zhǒng​zi​duì

seeded team

Senses

种子队/ 種子隊 zhǒng​zi​duì (also zhǒng​zǐ​duì) seeded team

a strong team given a favorable position in a tournament bracket to prevent top competitors from being eliminated early; specifically a team that may skip early rounds and advance directly to play winners of the first round.

种子队/ 種子隊 zhǒng​zi​duì qualified team

a sports team that has won the right to participate in a competition or meet

References

classifier 种子队/種子隊 支/支