diff --git a/app/features/front-page/routes/index.tsx b/app/features/front-page/routes/index.tsx
index e9c7bea27..744fc1d82 100644
--- a/app/features/front-page/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/app/features/front-page/routes/index.tsx
@@ -205,19 +205,10 @@ function TournamentShowcase() {
 }
 
 function ResultHighlights() {
-	const { t } = useTranslation(["front", "common"]);
 	const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
 
-	// should not happen
-	if (
-		!data.leaderboards.team.length ||
-		!data.leaderboards.user.length ||
-		!data.tournaments.results.length
-	) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	const season = Seasons.currentOrPrevious()!;
+	const hasLeaderboards =
+		data.leaderboards.user.length > 0 && data.leaderboards.team.length > 0;
 
 	return (
 		<>
@@ -229,52 +220,74 @@ function ResultHighlights() {
 				)}
 			>
 				<SeasonCard />
-				<div className="stack sm text-center">
-					<h2 className={styles.resultHighlightsTitle}>
-						{t("front:leaderboards.topPlayers")}
-					</h2>
-					<Leaderboard
-						entries={data.leaderboards.user}
-						fullLeaderboardUrl={leaderboardsPage({
-							season: season.nth,
-							type: "USER",
-						})}
-					/>
-				</div>
-				<div className="stack sm text-center">
-					<h2 className={styles.resultHighlightsTitle}>
-						{t("front:leaderboards.topTeams")}
-					</h2>
-					<Leaderboard
-						entries={data.leaderboards.team}
-						fullLeaderboardUrl={leaderboardsPage({
-							season: season.nth,
-							type: "TEAM",
-						})}
-					/>
-				</div>
+				{hasLeaderboards ? <Leaderboards /> : null}
 			</div>
-			<div className={clsx(styles.resultHighlights, "scrollbar")}>
-				<div className="stack sm text-center">
-					<h2
-						className={clsx(
-							styles.resultHighlightsTitle,
-							styles.resultHighlightsTitleTournaments,
-						)}
-					>
-						{t("front:showcase.results")}
-					</h2>
-					<div className={clsx(styles.tournamentCardsSpacer, "scrollbar")}>
-						{data.tournaments.results.map((tournament) => (
-							<TournamentCard key={tournament.id} tournament={tournament} />
-						))}
-					</div>
-				</div>
+			{data.tournaments.results.length > 0 ? <TournamentResults /> : null}
+		</>
+	);
+}
+
+function Leaderboards() {
+	const { t } = useTranslation(["front"]);
+	const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
+
+	const season = Seasons.currentOrPrevious()!;
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			<div className="stack sm text-center">
+				<h2 className={styles.resultHighlightsTitle}>
+					{t("front:leaderboards.topPlayers")}
+				</h2>
+				<Leaderboard
+					entries={data.leaderboards.user}
+					fullLeaderboardUrl={leaderboardsPage({
+						season: season.nth,
+						type: "USER",
+					})}
+				/>
+			</div>
+			<div className="stack sm text-center">
+				<h2 className={styles.resultHighlightsTitle}>
+					{t("front:leaderboards.topTeams")}
+				</h2>
+				<Leaderboard
+					entries={data.leaderboards.team}
+					fullLeaderboardUrl={leaderboardsPage({
+						season: season.nth,
+						type: "TEAM",
+					})}
+				/>
 			</div>
 		</>
 	);
 }
 
+function TournamentResults() {
+	const { t } = useTranslation(["front"]);
+	const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
+
+	return (
+		<div className={clsx(styles.resultHighlights, "scrollbar")}>
+			<div className="stack sm text-center">
+				<h2
+					className={clsx(
+						styles.resultHighlightsTitle,
+						styles.resultHighlightsTitleTournaments,
+					)}
+				>
+					{t("front:showcase.results")}
+				</h2>
+				<div className={clsx(styles.tournamentCardsSpacer, "scrollbar")}>
+					{data.tournaments.results.map((tournament) => (
+						<TournamentCard key={tournament.id} tournament={tournament} />
+					))}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
 function Leaderboard({
 	entries,
 	fullLeaderboardUrl,
diff --git a/app/features/mmr/core/Seasons.ts b/app/features/mmr/core/Seasons.ts
index 5ab4be594..77433530e 100644
--- a/app/features/mmr/core/Seasons.ts
+++ b/app/features/mmr/core/Seasons.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export const list =
 					starts: new Date("2026-06-01T17:00:00.000Z"),
 					ends: new Date("2026-08-23T22:00:00.000Z"),
 				},
+				{
+					nth: 13,
+					starts: new Date("2026-09-01T17:00:00.000Z"),
+					ends: new Date("2026-11-22T22:00:00.000Z"),
+				},
 			] as const);
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq/tests/season-clock.ts b/app/features/sendouq/tests/season-clock.ts
index e7a2e4dfb..c545a50aa 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq/tests/season-clock.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq/tests/season-clock.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@ import { afterAll, beforeAll, vi } from "vitest";
 import * as Seasons from "~/features/mmr/core/Seasons";
 import invariant from "~/utils/invariant";
 
-const lastSeason = Seasons.list[Seasons.list.length - 1];
-invariant(lastSeason, "Expected at least one season");
+const startedSeasons = Seasons.list.filter(
+	(season) => season.starts.getTime() <= Date.now(),
+);
+const latestStartedSeason = startedSeasons[startedSeasons.length - 1];
+invariant(latestStartedSeason, "Expected at least one started season");
 
+// the database stamps its own rows with the real "now", so a pinned time in the
+// future would make every one of them look long expired
 const insideASeason = new Date(
-	(lastSeason.starts.getTime() + lastSeason.ends.getTime()) / 2,
+	Math.min(
+		(latestStartedSeason.starts.getTime() +
+			latestStartedSeason.ends.getTime()) /
+			2,
+		Date.now(),
+	),
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/styles/front.module.css b/app/styles/front.module.css
index 4e83fe37b..8a2748c30 100644
--- a/app/styles/front.module.css
+++ b/app/styles/front.module.css
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 
 .seasonBannerImg {
 	position: absolute;
-	width: 109px;
-	right: -5px;
+	width: 84px;
+	right: 4px;
 	bottom: 0;
 }
 
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@
 .resultHighlightsTop {
 	--card-width: 100%;
 	overflow-x: auto;
+
+	/* on a season's first day the leaderboards are still empty, leaving the card
+	   alone in the row with nothing beside it to stretch against */
+	& > .seasonCardDesktopOnly:only-child {
+		max-width: 25%;
+	}
 }
 
 .resultHighlightsTitle {
@@ -194,6 +200,11 @@
 .seasonCard {
 	--l: 50%;
 
+	/* see .resultHighlightsTop: alone in the row it collapses to its text */
+	.seasonCardDesktopOnly:only-child & {
+		min-height: 250px;
+	}
+
 	min-width: var(--card-width);
 	max-width: var(--card-width);
 	flex: 1;
@@ -232,7 +243,7 @@
 
 .seasonCardImg {
 	position: absolute;
-	width: 175px;
+	width: 150px;
 	bottom: 0;
 	right: 10px;
 }