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If the skill of every player is represented by two numbers, how is it possible to rank players in a leaderboard?

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If the skill of every player is represented by two numbers, how is it possible to rank players in a leaderboard?

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The TrueSkill ranking system uses the so-called conservative skill estimate which is the 1% quantile of the belief distribution: it is extremely likely (to be precise, with a belief of 99%) that the players actual skill is higher than the conservative estimate. Have a look in the detailed description.