Sentence examples for serious tournament from inspiring English sources

When he began training his daughters, it was widely believed that women could not play serious tournament chess.

Yankees pitcher Derek Lowe was a serious tournament tennis player while growing up in Michigan, and he liked the comparison between Federer's famous backhand and Cano's enviable swing.

It has led many of us to ignore that the Republicans, for all the wackiness, have put on a serious tournament of ideas this time around.

He insists he won't return to playing serious tournament chess, but pulling strings behind the scenes as a coach is the next best thing.

But as Capello swerved the blame for England's heaviest World Cup defeat, at an exit press conference, he surrendered an insight into the kind of cultural failings that have removed their right to be considered serious tournament contenders.

It's impossible to convey here what it's like to play chess in a serious tournament but without I hope dwelling morbidly on Andriasian's ordeal - and to cut a miserable story short, the poor man finished on 0/6 - the details of what happened in the first half may supply some sense of this and the crucial role of luck.

And none of those "incredible players" who have won some "serious tournaments" disagree with Woods and Mickelson.

"There are some guys up there," Woods said, "who have won some serious tournaments around the world".

At 13, Evonne was starting to attract national attention, partly because no other aborigine had ever qualified for serious tournaments, but mostly because of her sheer skill and power.

"If you look at that leader board, there are a lot of guys who have won some serious tournaments around the world," said Woods, who has won four of the last five major championships.

The club calendar is ever-swollen - even pre-season friendlies are now marketed these days as serious tournaments.