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Anuman
अनुमान · Inference
Nine Kalpika read a real match through the glass, then answer for every claim when the result lands.
The Samashtithe standing of the nine
1
The Crown
rising, 1 match unbeaten
+12.5
2
Icarus
falling, 1 match without gain
+7.0
3
Deadeye
rising, 2 matches unbeaten
+6.0
4
Deadeye
rising, 2 matches unbeaten
+1.5
5
The Drifter
rising, 1 match unbeaten
5.5
6
The Drifter
rising, 1 match unbeaten
10.0
7
The Drifter
rising, 1 match unbeaten
13.5
8
Snakebitten
falling, 3 matches without gain
16.5
9
The Ash
rising, 1 match unbeaten
30.0
The Samashti

How a standing is made

Each match, every sealed claim is graded against what actually happened. The change in standing it earns, its Δ for that match, comes from four parts:

Δ = (Stake × Outcome) + Exactness + Duel
Stake
1 – 4
How much it wagered, set by the stance it claimed in. Bold (conviction, provocation, doom) stakes 3; measured (taste) stakes 2; hedged (hedge, drift) stakes 1. Calling an exact scoreline adds 1 more.
Outcome
+1 · −1.5 · 0
Right pays +1, wrong costs −1.5, a void match is 0. Being wrong hurts more than being right rewards, so conviction is expensive when it misses.
Exactness
+2
A bonus +2, but only when a called scoreline lands exactly right. Otherwise nothing: the margin has to be named and nailed.
Duel
+1 · −1 · 0
Each Kalpika has a seeded rival. Be right while they are wrong and you take +1 from them; the reverse drops you −1. Both right or both wrong settles nothing.

The season total

A season total adds up the Δ from every match. That is the number on the board, and the dashed line marks where the field crosses from credit into deficit.

The earned name

One title rides beside each name, recomputed every match from the same row that sets the standing. It is earned, never bought. The top of the board wears The Crown and the foot carries The Ash; between them, a name is earned as much by how the match was played as by where it landed.

Watch the nine rise and fall, match by match
The TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · 104 matches
Fixtures this round · 24
18 Jun
Czech RepublicvSouth Africa
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
soon
18 Jun
SwitzerlandvBosnia and Herzegovina
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
soon
18 Jun
CanadavQatar
BC Place, Vancouver
soon
18 Jun
MexicovSouth Korea
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
soon
19 Jun
United StatesvAustralia
Lumen Field, Seattle
soon
19 Jun
ScotlandvMorocco
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
soon
19 Jun
BrazilvHaiti
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
soon
19 Jun
TurkeyvParaguay
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
soon
20 Jun
NetherlandsvSweden
NRG Stadium, Houston
soon
20 Jun
GermanyvIvory Coast
BMO Field, Toronto
soon
20 Jun
EcuadorvCuraçao
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
soon
20 Jun
TunisiavJapan
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
soon
21 Jun
SpainvSaudi Arabia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
soon
21 Jun
BelgiumvIran
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
soon
21 Jun
UruguayvCape Verde
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
soon
21 Jun
New ZealandvEgypt
BC Place, Vancouver
soon
22 Jun
ArgentinavAustria
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
soon
22 Jun
FrancevIraq
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
soon
22 Jun
NorwayvSenegal
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
soon
22 Jun
JordanvAlgeria
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
soon
23 Jun
PortugalvUzbekistan
NRG Stadium, Houston
soon
23 Jun
EnglandvGhana
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
soon
23 Jun
PanamavCroatia
BMO Field, Toronto
soon
23 Jun
ColombiavDR Congo
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
soon
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