Ireland ranks fourth in cumulative points with 18 top 5 placings.

It is a system based on cumulative points, with judges having access to video replays.

Usually more rounds are played until one player reaches 100 cumulative points, yet some games have gone on for days at a time.

The winning team is determined by cumulative total points.

The final standings are established by cumulative points throughout the event.

At the end of the day, the three players with the lowest cumulative point total go to the elimination challenge.

The numbers occur in no particular order, rarely segue into each other and never build toward a cumulative point or feeling.

The school with the highest amount of cumulative points wins the championship.

For the week, the key blue-chip indicator fell a cumulative 25.43 points.

The first 12 with the highest cumulative points go to the next stage.