sudden victory
Swift decisive win
Sudden victory is a tiebreaker format where the first to score wins immediately, ending the contest.
Common in overtime periods of sports like football and hockey: The game went to sudden victory after regulation ended in a draw.
Also called sudden death, though sudden victory puts a positive spin on the outcome.
- clincherFact that settles matters
- knockout blowStrike causing unconsciousness
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- comebackRecovery after decline
- come from behindOvercome a deficit
win · triumph · decisive · coup de grâce · game changer · landslide · plot twist · buzzer-beater · deus ex machina · ambush · poetic justice · shock · out of nowhere · fluke · overtime · tiebreaker · finale · reversal
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- close winsphoto finish, buzzer beater, squeaker, nail biter, close call
- showdownsshowdown, face-off, faceoff, confrontation, duel
- walk-offswalk-off hit, walk-off homer, walk-off single, walk-off grand slam
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