Vietnam won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the second time in a row, or Indonesia came in second. How do you say these words in English?
In English, a sports tournament can be called a "tournament". Players or teams compete against each other until only the last player/team remains. For example: Both amateurs and professionals can join this year's tennis tournament.
"League" can also be understood as a tournament, however, while "tournament" only lasts for a few days, "league" can last for weeks: This year's Champions League lasts from June to August.
The championship is called "championship". The champion or winner is called "champion" or "winner".
The person or team that comes in second is called the "runner-up": Indonesia is the runner - up in this year's AFF Championship.
The final round is Final. The finalists are called finalists.
The semi-finals are called Semifinal, and the quarter-finals are called Quarterfinal.
An opponent in a sports competition is called an "opponent": In the last match , his opponent started to lose focus.
When a person or team defeats an opponent, we use the words "beat" or "defeat": Korea defeated Turkey in the women's volleyball quarterfinals to advance in the semifinals.
Victory in sports is "victory". If this is an unprecedented achievement, we use the word "unprecedented", meaning it has never happened before in history.
If a person or team wins many rounds or many years in a row, we use "in a row": Viet Nam's U23 football team won the AFF U23 Championship two years in a row.
Additionally, the words "successive" or "consecutive" are often used to replace "in a row": The US has ranked first in the number of medals for three consecutive Olympics.
When athletes win medals and trophies, it is said that they have "won a medal" or "won a trophy". "Award" is also a commonly used word: The team was awarded a medal for sportsmanship.
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