elimination tournament; knockout competition
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elimination tournament; knockout competition
Commonly used in sports contexts. Can refer to single-elimination or double-elimination formats, though single-elimination is most common.
Shì世
jiè界
bēi杯
jué决
sài赛
jiē阶
duàn段
cǎi采
yòng用
táo淘
tài汰
sài赛
zhì制
。
The World Cup's final stage uses an elimination tournament format.
Tā他
men们
zài在
dì第
èr二
lún轮
táo淘
tài汰
sài赛
zhōng中
shū输
gěi给
le了
duì对
shǒu手
。
They lost to their opponent in the second round of the elimination tournament.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
táo淘
tài汰
sài赛
fēi非
cháng常
cán残
kù酷
，
shū输
yī一
chǎng场
jiù就
dé得
huí回
jiā家
。
This kind of knockout competition is very brutal—lose one match and you have to go home.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
lán篮
qiú球
sài赛
gǎi改
wéi为
táo淘
tài汰
sài赛
xíng形
shì式
。
This year's basketball competition has been changed to an elimination tournament format.