diff --git a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
index 2742167..4ea65c9 100644
--- a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
+++ b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
@@ -1299,10 +1299,15 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
       orderBy: (ts, { asc }) => [asc(ts.currentRank)],
     });
 
-    const hasChanges = afterStandings.some((s) => {
-      const prev = previousPointsById.get(s.teamId);
-      return prev === undefined || prev !== parseFloat(s.totalPoints);
-    });
+    const changedTeamIds = new Set(
+      afterStandings
+        .filter((s) => {
+          const prev = previousPointsById.get(s.teamId);
+          return prev === undefined || prev !== parseFloat(s.totalPoints);
+        })
+        .map((s) => s.teamId)
+    );
+    const hasChanges = changedTeamIds.size > 0;
 
     // Look up the league's Discord webhook URL via the season
     const season = await db.query.seasons.findFirst({
@@ -1333,12 +1338,10 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
       afterStandings.map((s) => [s.teamId, s.team.ownerId])
     );
 
-    // Filter matches to only those involving participants drafted in this season.
-    // We compute this BEFORE the hasChanges gate because 0-point eliminations
-    // (e.g. R64 losers whose finalPosition=0 doesn't affect team scores) still
-    // warrant a Discord notification when a drafted team is eliminated.
+    // Build scored matches for the notification — computed before the gate
+    // because an elimination (0 points, no score change) still warrants a
+    // notification when a drafted participant is knocked out.
     let scoredMatches: ScoredMatch[] | undefined;
-    let hasDraftedParticipantMatches = false;
     if (allCompletedMatches.length > 0) {
       const draftPicks = await db.query.draftPicks.findMany({
         where: eq(schema.draftPicks.seasonId, seasonId),
@@ -1351,40 +1354,22 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
           (m.loserId && draftedIds.has(m.loserId))
       );
 
-      hasDraftedParticipantMatches = relevant.length > 0;
-
       if (relevant.length > 0) {
         const teamIdByParticipantId = new Map(
           draftPicks.map((p) => [p.participantId, p.teamId])
         );
 
-        // Teams whose score actually changed after recalculation.
-        const changedTeamIds = new Set(
-          afterStandings
-            .filter((s) => {
-              const prev = previousPointsById.get(s.teamId);
-              return prev === undefined || prev !== parseFloat(s.totalPoints);
-            })
-            .map((s) => s.teamId)
-        );
-
-        const usernameForParticipant = (participantId: string | null | undefined) => {
+        // Look up the fantasy owner's display name for a participant.
+        // Pass requireScoreChange=true for the winner to avoid surfacing wins
+        // that didn't award points this round.
+        const usernameForParticipant = (
+          participantId: string | null | undefined,
+          requireScoreChange = false
+        ) => {
           if (!participantId) return undefined;
           const teamId = teamIdByParticipantId.get(participantId);
           if (!teamId) return undefined;
-          const ownerId = ownerIdByTeamId.get(teamId);
-          if (!ownerId) return undefined;
-          return usernameByClerkId.get(ownerId);
-        };
-
-        // Only set winnerUsername if the winner's owner actually scored points
-        // this round. This prevents listing matches where a drafted team won
-        // but the scoring system didn't award points yet (e.g. R64 wins when
-        // points only trigger at Sweet 16+).
-        const winnerUsernameForParticipant = (participantId: string | null | undefined) => {
-          if (!participantId) return undefined;
-          const teamId = teamIdByParticipantId.get(participantId);
-          if (!teamId || !changedTeamIds.has(teamId)) return undefined;
+          if (requireScoreChange && !changedTeamIds.has(teamId)) return undefined;
           const ownerId = ownerIdByTeamId.get(teamId);
           if (!ownerId) return undefined;
           return usernameByClerkId.get(ownerId);
@@ -1395,14 +1380,17 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
           .map((m) => ({
             winnerName: m.winnerName!,
             loserName: m.loserName!,
-            winnerUsername: winnerUsernameForParticipant(m.winnerId),
+            winnerUsername: usernameForParticipant(m.winnerId, true),
             loserUsername: usernameForParticipant(m.loserId),
           }));
       }
     }
 
-    // Skip notification if scores didn't change AND no drafted participants were scored.
-    if (!hasChanges && !hasDraftedParticipantMatches) continue;
+    // Skip notification if scores didn't change AND no match has a displayable username.
+    const hasScoredMatchesToShow = scoredMatches?.some(
+      (m) => m.winnerUsername !== undefined || m.loserUsername !== undefined
+    );
+    if (!hasChanges && !hasScoredMatchesToShow) continue;
 
     const standings = afterStandings.map((s) => ({
       teamId: s.teamId,