decisive round
Winner-take-all contest
A decisive round is the final round in a boxing or combat sports match that determines the winner when the preceding rounds have been closely contested.
More broadly, any concluding phase of competition or negotiation that settles the outcome: The election's decisive round is next week.
In tournaments, the decisive round may be the championship match or final elimination stage.
- finalLast and decisive
- final showdownDecisive concluding confrontation
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
tiebreaker · elimination · game seven · clutch · championship · championship game · sudden death · winner-take-all · winner takes all · all or nothing · crunch time · down to the wire · last stand · do-or-die · pivotal · critical · endgame · buzzer
decisive roundpreliminary round
Initial elimination stage
qualifying round · opening round · first round · heat · preliminary
decisive roundfriendly match
Non-league sporting contest
tune-up · exhibition · scrimmage · garbage time · formality
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