championship match
Contest for supremacy
A championship match is a contest that determines a title holder—the final or decisive game in a tournament or competition.
The term appears across sports from boxing to tennis to esports: The championship match drew record viewership.
Unlike regular season play, a championship match carries the weight of crowning a champion.
- finalLast and decisive
- title fightMatch for supremacy
- world titleHighest competitive rank globally
- titleFormal honorific or name
- boutLimited stretch of something
tournament · main event · trophy · belt · arena · sold out · pay per view · showdown · fight night · contender · victory · defeat · ringside · crowd · knockout · going the distance · sudden death · referee
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- championshipsfinals, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, grand final, Stanley Cup
- tournament roundsfirst round, second round, third round, final round, opening round
- matchesmatchstick, matchbox, matchbook, matchhead, wooden sticks
- Volleyballvolleyball rules, beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, setter, hitter
championship matchpreliminary round
Initial elimination stage
exhibition match · friendly match · exhibition game · first round · opening round
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