: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament
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: of or participating in a quarterfinal
Example Sentences
Noun He lost in the quarterfinal.
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Iga Swiatek dropped four points in a row in her U.S. Open quarterfinal against Jessica Pegula by missing shots, some wildly. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Illinois guard Andre Curbelo executed a beautiful behind-the-back dribble during the first half of a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Indiana — then blew the layup. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022 With the win, Sacred Heart moves on to Friday's quarterfinal against CAL. J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2022 With Slovenia defeating Spain on Sunday, the United States wound up with a quarterfinal against Spain. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2021 Spain - a two-time Euro winner (2008, 2012) - plays Friday in the first quarterfinal against Switzerland, which pulled off the stunner of the tournament by knocking off reigning World Cup champion France.USA TODAY, 2 July 2021 His 148th appearance for Argentina helped to earn the team Group A honors and a quarterfinal against Ecuador.BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2021 Unbeaten Studio City Harvard-Westlake unleashed sophomore Alyssa Thompson on Tuesday in a Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal against Temecula Valley, and Thompson responded by scoring six goals in a 6-3 victory. Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021 The winner of that match could get the mercurial Nick Kyrgios in the semis after the Australian advanced to his first major quarterfinal in seven years by beating 20-year-old American Brandon Nakashima in five sets. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 July 2022
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The Pacers also reached the quarterfinal round — losing 10-7 to West Linn in overtime — of the state playoffs for the first time since 2013.oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 Gillette Stadium was the host for the PLL’s inaugural All-Star weekend in 2019, and the league will return to the Boston area for the quarterfinal round of the playoffs on Sept. 3. Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 The second day of the tournament will feature the quarterfinal round, the third day the semifinals and the final day the conference championship. Alec White, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2022 Cornet reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open in January and is continuing her tremendous year into the summer. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 2 July 2022 Ballard will face Daviess County at 8 p.m. Friday in a state tournament quarterfinal at the University of Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2022 After giving up an early goal Friday night then storming back to win the first game of its Big Ten hockey quarterfinal against Michigan State, the Wolverines took the lead on their first shot of Saturday night’s second game. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022 Time was running out in his man-on-man quarterfinal against Barron Mamiya, a 22-year-old sensation looking very much like the future. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2022 Badosa, 23, of Spain, lost on Tuesday in her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, coming up heartbreakingly short in a marathon match against Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia, 7-5, 4-6, 8-6.New York Times, 8 June 2021 See More