Swiss tournament

noun

1. (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swiss tournament¹

named from a chess tournament held in Zürich in 1895

Example Sentences

At the Grand Swiss tournament that followed they shared a playing hall and Praggnanandhaa was seen walking over to his sister's board during her games to see how she was doing.

From BBC

Earlier this month, 22-year-old Vaishali defeated three former women's world champions to win the Women's Grand Swiss tournament and qualify for the Women's Candidates tournament.

From BBC

On his 32nd appearance at the Swiss tournament at age 58, Miguel Ángel Jiménez carded a 73.

From Seattle Times

The Darwinian logic of your typical weekend Swiss tournament dictates that the big sharks — usually with “GM” or “IM” before their name on the wall chart — prey on the smaller fry in the early going and then square off against one another for the big prizes in the money rounds.

From Washington Times

Mark Crowther, a librarian information scientist at Britain’s Bradford University, typed in some recent games and an online posting of a recent Swiss tournament.

From Washington Times