All-time speedrun ranking & cumulative point scoring across the entire Prince of Persia franchise
An all-time ranking and points algorithm designed for Prince of Persia speedrunners. By taking every verified run ever performed on speedrun.com (including historic and obsoleted personal bests), this system awards points proportional to category competitiveness and sums them into a definitive franchise standing.
Points(Rank) = N_runs - Rank + 1
Unlike traditional leaderboards that only count a runner's active personal best, this system awards points for every single verified run ever completed (including obsoleted runs). Dedication and longevity across multiple eras are rewarded.
In a category with 100 verified runs (N_runs = 100), the World Record holder receives 100 points, 2nd place receives 99 points, down to 1 point. In smaller categories with 10 runs, WR receives 10 points.
Covers 17+ games: PoP 1 (DOS, SNES, Apple II, NES, GB, Genesis), PoP 2, PoP 3D, Arabian Nights, Sands of Time (PC, GBA), Warrior Within, The Two Thrones, 2008, and Forgotten Sands (PC, Wii, PSP, DS).
Extracted directly from the Python backend (Data.py and RunSortC.py). Use these REST API resource IDs when scripting against the speedrun.com API:
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