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final round
The last, decisive phase of a tournament or competition, in which the remaining best participants or teams compete for victory.
Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft hat die Endrunde der Europameisterschaft erreicht.
The German national team has reached the final round of the European Championship.
The word is made up of 'Ende' (end) and 'Runde' (round). So it literally refers to the last or decisive round of a competition.
Nur die besten vier Teams kommen in die Endrunde.
Only the best four teams make it into the final round.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. Movement into the last phase is expressed with the accusative ('in die Endrunde' — into the final round), while participation within it is described with the dative ('in der Endrunde' — in the final round).
Die Mannschaft kämpft darum, in die Endrunde einzuziehen.
The team is fighting to advance to the final round.
Common verbs in connection with 'Endrunde' (final round) are 'die Endrunde erreichen' (to reach the final round), 'sich für die Endrunde qualifizieren' (to qualify for the final round), or 'in die Endrunde einziehen' (to advance to the final round).
Leider ist unser Team schon vor der Endrunde ausgeschieden.
Unfortunately, our team was eliminated before the final round.
finale / final
'das Finale' and 'die Endrunde' both belong to the last part of a competition. However, 'Finale' means the final decisive competition itself. 'Endrunde' means a whole final phase in which several strong participants or teams can still compete for victory. Learners may confuse the words because both come after the preliminary round and have to do with winning. In practical terms: the final round can include several games; the final is the last one of them.
Für die Endrunde reisen die besten acht Teams nach Berlin.
The best eight teams are traveling to Berlin for the final round.
Im Finale hat unsere Mannschaft erst in der letzten Minute gewonnen.
In the final, our team only won in the last minute.