How rankings work
Beat someone above you.
You climb. They drop.
Every match changes something. Here's how.
Your number
Everyone starts at 1,500.
Your first match, your rating is 1,500. Win against someone higher and it jumps. Lose to someone lower and it drops. The bigger the gap, the bigger the move.
Beat someone at 1,800 when you're at 1,500? Big jump. Beat someone at 1,510? Small nudge. Upsets are rewarded.
Your first few matches move fast. The more you play, the more accurate it gets.
The tiers
Seven levels. Bronze to Grandmaster.
Climb high enough, you move up. Drop too low, you move down.
Bronze
Where everyone starts.
Silver
You've played enough for it to mean something.
Gold
Consistent. Dangerous. The players around you know your name.
Platinum
You're beating good players regularly.
Diamond
Elite territory. Very few get here.
Master
Best at your venue. Probably best in your city.
Grandmaster
The top. Across venues, across cities. Undeniable.
Getting established
Your first matches feel different.
Until you've played a few different opponents, your rating is provisional. It moves fast — big jumps, big drops.
Once you've faced enough people, it stabilises. You appear on the leaderboard. The more you play, the sharper it gets.
Play three different opponents and you're on the board.
The ripple effect
One match.
Everyone moves.
One match. Everyone moves.
When you beat someone, their rating drops — and that changes how their previous results look too. Someone in another city might move up a spot because of what happened at your local.
Play at one venue, your rating carries to the next. Play pool on Monday and darts on Thursday — each sport has its own ranking. One profile, every sport, every venue, all connected.
Eight mates at the pub. Connected to every player in the country.
Achievements
Awards you didn't know you were chasing.
After every event, awards land. Giant killer — beat someone ranked way above you. Iron player — most matches played. Comeback king — won from behind.
You'll care about these more than you think.