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elimination match

[/ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən mætʃ/]
nounpl: elimination matches
partida de eliminação
1. A competition or game format where a participant or team is removed from further play upon losing, with no second chances
In the tournament's elimination match, the losing team was immediately disqualified.
Na partida de eliminação do torneio, o time perdedor foi imediatamente desqualificado.
2. A professional wrestling match where the winner is determined by pinfall, submission, or count-out, and the loser is removed from a larger competition
The wrestlers competed in an elimination match at WrestleMania.
Os lutadores competiram em uma partida de eliminação na WrestleMania.
Synonyms
knockout matchsingle-elimination matchdo-or-die match
Antonyms
round-robin matchgroup stage matchconsolation match

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
partida de eliminação
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
jogo de eliminação
alternative common usage
Portugal
jogo de eliminação
commonly used in Portuguese sports terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

sudden death
win or go home
do-or-die situation
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