Tournament Puzzle

Tennis Tournament Puzzle

A tennis tournament is announced,
in which the winner of each games moves forwards to the next round,
while the loser drops out of the competition.
One hundred players enter the tournament.
How many games must be played to produce one final winner ?

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99 games must be played to produce 1 final Winner.

Logic : 100 players enter the tournament so 99 players must lose for 1 winner.
So 99 games are required to produce 99 losers and 1 winner.