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Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Ivor writes down the results of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final of a knock-out tournament. The results are (not necessarily in this order): Bart beat Antony, Carl beat Damian, Glen beat Harry, Glen beat Carl, Carl beat Bart, Ed beat Fred and Glen beat Ed. Which pair played in the final?

(A) Glen and Carl (B) Glen and Harry (C) Carl and Bart (D) Glen and Ed (E) Carl and Damian

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