quarter-finaln.
/ˈkwɔːtəˌfʌɪnl/, /ˌkwɔːtəˈfʌɪnl/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˈˌfaɪnəl/ Each of the four matches constituting the round before the semi-finals in a tournament or competition; (in plural) this round considered as a whole. Also attributive.
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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > specific one of series
heata1663
rubber game1793
round1837
rubber match1843
tie-match1864
final1880
postseason1882
semi-final1884
preliminary1886
cup-tie1895
play-off1895
tie1895
leg1899
repechage1899
qualifier1908
quarter-final1916
playdown1918
rounder1918
go-around1933
quick death1938
semi1942
pretrial1946
quarter1950
barrage1955
tie-breaker1961
semi-main1968
tie-break1970
breaker1979
1916 Marion (Ohio) Star 2 Mar. 12/1 Three Marion county teams in the quarter finals today. St. Mary plays London at 2 p.m.
1926 Times 14 June 7/5 The quarter-final round of the Mixed Doubles.
1932 News Chron. 23 Sept. 2/4 The quarter-finals of the Canadian Women's Open Golf Championship.
1941 G. Marx Let. 23 June in G. Marx et al. Groucho Lett. (1967) 27 Art plays Frank Parker in the quarterfinals of the 55th Annual Los Angeles Tournament.
1977 Whitaker's Almanack 583/2 Newcastle United were fined £4000..for fielding a weakened team in the quarter-final of the Anglo-Scottish Cup.
1995 Independent 27 Oct. (Suppl.) 20/1 [He] has attended more than 30 conventions and reached the quarter-finals of Telly Addicts.
Derivatives
quarter-ˈfinalist n. a team or competitor in the quarter-final or quarter-finals of a competition or tournament.
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1926 Washington Post 18 Feb. (Sports section) 13/6 [The three men]..are the other quarter finalists.
1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 11/2 Uruguay..have won the World Cup twice, been twice more semi-finalists and once quarter-finalists.
2012 Snooker Scene Mar. 22/2 The Northern Ireland no.1, the only quarter-finalist chasing his maiden ranking title, could not deliver the killer thrust.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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