quarterfinal

Language: en

🇬🇧 /kwɔ:tə'faɪnl/ 🇺🇸 /kwɔ:tə'faɪnl/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A round in a tournament or competition in which eight competitors or teams remain, with the winners advancing to the semifinals.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or designating the round of a competition in which eight competitors or teams remain.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: quarterfinals

Collocations

reach the quarterfinalsadvance to the quarterfinalsquarterfinal matchquarterfinal roundquarterfinal berth

Derivatives

quarterfinalist

Synonyms

quarter-finallast eight

Commonly confused

semifinal
EN: 'Semifinal' is the round before the final (last four); 'quarterfinal' is the round before the semifinal (last eight).
quarter-final
EN: 'Quarter-final' is the hyphenated British English spelling; 'quarterfinal' is the unhyphenated American English spelling. Both are correct.

Spelling tips

EN: Can be written as 'quarterfinal' (American, unhyphenated) or 'quarter-final' (British, hyphenated). Be consistent within a document.

💬 Examples

  1. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinal after a narrow 2-1 loss.

  2. The quarterfinal match drew a record crowd to the stadium.