decider

/ dɪˈsaɪdə /

noun

1. the point, goal, game, etc, that determines who wins a match or championship

Example Sentences

Anisimova, who hit 17 unforced errors in the second set after just four in the first, improved in the decider and broke Noskova in the sixth game before going on to claim victory.

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World number 52 Tien was leading 4-0 in the decider when Medvedev retired.

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The decider was a record-breaking run-fest, with Australia scoring 412 and India giving the chase a real go, eventually bowled out for 369 with Smriti Mandhana's 125 from 63 balls the highlight.

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Momentum continued to swing in the final set, with the resilient Navarro surviving an early scare before the pair exchanged breaks midway through the decider.

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Although she responded on the first occasion with a break to love, she did not earn another break point until the 10th game - both of which she failed to convert as Pegula forced a decider.

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