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# How do league points work?

> How a win, loss or tie becomes league points, and why two leagues can score the same result differently.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Your club sets a points rule for each league — how much a **Win**, **Loss**, **Tie**, **Default Win** and **Default Loss** are worth, and optionally **points per end won**.
  * Rules can differ by round and by division, so the same win can be worth 2 points in round 1 and 3 points in the playoffs.
  * Most leagues run in **points** mode: you record who won, and the rule turns that into points. The number in the standings is league points, not the curling score.
</Note>

When a result is entered, the league looks up the most specific rule it has: round + division first, then round only, then division only, then the league-wide rule. Your points for that game are the outcome points plus, if the league scores ends, points per end won × the ends you won. A blank **Default Win** or **Default Loss** falls back to the plain win/loss value, so a forfeit is worth the same as a played win unless the club says otherwise.

Some leagues run in **scores** mode instead, where the actual game score is recorded and the standings compare scores. If a scores league has no points rule at all, the default is 2 for a win, 1 for a tie and 0 for a loss.

Because points are looked up per round and division, a league whose points have not been set up yet cannot accept results — see [Why can't I enter a result?](/members/leagues-and-games/why-cant-i-enter-a-result).

In the standings, **RP** is your points within one round; **TP** is your points over every game in the league. A forfeit shows on **My Teams** as `(default)`.

**Related:** [How do I read the standings?](/members/leagues-and-games/how-do-i-read-the-standings) · [What is Ends Won?](/members/leagues-and-games/what-is-ends-won) · [How do I enter a game result?](/members/leagues-and-games/how-do-i-enter-a-game-result)


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