( semi-finals)
Note: in AM, usually use 'semifinal'
A semi-final is one of the two matches or races in a competition that are held to decide who will compete in the final.
Steve Lewis won the first semi-final.
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The semi-finals is the round of a competition in which these two matches or races are held.
He was beaten in the semi-finals by Chris Dittmar.
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