# 9.0 - UPR Ranking System **Inside Our Universal Player Ranking (UPR) System** Our UPR system resembles the Elo ratings and experience points familiar to competitive gamers. UPR scores will rise or fall after every game in proportion to: * The player's skill level / Their opponents' skill level * The type of game they've chosen to play in tournament competition * The completion of various rare or difficult achievements in games or through ESTN tournament play. * Other assessed metrics to be determined | | UPR1 | UPR2 | UPR3 | UPR4 | UPR5 | UPR6 | UPR7 | UPR8 | UPR9 | UPR10 | | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ----- | ------ | ------ | | Entry Fee | $20 | $40 | $60 | $80 | $100 | $120 | $140 | $160 | $180 | $200 | | Prize Pool | $2000 | $4000 | $6000 | $8000 | $10000 | $12000 | $14000 | $1600 | $18000 | $20000 | UPR points encourage consistent play and provide stable “gating” mechanisms that prevent players from moving too rapidly through league rankings, or from attempting to engage in unfair competition with lower- skilled players that have weaker UPRs. By storing all player performance data on the blockchain and enforcing multi-factor authentication, we ensure that no player will attain their UPR and attendant rewards unfairly through hacking or via surreptitious use of higher-skilled "ringers". ![](/files/-MiqlEkroDCHyjQg1CA-) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.estn.io/the-platform/3.8-upr-ranking-system.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.