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Playoff vs Quarterfinal - What's the difference?

playoff | quarterfinal |

As nouns the difference between playoff and quarterfinal

is that playoff is a final game in a series needed to break a tie while quarterfinal is one of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

playoff

English

Alternative forms

(wikipedia playoff) * play-off

Noun

(en noun)
  • A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
  • (US) A short series of games to select a league champion.

    • See also

    *play off ----

    quarterfinal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * quarter final * quarter-final

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

    • Synonyms

    * last eight * quarter

    Derived terms

    * quarterfinalist

    Related terms

    * final * semifinal