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Tennis, cricket and other sports

Retirements, reduced overs, postponed markets and settlement edge cases. These answers focus on the actual question, with source references and conditions where applicable.

  1. What happens to my tennis bet when a player retires at 5–5 in the final set?
  2. Can a tennis tie-break bet win if the opponent retires before the tie-break starts?
  3. What is the best way to tell whether a super tie-break counts as a tennis set?
  4. How are player-aces bets settled if a tennis match ends in a walkover?
  5. What happens to my cricket batter runs bet if rain stops the innings?
  6. Can a retired-hurt cricket batter return and affect my runs bet?
  7. What is the best explanation of a cricket 'super over' and match-winner bets?
  8. How do I calculate a Duckworth–Lewis–Stern result for a weather-shortened cricket match?
  9. Does an F1 podium bet count if a driver is disqualified two hours after the race?
  10. What happens to an F1 head-to-head if both drivers fail to finish?
  11. Do e-sports bets count if the match is replayed after a technical pause?
  12. What is the best way to check whether esports overtime counts in a map-betting total?
  13. Can a basketball player rebound bet stand if he was ejected in the first minute?
  14. What happens if an NBA stat correction is issued after my bet is paid?
  15. How do football overtime bets differ from rugby golden-point markets?
  16. What's the best way to compare a sport bet across three leagues with different overtime rules?
  17. Can a match be completed for betting if the referee stops it early and awards a result?
  18. What happens to my darts 180s bet if a player forfeits midway?
  19. How do I check whether a snooker century counts after a frame is conceded?
  20. What's the best way to check an unusual badminton retirement bet?