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Bye

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, bye means: A place in the next round of a competition gained without playing in the current round.

In Turkish: bay geçme, maç yapmadan tur atlama

How it is used

Tournament organisers award or allocate a bye when arranging the draw.

Example sentences

  1. Our team received a bye and joined the second round.

    The team advances without playing a first-round opponent.

  2. The odd number of entries left one player with a bye.

    The bracket cannot pair every player in that round.

Common collocations

  • receive a bye
  • first-round bye
  • tournamentA competition in which many players or teams take part in a series of matches or rounds, often ending with a final and a winner.
  • drawA result in which both teams or players finish with the same score, so neither wins; also the event that decides who plays whom.

More terms: Competition & Scoring

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