tournamentscheme
nounUK /ˈtʊənəmənt skiːm/
US /ˈtɝːnəmənt skiːm/
A plan for how a big game contest will work.
The coach drew the tournamentscheme on the board so everyone knew who they would play.
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2. A set of rules that decides how players move to the next round.
The tournamentscheme says the winner of each group plays the runner-up of another group.
3. A drawing that shows all the games in a contest.
She pinned the tournamentscheme to the wall so the players could check their next match.
4. An organized way to run a series of matches fairly.
The new tournamentscheme gives every team at least two games before anyone goes home.