予よ選せん会かい

noun

qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials

Refers to a competition or event held to select participants for a main tournament or higher-level competition. Common in sports and contests.

• 彼かれは予よ選せん会かいで優ゆう勝しょうして、全ぜん国こく大たい会かいへの出しゅつ場じょう権けんを得えた。

  He won the qualifying tournament and earned a spot in the national competition.

• 来らい月げつの予よ選せん会かいに向むけて、毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうしている。

  I'm practicing every day for next month's preliminaries.