noun
- plural of countback; a method of determining a winner in a competition by comparing scores at earlier stages when final scores are tied
Usage: chiefly British; used in sports and games
Examples
- The chess tournament used countbacks to resolve the tied positions between the two finalists.
- In darts, countbacks are applied when players finish with identical scores.
- The rules specified that countbacks would determine the winner if the match ended in a draw.
- Several competitors were eliminated through countbacks in the final round.