preliminary round
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preliminary round
The first stage of a sports tournament or other competition, in which an initial selection is made and the number of participants is reduced for the main rounds.
Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft ist bei der Weltmeisterschaft überraschend in der Vorrunde ausgeschieden.
The German national team was surprisingly eliminated in the preliminary round of the World Cup.
'Die Vorrunde' (preliminary round) is a compound noun made from the prefix 'vor-' (before/pre-) and the noun 'die Runde' (round). So it literally refers to the round that takes place 'before' the decisive rounds of a competition.
In der Vorrunde spielt jede Mannschaft gegen jede andere in der Gruppe.
In the preliminary round, each team plays against every other team in the group.
In a sports context, there are fixed verb combinations. Teams can 'die Vorrunde überstehen' (make it through the preliminary round) or 'in der Vorrunde ausscheiden' (be eliminated in the preliminary round).
Leider ist unser Team schon in der Vorrunde ausgeschieden.
Unfortunately, our team was eliminated in the preliminary round.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of competitions such as sports tournaments, championships, or even music competitions.
Bei der Weltmeisterschaft gibt es acht Vorrunden-Gruppen.
At the World Cup, there are eight preliminary-round groups.
group stage
Both words refer to the first stage of a competition, in which participants are selected for the next round. „Vorrunde“ mainly describes the stage that comes earlier in time, whereas „Gruppenphase“ explicitly refers to playing in several groups. When groups are involved, Gruppenphase is therefore the appropriate term; otherwise, the more general term Vorrunde is used.
In der Vorrunde werden die Teilnehmer für die Hauptrunde ausgewählt.
In the preliminary round, the participants are selected for the main round.
In der Gruppenphase spielen die Mannschaften in mehreren Gruppen um die Plätze für die Hauptrunde.
In the group stage, the teams compete in several groups for places in the main round.
