Rubber Match Definition

Rubber match posted by bruce kahl on september 11 2003.

Rubber match definition. Rubber match plural rubber matches a sporting event at the end of a series in which the opponents are tied in terms of events won and lost. A rubber match or rubber game is a match where the winner of that match wins the series. Rubber match wordreference english dictionary questions discussion and forums. Information and translations of rubber match in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

Referring to a tie breaking game as a rubber match is common in a variety of sports and games from bridge to baseball. In a three game series tied at one game a piece the third match is the rubber match. The red sox having lost the opener and won the second game lost the rubber match against the twins. The final and deciding game between two tied teams opponents.

Posted by henry on september 11 2003. Most sources date the use of the term rubber to refer to a tie breaker as far back as 1599 and the term had migrated to card games by the 18th century. Rubber definition a highly elastic solid substance light cream or dark amber in color polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants especially hevea and ficus species.