playoff round
Postseason tournament bracket
A playoff round is one stage in a postseason tournament where teams compete to advance toward a championship.
Most playoff formats consist of multiple rounds, with losers eliminated at each stage: The team was knocked out in the first playoff round.
In sports like basketball and hockey, a single playoff round may comprise a series of games rather than just one.
- bracketSupport or category
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- do or dieRequiring total commitment
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
conference finals · finals · overtime · fourth quarter · series · knockout · tournament · wildcard · seed · matchup · contender · home court advantage · clinch · upset · buzzer · postseason · victor · advance
- Decisive Momentstiebreaker, sudden death, overtime, gold medal match, grand final
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, semifinals, finals
- Sports Seasonsregular season, preseason, postseason, offseason, season opener
- tournament roundsqualifier, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, knockout stage
- tournament termsbracket, semifinals, quarterfinals, finals, single elimination
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
playoff roundregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
regular season game · exhibition game · preseason game · preseason · friendly match
playoff roundregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
qualifying round · group stage · preliminary round · season opener · early season
playoff roundexhibition
Public display of items
friendly · consolation game · all-star game · pro-am · charity match
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