The phrase "as a potential competitor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone or something that may compete with another entity in a specific context, such as business or sports.
Example: "The new startup is entering the market as a potential competitor to established companies."
Alternatives: "as a possible rival" or "as a likely contender".
The Russian spaceship could emerge as a potential competitor to NASA's prospective Orion spacecraft.
At the time, Intel was developing computer technology based on the Java operating system, which was viewed as a potential competitor to Microsoft Windows.
"Since that's gone, we've clearly seen an acceleration in our partnership activity," as companies that once saw Global Sports as a potential competitor changed their perspective.
Not only is Lachlan setting himself up as a potential competitor to the family business, but both Rupert and James think he is striking a terrible deal.
"We believe the acquisition removes a key overhang as a potential competitor to Acthar is removed," Biren Amin, an analyst at Jefferies & Company, wrote in a note.
The low-cost laptop, originally priced at $100, has captured the public imagination but also created intense controversy because it was viewed as a potential competitor for both Intel and Microsoft in the developing world.
Seeing the Instagram acquisition as merely quashing a potential competitor to one aspect of Facebook's offering is far too narrow an outlook, though.
~Jenna Wortham, New York Times Seeing the Instagram acquisition as merely quashing a potential competitor to one aspect of Facebook's offering is far too narrow an outlook, though.
TC Disrupt alum Sunglass.io, with its own online collaboration platform for 3D imaging, is a potential competitor here as well.
A federal judge rejected an online music start-up's argument yesterday that the Universal Music Group is improperly pursuing a copyright infringement claim against the company as a means of driving a potential competitor out of business.
But the Panda release also seems to have slammed Ciao.co.uk, a Microsoft-owned company, and a potential competitor as a pricing comparison site, which had been leading an EU competition case against Google.
