game over!; match!; we have a result!
Exclamation used when a decisive outcome has been reached in a contest, game, or match. Common in sports commentary, board games, and competitive contexts.
He returned the final shot — game over!
In the shogi match, the opponent resigned and declared 'shōbu ari!'
In judo and similar sports, 一本 is the call for a full-point winning technique, whereas 勝負あり is a more general 'match over' call.
Standard kanji spelling for this interjection.
Alternate kanji spelling using 有り instead of あり.
Compound of 勝負 (shōbu, 'match, contest') and あり (ari, 'there is'), literally 'there is a result'. The phrase is a conventionalized exclamation used to announce the end of a contest.