Halo Data Hive just rolled out a major update to their Pick’Em Prediction Leaderboard scoring system.
For HCS DreamHack Dallas, users were able to choose the winners of each pool, along with how many games and series each team would win. After making those picks, users then selected the winners throughout the championship bracket—predicting not just the teams, but also the number of games it would take for each win.
The issue? The leaderboard was based on percentages, which made it impossible to determine an outright winner in the event of a tie—something that happened more than once.
Today they announced a big update and here’s what they had to say about it.
🚨 Massive Pick’em Update 🚨
✅ No more % only leaderboards
🎯 It’s now all about pointsEarn points for correct picks across pool & bracket play along with predicting the event champion 🏆
Compete on new leaderboards & even play with friends.
Details below 👇 pic.twitter.com/PtTfNPv3Rr
— Halo Data Hive | Halo Esports (@HaloDataHive) July 17, 2025
“How the new points system works:
• Pool Match Picks
• Pool Standings Picks
• Bracket Game Picks
• Event Champion Pick
Each correct prediction awards a defined amount of points which determines your position on each leaderboard”
“You’ll now see:
Overall Points
Daily Pools
Bracket
Champion Pick“
” Bonus Leaderboards:
Streak: Longest & current correct pick streak
Upsets: Correctly calling upsets
Rookie: Best new players
Make sure to click on each user row to view the users predictions.
Play with friends!
Create your own Leagues and go head-to-head amongst your friends
Bragging rights have never been this real”
Link to make your picks!
https://halodatahive.com/Pickem/Leaderboard/119?tab=PickemLeaderboards
Leaderboard System Guide
https://halodatahive.com/Pickem/Scoring/119
So get in there Spartan and show ’em what you have!