diff --git a/app/features/tournament/core/Standings.ts b/app/features/tournament/core/Standings.ts
index a255af285..c95e14501 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/core/Standings.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament/core/Standings.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function tournamentStandings(tournament: Tournament): Standing[] {
 		const standings = standingsToMergeable({
 			alreadyIncludedTeamIds,
 			standings: bracket.standings,
-			teamsAboveCount: alreadyIncludedTeamIds.size,
+			teamsAboveFromAnotherBracketsCount: alreadyIncludedTeamIds.size,
 		});
 		result.push(...standings);
 
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ function standingsToMergeable<
 >({
 	alreadyIncludedTeamIds,
 	standings,
-	teamsAboveCount,
+	teamsAboveFromAnotherBracketsCount,
 }: {
 	alreadyIncludedTeamIds: Set<number>;
 	standings: T[];
-	teamsAboveCount: number;
+	teamsAboveFromAnotherBracketsCount: number;
 }) {
 	const result: T[] = [];
 
@@ -146,17 +146,24 @@ function standingsToMergeable<
 		(standing) => !alreadyIncludedTeamIds.has(standing.team.id),
 	);
 
-	let placement = teamsAboveCount + 1;
+	// e.g. if standings start at 3rd place, this must mean there is 2 teams left to finish _this_ bracket
+	const unfinishedTeamsCount = (standings.at(0)?.placement ?? 1) - 1;
+
+	let placement = 1;
 
 	for (const [i, standing] of filtered.entries()) {
 		const placementChanged =
 			i !== 0 && standing.placement !== filtered[i - 1].placement;
 
 		if (placementChanged) {
-			placement = teamsAboveCount + i + 1;
+			placement = i + 1;
 		}
 
-		result.push({ ...standing, placement });
+		result.push({
+			...standing,
+			placement:
+				placement + teamsAboveFromAnotherBracketsCount + unfinishedTeamsCount,
+		});
 	}
 
 	return result;