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tournament

[toor-nuh-muhnt, tur-] / ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr- /


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The tour's board - comprised of chairman Andrea Gaudenzi, four tournament representatives and four player representatives - will vote on the plans at next month's ATP Finals in Turin.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

McDonald’s is letting its long-running World Cup sponsorship lapse, saying this year’s tournament “underperformed versus our expectations.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

With less than a year to go to the World Cup, this tri-series was designed to give England experience of the pressure and permutations of tournament play.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Based on the beloved Capcom video game, "Street Fighter" follows super-powered martial artists competing in a global tournament who uncover and battle a sinister conspiracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Where possible, the tournament director alternates the colors, so that a player will play with the white pieces in one game and with the black in the next.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Blue Owl and EQT, the Sweden-based global investment firm with private-investment funds targeted at individual investors, dived in on professional tennis, putting branding on players’ outfits or at tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

With earnings from chess tournaments, he bought his first computer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

As a WTA 1,000 event, it is in the tier of tournaments directly below the Grand Slams and attracts the strongest fields on the women's tour.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shortly after England's disappointing defeat by Argentina at this summer's World Cup, boss Thomas Tuchel offered his view on why the Three Lions are struggling to win major tournaments.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A wrestler’s ranking is based on his performance in the elite tournaments that are held six times a year.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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