app/components/__tests__/QualifyingPointsStandings.test.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const scoringRules = {
 };
 
 describe("QualifyingPointsStandings", () => {
-  it("renders fractional QP to hundredths", () => {
+  it("renders fractional QP to at most hundredths with trailing zeros trimmed", () => {
     render(
       <QualifyingPointsStandings
         standings={[
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ describe("QualifyingPointsStandings", () => {
     );
 
     expect(screen.getByText("14.67 QP")).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText("0.50 QP")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // 0.50 trims its trailing zero to 0.5; 14.67 and 0.43 are unaffected.
+    expect(screen.getByText("0.5 QP")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText("0.43 QP")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });

app/components/scoring/QualifyingPointsStandings.tsx

@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ interface QualifyingPointsStandingsProps {
 function formatQP(raw: string): string {
   const n = parseFloat(raw);
   if (isNaN(n)) return "—";
-  return n % 1 === 0 ? n.toString() : n.toFixed(2);
+  // At most 2 decimals, trailing zeros trimmed (1.50→1.5). Mirrors the Discord
+  // embed's formatQPValue (app/services/discord.ts) so the site and Discord agree.
+  return parseFloat(n.toFixed(2)).toString();
 }
 
 export function QualifyingPointsStandings({

app/services/__tests__/discord.test.ts

@@ -747,17 +747,19 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     { participantName: "Rafael Nadal", qpEarned: 0, qpTotal: 20, ownerUsername: "alex" },
   ]);
 
-  it("sends an embed with gold color and QP title", async () => {
+  it("sends an embed with gold color, QP title, no footer, and links the title to the standings page", async () => {
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
       entries: BASE_ENTRIES,
+      standingsUrl: "https://brackt.com/leagues/abc/sports-seasons/ss-1",
     });
 
     const payload = getPayload();
     expect(payload.embeds[0].title).toBe("🏅 Qualifying Points Update — Slam League 2025");
     expect(payload.embeds[0].color).toBe(0x5865f2);
-    expect(payload.embeds[0].footer).toEqual({ text: "brackt.com" });
+    expect(payload.embeds[0].url).toBe("https://brackt.com/leagues/abc/sports-seasons/ss-1");
+    expect(payload.embeds[0].footer).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("shows sport and event header", async () => {
@@ -782,13 +784,13 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
 
     const desc = getDescription();
     expect(desc).toContain("**Points Awarded**");
-    expect(desc).toContain("• **Novak Djokovic (alex)** — +20 QP");
-    expect(desc).toContain("• **Carlos Alcaraz (chris)** — +14 QP");
+    expect(desc).toContain("• **Novak Djokovic (alex)** — 20 QP");
+    expect(desc).toContain("• **Carlos Alcaraz (chris)** — 14 QP");
     // Djokovic (20 QP) should appear before Alcaraz (14 QP)
     expect(desc.indexOf("Novak Djokovic")).toBeLessThan(desc.indexOf("Carlos Alcaraz"));
   });
 
-  it("shows No Points section for entries with qpEarned == 0", async () => {
+  it("shows Non-scoring Participants section with season total and plain manager name", async () => {
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
@@ -796,11 +798,12 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     });
 
     const desc = getDescription();
-    expect(desc).toContain("**No Points**");
-    expect(desc).toContain("Rafael Nadal (alex)");
+    expect(desc).toContain("**Non-scoring Participants**");
+    // Name (seasonTotal, manager) — Rafael has a 20 QP running total, owner "alex"
+    expect(desc).toContain("• Rafael Nadal (20, alex)");
   });
 
-  it("shows QP Standings for all entries sorted by qpTotal desc", async () => {
+  it("shows Drafted Participants in Top 8 for entries sorted by qpTotal desc", async () => {
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
@@ -808,7 +811,7 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     });
 
     const desc = getDescription();
-    expect(desc).toContain("**QP Standings**");
+    expect(desc).toContain("**Drafted Participants in Top 8**");
     expect(desc).toContain("1\\. Novak Djokovic (alex) — 45 QP");
     expect(desc).toContain("2\\. Carlos Alcaraz (chris) — 34 QP");
     expect(desc).toContain("3\\. Rafael Nadal (alex) — 20 QP");
@@ -854,17 +857,18 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     });
 
     const desc = getDescription();
-    // Mirrors the web UI's formatQP: fractional QP renders with 2 decimals ("1.50"),
-    // never rounded to an integer.
-    expect(desc).toContain("+1.50 QP");
-    expect(desc).not.toContain("+2 QP");
-    expect(desc).toContain("1.50 QP");
-    expect(desc).not.toContain("— 2 QP");
+    // Mirrors the web UI's formatQP: fractional QP renders with up to 2 decimals and
+    // trailing zeros trimmed ("1.5"), never rounded to an integer. The Points Awarded
+    // line no longer carries a "+".
+    expect(desc).toContain("• **Novak Djokovic (snarkymcgee)** — 1.5 QP");
+    expect(desc).not.toContain("+");
+    expect(desc).not.toContain("2 QP");
+    expect(desc).not.toContain("1.50");
   });
 
-  it("ranks the standings by caller-provided full-field globalRank, not position among entries", async () => {
-    // Screenshot scenario: only two players scored this event, but they sit at T9 in
-    // the full season field (8 players ahead). They must show T9, not T1.
+  it("excludes participants ranked outside the top 8 from the Drafted Participants section", async () => {
+    // Only the top 8 (plus ties) of the full season field belong in this section, so a
+    // rank-9 scorer must NOT appear in it — even though it still shows in Points Awarded.
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Rumble League 2026",
@@ -872,28 +876,31 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
       eventName: "Wimbledon",
       entries: [
         {
-          participantName: "Novak Djokovic",
-          qpEarned: 1.5,
-          qpTotal: 1.5,
-          globalRank: 9,
-          globalRankTied: true,
-          ownerUsername: "snarkymcgee",
+          participantName: "Player Eight",
+          qpEarned: 5,
+          qpTotal: 10,
+          globalRank: 8,
+          globalRankTied: false,
+          ownerUsername: "eighthowner",
         },
         {
-          participantName: "Jannik Sinner",
-          qpEarned: 1.5,
-          qpTotal: 1.5,
+          participantName: "Player Nine",
+          qpEarned: 3,
+          qpTotal: 8,
           globalRank: 9,
-          globalRankTied: true,
-          ownerUsername: "tanay002",
+          globalRankTied: false,
+          ownerUsername: "ninthowner",
         },
       ],
     });
 
     const desc = getDescription();
-    expect(desc).toContain("T9\\. Novak Djokovic (snarkymcgee) — 1.50 QP");
-    expect(desc).toContain("T9\\. Jannik Sinner (tanay002) — 1.50 QP");
-    expect(desc).not.toContain("T1\\.");
+    expect(desc).toContain("**Drafted Participants in Top 8**");
+    expect(desc).toContain("8\\. Player Eight (eighthowner) — 10 QP");
+    // The rank-9 player is filtered out of the standings section entirely.
+    expect(desc).not.toContain("9\\. Player Nine");
+    // ...but both still earned points, so both remain in Points Awarded.
+    expect(desc).toContain("• **Player Nine (ninthowner)** — 3 QP");
   });
 
   it("uses Discord mention instead of username when ownerDiscordUserId provided", async () => {
@@ -912,11 +919,13 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     });
 
     const desc = getDescription();
-    expect(desc).toContain("Novak Djokovic (<@111222333>)");
-    expect(desc).not.toContain("(alex)");
+    // Points Awarded (a pinged section) uses the Discord mention...
+    expect(desc).toContain("• **Novak Djokovic (<@111222333>)** — 20 QP");
+    // ...while the (non-pinged) Top 8 standings section uses the plain username.
+    expect(desc).toContain("1\\. Novak Djokovic (alex) — 45 QP");
   });
 
-  it("pings opted-in owners who appear in awarded or no-points sections", async () => {
+  it("pings awarded owners but not non-scoring owners", async () => {
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
@@ -928,9 +937,9 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
 
     const payload = getPayload();
     expect(payload.content).toContain("<@111>");
-    expect(payload.content).toContain("<@222>");
+    expect(payload.content).not.toContain("<@222>");
     expect(payload.allowed_mentions.users).toContain("111");
-    expect(payload.allowed_mentions.users).toContain("222");
+    expect(payload.allowed_mentions.users).not.toContain("222");
   });
 
   it("does not send when entries array is empty", async () => {
@@ -956,7 +965,7 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     expect(desc).toContain("• Jakob Mensik (chris)");
   });
 
-  it("sends with only a Knocked Out section when there are no QP entries, omitting QP Standings", async () => {
+  it("sends with only a Knocked Out section when there are no QP entries, omitting the standings section", async () => {
     await sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       webhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL,
       seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
@@ -967,7 +976,7 @@ describe("sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification", () => {
     expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     const desc = getDescription();
     expect(desc).toContain("**Knocked Out**");
-    expect(desc).not.toContain("**QP Standings**");
+    expect(desc).not.toContain("**Drafted Participants in Top 8**");
     expect(desc).not.toContain("**Points Awarded**");
   });
 

app/services/__tests__/qualifying-points-discord.server.test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { findDiscordIdsByUserIds } from "~/models/account";
 const SPORTS_SEASON_ID = "ss-1";
 const SCORING_EVENT_ID = "ev-1";
 const SEASON_ID = "season-1";
+const LEAGUE_ID = "league-1";
 const PARTICIPANT_ID = "p-1";
 const OWNER_ID = "u-1";
 const WEBHOOK_URL = "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123/abc";
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function makeDb(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
           {
             id: SEASON_ID,
             year: 2025,
-            league: { name: "Slam League", discordWebhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL },
+            league: { id: LEAGUE_ID, name: "Slam League", discordWebhookUrl: WEBHOOK_URL },
           },
         ]),
       },
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ describe("notifyQualifyingPointsUpdate", () => {
         seasonName: "Slam League 2025",
         eventName: "Roland Garros 2025",
         sportName: "Tennis",
+        standingsUrl: `${process.env.APP_URL ?? "https://brackt.com"}/leagues/${LEAGUE_ID}/sports-seasons/${SPORTS_SEASON_ID}`,
         entries: [
           expect.objectContaining({
             participantName: "Carlos Alcaraz",

app/services/discord.ts

@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ function escapeMarkdown(text: string): string {
 /**
  * Format a QP value for display. QP is genuinely fractional (e.g. a tennis R16 loser
  * earns 1.5 QP from the 9–16 split), so we must NOT round: show whole numbers plainly
- * and fractional values to 2 decimals. Mirrors the web UI's formatQP
- * (app/components/scoring/QualifyingPointsStandings.tsx) so Discord and the site agree.
+ * and fractional values to at most 2 decimals with trailing zeros trimmed (1.50→1.5).
+ * Mirrors the web UI's formatQP (app/components/scoring/QualifyingPointsStandings.tsx)
+ * so Discord and the site agree.
  */
 function formatQPValue(n: number): string {
-  return n % 1 === 0 ? n.toString() : n.toFixed(2);
+  return parseFloat(n.toFixed(2)).toString();
 }
 
 export interface StandingEntry {
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
   eventName,
   entries,
   eliminated = [],
+  standingsUrl,
 }: {
   webhookUrl: string;
   seasonName: string;
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
   eventName?: string;
   entries: QPEventEntry[];
   eliminated?: QPEliminatedEntry[];
+  standingsUrl?: string;
 }): Promise<void> {
   if (entries.length === 0 && eliminated.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -326,23 +329,21 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
       const label = managerLabel
         ? `${escapeMarkdown(e.participantName)} (${managerLabel})`
         : escapeMarkdown(e.participantName);
-      sections.push(`• **${label}** — +${formatQPValue(e.qpEarned)} QP`);
+      sections.push(`• **${label}** — ${formatQPValue(e.qpEarned)} QP`);
     }
   }
 
   const zeroEntries = entries.filter((e) => e.qpEarned === 0);
   if (zeroEntries.length > 0) {
-    sections.push("\n**No Points**");
+    sections.push("\n**Non-scoring Participants**");
     for (const e of zeroEntries) {
-      const managerLabel = e.ownerDiscordUserId
-        ? `<@${e.ownerDiscordUserId}>`
-        : e.ownerUsername
-          ? escapeMarkdown(e.ownerUsername)
-          : undefined;
-      const label = managerLabel
-        ? `${escapeMarkdown(e.participantName)} (${managerLabel})`
-        : escapeMarkdown(e.participantName);
-      sections.push(`• ${label}`);
+      // Plain manager username here (never a <@id> mention): this section is not
+      // pinged, so mention chips would misleadingly look like a ping. Show the
+      // running season QP total alongside the manager, e.g. "Name (1.5, manager)".
+      const details = e.ownerUsername
+        ? `${formatQPValue(e.qpTotal)}, ${escapeMarkdown(e.ownerUsername)}`
+        : `${formatQPValue(e.qpTotal)}`;
+      sections.push(`• ${escapeMarkdown(e.participantName)} (${details})`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -363,22 +364,22 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
     }
   }
 
-  // Order by the participant's rank in the FULL season standings (globalRank),
-  // supplied by the caller, so the block reads as a season leaderboard slice.
-  const sorted = [...entries].toSorted((a, b) => a.globalRank - b.globalRank);
+  // Only drafted participants sitting in the top 8 of the FULL season standings
+  // (globalRank supplied by the caller), ordered by rank. Standard competition
+  // ranking collapses ties to a shared rank, so `globalRank <= 8` naturally keeps
+  // any tie group sitting at rank 8 ("top 8 plus ties").
+  const sorted = [...entries]
+    .filter((e) => e.globalRank <= 8)
+    .toSorted((a, b) => a.globalRank - b.globalRank);
 
-  // The standings block reflects QP earners; skip it entirely when this sync only
-  // reported knockouts (no QP change) so we don't emit an empty header.
+  // Skip the section entirely when no drafted participant is in the top 8 (e.g. a
+  // sync that only reported knockouts) so we don't emit an empty header.
   if (sorted.length > 0) {
-    sections.push("\n**QP Standings**");
+    sections.push("\n**Drafted Participants in Top 8**");
     for (const e of sorted) {
       const rankPrefix = e.globalRankTied ? `T${e.globalRank}` : `${e.globalRank}`;
-      const ownerLabel = e.ownerDiscordUserId
-        ? `<@${e.ownerDiscordUserId}>`
-        : e.ownerUsername
-          ? escapeMarkdown(e.ownerUsername)
-          : undefined;
-      const managerLabel = ownerLabel ? ` (${ownerLabel})` : "";
+      // Plain manager username (no <@id> mention): this section is not pinged.
+      const managerLabel = e.ownerUsername ? ` (${escapeMarkdown(e.ownerUsername)})` : "";
       sections.push(`${rankPrefix}\\. ${escapeMarkdown(e.participantName)}${managerLabel} — ${formatQPValue(e.qpTotal)} QP`);
     }
   }
@@ -389,8 +390,10 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
     description = description.slice(0, MAX_DESCRIPTION - 3) + "...";
   }
 
+  // Ping only managers who earned points or lost a drafted player this sync —
+  // never the non-scoring (zeroEntries) managers.
   const pingUserIds = new Set<string>();
-  for (const e of [...awardedEntries, ...zeroEntries, ...eliminated]) {
+  for (const e of [...awardedEntries, ...eliminated]) {
     if (e.ownerDiscordUserId) pingUserIds.add(e.ownerDiscordUserId);
   }
   const pingIds = [...pingUserIds];
@@ -399,9 +402,9 @@ export async function sendQualifyingPointsUpdateNotification({
     embeds: [
       {
         title: `🏅 Qualifying Points Update — ${seasonName}`,
+        url: standingsUrl,
         description,
         color: 0x5865f2, // Discord blurple
-        footer: { text: "brackt.com" },
       },
     ],
   };

app/services/qualifying-points-discord.server.ts

@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ export async function notifyQualifyingPointsUpdate(
 
     const seasonName = `${league.name} ${season.year}`;
 
+    // Link the embed title to this league's sport-season standings page. The
+    // sportsSeasonId is exactly what the /leagues/:leagueId/sports-seasons/:sportsSeasonId
+    // route expects (the page filters seasonSports by leagueId).
+    const appUrl = process.env.APP_URL ?? "https://brackt.com";
+    const standingsUrl = `${appUrl}/leagues/${league.id}/sports-seasons/${sportsSeasonId}`;
+
     const picks = picksBySeasonId.get(seasonId) ?? [];
     const teamByParticipantId = new Map<
       string,
@@ -209,6 +215,7 @@ export async function notifyQualifyingPointsUpdate(
       eventName,
       entries,
       eliminated,
+      standingsUrl,
     });
   }
 }