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What is a countback?

What is a countback? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sports) A procedure used to determine which of two equal finishers is the winner, based on past performance
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This month's event was no exception and in the tightest of finishes, Ber Shelly emerged as the victor on a countback.
England's Ian Peel and Chris Dean took silver in the same event after losing out to Australia on a countback.
He still had to wait out a countback with Jim Munns, the B Flight winner before he knew he had copped the big prize of the day.
This website has also learned that the countback rule itself is to be reviewed as a result of the mix-up.
After drawing level on points with a desperate last flurry in the closing seconds of the final round, Lee was beaten on a countback of the punches thrown.
Graham Holmes continued a tour de force of Pattaya Golf with yet another Flight victory, this a countback over Steve Weller.

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