championship game
Season's ultimate contest
A championship game is the final contest in a tournament or season that determines the overall winner.
It typically features the top two remaining competitors or teams after elimination rounds or regular-season play: The championship game drew record television ratings.
In American sports, it often caps a playoff series: They finally made it to the championship game after years of rebuilding.
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- trophyAward for winning
- titleFormal honorific or name
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- Super BowlPro football championship
victory · winner takes all · showdown · do or die · overtime · rivalry · stadium · home field advantage · halftime · buzzer · clutch · underdog · dynasty · crown · semifinals · tournament · contender · upset
- Big GamesSuper Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, Olympic final
- championship gamesgrand final, cup final, title match, finals series, gold medal match
- championshipsfinals, title match, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, grand final
- Decisive Momentsfinal round, tiebreaker, sudden death, overtime, gold medal match
- Epic Sports MomentsSuper Bowl, title fight, gold medal match, overtime thriller, buzzer beater
- live eventsconcert, concerts, rugby match, cricket match, tennis match
championship gameregular season game
Standard competitive match
exhibition game · preseason game · scrimmage · friendly match · pickup game
championship gameexhibition game
Non-competitive preparatory match
preseason game · exhibition match · friendly · scrimmage · friendly match
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