noun
- the round of a tournament in which eight competitors or teams compete, with four advancing to the semifinals
Usage: sports; competitions
Examples
- The tennis player advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating the seventh seed.
- Our basketball team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the state championship.
- The quarterfinals will be played over two days next week.
- She’s never made it past the quarterfinals in a major tournament.
- The quarterfinals featured some of the most exciting matches of the entire competition.
- Only eight teams remain as we head into the quarterfinals.