noun
1 competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ major
▪ international , national , regional , state , world
▪ British , European , US , etc.
▪ club , conference , division , league , team
▪ junior
▪ basketball , swimming , tennis , etc.
▪ back-to-back ( AmE )
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP
▪ hold , host
▪
The ~s are to be held in Rome.
▪ compete in , take part in
▪
Over thirty children will compete in the swimming ~s.
▪ win
▪
She has won four major ~s in the last five years.
▪ lose
CHAMPIONSHIP + VERB
▪ take place
CHAMPIONSHIP + NOUN
▪ bout , fight , final , game , match ( esp. BrE ), race , round
▪ competition , event , meet ( AmE ), tournament
▪ contender
▪ title , winner
▪ run ( AmE )
▪
During the team's ~ run last season, he played in 22 games.
▪ season , series (both AmE )
▪ squad , team
▪ calibre/caliber ( AmE )
▪ belt , ring ( AmE ), trophy
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
I saw him play at last year's tennis ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the teams in the ~
2 position/title of champion
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP
▪ hold
▪
Who holds the ~ at the moment?
▪ capture , claim , clinch , earn , take , win
▪
He's won the ~ for the third time in a row.
▪ lose
▪ defend
▪ regain
▪ retain
▪
She managed to retain the ~.
▪ celebrate
▪
The Red Sox celebrated their ~ with an extraordinary four-hour parade.