History PlayingWith / DisqualificationInducedVictory

* '''Inverted''': Alice, who is near the bottom of the standings, becomes disqualified anyway for failing to sign her scorecard.

** The board in charge of the tournament keeps a close watch over its players.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob beats Alice by one stroke, but he forgot to include two one-stroke penalties. After doing the math, the official result has Alice beating Bob by one stroke.

* '''Subverted''': Bob wins the tournament despite [[CombatPragmatist no one noticing]] that he didn't sign his scorecard.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then a picture of him holding the unsigned scorecard goes viral. Bob is retroactively stripped of his title, which is then given to Alice.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Son of a bitch! I should'a signed that scorecard, then I wouldn't have been disqualified. Oh well, it's an honest mistake. I won't forget next time..."

** Bob, or some LoonyFan of his, [[SoreLoser doesn't like at all]] that Alice won in such a "cheap" fashion (that it wasn't Alice's fault at all, [[NeverMyFault they insist in denying]]) and go on a rampage.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's golf game takes a serious nosedive after his disqualification, to the point where he considers retiring.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice helps Bob practice for the next tournament, familiarizing him with the rules again.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob, you need to remember the rules so you won't get disqualified next time."

** Bob falsifies every number on his golf scorecard, getting him suspended from participating in tournaments. Alice wins that tournament along with everyone until Bob's reinstatement.
** Literally everybody who participated in the golf tournament is [[CheatersNeverProsper either cheating in some shape or form]] [[EpicFail or screwed up in some rule-breaking fashion]], making them all disqualified from the tournament, except for Alice, who wins by default despite otherwise finishing last due to being the only one who didn't cheat.

** Alice finishes the tournament dead last. It turns out ''every other golfer'' didn't sign their scorecards, leaving Alice as the sole participant and winner.

* '''Implied''': Alice looks at Bob's scorecard—which has several corrections and no signature—during the post-game celebration.

** Bob, or some LoonyFan of his, [[SoreLoser doesn't like at all]] that Alice won in such a "cheap" fashion (that it wasn't Alice's fault at all [[NeverMyFault is something they insist in denying]]) and go on a rampage.
** Alice is the orchestrator of Bob's defeat, and the method she used to induce that "disqualification" is, shall we say, a little more brutal than "sweeping the leg".

* '''Straight''': Alice places second to Bob in a golf tournament. However, it's later discovered that Bob forgot to sign his scorecard. Bob is disqualified and Alice wins.

* '''Averted''': Bob wins the tournament while remembering to sign his scorecard.

** Bob is disqualified, but the tournament judges refuse to name any other contestant the winner, leaving the spot (and the prize) untouched.

* '''Played for Drama''': Bob, who is retiring and wants to go out with a bang, [[{{Retirony}} has a heart attack]] when he learns that he's been disqualified.

** Literally everybody who participated in the golf tournament is [[CheatersNeverProsper either cheating in some shape or form]] [[EpicFail or screwed up in some rule-breaking fashion]], making them all disqualified from the tournament, except for Alice, who wins by default due to being the only one who didn't cheat.

** The writers of the TournamentArc decided that it would be funny ([[TossTheDogABone or magnanimous]]) to give [[ButtMonkey Alice]] a victory.

* '''Enforced''': The board in charge of the tournament keeps a close watch over its players.

** Literally everybody who participated in the golf tournament is [[CheatersNeverProsper either cheating in some shape or form, making them all disqualified from the tournament]], except for Alice, who wins by default due to being the only one who didn't cheat.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob falsifies every number on his golf scorecard, getting him suspended from participating in tournaments. Alice wins that tournament along with every one until Bob's reinstatement.

** When it's discovered that Bob forgot to sign his scorecard, Bob throws a fit. He steals the trophy from Alice and runs before getting tackled by security.

* '''Subverted''': Bob wins the tournament despite no one noticing that he didn't sign his scorecard.

'''Basic Trope''': A player loses at the end of a competition, only to declared the winner when the original leader gets disqualified.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then a picture of him holding the unsigned scorecard goes viral. Bob is retroactively stripped of his title which is then given to Alice.
* '''Parodied''': Alice finishes the tournament dead last. It turns out ''every other golfer'' didn't sign their scorecards, leaving Alice as the sole participant and winner.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice places tenth after the last round ends. When a few players ahead of her become disqualified or have their scores corrected, she finishes sixth. Two players then appeal and she moves to eighth when they are succesful.

* '''Invoked''': Alice struggles for the last few holes while Bob pulls ahead. [[GracefulLoser Feeling bad, Bob gets himself disqualified so Alice can win]].
* '''Exploited''': Alice takes advantage of Bob's forgetfulness and points out to the board that he forgot to sign his scorecard. She also warns them that he has been a cheater in the past.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob checks his scorecard constantly and double checks the space where he's supposed to sign before handing it over.
** Bob is disqualified but the tournament judges refuse to hand the victory to any other contestant, leaving the spot (and the prize) untouched.
** The judge refuses to disqualify Bob, especially if it was a very minor infraction that can be proven didn't affected his performance (he didn't signed his scorecard but there are extensive video records of his every move that can verify the score is exactly the same that was written down).

* '''Implied''': Alice looks at Bob's scorecard—which has lots of corrections and no signature—during the post-game celebration.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's golf game takes a serious nose dive after his disqualification to the point where he considers retiring.

** Bob, or some LoonyFan of his, [[SoreLoser doesn't likes at all]] that Alice won in such a "cheap" fashion (that it wasn't Alice's fault at all [[NeverMyFault is something they insist in denying]]) and go on a rampage.

* '''Defied''': Bob checks his scorecard constantly and double checks the space where he's supposed to sign before handing it over.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice places tenth after the last round ends. When a few players ahead of her become disqualified or have their scores corrected, she finishes sixth. Two players then appeal which are then upheld, and she moves to eighth.

* '''Inverted''': Alice, who is near the bottom of the standings, becomes disqualified for failing to sign her scorecard.

** Bob has been golfing for 20 years and is so keen on the rules that others aren't second nature to him.

* '''Invoked''': Alice struggles for the last few holes while Bob pulls ahead. Feeling bad, Bob gets himself disqualified so Alice can win.

* '''Parodied''': Alice finishes the tournament dead last. It turns out ''every other golfer'' didn't sign the scorecard, leaving Alice as the sole participant and winner.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then a picture of him holding the unsigned scorecard goes viral. The association retroactively strips Bob of his title and gives it to Alice.