How the rankings work

Each team entry earns points from a fixed placement scale (1st = 100, 2nd = 75, 3rd = 60, and so on down to 5 points for taking part). That figure is multiplied by a field-size factor between 0.50 and 1.30, so beating 27 other teams is worth more than beating 2, and by the sport weight. An organisation total is the sum across all of its entries, plus or minus any jury adjustments.

Each event awards gold, silver and bronze to the top three finishers. Organisations are ordered lexicographically: any number of golds outranks any number of silvers, exactly as at the Olympic Games. Ties are broken by total medals, then by fourth-place finishes, then by championship points.

Every entry is converted to a percentile: winning an event scores 100, finishing last scores 0, and the rest are spread evenly in between. The index is the average across all entries, so entering more events neither helps nor hurts - only finishing well does. A minimum number of entries is required to qualify, to stop a single lucky result topping the table.

Requires at least 3 qualifying entries.

Counts the distinct tournaments entered, the distinct sports covered, and that as a percentage of every event on the programme. This rewards organisations that field teams across the whole festival rather than concentrating on a few events.

Total championship points divided by the number of events entered. A small organisation that enters four events and reaches three finals ranks above a large one that enters thirty and wins nothing. A minimum entry count applies so that a single event cannot top the table.

Requires at least 3 qualifying entries.

Aggregates wins, draws and losses from every match in the match-based events. Ranked by win percentage, counting a draw as a half win, with a minimum number of matches required to qualify. Score-based events such as athletics and choir do not appear here because they are not played head to head.

Requires at least 5 qualifying entries.

Yellow cards score 1 penalty point and red cards 3, added to any disciplinary penalty imposed by the jury. The lowest total ranks first. Organisations with no matches played are not ranked.

Requires at least 1 qualifying entries.

Counts only points from events whose results were recorded within the momentum window (three days by default). Intended for the live leaderboard during a games and largely meaningless once an edition is complete.

The straight sum of championship points from all completed and ongoing editions. The cumulative career table.

Golds, silvers and bronzes summed across all editions and ordered lexicographically, the same rule as the per-edition medal table.

Counts the editions in which an organisation finished first overall. Ties are broken by runner-up finishes, then third places, then by the longest streak of consecutive editions won - which is what separates a repeat dynasty from a one-off champion.

The mean overall finishing position across every edition entered, shown with the standard deviation so a steady mid-table finisher is distinguishable from one that alternates between winning and last. At least two editions are required to qualify.

Requires at least 2 qualifying entries.

Counts the total editions in which the organisation entered at least one event, with the current consecutive-appearance streak as the tie-break. Recognises the organisations that show up every single year.

The change in overall finishing position between an organisation's two most recent editions. A positive figure means places gained. Organisations appearing for the first time have no previous position and are not ranked.