A leaderboard packs a whole tournament into one table. Once you know what each column means you can tell not only who is winning, but how they are winning and who can still catch them.
The usual columns
- Rank (#): the team's current position by total points.
- Team: name and tag, often with a logo.
- Matches (M): how many games the team has played so far. Teams on different match counts cannot be compared fairly until everyone has played the same number.
- WWCD: winner winner chicken dinner, the number of first-place finishes.
- Place points (PP): points earned from finishing position only.
- Kill points (KP): the number of eliminations, at one point each unless the rules say otherwise.
- Total points (TP): placement plus kills. This decides the ranking.
What the numbers tell you
Look at the split between placement and kills. A team with 60 placement points and 30 kills plays for survival. A team with 25 placement points and 55 kills is a heavy fragger. Neither is better by default, but the first style tends to be steadier across lobbies.
Look at WWCD count. Chicken dinners are worth the most per match, and many tie-break rules start with them. A team in fifth place with three chicken dinners can climb quickly with one more win.
Compare points per match. Divide total points by matches played. This shows the true pace of a team, and it is the right number to use when teams have played a different number of games.
How the table changes during the day
Early in a tournament the order is noisy, because one great match can move a team ten places. The leaderboard becomes reliable after roughly the halfway point. Watch for these patterns:
- A steady climber with no huge match but top-five finishes every game. These teams often end up winning the whole event.
- A volatile team with an enormous match followed by two poor ones. They are dangerous in the last game if they are close to the lead.
- A closing gap between first and second going into the final match. Work out what the chasing team needs: a win plus a given number of kills.
Calculating what a team needs
Suppose the leader has 118 points and the second team has 109 with one match left. The gap is nine points. If the leader finishes around 4th with a few kills, they will add about 10 or 11. For the chaser to overtake, they need a result worth more than that figure plus nine, which in practice means a win with a big kill count. Doing this arithmetic is how commentators know when a final match is "winner takes all".
Overall tables across days
Many events run several days and either carry over all points or reset between stages. A carry-over table builds a large lead for early leaders. A reset table, such as a finals day, makes every team start from zero. The guide to tournament formats covers how these stages fit together.
Where to find full tables
Every tournament on SSP Statify has a public results page with the full standings and the individual match breakdown. Browse them on the SSPpedia tournaments page, or open a team's profile to see its placement history across events.