tie-breaks
Sudden death rounds
Tie-breaks is the plural of tie-break, a method or round of play used to determine a winner when competitors are level.
In tennis, a tie-break is a special game played when a set reaches 6-6.
More broadly, any deciding factor that resolves a deadlock: The committee used seniority as a tie-break.
Also spelled tiebreaks or tie-breakers.
Contest deciding advancement
- sudden deathInstant-win tiebreaker format
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- deciding setFinal game after split
extra time · penalty kicks · golden goal · decider · runoff · elimination · championship point · match point
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- casting voteVote that breaks ties
- runoff electionDeciding vote between finalists
- coin tossRandom two-outcome selection
recount · impasse · gridlock · hung jury · split vote · preferential voting · ranked choice
Premier grass-court championship
- final setLast game determines winner
- serve rotationSequence of servers
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- deucePair on dice
playoff
Contest deciding advancement
- sudden deathInstant-win tiebreaker format
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
deciding set · extra time · penalty kicks · golden goal · decider · runoff · elimination · championship point · match point · final round
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- casting voteVote that breaks ties
- runoff electionDeciding vote between finalists
coin toss · recount · impasse · gridlock · hung jury · split vote · preferential voting · ranked choice
Wimbledon
Premier grass-court championship
- final setLast game determines winner
- serve rotationSequence of servers
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
deuce · advantage · set point · Federer · Djokovic · fifth set
tie-breaksties
Connections or neckwear
draws · deadlocks · stalemates · dead heats · impasses