pretournament
adjective
pre·tour·na·ment
ˌprē-ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt 
also -ˈtər-,
or -ˈtȯr-
variants
or pre-tournament
: of, occurring in, or done in the time preceding a tournament
a pretournament meeting
pretournament training/warm-ups
pretournament predictions/expectations
the pretournament pick/favorite
Examples of pretournament in a Sentence
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This cherished Masters tradition is a pretournament feast hosted by the prior year’s winner.
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Jason Gay, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
Obviously, the weather will impact the possibility of that happening, but there’s room for optimism given Morikawa’s pretournament metrics.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
So much of the pretournament focus or news had been about Naomi Osaka deciding not to play in it—at least until Naomi came out with some big news of her own!
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
Nadal’s experience, grit and ability to problem solve in best-of-five-set matches should not be dismissed, and he has been focused on shortening points and coming to the net in his pretournament sessions this week.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
The league back-loaded its schedule with division matchups, setting up drama and a pretournament tournament of sorts.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2021
In a pretournament news conference, Smith spoke about the nature of a game that offers a series of intermittent conversations, while demanding a player’s full attention.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021
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Jason Gay, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
Obviously, the weather will impact the possibility of that happening, but there’s room for optimism given Morikawa’s pretournament metrics.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
So much of the pretournament focus or news had been about Naomi Osaka deciding not to play in it—at least until Naomi came out with some big news of her own!
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
Nadal’s experience, grit and ability to problem solve in best-of-five-set matches should not be dismissed, and he has been focused on shortening points and coming to the net in his pretournament sessions this week.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
The league back-loaded its schedule with division matchups, setting up drama and a pretournament tournament of sorts.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2021
In a pretournament news conference, Smith spoke about the nature of a game that offers a series of intermittent conversations, while demanding a player’s full attention.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021
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“Pretournament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretournament. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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