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A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a single sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
- One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentrated into a relatively short time interval. Some game clubs focus on preparing members for such tournaments. Chess clubs, for instance, frequently employ similar ranking systems, chess clocks, and etiquette to those used in chess tournaments.
- A competition involving multiple matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches. These are common in those sports and games where each match must involve a small number of competitors: often precisely two, as in most team sports, racket sports and combat sports, many card games and board games, and many forms of competitive debating. Such tournaments allow large numbers to compete against each other in spite of the restriction on numbers in a single match.
These two senses are distinct. All golf tournaments meet the first definition, but while matchplay tournaments meet the second, strokeplay tournaments do not, since there are no distinct matches within the tournament. In contrast, football (soccer) leagues like the FA Premier League are tournaments in the second sense, but not the first, having matches spread across many stadia over a period of up to a year. Many tournaments meet both defintions; for example, the Wimbledon tennis championship.
A tournament-match (or tie or fixture or heat) may involve multiple game-matches (or rubbers or legs) between the competitors. For example, in the Davis Cup tennis tournament, a tie between two nations involves five rubbers between the nations' players. The team that wins the most rubbers wins the tie. In the later rounds of UEFA Champions League of football (soccer), each fixture is played over two legs. The scores of each leg are added, and the team with the higher aggregate score wins the fixture.
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First two rounds of debate tournaments went well. Keep your fingers crossed for me, folks.
mortambo (Kenneth Smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:22 -0000
First two rounds of debate tournaments went well. Keep your fingers crossed for me, folks.
hanks for comin out to beer pong at the bar! now, we have team tournaments!!!
inkjunkys (Mel D) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:55:22 -0000
hanks for comin out to beer pong at the bar! now, we have team tournaments!!!
hanging on for dear life in these tournaments
IrishInc (B K Nance) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:43 -0000
hanging on for dear life in these tournaments
Grand Chase and Rohan tournaments will be held today, GM Tristan announced. #live2009
levelup_inc (Level Up! ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:46:07 -0000
Grand Chase and Rohan tournaments will be held today, GM Tristan announced. #live2009
@BreFron18 tiring, i have tournaments in the morning so gotta go.
BaiBai9 (Bailey McKillips) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:39:19 -0000
@BreFron18 tiring, i have tournaments in the morning so gotta go.
some big tournaments this weekend best of luck 2 all my wrestling buddies!!!!
thinksmart13 (dario martinez) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:37:24 -0000
some big tournaments this weekend best of luck 2 all my wrestling buddies!!!!
Coastal Cup - Youth tournament series in the southeastern U.S. Has information on schedules, registrations, rules, and past results.
Cougars Roller Hockey - Cougarmania tournament in Sewell, New Jersy. Information on schedules, entry forms and rules.
East Coast Hockey Organization - Provides information on the 2004 ECHO Regional and National tournament series. Has registration information, schedules, rules and downloadable entry forms.
New Jersey Roller Hockey - Comprehensive list of roller hockey tournaments in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Deleware, Virginia, and Connecticut. Provides tournament information in calendar format and listing format.
Meta Description: [ new jersey - roller hockey:team web site hosted at eteamz - Point Pleasant, New Jersey 07004 USA ]
North American Roller Hockey Championships - The competitive roller hockey season peaks at the NARCh Finals. Teams that qualify for the NARCh Finals have the opportunity to play the world's most prestigious roller hockey tournament.
Meta Description: [ The North American Roller
Hockey Championships,
known as NARCh features
The World's Greatest Roller
Hockey ]
Pacific Region Roller Hockey Championships - A sponsored site with tournament information in the Southern California area. Lists tournament dates and locations, has registration information, results, photos, and rules.
Meta Description: [ The Tour Pacific Cup is the Official Roller Hockey Championships for the Pacific Region. ]
Puck Whacker - Tournament site for 3 on 3. Has information on upcoming tournaments, setting up your own tournament, rules, FAQs, and logowear.
Meta Description: [ Puck Whacker is the Ultimate Inline Hockey Tournament. Host a tournament in your town. ]
Six Pac USA - Tournament series in the west and southwestern areas of the U.S. Information on scheduling, rules, registration, past results and a photo gallery is available.
Topcat Hockey Tournaments - Listings of Topcat tournaments in U.S. and Canada. Has registration forms, rules requirements, photo gallery, and links to rinks and clubs. [Uses Flash]
Meta Description: [ TOPCAT Hockey produces well organized, high quality inline hockey tournaments at all levels of play. ]
Tournament of Roller Hockey Series - TORHS North American series with qualifiers, regionals, and a national chamionship. Has schedules, entry forms, photos, rules and results.
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