# Field

> The players entered in a tournament event. The rulebooks never say field, only entrant and draw.

From the rulebook:

>  Each entrant should be entitled to participate in a minimum of two matches. Therefore, players who lose their first matches should have the opportunity to compete in a consolation bracket. In draws of fewer than seven players, a round-robin bracket may be offered. Consolation matches may be waived at the discretion of the tournament director, but this waiver should be in writing on the tournament application.

— [One-wall · Rule 5.3 Consolation matches](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/5.3.md)

## Where it shows up

- [One-wall · Rule 5.3 Consolation matches](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/5.3.md): intro
- [One-wall · Rule 5.8 Eligibility](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/5.8.md): intro
- [Four-wall · Rule 5.3 Consolation matches](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/5.3.md): intro
- [Four-wall · Rule 5.8 Eligibility](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/5.8.md): intro, a

## Related

- [Draw & seeding](https://handball.theperfectship.com/draw.md)
- [Round robin](https://handball.theperfectship.com/round-robin.md)
- [Consolation matches](https://handball.theperfectship.com/consolation.md)
- [Tournament director](https://handball.theperfectship.com/tournament-director.md)

Rules text: United States Handball Association, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/