(じゅんじゅんけっしょう)

じゅんじゅんけっしょう
noun
quarterfinal
spokenleisure
1. quarterfinal
The round of a tournament in which eight teams or players compete to advance to the semifinals.
準々決勝(じゅんじゅんけっしょう)(すす)んだ
They advanced to the quarterfinals.
準々決勝(じゅんじゅんけっしょう)相手(あいて)強豪(きょうごう)チームだ。
Their quarterfinal opponent is a powerhouse team.
ワールドカップ準々決勝(じゅんじゅんけっしょう)日本(にほん)()しく(やぶ)れた
Japan narrowly lost in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Formed by doubling (じゅん) (semi-, quasi-) before 決勝(けっしょう) (final match). The structure follows a logical pattern: 決勝(けっしょう) is the final, 準決勝(じゅんけっしょう) is the semifinal, and 準々決勝(じゅんじゅんけっしょう) is the quarterfinal — one more step removed from the final.

Tournament round sequence

Common collocations