So theres the final, semi final, quarter final then … What is it called?
Achtelfinale
The round of 16.
That just sounds wrong though and doesn’t follow the naming convention of what comes after.
But that is what it’s called. E.g., the FIFA World Cup 2023 brackets.
‘Round of 8’, which others have suggested, doesn’t follow the convention, either, because that would be ‘eighth final’.
I remember it like this:
Finals - 1 match - 2 participants
Semifinals - 2 matches - 4 participants
Quarterfinals - 4 matches - 8 participants
Round of 16 - 8 matches - 16 participants
Round of 32 - 16 matches - 32 participants
In every round, half of the participants are eliminated and the other half moves on. Also the number of matches is reduced by a half every round.
If we followed the convention it would be the Octal final be that does not sound right in English. So, round of 16 is used.
Other correct possibilities:
Semi-Quarter Final.
Quarter-Semi Final.
Semi-Semi-Semi Final.
Hemi-demi-semi final?
semi-quarter final is the only one I’ve heard IRL
Octal refers to base eight. If we followed the convention it would be the eighth-final.
In Spanish they say “Octavos de Final”, which literally means “Eighths of Final”. I would probably say Eighths Final. And following that logic you would get Sixteenths Final, Thirty-seconds Final, etc.
Same in French, huitième de finale
And in Swedish as well - åttondelsfinal.
Same in czech - osmifinále
Last 16
Sweet 16 going by March Madness lingo
Sometimes, the round of 8.
But it’s the round of 16, because there are 16 teams.
You right.
I think there’s supposed to be an s at the end, as in eights. To follow the logic of semis, quarters, eights. But that’s rare in English. Most just call it round of 16
