league tournament

collocation in English

meaningsofleagueandtournament

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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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tournament
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʊə.nə.mənt/us
/ˈtɝː.nə.mənt/
a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner ...
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(Definition ofleagueandtournamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In their firstleaguetournamentthey ended at the 12th position overall and 3rd in group 4.
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In the 1932leaguetournament, he was the top scorer with 43 goals.
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He was on the bench in five consecutive conference tournament championship games and won fourleaguetournamentchampionship rings.
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It is the only club that has ever fallen to such promotionalleaguetournament.
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The derby would not be played till 1970 when once again after almost 20 years the clubs met each other in the 1970leaguetournament.
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One round-robin styleleaguetournament, and one knockout-based cup tournament were played.
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The extra time in aleaguetournamentmatch may also be calculated towards a player's potential hat-trick.
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Aleaguetournamentwas used from 1943-1945, 1949-1952, and 1956-1964.
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The tournament used to be a cup format, but it changed 2008 as it was held as aleaguetournamentand changing to its current name.
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However, he failed to win in aleaguetournament, experienced frustration and felt he was awful despite his desire to succeed; he yearned to improve his kendo skills.
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Note that some league tournaments may disallow this.
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The university often acts as a host for league tournaments at least once a year.
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Following the league tournaments of 19861987 19871988, despite not reaching the finals, the local side put on 2 brilliant displays in the liguilla.
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All those competitions, although not considered league tournaments, are regarded as official titles.
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The structure by which promoted clubs are chosen has changed over time, but as of 2008, the two promoted teams are chosen from regional league tournaments.
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