Tiebreaker games

Tiebreaker games are extra games used to resolve ties in the standings at a tournament.

If two teams are tied, a single game or "half game" is typically played. For situations involving more than two teams, multiple games or fractional games are necessary, with teams seeded into them using a statistic. NAQT has specific requirements for tiebreakers at its flagship events and has prepared schemes for resolving ties involving up to eight teams.

It is not always necessary to break a tie. Ties may be broken for advancement into playoffs or finals, to give out trophies that have been ordered in advance, or simply if the tournament director prefers to have a complete, unique ranking of the teams.

Tournaments that ended in a tie

• 2008 Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open (technically ended on bonus conversion)
• 2008 MCMNT St. Olaf mirror
• 2008 Ottawa Schoolreach League final
• 2007 NAQT SCT South (DII)
• 2007 Ottawa Hybrid Tournament
• 2007 TTGT11 Maryland mirror
• 2006 Ghetto Warz III