seeded player
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- noun
- /ˈsiːdɪd ˈpleɪər/
- Jargon
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jugador sembrado
- Generally, the top 25% of players are seeded, with seeded players guaranteed not to play other seeded players in the first round of tournaments.
- beat a seeded player
- three seeded players
- top seeded player
Examples
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The higher the ranking, the greater the chance of automatic entry to tournaments (without needing to qualify), and indeed being a seeded player in that tournament.
Blog text (20) -
Peter, did you know that Dragomir is the first seeded player you've defeated in three years?
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Generally, the top 25% of players are seeded, with seeded players guaranteed not to play other seeded players in the first round of tournaments.
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Another seeded player goes down, and Colt will now take on fifth seed Pierre Maroux in the semifinals on Friday.
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During the tournament, she impressed everyone by defeating three seeded players in succession.
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The match was challenging, but the seeded players proved their skill by advancing to the finals.
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In tennis, a seeded player often has a better chance of progressing through the early rounds.
Synonyms
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A top player given a ranking so they do not meet other top players early
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a player assigned a seed position' is directly derivable from combining 'seeded' (assigned a seed/rank in a tournament) with 'player' (a competitor). Although sports-specific jargon, the adjective+noun composition is compositional and predictable, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Seeded player comes from the image of planting seeds in a garden. Organizers 'plant' the best players in different parts of the tournament so they are 'spread out' and do not meet in early rounds, so a seeded player means a 'top-ranked' player placed to avoid tough early matches.