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LADDER COMPETITION [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-03-24

English

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

A tournament in which the names of all contestants are drawn and arranged one above the other on a posted list and in which each entrant is entitled to challenge one of the two contestants directly above him and if victorious to assume his opponent's place in the ranking.

OBS

Unlike many tournaments, which usually have an element of elimination, ladder competitions can go on indefinitely. In a ladder competition, players are listed as if on the rungs of a ladder. The objective for a player is to reach the highest rung of the ladder.

Key term(s)
  • ladder-type tournament

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Sports de raquette
Key term(s)
  • tournoi-échelle

Spanish

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