The phrase "a third player in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an additional participant or entity involved in a situation, context, or competition.
Example: "In the ongoing negotiations, we need to consider the implications of bringing a third player in."
Alternatives: "an additional participant in" or "a new contender in".
An editing error in paragraph four had made Kladovo a third player in the match.
The most fundamental element of the offense is, of course, the triangle, which is formed by two players properly spaced along the three-point line and a third player in the post.
Apple and Google's fierce rivalry with iOS and Android means neither can afford to rest on their laurels, but stronger competition from a third player in Microsoft / Windows Phone (with BlackBerry, Firefox OS and Tizen all hoping for a say as well) is good news for smartphone owners.
Now, researchers have found a third player in this collaboration, a pathogen that infects the fungi.
I'm looking forward to seeing this thing in action and I think it will be a great hit with the Anything But Google/Apple crowd hungry for a third player in the burgeoning wearables world.
Yet, there is also a third player in this changing dynamic of global philanthropy: diaspora contributions.
But for the Cubs' desire for a fifth player in the package, Sosa might have wound up with them last year.
We also watch Bahamian mobile (around 15% of revenue) where detail on a second player in a current CWC monopoly is expected in late 2014.
For a fraction of the cost of building a fully fledged network, BT is threatening to introduce a fifth player in the market.
They brought a fifth player, in a blitz, 7.8 percent of the time (lowest in the league), and at least six rushers only 2.1 percent of the time (also the lowest).
Championship strugglers Blackpool have signed a fourth player in a week, with Hull City defender Brian Lenihan joining on a one-month loan deal.
