tournament
/ˈtɔːnəmənt/noun
A competition made up of a series of games or matches, played to decide one overall winner among the teams or players.
Example sentences
- “Our chess club is hosting a tournament this weekend.”
- “Thirty-two teams entered the soccer tournament.”
Standard collocations: 'knockout tournament', 'win a tournament', 'host a tournament'. In tennis and golf, major events are simply 'tournaments'.