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# Individual score settings

> Control how individual gymnast scores are calculated, ranked, and tied for a level.

## Prerequisites

* [Create a level](/levels/create-a-level.md) first.

## Steps

1. From the meet admin, go to **Levels**.
2. Select the level you want to configure.
3. Open the **Score Settings** section.
4. Configure the settings described below.
5. Save your changes.

## Tiebreaker

This controls what happens when two gymnasts end up with the same final score on an apparatus or all-around.

| Option                                 | How it works                                                 |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Do not break ties**                  | Gymnasts share the same rank                                 |
| **Compare E then D**                   | Higher execution wins; if still tied, higher difficulty wins |
| **Compare D then E**                   | Higher difficulty wins; if still tied, higher execution wins |
| **Use All Around score**               | Higher all-around total wins (apparatus ties only)           |
| **Cascading All Around**               | Drop lowest apparatus score and compare; repeat until broken |
| **Cascading All Around then E then D** | Cascading all-around first; if still tied, compare E then D  |
| **Oldest Age**                         | Older gymnast wins                                           |
| **Youngest Age**                       | Younger gymnast wins                                         |

You can set **separate tiebreakers** for three contexts:

* **Apparatus ranking** - Used when two gymnasts tie on a single apparatus
* **All-around ranking** - Used when two gymnasts tie on the all-around total
* **Vault ranking** - Used for vault apparatus ties (has an additional option: Best of 2 Vault then E then D)

See [How do tiebreakers work?](/tiebreakers/index.md) for detailed explanations and examples of each algorithm.

## Vault Score Decision

When gymnasts perform two vaults, this controls how the final vault score is calculated.

| Option                | How it works                 |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| **One Vault Only**    | Only the first vault counts  |
| **Two Vault Average** | Average of both vaults       |
| **Two Vault Best**    | Best score of the two vaults |

See [How vault score decisions work](/levels/vault-score-decision.md) for details.

## Rank Method (Bump Ranks on Tie)

This controls how rank numbers are assigned after a tie.

| Option             | Example (3 gymnasts, top 2 tied) |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| **Bump on Tie**    | 1st, 1st, 3rd                    |
| **No Bump on Tie** | 1st, 1st, 2nd                    |

See [How bump ranks on tie works](/levels/bump-ranks.md) for details.

## Defaults

If you don't change anything, Gym Art Meets uses these defaults:

| Setting               | Default           |
| --------------------- | ----------------- |
| Individual tiebreaker | Do not break ties |
| All-around tiebreaker | Do not break ties |
| Vault tiebreaker      | Do not break ties |
| Vault score decision  | One Vault Only    |
| Rank method           | Bump on Tie       |

## Related

* [How to configure team score settings](/levels/team-score-settings.md)
* [How do tiebreakers work?](/tiebreakers/index.md)
* [How vault score decisions work](/levels/vault-score-decision.md)
* [How bump ranks on tie works](/levels/bump-ranks.md)
* [How do I configure competition levels?](/levels/index.md)
* [Score settings reference](/settings-reference/score-settings.md)