diff --git a/load_leaderboard.php b/load_leaderboard.php
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+<?php
+require 'db.php';
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+
+try {
+    $stmt = $pdo->query("
+        SELECT u.id AS user_id, u.username, s.wins, s.losses
+        FROM users u
+        LEFT JOIN users_stats s ON s.user_id = u.id
+        GROUP BY u.id
+        ORDER BY s.wins DESC, s.losses ASC
+        LIMIT 20
+    ");
+
+    $rows = $stmt->fetchAll();
+    echo json_encode($rows);
+
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    echo json_encode([
+        "error" => $e->getMessage()
+    ]);
+}