Assertion: cup | /r/HasProperty | straight knock-out tournament
Facets:
value: throughout its 39-year history
type: TEMPORAL
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Throughout its 39-year history, the Cup Winners' Cup was always a straight knock-out tournament with two-legged home and away ties until the single match final staged at a neutral venue, the only exception to this being the two-legged final in the competition's first year.