a tie-breaking procedure; there are two basic methods: a) in Major League Soccer and other North American leagues, the situation is a one-on-one where the attacker takes possession of the ball from 35 yards away, and has to dribble and score against the opposing goalkeeper; b) in international matches, shootouts are determined with penalty kicks; occurs after regular time in Major League Soccer; occurs after extra time in international matches.
A poker event where only each table winners advance to the next round.
an occasion in which the crowd votes on one of two contenders by booing and whistling, proceeding until a winner remains
a special kind of multi-table tournament
a special tournament format in which a number of tables of players each play down to one winner, and then the winners of each table compete in the playoff
penalty-kick tiebreaker in which five players take penalty kicks on both teams against the opposing goalkeeper. If the game is still tied after five kicks, the kicks continue with the remaining members of the teams on a sudden-death basis.
If a game remains tied after three periods and a ten-minute overtime in a game requiring resolution at the Olympics, the game will proceed to a shootout. Each team takes five penalty shots on the opposition's goaltender. The team with the most goals wins. If it remains tied after five shots, the shootout heads into sudden death, with each team trading penalty shot chances until one scores when the other does not.
A tournament where the players continue play on their original starting table until there is only one winner per table. The winner from each table then plays each other for the prize pool.
A tournament format in which a single player ends up with the entire prize money, or in which play continues at each table until only one player remains.
A tournament format where players face each other in parallel ten-player tournaments and the winners of each then face off in another round of ten-player tournaments. Until only one winner remains.
A format in which a single player ends up with the entire prize money in a tournament.
a tie-breaking procedure; occurs after extra time in international matches; occurs after regular time in Major League Soccer; there are two basic methods: a) in international matches, shootouts are determined with penalty kicks; b) in Major League Soccer and other North American leagues, the situation is a one-on-one where the attacker takes possession of the ball from 35 yards away, and has to dribble and score against the opposing goalkeeper.
A tie-breaking procedure used when teams have tied after playing overtime periods. Teams must use players who were on the field at the end of the last overtime period to take five alternating shots at the opposing goal and goalie.
A tie-breaking device that pits one player against the goalkeeper in penalty kicks. The winner is determined after a best-of-five chances alternating with each team. If tied after five, the contest continues with different players until one team scores and the other team doesn't. Used after the teams played two 15-minute halves of overtime and could not end the game with a decisive goal.
A tournament structure in which you have to beat everyone at your table to advance to the final round. The winner of each table then plays a final round that follows a normal freezout format. For example, if you had 18 tables, the 18 table winners would form two tables of nine for the final round. Normally all these players would be "in the money". As players are eliminated they would move players to balance the tables if necessary until there are nine left, which would be the final table.
A method used to break ties after overtime. Teams alternate taking penalty kicks. If the teams remain tied after five penalty kicks apiece, the shootout resumes until one team misses and the other scores.
A tie-breaking device that pits one player against the goalkeeper in either penalty kicks or a breakaway type run from 35 yards away. In both cases, the winner is determined after a best of five chances alternating with each team. If tied after five, the contest continues with different players until one team scores and the other team doesn't. Kicks