Championship
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In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system, a competitor has to challenge the current champion to win the championship. A competitor (called number 1 contender) can challenge the current champion after defeating other challengers. This form of championship is used in individual head-to-head competitions and is particularly associated with combat sports such as wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts.
Tournament system
The term championships (in the plural) is often used to refer to
A variation of the knockout format is the "best-of-X" or series format where two teams face each other for a specified number of times until one team wins the majority of specified games, most of the time the remaining games are not played anymore; only then is the losing team eliminated from contention and the winning team advances to the next level. This format is predominant in American sports such as baseball, ice hockey and basketball, and on test cricket.
League system
Championships in various sports, including rugby union and soccer use a league system in which all competitors in the league play each other, either once or a number of times. This is also known as a round robin system.
Hybrid systems
Some competitions use a hybrid system that combines traits of two or more of these systems.
Tournament of Champions system
The game show
Playoff system
In many sport leagues, a playoff system is used to determine a championship winner. Teams compete in a
In the
Season system
In sports such as motor racing, a season consists of a number of individual races, with points being awarded for finishing in the top positions. At the end of the season, the driver/team with the most points wins the championship. Examples include
See also
- Championship (professional wrestling)
- Championship (dog)
- Champion
References
- ^ Holder, Stephen; Walder, Seth (January 21, 2024). "NFL playoff conference title games: Lions-49ers, Chiefs-Ravens". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ Bowman, Emma (January 28, 2024). "What to know about the NFL conference championship games". NPR. Retrieved February 26, 2024.