FAQ: Pairings, Tiebreakers & Strength of Schedule

OWR breaks ties using a list of metrics applied in order. The Tournament Organiser picks which metrics are enabled and how they are prioritised. The default order is:

• Wins (W-L-D) - pure record. Win = 1, Draw = ½, Loss = 0. So 2-0-1 beats 2-1-0 because fewer losses wins the comparison.
• Tournament Points (TP) - total battle points from match outcomes plus any battle criteria bonuses.
• VP Differential (VP±) - Victory Points scored minus VP conceded across all games.
• Strength of Schedule (SoS) - average wins of your opponents (see below).

Organisers can also enable VP Scored, Battle Points SoS, Secondaries, Head-to-Head, Common Opponents, or a Random dice-off. Always check the event's standings columns to see which tiebreakers apply.

SoS = (total wins of all your opponents) divided by (number of opponents), rounded to 2 decimals. We use each opponent's current win count, so as your opponents win more games later in the event, your SoS rises with them.

Example: you played 4 games and your opponents finished with 4, 3, 2, and 0 wins. SoS = (4 + 3 + 2 + 0) / 4 = 2.25. If you somehow played the same opponent twice, they only count once. A higher SoS means a tougher field; it rewards players whose record came against stronger competition.

The same idea, but using opponents' Tournament Points instead of raw wins: BP SoS = (sum of opponents' Tournament Points) divided by (number of opponents), rounded to 2 decimals. This is finer-grained than SoS because it rewards facing opponents who scored highly even when matches were close.

No. Swiss pairings only ever consider battle results. Soft scores can affect the final event rankings (if the organiser has configured Tournament Points to include them), but never the opponent you get matched against in a round.

The list is shown in alphabetical order so the table is deterministic, but those players are genuinely tied; they share the same rank.