Walkover

A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport, elections or other contexts where a victory can be achieved by default. The narrow and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829. In competitive rowing, it is known as a "row over", and may involve rowing the course.

Not to be confused with walk-on (sports).
This article is about winning contests by default. For other uses, see Walkover (disambiguation).

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