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Alternative form of ones [(sports) A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).]
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The final featuring those who successfully passed the semifinals, to determine the winner.
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(sports) an appearance in a game (e.g., a player with 10 apps in a season played 10 times)
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(US, sports) a bid for a sports team to participate in a tournament, based on objective performance in prior competition.
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(idiomatic, sports) An athletic contest played away from the teams home field.
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(sports) The final that determines the winner of a competition, where the event also has a small final (consolation final).
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(American football) A postseason football competition, a bowl game (i.e. Rose Bowl, Super Bowl)
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(US, American football) A postseason college football competition.
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(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.
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(US) The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets.
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The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
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A competitive tournament played for money in the sport of curling.
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(US, sports, chiefly basketball) Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.
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(soccer) The highest-level European club football (soccer) tournament, organised by UEFA.
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(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
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(sports) The time of year when no competition takes place.
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(UK, television) A period of time on a Saturday during which football matches may not be broadcast (so as to avoid reduced attendance in person at other football matches that are not being televised).
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(sports) A game in which a win or loss is decisive in determining a player or team's chance of winning the competition.
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(soccer) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
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(England & Wales, soccer) The last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup competition.
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(sports, chiefly soccer, of a player) ineligible to compete in a cup competition due to having previously played for a different team in the same competition in the same season.
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(sports) In a series of sporting fixtures, a match of which the result is irrelevant, the winner of the series having already been determined by earlier results.
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(US, sports) A playoff determining the winning team from a particular division.
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Alternative spelling of double-team [(transitive, sports) In sports involving offensive and defensive teams, to use two defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player.]
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A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
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(sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.
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A rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.
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(nonstandard) One of the eight competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the four quarterfinals.
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Alternative form of eighth final [(nonstandard) One of the eight competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the four quarterfinals.]
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A tiebreaker question in a quiz bowl.
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(basketball, US, informal) The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 8 teams have been eliminated.
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(sports) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
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(sports) A practice game which does not count on a team's record.
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(by extension) A position or venue from which talent is recruited for showing potential.
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(sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
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Alternative spelling of A final [The final featuring those who successfully passed the semifinals, to determine the winner.]
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Alternative spelling of B final [The final featuring those who failed to pass the semifinals onto the A final, to sort out the minor rankings.]
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(basketball, US, informal) The four regional champions of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
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describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
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A member of a first string.
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(sports) A single game of football between two teams.
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(sports) A rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring in and take out players an unlimited number of times.
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(soccer) A game that has no competitive value; an exhibition match
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(ice hockey, US, informal) The four regional champions of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
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(sports) The end of a sporting match.
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(sports) A minor-league prospect.
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By extension, any decision that is put off until a point where it can no longer be delayed.
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(sports, chiefly Australia) The culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams.
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Alternative spelling of grand final [(sports, chiefly Australia) The culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams.]
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(sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.
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(sports, jargon) A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.
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(sports) the stage of a competition where teams in the same group play each other, usually before the knockout stage.
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(chiefly sports) A hall-of-famer.
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(Utah) The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
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The discussion of a sport that happens during the sports off-season.
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(sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
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(sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
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Alternative form of last sixteen [(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain.]
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(sports) A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal
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(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain.
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(baseball) The best-of-seven series of games to determine the winner of each of the National League and the American League.
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(sports) Abbreviation of lucky loser. [(sports) A player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.]
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(sports) Someone who is being loaned, someone playing for another club on loan.
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(sports, Canada, US) pertaining to the top-level competition leagues of the junior age group, above junior AAA
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(competitive fighting) An outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges agree on which fighter won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither fighter won (i.e., a "draw").
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(competitive fighting) an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where the majority of judges (usually two out of three) agree that neither fighter won, while the third judge indicates one fighter being the clear winner on his/her scorecard.
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(sports) The situation where a referee calls out one team in an attempt to make up for a previous call that may have been erroneous.
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(basketball, US) The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.
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(sports) A player whose salary is exempt from capping
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(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
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(sports) The day on which a sporting event takes place.
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(sports) The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.
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(bowling) A knockout competition between two single bowlers.
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(sports) The week in which a sporting event takes place.
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(American football) A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff
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(US sports) A short training session for members of a professional sports team, held before the main preseason training
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An association of sports teams that plays at a level below the major leagues of a sport.
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(sports) the team at the top of the competition ladder before the finals begin.
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(Australian Rules football) The regular season of matches prior to the finals.
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(US) Of or pertaining to a minor league
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(usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
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(idiomatic, sports) In a sporting event, a score of zero to zero.
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(sports) Not included in a given sport's playoffs
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(slang) Alternative spelling of oh for [(sports) A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.]
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A heat in the octafinal round; in single-elimination tournament play, one of 8 heats.
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(sports, US) A match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.
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Alternative form of octafinal [The round in eliminations preceding the quarterfinal round; in single-elimination playoffs, this is the round of 16.]
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(sports) A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
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(sports) a type of elimination playoff series that is a single-game series, to decide who wins the playoff round
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(US, informal, sports) The act of a team making the postseason playoffs but losing the very first game played in it.
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(sports) Involving one attacker and one defender.
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(sports) The first game played in a competition.
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Alternative spelling of playoff [A final game in a series needed to break a tie.]
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(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
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(US) A short series of games to select a league champion.
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(sports, Europe) (also play-out) A relegation playoff; a game or short series of games needed to decide relegation.
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(sports) A grouping/division of competitors containing many highly skilled ones, who need to eliminate each other to proceed to the next round.
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(sports) Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match
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(US, sports) The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).
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Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
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(sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
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(sports) conditional qualification
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(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
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A preliminary stage of a competition.
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Alternative form of quarterfinal [(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.]
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Alternative form of quarterfinal [(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.]
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Somebody or something that appears in a quarter-final of a competition.
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(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
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Alternative form of redshirt (“expendable minor character”) [(US, collegiate sports) An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.]
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(US, collegiate sports) An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
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(sports) The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated.
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(sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
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(sports) The second best team a club has. A team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team.
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(sports) A second match played by the same set of players.
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(US, sports) An athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area.
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(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain.
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(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the round of 16, in which thirty two teams or competitors remain.
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Alternative form of round of 16 [(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain.]
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The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
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(idiomatic, sports) To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.
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(sports) A second or further round of a competition, after other competitors (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.
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(online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
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(sports) A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.
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belonging to the second string of a team
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A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.
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(sports) A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
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(sports, games) The arrangement of positions in a tournament.
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(US, basketball) The Monday in March on which the teams that participate in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament are selected.
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(US, basketball) The Sunday in March on which the teams that participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament are selected.
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Alternative spelling of semifinal [(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.]
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Somebody or something that appears in a semi-final of a competition.
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(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
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(sports) Abbreviation of semifinal. [(sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.]
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(sports) A four-team single-elimination playoff.
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(idiomatic, sports) The early part of a competition’s offseason, where many roster and staff changes are made based on the outcome of the season just concluded.
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(sports) A tournament where the loser of a game or match is eliminated from further competition.
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(sports, plural only) a game between individual players
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(countable, tennis) One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
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(sports) The consolation final, the secondary final to determine rankings of competitors from the semifinals that did not make the big final.
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(sports) Initialism of shootout. [A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.]
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(US) Describing a situation in which a team is split into two to play two games simultaneously
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(journalism) the edition of a newspaper that includes the last version of the sports results to be published for the day (or time block); frequently this is the last edition for the newspaper for the day (or time block)
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(informal, chiefly UK) Chiefly, an exciting part of a sporting event, particularly the final moments of a close game or season.
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(tennis, of a victory or a loss in a match) Achieved in the minimal possible number of sets.
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(soccer) A competition featuring a single game between winners of different cups
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(sports) A deciding match in a situation in which a final takes the form of a group of matches
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(sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
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(basketball, US, informal) The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
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a non-eliminating tournament format.
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(countable) A sport played by two competing teams.
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(sports) A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
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Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
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(sports) Serving as a tiebreaker
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(sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
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(sports, games) The player or team given the highest ranking in a seeded tournament, who has the most favourable draw.
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A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
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A match or race (frequently one exhibition in nature) contested as preparation for a match or race of high stakes.
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(sports, countable) wins
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(sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
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An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.
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Alternative form of world-beater [(idiomatic) Someone or something superior to all others of its sort.]
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