サドンデス

さどんです
noun
sudden death (overtime format)
sports
1. sudden death; sudden-death overtime
An overtime format in which the first side to score wins immediately and play ends at once. From English 'sudden death.' Used in soccer, golf playoffs, and various tournaments.
勝負(しょうぶ)はサドンデスになった。
The match went to sudden death.
サドンデスで先(さき)に点(てん)を取(と)ったほうが勝(か)ちだ。
In sudden death, whoever scores first wins.
延長(えんちょう)でも決着(けっちゃく)がつかず、サドンデスで雌雄(しゆう)を決(けっ)した。
Even overtime settled nothing, so they decided it in sudden death.

A loanword naming an overtime rule where the next score ends the game. Contrasts with formats that play out a fixed period before deciding the winner.

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Related: 延長戦(えんちょうせん) (extra innings, overtime, extended play)
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