noun
runner-up; next-highest place; honorable mention
Refers to the person, entry, or position that comes immediately after the winner or selected candidate, often by score, votes, or ranking. It can also imply being just below the qualifying cutoff.
彼は写真コンテストで次点に選ばれた。
He was chosen as a runner-up in the photography contest.
次点の候補者はわずか百票差で落選した。
The runner-up candidate lost by only one hundred votes.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 次, meaning 'next,' and 点, meaning 'point' or 'score'; the compound is conventionally used for the next-highest scored or ranked position.