pretournament
adjective
pre·tour·na·ment ˌprē-ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt 
also -ˈtər-,
or -ˈtȯr-
variants or pre-tournament
: of, occurring in, or done in the time preceding a tournament
a pretournament meeting
pretournament training/warm-ups
pretournament predictions/expectations
the pretournament pick/favorite
Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above