game vs tournament

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What's the difference between game and tournament in the context of soccer?Here in Vienna, there's plenty of fervor throughout the soccer game/tournament.Thanks in advance.

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

game: 1 match
tournament: competition, series of matches

Huevos · Answer

A tournament is a type of event where the opponents compete against one another in a head to head fashion, i.e. only two opponents (or teams of opponents) compete against each other at any one instant. At each stage one of the opponents is eliminated while the successful opponent proceeds to the next stage to meet a successful opponent from another branch of the competition, and so on and so forth, until there is only one completely successful participant, who is declared the winner. A tournament is a stark contrast to a conventional competition where all the participants compete at the same time, for example a marathon or a Formula 1 race, and are allocated a position based on the overall finishing order. In a conventional competition the person that runs the fastest, throws the farthest, eats the most, etc. is declared the winner, where as with a tournament it is not necessarily the participant that scored the highest overall that will win.

New2grammar · Answer

Thanks, Huevos. By the way, a tournament is also referred to as a competition right?

Huevos · Answer

New2grammarBy the way, a tournament is also referred to as a competition right?

Yes, tournaments are a type of competition, but, not all competitions are tournaments.

New2grammar · Answer

Thank you, Huevos.

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