GeoGuessr Ranked explained

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We're thrilled to dive deeper into our latest competitive format! This detailed guide will walk you through the new system, so you understand everything it offers. Let's explore the ins and outs of what makes this mode a game-changer.

Division Ladder​

The multiplayer is structured around a division ladder with 10 divisions. Your journey starts in the lower divisions, but with skill and perseverance, you can ascend to the prestigious Champion Division. This is where the best players battle it out, proving their mastery over the world.

THE LIST OF DIVISIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Champion
2. Master I
3. Master II
4. Gold I
5. Gold II
6. Gold III
7. Silver I
8. Silver II
9. Silver III
10. Bronze

Weekly Cycle​

Each week, after playing your first Duel you'll be placed in a group of up to 30 players within your division. Only the Champion division works slightly differently from all the others — all of the players there are in the same group.

Promotion & Demotion​

At the end of every week, top performers in each group are promoted to a higher division, while the players at the bottom will get demoted to a lower one. In Champion and Master divisions, player are ranked based on their rating. In Gold, Silver and Bronze, players are ranked based on their Weekly Points (see further down for details). Below is the distribution of promoted and demoted players in each division:

DIVISION	PROMOTED PLAYERS	DEMOTED PLAYERS
Champion	-	Bottom 17%
Master I	Top 7%	Bottom 17%
Master II	Top 13%	Bottom 17%
Gold I	Top 10%	Bottom 20%
Gold II	Top 13%	Bottom 13%
Gold III	Top 17%	Bottom 10%
Silver I	Top 30%	Bottom 14%
Silver II	Top 50%	Bottom 10%
Silver III	Top 50%	-
Bronze	Top 70%	-

Tiebreakers​

When players in a group have the same amount of points, we decide who's ahead by looking at their health left in Duels. We calculate this by seeing how much more health you had compared to your opponent at the end of the Duel, and then we average this over all your games. The player with the better average ranks higher. If there's still a tie, the tiebreaker goes to the player who joined the group more recently, because they've had less time to earn their points.

Ranking Policy - Champion and Master​

In Champion and Master divisions, players in a group are ranked according to their Rating, simple as that. In other words, it doesn't come down to who played the most games a single week, but rather who overall played best and thus generated the highest Rating by the end of the week.

Ranking Policy - Gold, Silver and Bronze​

Playing Duels each week will award you with Weekly Points. The Weekly Points determine the ranking within your group. The better you do in the Duels, the more points you will earn. There's no limit to how many games you can play, but only your first few games each week will reward you with Weekly Points (with some exceptions listed below). This is how many games will give you points depending on the division:

DIVISION	GAMES
Gold	20
Silver	20
Bronze	10

Win Points​

Victories in your matches will award you the most Weekly Points, which means winning is essential for climbing the division ladder. You are awarded 90 points for winning a game, and a loss gives you no points.

Round Bonus​

Every round that you guess better than your opponent will give you the Round Bonus, rewarding those who excel consistently throughout their games. The bonus of 10 Weekly Points is divided between both players depending on how many rounds they won in the game. For example, if you were closer in 7 out of 10 rounds in a duel, you will be awarded 7 Weekly Points, and your opponent will get 3.

Extra Game Bonus​

In some divisions, you can earn extra Weekly Points by winning Duels even after the first few games that give Win Points. The Round Bonus does not apply to these games.

DIVISION	EXTRA GAME BONUS
Gold	0
Silver	10
Bronze	15

First Daily Win Bonus​

Depending on your division, your first win of the day may give you bonus Weekly Points, too.

DIVISION	FIRST DAILY WIN BONUS
Gold	10
Silver	30
Bronze	50

Decay​

If you don't play any Duels during the week, you are not assigned any group and thus you won’t be demoted from your current division. This means you don’t have to worry about losing your division week after week if you can’t play games for a longer period. If you don’t play for 2 weeks, however, your division icon will be hidden from your profile.

Matchmaking​

The matchmaking system tries to pair you with players of similar skill level. In Champion and Master divisions, this means trying to match you with a player of similar rating - regardless of their division. In Gold, Silver and Bronze, this means trying to match you with a player within your division. After some time, the search is expanded further to a wider rating span (Champion and Master) or neighbouring divisions (Gold, Silver and Bronze). In Gold, Silver and Bronze divisions, after you've played your Weekly Points Games as set out above, the matchmaking will be based on rating instead of division.

Maps​

The maps the Duels are played in depend on your division and the game mode. If you play against someone in a lower division, their division’s map will be used.

DIVISION	MOVING MAP	NO MOVE MAP	NMPZ MAP
Champion	A Community World	An Improved World	An Improved World
Master	A Community World	A Community World	A Community World
Gold	A Community World	A Community World	-
Silver	The World	The World	-
Bronze	The World	-	-

Rating​

Along the divisions, you have a rating, which shows how well you have performed and how skillful you are on a more granular level. The amount of rating points you gain or lose in each game depends on your opponent's rating. Active players in the Gold division and above can see the rating in their profile and in the Multiplayer page. The rating of Silver and Bronze division players is hidden.