- In Weight Lifting, the tie breaker winner is the one with a lower body weight.
- In High Jump and Pole Vault, the tie breaker winner is the one with less misses.
- In a knock out game in Soccer, a tied game in regulation time goes into overtime.
If the overtime does not produce a winner, Penalty Kicks are taken to break the tie. - In Ice Hockey, a tied game in regulation time goes into overtime.
If the overtime does not produce a winner, Penalty Shootouts are taken to break the tie. - In a knock out game in Golf, a tied game after 72 holes goes into a “Sudden Death” play (of one or more extra holes).
- In most Tennis championships, a tied set with 6 games each goes into the Tie breaker game (of 12 or more points, with the winner needing two more points). Thus, the final score would be marked 7-6 (followed by the points in the Tie Breaker).
- Some Tennis Championships do not allow Tie Breaker in the fifth and final set. Some games with a long set (with 20 or more games) leave the players and viewers exhausted.
No Tie
- In Basketball, a tied game continues with one or more overtime.
- In Baseball, a tied game continues with one or more extra innings.
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