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single-elimination tournament [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
DEF

A type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event.

CONT

In a single-elimination tournament, only the top-ranked competitors in a fixture progress; in 2-competitor games, only the winner progresses.

CONT

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event.

OBS

[In tennis], players' names are drawn and placed on lines in a tournament bracket; matches are played between players whose names appear on connected bracket lines. Players who win advance to the next round of competition; those who lose a match are eliminated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
DEF

Tournoi où un joueur est éliminé dès qu'il est battu.

CONT

Tournoi simple élimination. Ce tournoi comme son nom l'indique, est le plus simple [...] Tant que vous gagnez, vous avez la possibilité de continuer; dès la première défaite vous êtes éliminés du tournoi.

CONT

La compétition sera divisée en deux parties : une ronde préliminaire sous forme d'un tournoi à la ronde, ainsi qu'une ronde finale d'un tournoi à élimination simple.

CONT

La ronde finale se composera d'un tournoi à simple élimination.

Key term(s)
  • tournoi simple-élimination

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