With World Cup fever sweeping across the globe, we decided to have some fun and run our very own ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features’ to find out what your favorite feature is, once and for all.
Keep reading through this blog to see which features made it through the Group Stage and all the way to the Final.
Group Stage
Group A #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
AutoSuggest was the clear winner of Group A, with Batch Tasks overcoming the odds to finish in second place.
Group B #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
It was a close battle in Group B, with SDL AppStore Apps and QA Checker jointly topping the group. A coin toss was carried out to determine who would finish first in the group, with SDL AppStore Apps coming out on top.
Group C #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
No surprises in Group C, with Merge Segments and AutoCorrect making it through to the knockout stages.
Group D #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
A shock in Group D, as popular feature upLIFT Fuzzy Repair, was knocked out. As Project Templates and Auto-Propagation finished joint top, a coin toss was again used to determine the group winner. Project Templates won the coin toss to finish first in Group D.
Group E #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
Group E went with the form book, as AnyTM and File Type Preview progressed to the next round.
Group F #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 25, 2018
Nothing could separate upLIFT Fragment Recall and Advanced Display Filter in Group F, so a coin toss was again used to decide who finished first and second. upLIFT Fragment Recall won the coin toss and therefore topped Group F.
Group G #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
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Concordance Search was the runaway winner of Group G, with QuickMerge taking second place.
Group H #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
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In a very closely contested Group H, Real Time Preview ended up winning the group. There was a nothing to choose between Track Changes and Reverse Language Pairs, but at the last minute, Track Changes took second place.
Knockout Round of 16
With the Group Stage winners and runners-up decided, we moved onto the first knockout stage – The Round of 16.
AutoSuggest vs QA Checker
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 1: AutoSuggest vs QA Checker
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
AutoSuggest was the winner of a hotly contested first knockout round match. Unfortunately, this was the end of the road in the competition for QA Checker.
Batch Tasks vs SDL AppStore Apps
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 2: Batch Tasks vs SDL AppStore Apps
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
In other very close match, Batch Tasks took the victory to progress to the Quarter-Finals.
Merge Segments vs Project Templates
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 3: Merge Segments vs Project Templates
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
In a dominant display, Merge Segments saw off the challenge of Project Templates to be the next feature to make it into the Quarter-Finals.
AutoCorrect vs Auto-Propagation
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 4: AutoCorrect vs Auto-Propagation
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
In a shock result, Auto-Propagation knocked out one of the favorites to win the competition.
AnyTM vs Advanced Display Filter
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 5: AnyTM vs Advanced Display Filter
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
This match was extremely even, one which either feature could have won. However, Advanced Display Filter just had enough firepower to knockout AnyTM and reach the Quarter-Finals.
File Type Filter Preview vs upLIFT Fragment Recall
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 6: File Type Filter Preview vs upLIFT Fragment Recall
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
No surprises in this match, as upLIFT Fragment Recall advanced to the Quarter-Finals.
Concordance Search vs Track Changes
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 7: Concordance Search vs Track Changes
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
This was a dominant victory for Concordance Search, who progressed to the Quarter-Finals at the expense of Track Changes.
QuickMerge vs Real Time Preview
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features – Knockout Round of 16
Match 8: QuickMerge vs Real Time Preview
The winner qualifies for tomorrow’s Quarter Final. It’s time to get voting! #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 26, 2018
In the final match of the Round of 16, QuickMerge overcame tough opposition to make the Quarter-Finals.
Quarter-Finals
So we were now down to the final eight features, but which features would progress to the Semi-Finals?
AutoSuggest vs Batch Tasks
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features! It’s time for the Quarter-finals.
Quarter-final 1: AutoSuggest vs Batch Tasks
Vote for your favorite feature. The winning feature will progress to tomorrow’s Semi-final #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 27, 2018
Another fantastic performance from the competition favorite, as AutoSuggest was the first team to progress to the Semi-Finals.
Merge Segments vs Auto-Propagation
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features! It’s time for the Quarter-finals.
Quarter-final 2: Merge Segments vs Auto-Propagation
Vote for your favorite feature. The winning feature will progress to tomorrow’s Semi-final #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 27, 2018
Matches do not get much closer than this. After a close battle, it was Merge Segments who picked up the win and a place in the Semi-Finals.
Advanced Display Filter vs upLIFT Fragment Recall
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features! It’s time for the Quarter-finals.
Quarter-final 3: Advanced Display Filter vs upLIFT Fragment Recall
Vote for your favorite feature. The winning feature will progress to tomorrow’s Semi-final #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 27, 2018
This was the Quarter-Final’s ‘Clash of the Titans.’ The match started off evenly, but upLIFT Fragment Recall ended up taking the victory and advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Concordance Search vs QuickMerge
World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features! It’s time for the Quarter-finals.
Quarter-final 4: Concordance Search vs QuickMerge
Vote for your favorite feature. The winning feature will progress to tomorrow’s Semi-final #xl8 #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 27, 2018
After dominating the Group Stage and Round of 16, this was another big victory for Concordance Search who must now be seen as one of the favorites to win the ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features.’
Semi-Finals
This is the business end of the competition. Four teams remained but only two could reach the ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features’ Final.
AutoSuggest vs Merge Segments
We are down to the final 4 features in the #WorldCupofTradosFeatures ????
It’s Semi-Final time!
Semi-Final 1: AutoSuggest vs Merge Segments
Vote to send your favorite feature into tomorrow’s Final #xl8
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 28, 2018
The pre-competition favorite makes the final! AutoSuggest sees off a spirited challenge from Merge Segments to book a place in the Final. But who will AutoSuggest face?
upLIFT Fragment Recall vs Concordance Search
We are down to the final 4 features in the #WorldCupofTradosFeatures
It’s Semi-Final time!
Semi-Final 2: upLIFT Fragment Recall vs Concordance Search
Vote to send your favorite feature into tomorrow’s Final #xl8
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 28, 2018
Concordance Search has reached the Final! Many tipped upLIFT Fragment Recall to make it to the final, but it was not to be. Concordance Search will now play AutoSuggest for a chance to be crowned the winner of the ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features.’
Final
This is it! After a fantastic competition, we are down to the final two features. Who will win the ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features’? It’s time to find out…
AutoSuggest vs Concordance Search
This is it! It’s time for the Final of the #WorldCupofTradosFeatures ????
????AutoSuggest vs Concordance Search
Your votes will decide the winner. You have until 4pm BST to vote for your favorite.
Good luck to both features #xl8
— SDL Trados (@sdltrados) June 29, 2018
An upset in the Final as AutoSuggest is beaten by Concordance Search. A close match which went back and forth, with both features in the lead at one point. However, Concordance Search continued its good form and was crowned the ‘2018 World Cup of SDL Trados Studio Features Winner.’
Thank you to everyone who voted for their favorite feature, we had over 400 votes in total. Now we wait to see who will win the ‘World Cup of SDL Trados Features’ in 2022.
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