open tournament
Anyone can enter
An open tournament is a competition that accepts participants regardless of ranking, age, or amateur/professional status.
Unlike invitational or restricted events, open tournaments let anyone who meets basic eligibility compete: The club hosts an open tournament every summer.
The term appears across sports, chess, and gaming.
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- bracketSupport or category
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- drawCreate with pencil
- amateurNonprofessional participant
professional · competition · seeded · first round · round · match · match play · entry · wild card entry · field · wildcard · knockout · double elimination · finals · grand slam · ranking · golf · tee time
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- combat sports eventschampionship, match, bout, fight, Olympics
- tournamentsbracket, brackets, final, finals, semifinals
- youth sportsyouth soccer, youth basketball, youth swimming, youth volleyball, youth wrestling
- chess tournamentsWorld Cup, round robin, invitational, national championship, qualifier
- Golf termsPGA Championship, Ryder Cup, invitational, stroke play, club championship