V-League Guide
The V-League uses FIVB's bonus-point system. Winning 3-0 or 3-1 earns 3 points; winning a tight 3-2 earns only 2; even a 2-3 loss earns 1 point (a 0-3 or 1-3 loss earns 0). The two teams' points from a single match always add up to 3. So a team that wins mostly 3-0/3-1 can end up with more points than a team with the same or even more wins that mostly came via 3-2 thrillers โ and since the table is sorted by points, that can put the "more wins" team lower in the standings.
This site's magic number is the number of additional points a team needs to guarantee a given finish, assuming the worst case: the chasing team wins every remaining match by the maximum (3 points each). If a rival has 5 games left, their ceiling is +15 points. Once your points total already exceeds "that rival's current points + 15," they're mathematically locked out (magic number 0) โ otherwise you still need the difference.
Say Team A has 60 points (6 games left) and Team B has 50 points (6 games left). If B sweeps every remaining match 3-0, B tops out at 50 + 18 = 68. Once A reaches 69, B can no longer catch up no matter what โ so A's magic number against B is 9 (= 69 - 60). Those 9 points can come from A's own results, or from B simply not winning every set along the way.
An exact points tie is broken by separate rules (win count, set ratio, etc.), so this site never assumes a tie is already decided โ it always computes the conservative case. Check KOVO's official rules and schedule for anything that matters in practice.