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countback
noun[ C or U ]
sports mainly UKspecializeduk /ˈkaʊnt.bæk/ us /ˈkaʊnt.bæk/
a method of deciding the winner of a competition when total scores are equal by comparing particular scores, for example scores from an earlier stage in the competition, or the scores on the last few holes in golf:
When fighters are tied after four two-minute rounds, the bout is decided by countback.
The final computer score was even and a countback was necessary.
on countbackShe lost the women's high jump on countback.
on a countbackScotland lost agonisingly to England on a countback.
The 72-hole match ended in a tie at two games each but the countback concluded that Anderson had won.
Barnes came second on a countback from a group of players who all finished with the same score.
In the event of a draw, the decision goes on countback.
All three finished with 34 points, and a countback was needed to separate them.
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