From the MYOPL release archive
What is the difference between an OPL Rating and a Seeded Leaderboard?
An OPL Rating summarizes a player’s eligible confirmed match evidence. A Seeded Leaderboard orders eligible players inside a selected Court, Club, or OPL and date range. They answer different questions and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Three distinct views
| View | Question answered |
|---|---|
| OPL Rating | What does the current eligible match evidence say about this player? |
| Facility or OPL standing | Where does the player appear inside this selected community and filter? |
| Seeded Leaderboard | How should eligible players be ordered using the configured seeded-ranking inputs? |
Why the distinction matters
A player can have a strong general rating and a different position in a particular OPL because the leaderboard is scoped to that community, match format, date range, and eligible data. A ranking can also change when filters change even though the underlying player rating has not.
Read every leaderboard in context
- Confirm Singles or Doubles.
- Check the date range.
- Confirm the Court, Club, or OPL.
- Look at games played and the displayed score components.
- Do not interpret a missing position as the text “null.”
- Use the subscription prompt only for information actually hidden by the plan.