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

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above