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So theres the final, semi final, quarter final then ... What is it called?

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[–] brainschaden@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Achtelfinale

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] peetabix@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That just sounds wrong though and doesn't follow the naming convention of what comes after.

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But that is what it's called. E.g., the FIFA World Cup 2023 brackets.

'Round of 8', which others have suggested, doesn't follow the convention, either, because that would be 'eighth final'.

[–] neumast@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I remember it like this:

Finals - 1 match - 2 participants

Semifinals - 2 matches - 4 participants

Quarterfinals - 4 matches - 8 participants

Round of 16 - 8 matches - 16 participants

Round of 32 - 16 matches - 32 participants

In every round, half of the participants are eliminated and the other half moves on. Also the number of matches is reduced by a half every round.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If we followed the convention it would be the Octal final be that does not sound right in English. So, round of 16 is used.

Other correct possibilities:

Semi-Quarter Final.

Quarter-Semi Final.

Semi-Semi-Semi Final.

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

Hemi-demi-semi final?

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

semi-quarter final is the only one I've heard IRL

[–] AbeFroman@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

Sweet 16 going by March Madness lingo

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Sometimes, the round of 8.

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But it's the round of 16, because there are 16 teams.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago
[–] 2tone@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Eighth final? But it doesn't exist, I don't think

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not common in English, no. Quite common in some European languages tho

[–] lysol@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup, we say åttondelsfinal in Swedish which means just that.

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Same in Norway, except we spell it properly.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think there's supposed to be an s at the end, as in eights. To follow the logic of semis, quarters, eights. But that's rare in English. Most just call it round of 16