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A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
definition
A short series of games to select a league champion.
Examples of playoff in a Sentence
Stewart came to the 18th hole needing a birdie to force an 18-hole playoff.
These historical records show, tho, that a playoff berth, let alone promotion, would be just about without precedent.
As things stand, a draw in the game City have in hand will put the bluebirds in the playoff zone.
He took us from mid-table obscurity to playoff victory with a threadbare squad in the space of seven months.
Roy Zhang gets his first SAE Open Section trophy after winning the blitz playoff.
The club has reached the national playoff the last two seasons a sign of the enduring quality of the side.
London beat Oxford 23-14 and Devon had a second playoff against Hampshire to book their places in the semi's.
Durham won the event, beating Cambridge B in the final, while Trinity beat Cambridge A in the 3rd/4th playoff.
Well done to Blackpool too, who beat Leyton Orient in the third division playoff final.
Loren Roberts squandered a five-stroke lead, then won a sudden death playoff over Eduardo Romero to capture the Senior British Open yesterday.
Turkey went on to win the 3rd place playoff by 3-2 against, co-hosts, South Korea.
Phoenix were keen to complete their first âhomeâ win of the season and in so doing complete back-to-back wins over last seasons playoff champions.
That was the day of the third-place playoff in the rugby world cup, an event in which I had absolutely no interest.
Stewart also won at Hazeltine in 1991 after an 18-hole playoff with Scott Simpson, which featured a two-shot swing on the 16th hole.
In a a playoff game against the Boston Celtics, Michael scored 63 points, the record for the most points by one player in a playoff game.
After just one short season with their ailing talent, Carmelo Anthony helped the Nuggets to become a playoff team.