1.
preliminary round, qualifying round
An early round in a competition to determine who advances to the main event.
We won the regional qualifiers and will compete in the national tournament.
予選 refers to preliminary or qualifying rounds in competitions.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 予選を通過する: to pass the preliminaries
- 予選で敗退する: to be eliminated in preliminaries
- 予選落ち: eliminated in preliminaries (casual)
- 予選リーグ: group stage
- 予選大会: qualifying tournament
COMPOUNDS:
USAGE:
Used in sports, music auditions, competitions, and any event with elimination rounds.
ANTONYM:
決勝 (final round) - 予選 leads to 本選 (main competition) and eventually 決勝.