tiebreak
Settles a draw
A tiebreak is a method for determining a winner when competitors are tied.
In tennis, a tiebreak is a special game played when a set reaches 6-6, with points counted numerically until one player wins by two with at least seven.
More broadly, any procedure that resolves a deadlock: The coin flip served as a tiebreak.
Also spelled tie-break or tiebreaker.
Contest deciding advancement
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- runoffExcess water drainage
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
Decisive final point
- setpointPredetermined control value
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- deucePair on dice
- serveAttend to needs
breakpoint · rally · receiver · changeover · Wimbledon
Force upon contact
- nervesTense apprehension
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
playoff
Contest deciding advancement
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- runoffExcess water drainage
elimination · knockout · clincher · showdown
matchpoint
Decisive final point
serve · breakpoint · rally · receiver · changeover · Wimbledon
pressure
Force upon contact
- nervesTense apprehension
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
stalemate
Mutual obstruction preventing progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
draw · parity · standoff · logjam · equilibrium · level · even · split · locked · knotted
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- tiebreakerssudden death, penalty shootout, overtime, extra innings, penalty kicks
- tennis rulesfoot fault, scoring, let, fault, deuce
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- game strategiesoffense, defense, counterattack, formation, positioning