1v1

English

Noun

1v1 (countable and uncountable, plural 1v1s)

1. (sports) An exercise in which one player is pitted against one other player, as opposed to team play.
   • 2016, Thomas DeNigris, Play Faster: Speed, Agility & Quickness for Soccer, Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

     With all my teams, we conduct 1v1s at least every third or fourth training session all season long.

   • 2018, Josh Faga, The Real Giants of Soccer Coaching: Insights and Wisdom from the Game’s Greatest Coaches, Meyer & Meyer Sport, →ISBN, page 144:

     SOCCER IS A GAME OF 1V1S […] Anytime you mention 1v1 to coaches, we immediately picture players lined up facing each other practicing step-overs and feints. But, as Michael [Beale] says, “it most certainly isn’t that.”

   • 2023, A. Mark Williams, Paul R. Ford, Barry Drust, editors, Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers, 4th edition, Routledge, →ISBN:

     He was occasionally caught out in 1v1s, especially against Derby’s fast and strong CF, who was able to ‘pin and spin’ on Billy twice.

2. (video games) A style of player versus player gaming in which one player is pitted against one other player.
   • 2017, David Snyder, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Speedrunning: Interviews with the Quickest Gamers:

     I got back into StarCraft in 2007 and got really, really into competitive 1v1, and followed the Korean pro gamer scene and all that.

   • 2019, Tyler Blevins, Will Partin, Ninja: Get Good: My Ultimate Guide to Gaming, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, →ISBN, page 77:

     If you’re getting into 1v1s but can never manage to eliminate your foe first, then you need to work on your aim and reflexes.

   • 2023, Tsuyoshi Fujitaka, translated by Kevin Chen, These Legs Don’t Lie! Harumi’s Legacy as the Strongest Mimic, volume 1, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:

     From the sound of it, there was only one of them. If they had all come at me together, I would’ve been able to sweep them all at once with explosions. They’d probably taken that into account already. So they’re going to go for 1v1s, huh?

Verb

1v1 (third-person singular simple present 1v1s, present participle 1v1ing, simple past and past participle 1v1ed)

1. (video games, sports) To compete as one player pitted against one other player.
   • 2015, Tertangala; 2015: A Nerd Odyssey:

     In any other universe, they’d probably be 1v1ing Batman since you’re sure they’re the Joker incarnate.

   • 2016 February, Bizzness One, UNSW Business Society, page 16:

     Moreover, if you ever have a class on Upper Campus, you can get off at the second stop which is High St, saving you the trouble of 1v1ing Basser Steps.

   • 2016 December, Oyungezer, page 41:

     “1V1 ME BRO”

   • 2022, Kota Nozomi, translated by Tristan K. Hill, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace 2, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:

     Is she pissed that I barely did anything in our last battle but took all the credit and gloated in the end anyway?! Does she want to 1v1 me?!

   • 2023 February 16, Ben Sledge, “ALGS New Boys Northeption Are Here To Stay”, in TheGamer‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 February 2023:

     JLINGZ was spurred on by it, Oscar ‘Yuki’ Jiang (江铭亮) felt the boost as he 1v1ed eventual winner Phillip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen, and the home advantage had a palpable effect.