种子选手 (zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu) — seeded player (in a tournament)

Definition

A player ranked highly enough that the tournament bracket places them so they only meet other top players in the later rounds. The 种子 literally means 'seed' — borrowed from the English tournament term.

noun

seeded player (in a tournament)

Measure word · 位

Examples

种子选手。
Zhè wèi zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu zài qù nián de bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le guàn jūn.
This seeded player won the championship in last year's tournament.
种子选手，。
Zuò wéi zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu, tā bú yòng cān jiā dì yī lún de yù xuǎn sài.
As a seeded player, he doesn't have to participate in the first round of qualifiers.
种子选手。
Zhè cì bǐ sài de zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu míng dān yǐ jīng gōng bù le.
The list of seeded players for this competition has been announced.

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