repechage
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- Types
- Full repechage
- Quarter-final repechage
- Double-elimination repechage
- Repechage bracket with two third-place finishers
- Consolation bracket
- Usage
- Baseball and softball
- Beach volleyball
- Cycling
- Fencing
- Martial arts
- Quiz
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Track and field athletics
- Alternatives
- See also
- References
thumb| Example of a wrestling tournament using a repechage bracket with two 3rd-place finishers without crossover. Competitors losing to finalists and compete for bronze medals.
Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system.