Accessing a Rival Participant's Competition Approach
When you are participating in a individual competition, click on the Scoreboard[1] button on the left navigation bar, which will take you to the Scoreboard page. Here you can see the Leaderboard[2] on the bottom half of the page.
The Leaderboard presents a list of all participants, arranged based on their competition rank, determined by the points they have scored. To explore the approach of a specific participant, simply click on the View[3] button within the row corresponding to the desired participant.
Viewing a Rival Participant's Competition Approach
Upon clicking the View button from the leaderboard for a participant, a new page opens in your browser window.
Referencing the picture above, on this page you will find a Participant Stats bar[1] on the top. In this bar, you can see:
The participant's competition rank (based on points achieved in the competition)
The participant's progress status in the competition
Number of Points achieved
Number of Flags achieved or challenges solved
Number of First Bloods where "first blood" refers to the first successful capture or exploitation of a flag by a participant.
To understand the participant's approach or timeline in solving challenges in the competition, you can see the Approach[2] table.
This visualisation offers valuable insights into the participant's journey, shedding light on the their endeavour by showcasing a chronological display of when they opened a challenge, when they entered it, when and how many times they attempted it and when they solved it. This captures the participant's allocation of time across each attempted challenge, providing a nuanced perspective on their approach.
The x-axis represents time, and each row represents a challenge that is included in the competition.
Following participant activity along with the time is recorded on this table:
Open- A “Open” event is when a participant opens a challenge and views its basic details.
Started- After having viewed the basic details, a “Start” event occurs when a participant engages further transitioning into the expanded challenge view. The expanded challenge view encompasses attachments, lab or container environments, and hints.
Attempt- An "Attempt" is logged when a participant submits their response or FLAG for the challenge. Participant have the flexibility to make multiple attempts according to their preference. Nonetheless, their efficiency rating gradually diminishes with each subsequent attempt.
Solved-A challenge is marked “Solved” when the participant enters the correct FLAG
Each of these actions are represented by an icon as following:
