sudden-death playoff

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playoff
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ɒf/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɑːf/
an extra game or period of play in a competition played between teams or competitors who both have the same number of points, in order to decide who wins ...
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Through 2014, the ten sudden-death playoffs have yet to advance past the second extra hole.
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Sudden-deathplayoffin 2011 was won on the second extra hole.
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Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to asudden-deathplayoff.
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Should the fourth round fail to produce a winner, all players tied for the lead enter asudden-deathplayoff.
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Many other game shows feature asudden-deathplayoff; usually, the next player to answer a question correctly wins.
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The latter was the first eversudden-deathplayoffin a major.
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At each venue 34 players qualified on 147 and 6 players had asudden-deathplayofffor the remaining five places.
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Sudden-deathplayoffwas played on holes 18 and 10, both par fours.
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Tied matches were extended to asudden-deathplayoffonly if they affected the outcome between the two teams.
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Won in a three-playersudden-deathplayoffon the second extra hole.
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If the scores were tied at the end of the singles matches, the captains competed in asudden-deathplayoff.
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Thesudden-deathplayoffbegan on the 18th hole and ended on the 10th hole.
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Thesudden-deathplayoffbegan on the 18th hole (468 yd.) and ended on the 16th hole (336 yd.).
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Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to asudden-deathplayoff, unless they had could not affect the outcome of the tournament (semi-finals).
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