Tournament Standings & Results

Understanding Standings and Post-Tournament Data

After a tournament concludes, Spaghetti Showdown generates comprehensive standings and feeds results into the broader ranking system. This article explains how standings are calculated, how points are distributed, and how results affect player ELO ratings.

Viewing Standings

The standings page is accessible from the tournament page once the event has been finalized. It shows every participant ranked by their final placement, along with key statistics like sets won, sets lost, and games won and lost. For Double Elimination events, the standings distinguish between players who were eliminated in winners side versus losers side at the same round.

Placement Determination

Placements follow standard FGC conventions:

• 1st place - Tournament winner.
• 2nd place - Grand Finals loser.
• 3rd place - Player eliminated in Losers Finals (Double Elimination) or the semifinal losers (other formats).
• 5th, 7th, etc. - Tied placements are assigned based on the round of elimination. All players eliminated in the same round share the same placement.

For Round Robin and Swiss formats, standings are calculated by win-loss record. Tiebreakers use head-to-head results first, then game differential, then opponents' win percentages.

Point Distribution

If the tournament belongs to a league or event series, points are awarded automatically based on placement. The point distribution table is configured at the league level and can follow standard scales (e.g., 100/75/50/25 for top 4) or custom distributions. Points contribute to the league leaderboard and can be viewed on both the tournament standings page and the parent league standings page.

ELO Impact

Spaghetti Showdown maintains an ELO rating system for each game within each community. When a tournament is finalized, each set result is processed through the ELO algorithm:

• Beating a higher-rated player awards more ELO than beating a lower-rated player.
• Losing to a lower-rated player costs more ELO than losing to a higher-rated one.
• New players start with a default rating and have higher volatility in their first few events.

ELO changes are visible on each player's profile page, along with a historical graph of their rating over time. This data also feeds into the automatic seeding system for future tournaments.

Exporting Results

Tournament results can be exported in multiple formats for your records or for submission to external ranking systems. Available export options include CSV download and a formatted results summary suitable for social media posts.