Death that occurs unexpectedly and instantaneously or shortly after the onset of symptoms. The most common underlying reason for patients dying suddenly is cardiovascular disease - in particular, coronary heart disease.
A form of play off where the first player to win a hole wins the match.
A form of play-off in strokeplay competitions used when one or more players tie with the same score. The first person to win a hole outright is the winner; with more than 2 players, a process of elimination is involved.
(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
A time period in a game of chess in which all remaining moves must be completed. The rate of play required by many international tournaments is 40 moves in two hours, followed by 20 moves in one hour, and then half an hour extra for the rest of the game. The third and last part of this time control is known as sudden death, and does not require adjournment. Category: Glossary 1 visitor(s) thought this was helpful. Do you
This term refers to the death of a person resulting from an abrupt loss of heart function.
An extra round or rounds of competition held to resolve a contest that has resulted in a tie, e.g. a jump-off in the high jump or pole vault.
The continuation of a tied game into sudden death overtime in which the team scoring first (by safety, field goal, or touchdown) wins.
death that occurs unexpectedly or immediately after onset of symptoms.
A period of play taking place when a game is still tied after the deep pool's single overtime period or a shallow bottom pool's double overtime period in which the first team to score is delcared the winner.
A method of resolving a gold-medal contest in the Olympic Games that has resulted in a tie by playing a fourth round in which the first person to score is the winner.
A type of playoff among tied individuals or teams at the completion of a competition. As soon as a team or individual makes the highest score on a hole, they are eliminated from play.
When in a match or stroke competition the score is tied after completing the round, play continues until one player wins a hole
Sometimes both players will win at the same time. In this case, you play a shorter version of the Pokémon game called "Sudden Death" (using only 1 Prize each instead of 6).
overtime play when the score is tied at the end of the last regular chukker, the first team to score wins.
an overtime period of play where the first contestant to score is declared the winner of the event.
Cardiac arrest caused by an irregular heartbeat. The term "death" is somewhat misleading, because some patients survive.
An overtime period in which the first contestant to score is declared the winner of the contest
Death that occurs less than one hour from the onset of a cardiac event and is unexpected. Sudden death usually is caused by an abnormal heart rhythm (ventricular fibrillation) that develops during a heart attack. Thanks to modern community emergency medical services, up to one-quarter of such fatalities can be avoided by emergency squads performing external defibrillation before the heart attack victim is transported to the hospital.
Type of overtime period in which the first goal scored by a team ends the game and determines the winner.
a type of overtime where the first goal scored by a team ends the game and gives that team the victory; most overtime in soccer is not sudden death.
A playoff in which the first golfer to win a hole also wins the match or tournament.
Sudden death (or a sudden death round) is a way of providing a winner for a contest or game (typically a sport) which would otherwise end in a tie. It provides a victor for the contest without a specific amount of time being required, usually by making the first team or participant scoring in the additional time of play the winner. Sudden death is often referred to as sudden victory in the official jargon of sports utilizing it to avoid the generally negative context of "death".
Sudden Death is a 1995 action movie, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. It also features Powers Boothe, Dorian Harewood and Raymond J. Barry, and is directed by Peter Hyams.
For other uses of the term, see Sudden death (disambiguation).
Sudden Death is a comedy rap trio from Hardyston, New Jersey consisting of vocalists Tom "Devo Spice" Rockwell, Steve "Piles" Fernino, and Thom "Professor Pastronamy" Uliasz.
