Repechage

Example of a wrestling tournament using a repechage bracket with two 3rd-place finishers without crossover. Competitors losing to finalists ALFA (bold blue) and VICTOR (bold italic red) compete for bronze medals.[1]
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Repechage (/ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ/ ⓘ REP-ish-AHZH, UK also /ˈrɛpɪʃɑːʒ/ REP-ish-ahzh; French: repêchage [ʁəpɛʃaʒ] ⓘ, lit. 'fishing out' or 'rescuing') is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system.

  1. ^ "Wrestling Repechage system explained". Sportskeeda. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-14.