host a tournament

Meaning

To organize, provide the venue for, and manage a sports or gaming competition involving multiple players or teams. This can refer to physical sporting events, board game competitions, or esports events.

Examples

• Our local club decided to host a tournament to raise money for charity.

  Our local club decided to host a tournament to raise money for charity.

• The school is going to host a tournament for chess players next weekend.

  The school is going to host a tournament for chess players next weekend.

• They need a massive arena if they want to host a tournament of that scale.

  They need a massive arena if they want to host a tournament of that scale.

• Which country was selected to host the tournament this year?

  Which country was selected to host the tournament this year?

• We are planning to host a tournament for the new fighting game at our local arcade.

  We are planning to host a tournament for the new fighting game at our local arcade.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Our city will make a tournament next month.

  ✓ Our city will host a tournament next month.

  You 'host', 'organize', or 'run' a tournament; you do not 'make' or 'do' a tournament.

• ✗ They want to host a competition of tennis.

  ✓ They want to host a tennis tournament.

  While grammatically possible, 'host a tennis tournament' or 'host a tennis competition' is much more natural than 'competition of tennis'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The gaming café is going to ___ this Saturday, with cash prizes for the winners.

  💡 Organize and run a competitive event.

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  host a tournament

• It takes months of preparation to ___ of this size, with teams flying in from all over the world.

  💡 Manage a large-scale competition.

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  host a tournament