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Noun
1. lucky loserSports
Wikipedia definition
2. Lucky loserA lucky loser is a sports player who loses a match in the final qualifying round of a knockout tournament, but who then enters the main draw when another player withdraws after the tournament has started because of illness or injury. The lucky loser then enters the main draw, normally in place of the withdrawn player. This can only happen before all players in the main draw have started their first match in the tournament.
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Other forms
ラッキー・ルーザー

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