资格赛

qualifying round (in sports)

to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel

square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively

qualifications / seniority

resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense