quarterfinal match
Used in tournament contexts for the round before the semifinals. Often shortened to 準々決勝 in casual speech.
He lost in the quarterfinal match.
The quarterfinal game will be held tomorrow.
Semifinal; the round after the quarterfinal. 準々決勝 is the round before the semifinal.
Final; the last round of a tournament. 準々決勝 is two rounds before the final.
Standard kanji spelling using the iteration mark 々.
Less common variant; the repetition of 準 is usually written with the iteration mark 々.
Compound of 準 (jun, 'semi-') repeated for 'quarter-', 決勝 (kesshō, 'final'), and 戦 (sen, 'match'). The repetition of 準 is written with the iteration mark 々 in the standard form.