tournaments
Seeded elimination events
Tournaments is the plural of tournament—organized competitions with multiple contestants or teams, where winners advance through successive rounds until a champion emerges.
The format appears across sports, games, and other competitive activities: She's played in three tournaments this year, The chess tournaments run all weekend.
Medieval jousting tournaments gave the word its competitive flavor.
Support or category
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- drawCreate with pencil
- pairingsCombinations of two
rounds · matchup · progression · format · ladder · grid · tree · round-robin
Words limiting scope
- preliminariesInitial preparatory actions
- heatsIncreases temperature
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
finals · playoffs · consolation · repechage · tiebreaker · overtime · head-to-head · elimination
Organized competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- meetCome into contact
regatta · invitational · open · classic · cup · major · showdown · clash
bracket
Support or category
pairings · rounds · matchup · progression · format · ladder · grid · tree · round-robin · knockout
qualifiers
Words limiting scope
- preliminariesInitial preparatory actions
- heatsIncreases temperature
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
semifinals · finals · playoffs · consolation · repechage · tiebreaker · overtime · head-to-head · elimination · advancement
contest
Organized competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- seriesOrdered set of related items
meet · regatta · invitational · open · classic · cup · major · showdown · clash · bout
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
medal · gold · podium · winner · triumph · glory · celebration · achievement · laurels · accolade
competitors
Those seeking same goal
- contendersThose seeking to win
- entrantsThose who join in
- fieldArea of specialty
teams · athletes · players · opponents · seeds · favorites · underdogs · host · organizer · sponsor
- competitionscontests, match, matches, game, race
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- athlete lifestyletraining, workouts, gym, practice, recovery
- game modeseasy mode, ranked match, deathmatch, hard mode, practice match
tournamentsexhibition match
Non-ranking demonstration contest
friendly match · scrimmage · pickup game · regular season · league play
tournamentspickup games
Casual unorganized athletic contests
casual play · free play · street games · cooperative games · open play
tournamentsexhibitions
Public showings of objects
demonstrations · clinics · workshops · showcases · jamborees
- single-elimination tournamentCompetition where losers exit immediately
- tournament bracketsKnockout competition structure
- soccer tournamentsOrganized team sport competitions
- golf tournamentOrganized competitive play on courses
- local tournamentsContests within a region
- sports tournamentOrganized athletic competition series