tiebreaker

• Sustantivo que designa un período de juego adicional o una ronda decisiva que se utiliza para determinar al ganador cuando un partido o competición termina empatado, común en deportes como el tenis o el fútbol.

A noun referring to an extra period of play or a decisive round used to determine the winner when a game or match ends in a tie, commonly used in sports such as tennis and soccer.

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   An extra game, round, or period of play used to determine the winner when scores are equal.

   Partido o ronda de desempate

   • The match went to a tiebreaker after both players won six games each.
   • In soccer, a penalty shootout is used as a tiebreaker.
   • The tiebreaker decided the championship winner.

   Sinónimosovertimesudden death