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Tournament vs Octavofinal - What's the difference?

tournament | octavofinal |

As nouns the difference between tournament and octavofinal

is that tournament is during the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war while octavofinal is a match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.

tournament

English

(wikipedia tournament)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
  • A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
    • England secured their place at Euro 2012 with a scrambled draw in Montenegro - but Wayne Rooney was sent off and will miss the start of the tournament .

    octavofinal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports, US) A match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.
  • * 2010 , Jeff Z Klein, "Goal: World Cup Blog", New York Times , 23 Jun 2010:
    • The Americans finish top of the group. They’ll meet Ghana, Germany, Serbia or Australia in the octavofinals as the knockout phase begins. … But first, the celebration!