Sentence examples for a previous tournament from inspiring English sources

Dr. Fill was flummoxed by a puzzle from a previous tournament that had the theme of spoonerisms — the switching of first letters in two words.

A habitual right-footed penalty-taker who had an effort saved by China goalkeeper Gao Hong in a previous tournament, Chastain was the subject of much debate as the American coaching staff selected their first five penalty takers.

Brought into life in 2002 following the collapse of a previous tournament, the Sudamericana lags far, far behind the Libertadores in terms of prestige and quality.

The right to compete in a Pro Tour has to be earned by either winning a Pro Tour Qualifier Tournament or being successful in a previous tournament on a similar level.

More teams from the Americas – 10 (including the non-Latin USA) – are participating in this World Cup than any previous tournament and a record eight have progressed beyond the group stages.

Even so, national identification will be a bigger issue than in any previous tournament.

Belgium are a team packed with star names, with more star names on the bench; it is arguable that no Italy side at any previous tournament has had so few household names.

"We have to deal with setbacks every now and again but we are fortunate to have a squad and a staff with previous tournament experience".

McIlroy is busy driving his own recovery, second last time out in Abu Dhabi and a winner at his previous tournament in Sydney.

Great Britain will get its chance to make up for a lost Olympic opportunity when they face Germany, Czech Republic and, believe it or not, Canada, who were forced to qualify after not winning a game in the previous tournament.

Though he will receive no ranking points for losing in the first round as a wild card, the prize money Djokovic receives for losing in the first round in Dubai ($11,825) is more than the entire purse for all players at his previous tournament, a $10,000 Futures event in Turkey.