tie-breaker
noun[C]
(alsotie breaker)uk/ˈtaɪˌbreɪ.kər/us/ˈtaɪˌbreɪ.kɚ/(UKalsotie-break)extraplayat the end of agameorstagein agame, or anextraquestionat the end of aquiz, when both or allteamsorplayershave the samepoints, todecidewho is thewinner:
TheSpaniardwonthe fourth-set tie-breaker.
As atiebreaker, weaskedeveryone toguessthepriceof thevase.
Shemissedonly one firstservein the tie-break.
- Neitherplayerplayedwell in thefinaltie-breaker.
- Theyneededtowina onegametiebreakerwith Minnesota lastnighttodeterminethedivisionchampionship.
- Answers to the tie-breakquestionmay notexceed50 words.
Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in handidiom
- added time
- bracket
- cup tie
- elimination
- event
- final
- full time
- half
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- quarter
- semifinal
- shootout
- squeaky-bum time
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory