last 16
Pre-quarterfinal survivors
The last 16 is a stage in knockout tournaments where sixteen competitors remain—also called the round of 16.
The term appears frequently in football and tennis coverage: They reached the last 16 of the Champions League.
Winning at this stage advances a team or player to the quarterfinals.
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- do or dieRequiring total commitment
single elimination · bracket · ultimate · seeding · home-and-away · away goals · round · matchup · fixture · sudden death · tiebreaker · competition · esports · showdown · tennis · football · basketball · qualifiers
last 16final
Last and decisive
championship match · grand final · title match · first round · preliminary round
last 16champion
Top competitor, or advocate
winner · title winner · finalist · runner-up · early exit
last 16champions
Contest winners, top performers
winners · runners-up · finalists · early exit · title winners