single elimination
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- bracketSupport or category
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- championTop competitor, or advocate
loser · winner · round · finals · semifinal · upset · seed · matchup · sudden death · one-and-done · March Madness · playoffs · advancing · defeated · underdog · buzzer · overtime · showdown
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- Competition Formatsbest of three, best of five, best of seven, round robin, knockout
- elimination formatsdouble elimination, sudden death, playoffs, semifinals, quarterfinals
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, playoff bracket, playoff game