Overtime or
extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a
tie or draw where the scores are same. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in
single-elimination tournaments where only one team or player can advance to the next round or win the tournament. In other sports, particularly those prominently played in North America where ties are generally disfavored, some form of overtime is employed for all games.