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group winner
The team or person that takes first place in their group during the preliminary round of a tournament or competition.
Als Gruppensieger qualifizierte sich das Team direkt für das Achtelfinale.
As the group winner, the team qualified directly for the round of sixteen.
The word is made up of 'Gruppe' (group) and 'Sieger' (winner). The '-n-' is a linking element that connects the two words. So a 'Gruppensieger' is literally the winner of a group.
Die deutsche Mannschaft wurde bei der Weltmeisterschaft Gruppensieger.
The German team became group winner at the World Cup.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of sports tournaments or other competitions that have a preliminary round with several groups. This is typical in football, handball, or e-sports tournaments.
Der Gruppensieger spielt im Viertelfinale gegen den Zweitplatzierten einer anderen Gruppe.
The group winner plays in the quarterfinals against the runner-up from another group.
Common phrases are 'Gruppensieger werden' (to become group winner) or 'sich als Gruppensieger für die nächste Runde qualifizieren' (to qualify for the next round as group winner). The verb describes achieving this status.
Die Mannschaft hat hart gekämpft, um Gruppensieger zu werden.
The team fought hard to become group winner.
league leader
Both words refer to a team or person in first place. A Tabellenführer (league leader) can change while the competition is still in progress. A Gruppensieger (group winner), on the other hand, is established as the winner of their group at the end of the preliminary round. So use Tabellenführer during the matches and Gruppensieger after the group stage.
Nach dem letzten Spiel der Vorrunde war unser Verein Gruppensieger.
After the last game of the preliminary round, our club had won the group.
Nach dem dritten Spieltag war unser Verein Tabellenführer, obwohl die Gruppe noch nicht beendet war.
After the third matchday, our club was leading the table, even though the group stage was not over yet.
