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スクラッチマッチ

Meanings

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noun

scratch match

A sports match where participants start from scratch, without handicaps or prior advantages. Common in golf, bowling, and other competitive contexts.

今こん度どのゴルフ大たい会かいはスクラッチマッチで行おこなわれる。
The upcoming golf tournament will be held as a scratch match.

Written forms

スクラッチ・マッチ
- スクラッチマッチ
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
- スクラッチ・マッチ

Similar words

ハンディキャップマッチ
A handicap match where players are given advantages to level the playing field, opposite of a scratch match.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'scratch match'.