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Tournaments such as the Gold Cup and the Club World Cup lost fans as some stayed away from stadiums because they feared potential raids or preferred to show solidarity with the demonstrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Tournaments began as rougher, less “gentlemanly” affairs in which competitors rode against each other with lances and then proceeded to fight with close-quarters weapons ahorse or on foot.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

Tournaments will still be allowed if they don't meet these rules, but they will need to apply for special exception licences directly from Nintendo.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

The prize for the two top qualifying players in both 11-round events: a slot in the 2024 open and women’s eight-player Candidates Tournaments that will identify the next challengers for the world chess titles.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023

I felt a good kind of nervous, the way I did when I played against the good players in the Rucker Tournaments in Harlem.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers