semifinal

Noun

(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

Japanese Meaning

スポーツ大会において、決勝戦に進む前の段階で、残り4チームまたは4選手が対戦する試合、すなわち準決勝を指す。

After upset victories all week, the underdog team earned a spot in the semifinal and shocked the fans.

番狂わせの勝利が続き、下馬評を覆したチームは準決勝進出を果たして観客を驚かせた。

Sense（1）

(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

Sense（2）

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

semifinals

（ plural ）