count-of-matches-in-tournament

Count of Matches in Tournament

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You are given an integer <code>n</code>, the number of teams in a tournament that has strange rules:

<ul>
	<li>If the current number of teams is even, each team gets paired with another team. A total of <code>n / 2</code> matches are played, and <code>n / 2</code> teams advance to the next round.</li>
	<li>If the current number of teams is odd, one team randomly advances in the tournament, and the rest gets paired. A total of <code>(n - 1) / 2</code> matches are played, and <code>(n - 1) / 2 + 1</code> teams advance to the next round.</li>
</ul>

Return the number of matches played in the tournament until a winner is decided.

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Example 1:

<pre>
Input: n = 7
Output: 6
Explanation: Details of the tournament: 
- 1st Round: Teams = 7, Matches = 3, and 4 teams advance.
- 2nd Round: Teams = 4, Matches = 2, and 2 teams advance.
- 3rd Round: Teams = 2, Matches = 1, and 1 team is declared the winner.
Total number of matches = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6.
</pre>

Example 2:

<pre>
Input: n = 14
Output: 13
Explanation: Details of the tournament:
- 1st Round: Teams = 14, Matches = 7, and 7 teams advance.
- 2nd Round: Teams = 7, Matches = 3, and 4 teams advance.
- 3rd Round: Teams = 4, Matches = 2, and 2 teams advance.
- 4th Round: Teams = 2, Matches = 1, and 1 team is declared the winner.
Total number of matches = 7 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 13.
</pre>

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Constraints:

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= n &lt;= 200</code></li>
</ul>

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