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Tournament

Source: Taiwan 1st TST 2005, final exam, first day, problem 3

August 12, 2005
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Problem Statement

nn teams take part in a tournament, in which every two teams compete exactly once, and that no draws are possible. It is known that for any two teams, there exists another team which defeated both of the two teams. Find all nn for which this is possible.