Sentence examples for stake matches from inspiring English sources

In this period he has won the American Open twice, the British Open twice, the Metropolitan Open three times, the Western Open twice, the French Open once, the North and South Open three times, the West Coast Open four times, not to mention innumerable stake matches, exhibitions and minor tournaments.

And yet, in the highest stake match of his life — the final of the US Open — he never once performed one of his ludicrously long ball-bouncing routines.

The result was a shake-up at EADS in which Berlin paid more than $2 billion to buy a stake matching that of France, only to see the role of state shareholders greatly reduced by new governance arrangements at EADS.

But after years of playing high-stakes matches and saving enough money to take a shot at the PGA Tour, Elder passed the tour's qualifying school in 1967, then joined the tour in 1968.

To characterize the contents of emotions experienced by elite table tennis players during high-stakes matches and the situational elements that contribute to these experiences.

Indeed, in the early days of the professional tour in this country, tournament purses were somewhat more modest than today's millions, and pro golfers had to supplement if not surpass their tournament income by playing private stakes matches in whatever town they landed.

At WrestleMania, WWE's stars compete in high-stakes matches ― including the WWE Championship ― and wrap up loose ends on stories developed during weekly broadcasts of "Monday Night Raw" and special events over the previous year.

Use staked matches only if your opponent will actually stake something.

The US and Germany's high-stakes match aired at 12pm ET on a weekday, when many Yanks would be at work.

Allan Robertson of St. Andrews, for example, was regarded as the greatest golfer of his time and, according to legend, was never beaten in a stakes match played on even terms (that is, without giving his opponent a handicap).

In a game where the stakes matched the electric atmosphere, No. 4 Syracuse made a boisterous claim for a No. 1 ranking and No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament with a 95-77 victoverover No. 7 Villanova.