Walkover
Walkover , abbreviated w. o. ( English also walk-over or w / o ; dt. without a fight (kl) , literally: "walk", analogously: "easy game"), describes the circumstance when a player wins because his opponent does not start and the game is counted as lost for him. Occasionally the term is also used in the case of a victory by giving up or disqualifying the opposing player.
origin
The term originally comes from horse racing . After all opponents had already been eliminated, the last remaining participant only had to cross the finish line ("walk over the line") to claim victory. So he was able to finish the race “on a walk”.
Others
Anyone who enables their opponent to walkover “has w. o. given ".
The term is also used in badminton , boxing , billiards , baseball and tennis .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ where to give up: Wortschätze.at.