Translation guide
A competition to determine who advances to a main event. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 予選 (yosen), but the phrasing depends on the sport and context.
A preliminary competition to select participants for a main tournament or event.
The standard term for a qualifying round or tournament in sports and competitions. Can be used as a noun or in compounds like 予選大会.
He got through the qualifying tournament and participated in the main competition.
If I place high in tomorrow's qualifying tournament, I can advance to the finals.
Explicitly means 'qualifying tournament/meet'. Slightly more formal and often used in official names.
The winner of this qualifying tournament can participate in the national competition.
Another common term for a qualifying meet or event, often used interchangeably with 予選大会.
The qualifying tournament will be held next Saturday.
The preliminary rounds within a tournament, not a separate event.
Also used for the qualifying rounds within a tournament. Context distinguishes it from a standalone qualifying event.
The qualifying rounds are held in the morning, and the main tournament is from the afternoon.
Borrowed from English, used in some sports like golf or esports to refer to qualifying rounds.
He achieved the top score in the qualifying round.
A series of matches to determine which teams/players qualify for a major championship.
All mean 'qualifying tournament/round'. 予選 is the most general and can refer to the concept, the rounds, or the event. 予選大会 and 予選会 explicitly refer to the event itself and are slightly more formal. In many contexts they are interchangeable.
予選 can be combined with other words to specify the type of qualifying event, e.g., 地区予選 (regional qualifying), 最終予選 (final qualifying round). This is very common in sports news.
The qualifying tournament will be held in Tokyo.
She won the qualifying tournament and advanced to the main draw.
It's not easy to get through the qualifying tournament.