division tournament

collocation in English

meaningsofdivisionandtournament

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division
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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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 ofdivisionandtournamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdivision tournament

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Eachdivisiontournamentconsisted of all six teams in that division.
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He was injured during his second topdivisiontournamentand had to withdraw, resulting in demotion back to the second division.
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However, there have been many years when no thirddivisiontournamenttook place.
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He was sumo's 60th "yokozuna", and the only "yokozuna" in sumo history not to win a topdivisiontournamentchampionship.
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However, he soon proved himself worthy of the promotion, finishing as runner-up in his second topdivisiontournament.
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His highest rank was "sekiwake" and he won a topdivisiontournamentchampionship in 1975.
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He won over 700 top division bouts and took twelve topdivisiontournamentchampionships during his career.
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Over his entire career, he won 25 topdivisiontournamentchampionships, placing him fourth on the all-time list.
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In 2004, a seconddivisiontournamentwas created to allow for more teams to compete.
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The relegation formula has been effective in increasing the profile of the seconddivisiontournament.
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He won a topdivisiontournamentchampionship in 1957.
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He also won two topdivisiontournamentchampionships.
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Almagro played one year in first division in 1938 after winning the first seconddivisiontournamentthat awarded a promotion.
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He won two topdivisiontournamentchampionships.
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He won two topdivisiontournamenttitles from the "maegashira" ranks (the only wrestler ever to do so), the first in 1991 and the second in 1998.
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It took him 43 top division tournaments to reach sumo's third highest rank, the fourth slowest rise ever.
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He holds the record for the most top division tournaments without ever winning a special prize, at 71.
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Sadanofuji produced a bare majority of wins in his first two top division tournaments, but then had four successive make-koshi or losing scores, which saw him demoted back to juryo.
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