best of seven
Series deciding format
A best of seven is a competition format where the winner must claim four victories out of a possible seven games or matches.
Common in playoff series for major sports leagues like the NBA and NHL, the format ensures the superior team usually prevails while allowing for dramatic comebacks: The series went to a full seven games.
Also written best-of-seven when used as a modifier: a best-of-seven series.
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- do or dieRequiring total commitment
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
finals · conference finals · semifinals · winner · match · bracket · overtime · clutch · sweep · tiebreaker · decisive · hockey · basketball · baseball · Stanley Cup · World Series · NBA Finals · home ice
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- Competition Formatsround robin, knockout, double elimination, single elimination, league play
- playoff termswild card, semifinal, quarterfinal, final, championship
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, playoff bracket, playoff game
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
- Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe
best of sevenone-and-done
Occurring just once
winner-take-all · sudden death · single elimination · best of three · one-off
best of sevensingle elimination
sudden death · wild card game · play-in game · winner-take-all · do-or-die