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A sports competition with several participants or teams, often held over several rounds to determine a winner.
Am Wochenende findet in der Stadt ein großes Schachturnier statt.
A large chess tournament is taking place in the city this weekend.
To specify the sport, 'Turnier' is often used as the second part of a compound word. The particular discipline comes before it, e.g., Fußballturnier (football/soccer tournament), Tennisturnier (tennis tournament), or E-Sport-Turnier (esports tournament).
Unsere Mannschaft hat das regionale Volleyballturnier gewonnen.
Our team won the regional volleyball tournament.
Common phrases are 'an einem Turnier teilnehmen' (to take part in a tournament), 'ein Turnier gewinnen' (to win a tournament), or 'ein Turnier veranstalten' (to organize a tournament). Participation is expressed with the preposition 'an' (+ dative).
Nächstes Jahr möchte ich an einem großen Pokerturnier teilnehmen.
Next year I want to take part in a big poker tournament.
The historical meaning can be recognized by signal words such as 'mittelalterlich' (medieval), 'Ritter' (knight), or 'Lanze' (lance). Without this context, the modern sports competition is almost always meant.
Auf der Burg findet ein mittelalterliches Turnier mit echten Rittern statt.
A medieval tournament with real knights is taking place at the castle.
game / play
'das Spiel' and 'das Turnier' both belong to the area of sports, competition, or leisure. A 'Spiel' is a single activity with rules or a single sporting contest. A 'Turnier' is larger: several people or teams usually play several games or rounds until a winner is determined. Learners may confuse the words because a tournament can consist of games. Remember: a Spiel is a single encounter; a Turnier is the whole competition.
Nächste Woche nimmt Mehmet mit seinem Team an einem Turnier teil.
Next week, Mehmet is taking part in a tournament with his team.
Am Samstag hat unsere Mannschaft das letzte Spiel gewonnen.
On Saturday, our team won the last game.