tournament
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In his last tournament before this week's Northern Ireland Open, Allen missed a match-winning black off its spot in the World Championship semi-final against eventual champion Wu Yize.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
O'Sullivan will also not be able to replace his earnings with another run at the event, after the tournament, which offered the highest prize money outside of UK-based competitions, was abolished in April.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Soccer created its own women’s tournament, the SheBelieves Cup, which not only produced much-needed revenue, but gave Ellis’ team the chance to play top-ranked foes including England, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Even though the tournament ended only three days ago, the soccer paraphernalia feels like a forsaken Christmas tree wilting in February.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
The tournament director continued to make calculations, finally looking up and declaring that Bisguier had won.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
With earnings from chess tournaments, he bought his first computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It should be noted he has cited medical reasons or the need to prioritise his mental health for his withdrawals from several tournaments in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
O'Sullivan has had a quiet start to the 2026-27 season, with a run to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open the only significant result in his five tournaments to date.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Trump, a frequent golf player, has talked for months about redeveloping it, hoping to build a course that could host major golf tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
He'd won tournaments and competitions and had been trying to get Ms. Wockley to convince Mr. Jarrett to start a gaming league at the school.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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