How rankings work

1 How do my points go up and down? Everyone starts on 1,500 points. Win and they go up, lose and they go down. 2 Which matches count towards my points? 8-ball matches in a competition at a venue that runs on Leagology, with the score kept on the Leagology app as you play. 3 I'm new. Why don't I have a place on the leaderboard yet? You will once you've played 3 different people and your points have settled. Until then you're on the leaderboard without a place number. 4 What does the ± number next to my points mean? It's how sure we are that your points are right. A big number means we're still working you out. It shrinks the more you play. 5 I won my match. Why did I lose points? If you were the stronger player, we expected you to win nearly every frame. Drop one and you can lose a few points, even though you won. 6 We had the same result. Why did they get more points than me? Because we were less sure about them. The less we know about someone, the more each result moves them. 7 What are the bronze to diamond levels in the rankings? They're levels based on your rating: bronze below 1,600, silver from 1,600, gold from 1,700, platinum from 1,800, diamond from 1,950. 8 Why am I in a different place on my venue's leaderboard? Your venue's leaderboard only lists people who've played there, so you're placed among fewer players. 9 Two of us have the same points. Who goes higher on the leaderboard? The one we're more sure about, the player with the smaller ± number. 10 I haven't played for a while. Why have I lost points? You missed a month. Your rating hasn't changed, but you lose 50 points on the leaderboard for each month you miss, until you play again. 11 If I stop playing, do I keep my place at the top? No. You lose points for every month you miss, so other players will pass you. 12 What happens to my rating after a long break? Your rating stays the same, but we become less sure of it, so your next few results move it more than usual.