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repechage - n., (Athl.) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats compete, with the winner advancing to the finals.
Used in several sports, most notably rowing and, formerly, fencing. Most useful if there's an odd number of brackets, or the number of competitors in a race isn't evenly divided by the number of top qualifiers from the previous round. From French repêchage, lit. re-fishing.
---L.
Used in several sports, most notably rowing and, formerly, fencing. Most useful if there's an odd number of brackets, or the number of competitors in a race isn't evenly divided by the number of top qualifiers from the previous round. From French repêchage, lit. re-fishing.
---L.
