bottom seed
Last place entry
In tournament brackets, the bottom seed is the competitor ranked lowest entering the competition—typically having the worst record or qualifying performance.
Bottom seeds face top seeds in early rounds and are expected to lose, making their occasional victories memorable upsets: As the bottom seed, nobody gave them a chance.
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- giant killerDefeater of superior foes
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Highest-ranked competitor
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