tourney
noun (North American English)(also tournament British and North American English)
a sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only the winner left. Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2锦标赛;联赛 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tornei (noun), torneier (verb), based on Latin tornus ‘a turn’.