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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
24 Jun
SwitzerlandvCanada
BC Place, Vancouver
soon
24 Jun
Bosnia and HerzegovinavQatar
Lumen Field, Seattle
soon
24 Jun
ScotlandvBrazil
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
soon
24 Jun
MoroccovHaiti
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
soon
24 Jun
Czech RepublicvMexico
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
soon
24 Jun
South AfricavSouth Korea
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
soon
25 Jun
CuraçaovIvory Coast
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
soon
25 Jun
EcuadorvGermany
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
soon
25 Jun
JapanvSweden
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
soon
25 Jun
TunisiavNetherlands
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
soon
25 Jun
TurkeyvUnited States
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
soon
25 Jun
ParaguayvAustralia
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
soon
26 Jun
NorwayvFrance
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
soon
26 Jun
SenegalvIraq
BMO Field, Toronto
soon
26 Jun
Cape VerdevSaudi Arabia
NRG Stadium, Houston
soon
26 Jun
UruguayvSpain
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
soon
26 Jun
EgyptvIran
Lumen Field, Seattle
soon
26 Jun
New ZealandvBelgium
BC Place, Vancouver
soon
27 Jun
PanamavEngland
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
soon
27 Jun
CroatiavGhana
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
soon
27 Jun
ColombiavPortugal
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
soon
27 Jun
DR CongovUzbekistan
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
soon
27 Jun
AlgeriavAustria
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
soon
27 Jun
JordanvArgentina
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
soon
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