Playing in a Tournament

The player guide: find events, compete, climb. Playing is free, always.

1. Make your profile

Register, pick a gamertag, and you have a public competitive résumé at /players/[gamertag] — matches, placements, achievements, XP level, and prestige tier (Rookie → Contender → Elite → Veteran → Master → Legend).

Control who sees it in Settings → Profile → Visibility:

Public (default) — listed in the Gamers directory, leaderboards, and search engines.
Unlisted — direct link only.
Private — only you.

2. Link your game accounts (worth it)

Settings → Connections:

Riot Sign-On (League of Legends · TFT · VALORANT · Legends of Runeterra): proves you own the account and pulls your verified rank straight from the official Riot API — solo queue, flex, and ranked TFT. This is what lets you enter rank-gated events, shows the verified badge on your profile, and enables auto-verified match results.
Steam: verified library and playtime stats.
Verified ranks re-sync automatically every night — no re-linking.

3. Find and enter events

Browse the schedule — the 🔥 HOT rail shows what's filling fast; filters cover game, format, and rank-gated events.
Rank-gated events check your RSO-verified rank at registration. If an event says Diamond+, the door does the checking, not an honor system.
Team events: create your team, invite your roster, register as a unit.

4. On event day

Check in when the window opens (you'll get a notification) — brackets seed from checked-in players only. No check-in, no seat.
When your match is called you'll get an in-app + push notification (and a Discord ping if the host linked their server).
Play the match, then report the score; your opponent confirms. On Riot titles the host can also settle the match from the official Riot match record — the result on the bracket is the result that actually happened in-game.
Disagreements go to the host's dispute queue — judged against the event's published rules.

5. Climb

Everything you do feeds one reputational economy (no coins, no pay-to-win — ever):

XP — +50 per confirmed win, +15 per match played. XP drives your level, prestige tier, and the public leaderboards (global, per-game, per-season).
GamerHosts rating — a separate number per game that says how good you are, not how much you have played. See below.
Weekly quests (dashboard) — play 3 matches, win 2, enter an event, follow 2 rivals. Claim each for bonus XP. Resets Monday.
Streaks — any XP-earning day extends your 🔥 daily streak.
Achievements + trophy case — earn them by competing, then pin up to 3 on your profile (Settings → Profile).
Trending — a 7-day momentum score; win now, get seen now.
Compare — head-to-head any two players: /players/you/vs/rival.

Share your profile link anywhere — it renders a live rank card with your level, record, and season progress.

6. Your GamerHosts rating

XP counts how much you play. Your rating counts how well.

It moves only on a confirmed result. A tournament match counts once it is finalized. A 10-player League custom counts once both teams confirm the winner. A Play Tonight lobby counts when it splits into two teams, plays itself, and both teams confirm the winner. A squad playing strangers together has no result to confirm, so it does not count.
Who you beat matters. Beating a higher-rated player is worth more than beating a lower-rated one. A loss lowers your rating.
It is per game. Your Rocket League rating says nothing about your rating in another game.
Five results place you. Until then your profile shows "3 of 5 placement results", not a number. After that you get a rating and a tier: Rookie, Contender, Veteran, Elite, Champion, or Legend.
It starts low and climbs. A new rating is cautious. It rises as your results confirm it, so nobody ranks high on a few lucky games.
Playing the same person over and over counts for less. The third and fourth result against the same opponent in a day count half, and later ones not at all.
A new season pulls every rating a third of the way back toward the start, so there is something to play for again.

The board is at gamerhosts.com/leaderboards/ranked.

This is the GamerHosts rating. It is not a publisher's rank, and it is not the rank a game shows you in its own client. It cannot be bought, and it is not a balance you can spend.

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1. Make your profile

Control who sees it in Settings → Profile → Visibility:

Public (default) — listed in the Gamers directory, leaderboards, and search engines.

Unlisted — direct link only.

Private — only you.

2. Link your game accounts (worth it)

Settings → Connections:

Riot Sign-On (League of Legends · TFT · VALORANT · Legends of Runeterra): proves you own the account and pulls your verified rank straight from the official Riot API — solo queue, flex, and ranked TFT. This is what lets you enter rank-gated events, shows the verified badge on your profile, and enables auto-verified match results.

Steam: verified library and playtime stats.

Verified ranks re-sync automatically every night — no re-linking.

3. Find and enter events

Browse the schedule — the 🔥 HOT rail shows what's filling fast; filters cover game, format, and rank-gated events.

Rank-gated events check your RSO-verified rank at registration. If an event says Diamond+, the door does the checking, not an honor system.

Team events: create your team, invite your roster, register as a unit.

4. On event day

Check in when the window opens (you'll get a notification) — brackets seed from checked-in players only. No check-in, no seat.

When your match is called you'll get an in-app + push notification (and a Discord ping if the host linked their server).

Play the match, then report the score; your opponent confirms. On Riot titles the host can also settle the match from the official Riot match record — the result on the bracket is the result that actually happened in-game.

Disagreements go to the host's dispute queue — judged against the event's published rules.

5. Climb

Everything you do feeds one reputational economy (no coins, no pay-to-win — ever):

XP — +50 per confirmed win, +15 per match played. XP drives your level, prestige tier, and the public leaderboards (global, per-game, per-season).

GamerHosts rating — a separate number per game that says how good you are, not how much you have played. See below.

Weekly quests (dashboard) — play 3 matches, win 2, enter an event, follow 2 rivals. Claim each for bonus XP. Resets Monday.

Streaks — any XP-earning day extends your 🔥 daily streak.

Achievements + trophy case — earn them by competing, then pin up to 3 on your profile (Settings → Profile).

Trending — a 7-day momentum score; win now, get seen now.

Compare — head-to-head any two players: /players/you/vs/rival.

Share your profile link anywhere — it renders a live rank card with your level, record, and season progress.

6. Your GamerHosts rating

XP counts how much you play. Your rating counts how well.

It moves only on a confirmed result. A tournament match counts once it is finalized. A 10-player League custom counts once both teams confirm the winner. A Play Tonight lobby counts when it splits into two teams, plays itself, and both teams confirm the winner. A squad playing strangers together has no result to confirm, so it does not count.

Who you beat matters. Beating a higher-rated player is worth more than beating a lower-rated one. A loss lowers your rating.

It is per game. Your Rocket League rating says nothing about your rating in another game.

Five results place you. Until then your profile shows "3 of 5 placement results", not a number. After that you get a rating and a tier: Rookie, Contender, Veteran, Elite, Champion, or Legend.

It starts low and climbs. A new rating is cautious. It rises as your results confirm it, so nobody ranks high on a few lucky games.

Playing the same person over and over counts for less. The third and fourth result against the same opponent in a day count half, and later ones not at all.

A new season pulls every rating a third of the way back toward the start, so there is something to play for again.

This is the GamerHosts rating. It is not a publisher's rank, and it is not the rank a game shows you in its own client. It cannot be bought, and it is not a balance you can spend.