elimination tournament


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Noun1.elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
final - the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
quarterfinal - one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
semi, semifinal - one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
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On Sunday, the softball double elimination tournament begins, with a full 12 teams participating.
The event at the Manchester Arena sees eight unbeaten welterweights compete in three fights in one night in an elimination tournament, with the fights being contested over three rounds.
With their second victory in four days, the Falcons remain a solid contender for an outright semifinals berth in the 12-team, single-round elimination tournament.
Stoke-born Jobburn is a late replacement for the injured Bernard Roe in the elimination tournament which is a replica of the World Boxing Super Series.
Koekelkoren/Walle squandered a five-point lead before clinching the opening set in the first round of the single elimination tournament. "(We survived) by fighting hard and working hard," said van Walle."I think we started well, but then at 16-11 we made some mistakes and they made some good blocks, and then we brought ourselves into trouble.
Additionally, tapping a Mario or Sonic amiibo figure to the Wii U GamePad will initiate a special three-event elimination tournament against their personal team.
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament in a town taken over by a notorious gunman 1995 ???
In the men's elimination tournament, BMMI overcame Yateem Air Conditioning 3-2 in the final, whilst on the women's side, Venus pipped Arsenal in a round-robin group format to claim the crown.
Qatar's Al-Khor Independent School finished 2nd overall, while Raba'a Independent School for Girls won the Judge's Choice Award during the double elimination tournament. For the third year in a row, Shell Qatar sponsored the regional tournament, which attracted 250 students from 27 schools.
He got an additional $5,000 from a first-round win on the Tournament of Champions, But his campaign for public office in 1990 kept him from competing in the Super Jeopardy elimination tournament of champions.
Eight men were designated by the Commission as eligible for the elimination tournament for the title: Ernie Terrell, Floyd Patterson, Karl Mildenberger, Joe Frazier, George Chuvalo, Jimmy Elis, Oscar Bonavena and Thad Spencer.