defending champion
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defending champion
An athlete or team that holds the current title in a discipline and competes in the current competition to defend that title.
Der Titelverteidiger steht nach einem klaren Sieg im Finale des Turniers.
The defending champion is in the tournament final after a clear victory.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Titel' (title), the stem of the verb 'verteidigen' (to defend), and the ending '-er', which denotes a person. So it is literally a person who defends a title.
Als Titelverteidiger geht der Verein mit großem Selbstvertrauen in die neue Saison.
As the defending champion, the club goes into the new season with great confidence.
This word is firmly part of the language of sports. It refers to the current titleholder or champion who is trying to repeat their success in the ongoing competition.
Die Titelverteidigerin im Tennis musste das Spiel verletzt aufgeben.
The defending champion in tennis had to retire from the match due to injury.
Common verbs used with 'Titelverteidiger' (defending champion) describe competition: 'antreten' (to compete), 'herausfordern' (to challenge), 'besiegen' (to defeat), or 'ausscheiden' (to be eliminated).
Im Finale tritt der Herausforderer gegen den amtierenden Titelverteidiger an.
In the final, the challenger competes against the reigning defending champion.
master / champion
'der Meister' and 'der Titelverteidiger' both belong to sports and can refer to the same person or team. 'Meister' is the winner of a championship or the current holder of the title. 'Titelverteidiger' says more specifically that this person or team already has the title and is now competing in the new competition to keep it. The words can be confused because the defending champion is often last year's champion. But not every sentence with 'Meister' automatically refers to the current competition. 'Titelverteidiger' only fits when defending the title is currently important.
Der Titelverteidiger startet am Wochenende gegen einen starken Gegner.
The defending champion starts against a strong opponent this weekend.
Nach dem letzten Spiel wurde das Team zum Meister der Liga.
After the last match, the team became league champion.