Are you a new player? When you join a ladder we check your play level.
The higher your level, the higher up the ladder you start.
We place you right underneath the 'zone' of players with a similar play level.
Are you an existing player? Then we check the results of the last round.
When you win a match from someone placed higher on the ladder, you swap positions.
However:
- New players with a higher play level may be ranked higher than you.
- If you lose from a new player that has won all matches so far, you only move down 1 spot.
- If you play multiple matches in a single round, your ranking increases and decreases are combined.
- Your new ranking is never higher than your highest win.
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You may end up at the same position as another player. We then compare results of the current round, in the following order:
- The results of any direct match between you and the other player.
- The results of any match with a 3rd player, if both of you have played this 3rd player.
- Loss of a higher ranked player that would have counted towards your ranking in the following round (and vice versa).
- If still inconclusive, we compare the ranking of you and the other player at the start of the round.
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Cancel and skip rounds:
- If you cancel the match you drop 1 spot
- If you skip 2 rounds in a row you drop 1 spot
- If both players cancel the match, it is interpreted as skipping a round
Example 1
In round 6, Peter (#8) wins from Andrew (#12). So the players do not swap positions. A new player with 6 stars joins the ladder at position #7: Thomas.
So Peter and Andrew both move down 1 position to make space for the new player.
Example 2
In round 7, the new player Thomas (#7) wins from Jeremy (#4). Thomas moves to position #4. Jeremy moves to #5 due to rule 2. The numbers #5 and #6 also drop 1 spot to make space for the new player that has won all his matches so far.
Example 3
In round 7, Peter (#9) wins from William (#6), and Peter loses to Steve (#11).
Due to rule 3, Peter moves up 1 position to #8 because the combined ranking increase equals +3 -2 = 1.
Both Steve and William move to position #9.
Rule 5.2 now applies: Steve moves to position #9 and William moves to position #10: William lost his match with Peter, and Steve won his match with Peter.
Example 4
In round 8, Peter (#8) wins from Jeremy (#6), and wins from Daniel (#7).
The combined ranking increase equals +1 +2 = 3, however Peter moves up 2 positions to #6 due to rule 4: Highest win.
Both Daniel and Jeremy move down to position #8.
However, due to rule 5.4 Daniel moves to position #8 and Jeremy moves to position #7.
Is your ranking too low or too high? Please contact us.
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