Bye (Noun)
Meaning 1
An automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Since his team didn't show up to compete against them in the tournament bracket, the referees granted the remaining team a bye.
- Owning the top seed entering the sports tournament guaranteed John a bye in the opening match.
- By winning their division title, the team secured a bye in the playoffs to advance directly to the championship round instead of competing in an earlier elimination match.
- Unfortunately for Ben, his recent streak of four victories meant he had to play consecutive matches while others earned a much needed bye during round three.
- In this round-robin competition format, participants also benefited from one automatic bye which granted them rest during one of the scheduling slots, depending on their previously determined seeding matchups during the competition.