The irony was that all had jumped higher in previous competitions.

The bank of pale purple moving above you to the left was a winner in the previous competition to this.

The total number of participants are decreased compared to previous competitions.

This required a reduction from the eight teams that were present in each of the previous competitions.

She had won 11 of her previous 12 Olympic-style competitions.

National teams qualify for a division based on their performance in the previous competition.

This is the first time she has won the championship, taking second and third places in previous competitions.

I believe that was in the nature of whatever previous competitions she set up.

"I heard the other contestants, and they were if anything stronger than those in previous competitions."

It meant bad weather played a bigger part than in any of the previous four competitions.