The order in a Slams standings is almost always determined by competition points. If two teams or players are level on points, Slams uses a series of tiebreakers to settle the tie. Which criteria apply depends on the format you are playing.
First: the points
In most formats a won match earns 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points. In a league you can set this points system yourself (for example 2 points for a win) in the part's settings. In an Americano or Mexicano it works differently: there your points are simply the total number of games you have won.
The tiebreakers per format
If participants are level on points, Slams looks in turn at:
- Tournament (group): game difference (games won minus games lost), then the number of games won.
- League: game difference, then set difference, then the number of games won.
- Ladder: the rating of the team. On the Slams scale a lower rating is better, so the strongest playing level is at the top.
- Team Clash: set difference, then the number of matches won.
- Americano and Mexicano: the number of matches played, so whoever has played more edges ahead.
Game difference is therefore the most important tiebreaker in most team formats. That is why every game counts, even in a match you have already won or lost.
