Sentence examples for expected tournament from inspiring English sources

With the possibility of thunderstorms on Sunday, and winds as high as 25mph also expected, tournament organisers decided to move tee times for the final round forward.

As expected, tournament favourites United States got off to a winning start, but they were made to work hard by a French side whose confidence was fuelled by a 17-match winning streak coming into the Games.

But rather than the ratings bloodbath many had expected, the tournament has proved a bonanza.

Diamond said he expected the tournament to remain at Westchester for the duration of its association with Barclays.

In the absences of the world No1 Justine Henin-Hardenne and the defending champion Kim Clijsters, many expected the tournament in the Italian capital to be a low-key affair.

Uefa's president, Michel Platini, has suggested the 2022 World Cup should be played across the whole of the Gulf rather than only in Qatar, days after his Fifa counterpart, Sepp Blatter, said he expected the tournament to be moved to the winter.

The Football League's chief executive Shaun Harvey: "We are disappointed by this recommendation as we could have reasonably expected the tournament to be played at the end of our 2021/22 season given that was the basis upon which the tender process was conducted.

With Shelley and Waltman's victory, they became the first winners of the expected annual tournament.

But such regionality has become commonplace and expected for tournaments in the Middle East, which often have to reach beyond their own borders to find Arab players deserving of wild-card opportunities.

"Our guys know what to expect come tournament time; that gives you a little confidence," Auriemma said.

In double elimination play with 30 players, expect the tournament to be about three hours to completion.