Match and Round robin

Match

Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

Round robin and match are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Round robin" instead a noun "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Round robin

Round robin noun - A tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant.
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Match and round robin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead a noun phrase "Round robin".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Down to the Last Play Their final match in the Round Robin Super Six stage against South Africa was won with only two balls remaining.
  • Assumed Win Following emphatic wins over Sweden and Spain in the final round robin group of four, red-hot favourites Brazil merely had to avoid losing their final match against second-placed Uruguay to win the World Cup.
    Source: Assumed Win
  • Wrestling / Aja Kong As it was a round robin, Manami Toyota would have won on points alone but a mix up lead to Kong and Toyoda having another match, allowing Kong to win and then beat Yamada, who had an equal number of points in her own block.
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