countback

British  

/ ˈkaʊntˌbæk /

noun

1. a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores

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Example Sentences

Had they finished in that order, and the rest of the places stayed the same, Lewis Hamilton would have taken the title for McLaren, tied on points with team-mate Fernando Alonso, but winning on results countback.

From BBC

The US-born Swede, who chose to represent his mother's homeland, has not lost a major final since Doha in 2019, where as a teenager he missed out to American Sam Kendricks on countback.

From BBC

Double Olympic champion Duplantis took victory with a first-time clearance over 6m - winning on countback after Greece's Emmanouil Karalis required three attempts to surpass that mark, before both failed at 6.10m.

From BBC

Molly Caudery placed fifth in the women's pole vault after failing to go clear with three attempts at 4.73m, as New Zealand's Olivia McTaggart won on countback as one of four athletes to clear that height.

From BBC

In a competition disrupted by technical issues, Caudery - with a season's best of 4.85m - missed out on a medal on countback after failing to clear 4.75m.

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