qualifier
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ər/ us/ˈkwɑː.lə.faɪ.ɚ/
(COMPETITION)
初胜的人（或队），入围者
a team or person who has won part of a competition and is therefore competing in the next part of it
The qualifiers from the first round will advance to the quarter final. 通过第一轮比赛者将进入四分之一决赛。
预赛，淘汰赛
a game from which the winner will go on to compete in the next part of a competition
Belgium and Italy are playing in tonight's qualifier. 比利时队和意大利队将在今晚的预赛中相遇。
(GRAMMAR)
language specialized修饰词，修饰语;限定语
in grammar, a word or phrase that limits the meaning of another word or phrase, or makes it less general, such as an adjective or adverb