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round-robin match

[/raʊnd ˈrɒbɪn mætʃ/]
nounpl: round-robin matches
torneio de turno único
1. A tournament format in which every participant plays against every other participant exactly once
In the round-robin match format, all teams have an equal chance to compete against each other.
No formato de torneio de turno único, todos os times têm chances iguais de competir um contra o outro.
2. A competition where contestants are rotated so that each plays all others the same number of times
The chess tournament was organized as a round-robin match with 8 players.
O torneio de xadrez foi organizado como um torneio de turno único com 8 jogadores.
Synonyms
round-robin tournamentall-play-all tournamentround-robin competition
Antonyms
knockout matchelimination tournamentsingle-elimination

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
torneio de turno único
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese sports contexts
São Paulo
rodízio
Informal colloquial term for round-robin format
Portugal
torneio de todos contra todos
Common alternative phrasing in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

everyone plays everyone
all-play-all format
round-robin system
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