Scoring systems

How a tournament is scored (and ultimately how tournament standings are determined) depends on the specific tournament format.

Scoring in group match-play tournaments

Group match play and group elimination bracket tournaments have several scoring options. They are summarized below.

Type	Four-player groups	Three-player groups
IFPA	7/5/3/1	7/4/1
PAPA	4/2/1/0	4/2/1
Pinburgh	3/2/1/0	3/1.5/0
Bonus point	5/3/2/1	5/3/1
Only winner	1/0/0/0	1/0/0
Only 1st and 2nd	1/1/0/0	1/0/0
Marburg points	7/4/2/0	7/3/0
BAPA	8/6/4/2	8/5/2
NEPL	10/6/4/2	10/5/2
DC League	4/3/2/1	4/2.5/1

Scoring in best game tournaments

Type	Samples
Linear	100/99/98...
Linear 150	150/149/148...
Linear 200	200/199/198...
PAPA	100/90/85/84...
PAPA Circuit	100/75/60/50...
INDISC	100/97/95...
INDISC 200	200/195/190...
CAX	100/94/91...
Hella Heart	105/90/80/70/65/60/55/50/45...
Top 30	30/29/28...
Top 25	25/24/23...
90% decay	100/90/81/73...
95% modified decay	100/95/90/85/81...
PAPA w/ Quick Decay	100/90/85/83/81/79...