決勝点(けっしょうてん)

けっしょうてん
noun
deciding goal; winning run
sports
1. deciding goal; winning run; winning point
The point that turns out to decide a game: the goal, run, or point that puts the winner ahead for good.
決勝点(けっしょうてん)を決(き)めた。
He scored the winning goal.
九回(きゅうかい)に決勝点(けっしょうてん)が入(はい)った。
The winning run came in the ninth inning.
延長戦(えんちょうせん)の末(すえ)、途中出場(とちゅうしゅつじょう)の選手(せんしゅ)が決勝点(けっしょうてん)を挙(あ)げた。
After extra time, a substitute scored the deciding goal.

Common collocations

  • 決勝点(けっしょうてん)を挙(あ)げる / 決(き)める: to score the winning point
  • 決勝点(けっしょうてん)となる: to prove the deciding point
  • 決勝点(けっしょうてん)を奪(うば)う: to snatch the winning goal

Watch out

決勝点(けっしょうてん) is not "a point in the final." 決勝(けっしょう) on its own means the final (match), but 決勝点(けっしょうてん) can be scored in any game.

Related Words

Related: 追加点(ついかてん) (additional goal or run)
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Added 2026.9.28 2:25 · Revised 2026.9.28 2:27
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