app/models/__tests__/process-match-result.test.ts

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function makeDb(existingResult?: { id: string; isPartialScore: boolean }) {
   };
 }
 
-import { processMatchResult, isLoserNotifiable, isMatchNotable, processPlayoffEvent } from "../scoring-calculator";
+import { processMatchResult, isLoserNotifiable, processPlayoffEvent } from "../scoring-calculator";
 import { doesLoserAdvance } from "../playoff-match";
 import { updateProbabilitiesAfterResult } from "~/services/probability-updater";
 
@@ -399,23 +399,6 @@ describe("isLoserNotifiable", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("isMatchNotable", () => {
-  it("returns true when winner scored (loser not notifiable)", () => {
-    expect(isMatchNotable(true, false)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("returns true when loser is notifiable (winner did not score)", () => {
-    expect(isMatchNotable(false, true)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("returns true when both winner scored and loser is notifiable", () => {
-    expect(isMatchNotable(true, true)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("returns false when winner only advanced (no points) and loser is not notifiable", () => {
-    expect(isMatchNotable(false, false)).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
 
 describe("processPlayoffEvent - NBA Play-In Round 1 loserAdvances fix", () => {
   function makePlayInDb(matches: object[]) {

app/models/scoring-calculator.ts

@@ -623,24 +623,6 @@ export function isLoserNotifiable(
   return scoreChanged || finalizedLoserIds.has(loserId);
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns true if a scored match should be displayed in a Discord standings
- * notification at all.
- *
- * A match is shown only when the winner earned points this round or the loser is
- * notifiable (eliminated / scored — see {@link isLoserNotifiable}). A drafted
- * winner that merely advanced without earning points is NOT enough on its own.
- *
- * The winner's owner is still credited on any match that passes this gate (even
- * a points-less advance) — this function only decides whether the match line
- * appears, not which managers are labelled within it.
- */
-export function isMatchNotable(
-  winnerScoreChanged: boolean,
-  loserNotifiable: boolean
-): boolean {
-  return winnerScoreChanged || loserNotifiable;
-}
 
 export function getGuaranteedMinimumPosition(
   round: string,
@@ -1845,13 +1827,17 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
     );
 
     // Build scored matches for the notification.
-    // A match is included only when it is "notable": either the winner earned points this
-    // round OR the loser is notifiable (eliminated / scored). A drafted winner that merely
-    // advanced without earning points is NOT enough on its own (see isMatchNotable).
-    // On any match that IS included, the winning team's owner is always credited — even
-    // when the winner only advanced. Losers appear if their score changed or they were
-    // definitively eliminated (finalPosition set, non-partial); losers who advance to
-    // another match (loserAdvances=true, e.g. NBA 7v8 → PIR2) are correctly suppressed.
+    // A match is included only when it is "notable": winner earned points this round OR
+    // the loser is notifiable (eliminated / scored). A drafted winner that merely advanced
+    // without earning points is NOT enough on its own.
+    // On any included match, the winning team's owner is shown in the embed (winnerUsername),
+    // but Discord-pinged only when they actually scored (winnerDiscordUserId gated on
+    // winnerScoreChanged) — advancing-only wins don't warrant a ping.
+    // Losers appear if their score changed or they were definitively eliminated (finalPosition
+    // set, non-partial); losers who advance to another match (loserAdvances=true, e.g. NBA
+    // 7v8 → PIR2) are correctly suppressed.
+    // Only entries with at least one displayable username are kept, so scoredMatches always
+    // reflects exactly what will be shown in the embed.
     let scoredMatches: ScoredMatch[] | undefined;
     if (allCompletedMatches.length > 0) {
       const relevant = allCompletedMatches.filter(
@@ -1879,15 +1865,16 @@ export async function recalculateAffectedLeagues(
             const showLoser = isLoserNotifiable(m.loserId, loserTeamId, changedTeamIds, finalizedLoserIds);
             return { m, winnerScoreChanged, showLoser, winnerOwnerId, loserOwnerId };
           })
-          .filter((x) => isMatchNotable(x.winnerScoreChanged, x.showLoser))
+          .filter((x) => x.winnerScoreChanged || x.showLoser)
           .map((x) => ({
             winnerName: x.m.winnerName ?? "",
             loserName: x.m.loserName ?? "",
             winnerUsername: x.winnerOwnerId ? usernameByUserId.get(x.winnerOwnerId) : undefined,
             loserUsername: x.showLoser && x.loserOwnerId ? usernameByUserId.get(x.loserOwnerId) : undefined,
-            winnerDiscordUserId: x.winnerOwnerId ? discordIdByUserId.get(x.winnerOwnerId) : undefined,
+            winnerDiscordUserId: x.winnerScoreChanged && x.winnerOwnerId ? discordIdByUserId.get(x.winnerOwnerId) : undefined,
             loserDiscordUserId: x.showLoser && x.loserOwnerId ? discordIdByUserId.get(x.loserOwnerId) : undefined,
-          }));
+          }))
+          .filter((m) => m.winnerUsername !== undefined || m.loserUsername !== undefined);
       }
     }
 

app/services/__tests__/discord.test.ts

@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ describe("sendStandingsUpdateNotification", () => {
 
   it("shows winner's owner even when winner only advanced (loser was eliminated)", async () => {
     // Mirrors the Brazil/Japan scenario: Brazil advanced without earning points,
-    // Japan was eliminated. The calculator now sets winnerUsername unconditionally
-    // on any match that passes the notability gate.
+    // Japan was eliminated. winnerUsername is shown in the embed; winnerDiscordUserId
+    // is left unset (no ping) because the winner did not score this round.
     await sendStandingsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Rumble League 2026",