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Tiebreaker

For Tiebreaker we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Racquetball, Soccer and Tennis.



Tiebreaker (Racquetball)

The third game of a match, played to 11 points, when a different player or team wins each of the first two games.


Tiebreaker (Soccer)

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.


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Tiebreaker (Tennis)

A method of determining the winner of a set that's tied. The most commonly used is the 13-point tiebreaker, which is won by the player who first wins 7 points, provided that the margin of victory is at least 2 points. This is sometimes called a "lingering death" tiebreaker, on contrast to the sudden death tiebreaker.


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