tournament champion
First place finisher
A tournament champion is the winner of a tournament—a competition structured as a series of contests that progressively eliminate competitors until one remains.
The term applies across sports, games, and other competitive formats: the reigning tournament champion, She became tournament champion after defeating three opponents.
Champion here emphasizes victory in a bracketed or multi-round format rather than a league or single match.
- winnerOne who prevails
- title holderOne holding a championship
- trophyAward for winning
- trophy presentationGiving winners their prizes
- victoryDefeating an opponent
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- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- winnerswinner, winners, victors, victor, conqueror
- medieval heroesArthur, Lancelot, Galahad, Roland, Beowulf
- mastersgrandmaster, martial arts master, headmaster, schoolmaster, sifu
tournament championrunner-up
Competition's silver finisher
runner up · second place · silver medalist · cellar dweller · also-ran
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