Quadrangular

Definitions

A competition involving four participants or teams.

Equivalents

Examples

“With his winning shot put⟳ and discus marks in the quadrangular, Banich joined three other Bruins who have⟳ qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in June at Baton Rouge, La.”

“"The PCA president and chief executive seem to have⟳ forgotten that not only were they signed up to Stanford's $20m match⟳ but that just this month they gave in principle support⟳ to a five-year deal⟳ for the quadrangular," said one ECB insider.”

“Quadrangulars are a very rare format, and the only real precedent is St Petersburg 1895-96, with the world champion, Emanuel Lasker, the former champion Wilhelm Steinitz, Russia’s Mikhail Chigorin and USA’s Harry Pillsbury.”

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