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Noun: quarterfinal  ,k(w)or-tu(r)'fI-nul
  1. One of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
    "She advanced to the quarterfinal of the tennis tournament"

Derived forms: quarterfinals

Type of: match

Part of: elimination tournament

Encyclopedia: Quarterfinal