Other terms: "Runner-up", "1st place", "semi-finalist" and other such terms do not qualify for capitalization (except at the beginning of a sentence like this one). ... Hyphenate "runner-up", "semi-finalist" and "quarter-finalist", as they are compound nouns (but usually not fully-compounded – avoid "quarterfinalist").

Does semifinal have a hyphen?

It seems like both are valid spellings, but maybe the dashed form is preferred in Europe, while the dashless one, in North America.

What does semifinal mean?

1 : being next to the last in an elimination tournament. 2 : of or participating in a semifinal. semifinal. noun.