tournament victory
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tournament victory
Winning a sporting or game-based competition that consists of several rounds or matches (a tournament).
Mit dem Turniersieg in Wimbledon erfüllte sie sich einen Lebenstraum.
With her tournament victory at Wimbledon, she fulfilled a lifelong dream.
This word is a clear compound made up of 'das Turnier' (the tournament) and 'der Sieg' (the victory). The '-s-' in the middle is a linking sound that connects the two words. Literally, it therefore means 'der Sieg in einem Turnier' (the victory in a tournament).
Der Turniersieg war eine große Überraschung für das ganze Team.
The tournament victory was a big surprise for the whole team.
If you know 'Turniersieg' (tournament victory), you can also easily understand other words with the component '-sieg' (victory). Examples are 'der Wahlsieg' (victory in an election) or 'der Etappensieg' (victory in a stage of a race).
Der Kantersieg der Heimmannschaft wurde von den Fans gefeiert.
The home team's landslide victory was celebrated by the fans.
'Turniersieg' (tournament victory) is often combined with verbs of achieving or celebrating. Typical phrases are 'einen Turniersieg erringen' (to achieve a tournament victory), 'einen Turniersieg feiern' (to celebrate a tournament victory), or 'den Turniersieg holen' (to get/win the tournament victory).
Die Mannschaft feierte ihren ersten Turniersieg seit fünf Jahren.
The team celebrated its first tournament victory in five years.
overall victory
Both words can refer to winning a competition with several rounds or stages. Gesamtsieg emphasizes the final ranking based on several partial results, while Turniersieg refers to winning the tournament as a whole. Gesamtsieg is especially appropriate for an overall ranking after several stages; after winning a tournament, Turniersieg is the appropriate term.
Nach dem gewonnenen Finale feierte die Mannschaft den Turniersieg.
After winning the final, the team celebrated its tournament victory.
Nach allen Etappen holte sie sich den Gesamtsieg der Rennserie.
After all the stages, she won the overall victory in the racing series.
