トーナメントtoonamento

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Definitions
  1. nountournament
    このトーナメントに優勝ゆうしょうするには、7回かい続つづけて勝かたなくてはいけません。↗
    We have to win seven times in a row to win this tournament.
  2. nounknockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym勝ち抜き戦かちぬきせんNeutralA format where you are out as soon as you lose; synonymous with 「トーナメント」, but phrased in a more Japanese way.
  • Synonym勝ち抜きかちぬきCasualA knockout competition; also refers to advancing by winning successive matches, as in 「勝ち抜き戦」. Mainly used in speech.

Single-elimination events are usually called 「トーナメント」; 「勝ち抜き戦」 is the Japanese-style alternative, while round-robin play is 「リーグ戦」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一いち対たい一いちで対戦たいせんし、負まけた人ひと・チームは脱落だつらくして勝かった人ひと・チームが勝かった人ひと・チーム同士どうしで次つぎの対戦たいせんを行おこなう、ということを繰り返くりかえして優勝ゆうしょうする人ひと・チームを決きめる大会たいかいの形式けいしき。
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