Ladder (matchmaking)
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Ladders or ladder tournaments are matchmaking system that allows players to play sets between each other in a point system. They are usually held online on websites such as Anther's Ladder, Smashmate, and smash.gg.
Applications
Similar to a Swiss bracket system, players are assigned to match against others of similar level. However, players can choose how many matches they play instead of playing the same number of rounds. When a player win a set against the opponent, they earn points and get higher ranks. Oppositely, players drop in ranks when they lose points after losing a set. Player with the higest point is at the top of the leaderboard.
Ladders may or may not have cash prizes, with some of the ladder tournaments in Anther's Ladder having $200 for the winner, which is a large amount of payout during Brawl's time. With Smashmate however, players don't get any prizes, instead they usually celebrate or get a shout out on Twitter when they reach a certain goal or end up being top 50 for the ladder season.
Notable ladders
- Anther's Ladder - A ladder that is available for every Smash game. Some of the ladder tournaments consist of prize pools.
- Smashmate - The largest online matchmaking system in Japan. 50 players with the highest points are ranked on the Smashmate Rankings for each season.
- Panda Global Online Leaderboard - A ladder with point system based on online tournament results.
- Smash.gg Ladder - A ladder with prizing and final bracket.
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