The school table tennis team has 50 players. Now, 1 players are selected to participate in the competition, and the elimination system is adopted. How many games do you need?

The first round: 50 people draw lots to play, ***25 games.

The second round: One of the 25 people passed directly by bye, and the other 24 people played 12 games.

Third round: Similarly, among 13 people, one was bye, and the remaining 12 people played 6 games.

Round 4: Similarly, among the seven people, one was bye, and the other six played three games.

The fifth round: four people played two games and won the last two.

Round 6: 2 pk, 1 win.

So the total number of games is:

25+ 12+6+3+2+ 1=49 games