After each round, match results are processed to update the rankings. Players move up by defeating higher-ranked opponents and may drop positions due to cancellations or prolonged inactivity, while new players enter at a level-based starting position.
You switch positions if you win against a higher-ranked player. However, there are a number of other rules that can impact your ranking position.
New players
Players can join at any time, with their starting position determined by their level. So new players with a higher rating may be placed above you.
Losing to a new player who has not yet lost a match results in dropping only one position, unless you have not yet won a match yourself.
Skipping rounds
You can skip rounds if you are injured or unavailable to play. If you have not played for three or more consecutive rounds, you drop one position in the ranking for each round you remain inactive.
Match is cancelled
If a match is not played due to one of the players, that player is considered to have canceled the match and drops one position in the ranking. Be sure to register the match as canceled by that player and do not enter a score. If a player cancels two matches in a row, their profile is removed from the competition.
Multiple matches per round
If you play two or more matches in a round, the results can sometimes contradict each other. For example, you may win against player #10 but lose against player #20. In that situation, your next ranking position will be placed between your highest-ranked win and your lowest-ranked loss (for example, position #15). If there are three or more conflicting match results within the same round, your next position is calculated by taking all match results into account. For instance, if you win against players #10 and #11 and lose against player #20, your new position will be around position #13.
Same ranking position
It can occur that two players end up in the same ranking position. For example, if player #13 defeats player #8 and player #5 loses to player #8, both player #5 and player #13 may end up at position #8. In such cases, we determine the final order by considering the result of a direct match between the players (if available), the results of matches against a common third player (if applicable), and otherwise the players’ previous ranking positions.