unseeded
adjective
un·seed·ed
ˌən-ˈsē-dəd 
: not seeded: such as
a
: having no seeds
unseeded fruit
b
: not seeded (see seed entry 2 sense 4b) among the contestants in a competition (such as a tennis tournament)
… ninth-seeded Lindsay Davenport lost quickly, in 65 minutes, to unseeded Julie Halard of France.—
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The rising star prevailed this time as the unseeded Spizzirri topped No. 4 McDonald 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 for his first Challenger title in three finals before a sellout crowd of some 700 at the Barnes Center on Sunday.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Chanhassen received the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will take on unseeded Rochester Century/John Marshall at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Century qualified for state with a 4-1 win against Lakeville South in the Section 1AA championship game.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2024
Kudos to the unseeded Russian pair, Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, for making the final four.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The unseeded pairings will be drawn first, with the process then repeated for the seeded pairings, starting from the teams ranked 15 and 16.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Chanhassen received the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will take on unseeded Rochester Century/John Marshall at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Century qualified for state with a 4-1 win against Lakeville South in the Section 1AA championship game.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2024
Kudos to the unseeded Russian pair, Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, for making the final four.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The unseeded pairings will be drawn first, with the process then repeated for the seeded pairings, starting from the teams ranked 15 and 16.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unseeded
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“Unseeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseeded. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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