ノーシード

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

unseeded

Used in sports tournaments to describe a player or team that has not been given a seed ranking.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from no seed

• 彼かれはノーシードから勝かち上あがって決けっ勝しょうに進すすんだ。

  He advanced to the final from an unseeded position.

• ノーシードの選せん手しゅが優ゆう勝しょうするのは珍めずらしい。

  It is rare for an unseeded player to win the championship.