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tiebreaker::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | extra time, overtime |
Examples of tiebreaker
tiebreaker
The Steelers hold the tiebreaker over the Ravens and are at Cleveland on Sunday.
From the sacbee.com
After a 62-minute delay, Nadal saved the point and took the set to a tiebreaker.
From the chron.com
If necessary, the tiebreaker category will be included to determine the winners.
From the freep.com
The No. 17-seeded Schiavone rallied from a 2-love deficit to win the tiebreaker.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The second tiebreaker is fewest misses from beginning to end of the competition.
From the denverpost.com
The Swarm holds the tiebreaker after winning the season series over the Mammoth.
From the denverpost.com
Isner had nine of his 20 aces in the third set, including two in the tiebreaker.
From the timesunion.com
The first playoff tiebreaker for the trio is combined record against each other.
From the usatoday.com
The Rockies reached the playoffs by beating San Diego in a wild-card tiebreaker.
From the sportingnews.com
- Overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
- In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.
- (Tie-breakers) If two players have matching high cards, their next highest card determines the winner. Similarly, if players have matching hands of one pair, two pair, etc., the next highest cards in each player's hand is used to determine the winner. This card is called a "kicker. ...
- A way to choose the winner of a match when teams are tied after overtime; in FIFA tournament play, a series of penalty kicks are taken by players from both teams, and the team that scores on more of them is declared the winner.
- In folkstyle, a tiebreaker refers to the 30-second sudden death period that is wrestler if two wrestlers are still tied after a two-minute overtime period. The wrestler winning the coin flip will be able to choose up, down or force his opponent to choose up or down. ...
- A method of determining the winner of a "tie game" using a series of penalty kicks.
- Device used in competitions and promotions to decide winner/s from a larger number of candidates. Usually takes the form of a skill such as writing a slogan or completing a question.
- An extra game played to decide who will win when both players have six games each.
- This is the third game of a match.
