decider

/ dɪˈsaɪdə /

noun

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

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Aspinall battled hard in the decider, reducing the deficit to 9-8 at one stage by winning four out of five legs, but Littler held firm and hit a checkout of 88 to secure his sixth televised title.

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Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered.

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The 29-year-old responded admirably, withstanding three set points to level at 5-5 and maintaining that momentum to wrest control of the tie-break and avoid a decider.

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Who is to blame, and can the Tartan Army dare to start planning trips across the Atlantic with Tuesday's decider against Denmark looming?

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Iraq host the United Arab Emirates in Basra after the first leg of the Asian decider finished 1-1 last Thursday in Abu Dhabi.