About This Trend
タイブレーク (tie break) is a term used in sports and games to describe a method used to determine a winner when there is a tie.
According to Yahoo! News, recent high school baseball games in Japan have seen a increase in tiebreaker situations, including a thrilling match between Osaka Toin and Tokai University Shiojiri Seiryo in which Tokai University Seiryo won in a 13th-inning tiebreaker. This has sparked discussion among fans and experts about the effectiveness and fairness of the tiebreaker system. A recent article by Sports Bull highlighted the emotional victory of Tokai University Seiryo's players. According to the article, the team's coach was seen crying in the dugout after the game, and the win marked the team's first appearance at the summer Koshien tournament in 14 years.