Explained simply
How the rankings work
Overall is your best run plus your ranking points. The other tabs are personal bests. Here is exactly how it works, with the real results behind every position.
Overall rankings
Overall in one line
Two numbers added together: how many bricks you can get past the judges, and how well you finish against everyone else.
Ranking points
Points in four steps
- 1
Compete
Finish a regional, the Subbie Cup, the Installer Show or the Final.
- 2
Earn points for your place
1st earns 100, 2nd 80, 3rd 65 and every finish earns at least 15. Juniors earn a quarter of that.
- 3
Finals count double
The Final is the toughest field, so every place is worth double points. Winning it earns 200.
- 4
Your best 3 count
Add up your 3 biggest scores in the season. Most points ranks highest.
The points table
What every place is worth
Juniors earn a quarter of these points (25, 20, 16, 13...) because Junior walls are about a quarter of the size. That keeps bricks and results balanced the same way in both.
Worked example
A strong season beats one big day
Three made-up competitors. Each bar is one result, and its length is the points it earned.
- 1Competitor ASteady all season325
2nd at the Final (160) + 1st at a regional (100) + 3rd at a regional (65)
- 2Competitor BWon three regionals300
1st at a regional (100) + 1st at a regional (100) + 1st at a regional (100)
- 3Competitor CWon the Final, one other event250
1st at the Final (200) + 4th at a regional (50)
Not placed
Why some runs are "not placed"
From the 2026 season, a Pro run with 15% or more of its bricks deducted isn't placed at that event. It protects the podium and the prize pool for clean work. It doesn't apply to Juniors.
Not placed at the event
At the event
- No podium place
- No prize money
In the rankings
- The 588 scoring bricks count in full
- Earns the points for the place those bricks would have won
Check the maths
The real numbers behind every position
Pick any competitor to see each result that counts, the ones that don't and why. Then compare them with anyone else.
Why the top three are the top three
- 1Dale Wherton1237
- 2Tom Humphrey1185
- 3Ashley Mahoney1105
- Dale Wherton scores 1237 (837 + 400), 52 more than Tom Humphrey (795 + 390). Dale Wherton is ahead on both: a bigger best run (837 vs 795) and more points (400 vs 390).
- Tom Humphrey scores 1185 (795 + 390), 80 more than Ashley Mahoney (775 + 330). Tom Humphrey is ahead on both: a bigger best run (795 vs 775) and more points (390 vs 330).
Best run: 837 scoring bricks at 2026 Final
| Event | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Final | 1st | 100 doubled for the Final = 200 |
| 2026 Subbie Cup | 1st | 100 = 100 |
| 2025 Subbie Cup | 1st | 100 = 100 |
| Points from best 3 | 400 | |
| Overall = 837 best run + 400 points | 1237 | |
Not counted
- 2024 Final - 5th (90). Not in their best 3.
- 2025 Final - 13th (30). Not in their best 3.
Best run: 795 scoring bricks at 2026 Final
| Event | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Final | 2nd | 80 doubled for the Final = 160 |
| 2025 Final | 3rd | 65 doubled for the Final = 130 |
| 2026 South England Regional | 1st | 100 = 100 |
| Points from best 3 | 390 | |
| Overall = 795 best run + 390 points | 1185 | |
Dale Wherton scores 1237 (837 + 400), 52 more than Tom Humphrey (795 + 390). Dale Wherton is ahead on both: a bigger best run (837 vs 795) and more points (400 vs 390).
Why it's fair
The same rules for everyone
- Only judged, published results
Every point comes from a placing the judges confirmed. Nothing is added by hand.
- Season by season
Judging and materials change from year to year, so each season is ranked on its own. Use the season toggle to see a single year or all time. All time starts in 2024, when full judging records (bricks laid and deductions) began.
- Best 3 results only
Entering more events can't buy a higher ranking, and one bad day doesn't sink your season.
- Clean work is protected
Pro runs from 2026 with 15% or more of bricks deducted aren't placed at the event, so they can't take a podium spot or prize. The rankings aren't affected: they count in full.
- Code of conduct
Under the code of conduct, organisers can apply ranking sanctions, such as a points deduction or a competitor not being eligible for the overall top three. Sanctions only affect Overall. Scoring bricks, Bricks laid and Quality are never affected.
- Ties are settled openly
Level on points? The bigger single result ranks higher, then the higher personal best scoring bricks.
- Official notes are shown
When the judges record an official disadvantage, such as poor materials, it appears next to that result with a yellow flag. It doesn't change the points, but everyone can see it.
The other tabs
Personal bests
Scoring bricks, Bricks laid and Quality each rank your single best run in the selected season.
Scoring bricks
Bricks that pass judging. The most important number in bricklaying.
Bricks laid
Raw speed: every brick laid before the judges make deductions.
Quality
How much of your work passes. The Quality tab ranks your best percentage from one run. Runs with at least three-quarters as many bricks as the most laid that season rank first, so a smaller tidy wall can't top a big clean one.
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