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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Walkover and retired

Hi,

What is the difference between "walkover" on the score column in the following link and "retired," which sometimes appears on the similar place? Thanks.

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=F5786AF0-6120-4871-B55C-0FF9BE3315CB&d=20090617
  

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Angiholic: I'm guessing that "retired" means that the player forfeited the match before it was over (perhaps due to an injury), and walkover means that one player ceded to the other at the time of the match before the first round (never showed up). Here is the definition of walkover: A horserace with only one horse entered, won by the mere formality of walking the length of the track.

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  • Angiholic: I'm guessing that "retired" means that the player forfeited the match before it was over (perhaps due to an injury), and walkover means that one player ceded to the other at the time of the match before the first round (never showed up).
  • Here is the definition of walkover: A horserace with only one horse entered, won by the mere formality of walking the length of the track.
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Angiholic:
I'm guessing that "retired" means that the player forfeited the match before it was over (perhaps due to an injury), and walkover means that one player ceded to the other at the time of the match before the first round (never showed up). Here is the definition of walkover:

A horserace with only one horse en
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