turniiride

Turniiride is the Estonian genitive plural form of turniir, meaning “of tournaments” or “tournaments’.” It is used in Estonian to indicate possession or association with multiple tournaments, and appears in noun phrases such as turniiride korraldamine (the organization of tournaments), turniiride tulemused (tournament results), and turniiride ajakava (tournament schedule). It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form used to link attributes to a group of events.

A tournament is a structured competition in which participants face a series of matches or games under predefined rules. The term covers a wide range of activities, including traditional sports, chess, go, and video game competitions (esports). Tournaments can be organized at local, regional, national, or international levels, and may employ various formats, such as single-elimination, double-elimination, round-robin, or Swiss-system pairings. Organizers specify rules, eligibility, schedules, and scoring methods, and publish results and summaries in official communications that may reference turniiride when discussing multiple events.

In usage, turniiride often appears in official documents, media reports, or event listings dealing with more than one tournament. It also functions inside compound phrases describing aspects that pertain to several events—such as turniiride eeskirjad (rules for tournaments), turniiride rahastus (funding of tournaments), or turniiride tulemuste kokkuvõte (summary of tournament results). While the form is primarily a grammatical construction, it signals the collective domain of multiple tournaments rather than a single event.