.home-leaderboard {
     min-height: 656px;
     background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1C96F5 42.74%, #76C3FF 82.18%, #FFFFFF 100%);
     padding: 70px 0 97px;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box {
     padding-bottom: 0px;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .heading {
     text-align: center;
     max-width: 797px;
     margin: auto;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .heading .heading-2 {
     color: #FFFFFF;
     margin-bottom: 16px;
     line-height: 1.1;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players {
     max-width: 913px;
     margin: 100px auto 0;
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
     gap: 32px;
     text-align: center;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card {
     height: 388px;
     width: 100%;

     position: relative;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-bg-img {
     position: absolute;
     width: 100%;
     bottom: 0;
     left: 0;
     z-index: 1;
     transform: translateX(-14.5px) translateY(-22px) scale(1.31);
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-image {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 5;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-image .player-img {
     width: 114px;
     height: 114px;
     margin: auto;
     border-radius: 50%;
     box-shadow: 0px 5px 14.4px 0px #00000021;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-image .medal {
     transform: translateY(-20px);
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .text-content {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 5;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .text-content h4 {
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 24px;
     line-height: 100%;
     letter-spacing: 0%;
     color: #FFFFFF;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .text-content .level-badge {
     /* width: 104px; */
     margin: 14px auto 12px;
     /* height: 30px; */
     border-radius: 23px;
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 4px;
     padding: 4px 10px;
     color: #FCD135;
     background-color: #12619F;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 14px;
     line-height: 100%;
     letter-spacing: 0%;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .text-content h2 {
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 55.45px;
     line-height: 100%;
     letter-spacing: 0%;


     background: linear-gradient(180deg,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86) 39.91%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 88.2%);

     -webkit-background-clip: text;
     background-clip: text;

     color: transparent;
     -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
     margin-top: 20px;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) {
     transform: translateY(-34px);
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) h2 {
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 90px;
     line-height: 100%;
     letter-spacing: 0%;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-2 h2 {
     font-size: 61px;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1 {
     position: relative;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1::after {
     content: url("../images/player-1-bg.png");
     display: block;
     width: 273px;
     height: 167px;
     position: absolute;
     top: -22%;
     left: 1.7%;
     animation: player1-brightness-anim 2s ease-in-out infinite;
     transform-origin: center center;
     scale: 1.15;
 }

 /* ─── Player name row with optional flag ─────────────────────────── */

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .home-player-name {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     gap: 7px;
 }

 .home-leaderboard .container-box .home-player-flag {
     height: 22px;
     width: auto;
     border-radius: 2px;
     flex-shrink: 0;
     vertical-align: middle;
 }


 .leaderboard-page .home-leaderboard {
     padding: 45px 0 0px;
 }

 /* ─── Home Leaderboard Skeleton ──────────────────────────────────── */

 @keyframes hlb-shimmer {
     0% {
         background-position: -200% 0;
     }

     100% {
         background-position: 200% 0;
     }
 }

 .top-players-area {
     position: relative;
 }

 .home-lb-loader {
     display: grid;
 }

 /* ─── Overlay skeleton (transparent so cube bg + rank text show through) ── */

 /* .leaderboard-page .static-winners { display: none !important; } */

 .leaderboard-page .home-lb-loader {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0%;
     left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(25%);
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 913px;
     padding-top: 60px;
     z-index: 10;
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
     gap: 32px;
     pointer-events: none;
     transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card {
     height: 388px;
     background: transparent;
     border: none;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: flex-start;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card--center {
     transform: translateY(-34px);
 }

 /* Shimmer only on the individual shapes — NOT the card box */
 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar,
 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-medal,
 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-line {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar::after,
 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-medal::after,
 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-line::after {
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     background: linear-gradient(90deg,
             transparent 0%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 50%,
             transparent 100%);
     background-size: 200% 100%;
     animation: hlb-shimmer 1.6s infinite linear;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar {
     width: 114px;
     height: 114px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-medal {
     width: 34px;
     height: 34px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
     margin-top: -20px;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-line {
     height: 18px;
     border-radius: 9px;
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
     margin-top: 12px;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-line--pill {
     height: 22px;
     border-radius: 22px;
     margin-top: 14px;
 }

 /* start hidden — GSAP animates each card in */
 .leaderboard-page .player-card {
     opacity: 0;
 }

 .leaderboard-page .player-card .player-img {
     border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;
 }

 /* ─── Player Initials (home leaderboard) ──────────────────────────── */

 .leaderboard-page .player-initials {
     width: 114px;
     height: 114px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     border: 3px solid #ffffff;
     box-shadow: 0px 5px 14.4px 0px #00000021;
     background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #8b5cf6);
     color: #fff;
     font-size: 36px;
     font-weight: 700;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     margin: auto;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }

 @keyframes player1-brightness-anim {
     0% {
         filter: brightness(0);
     }

     50% {
         filter: brightness(1);
     }

     100% {
         filter: brightness(0);
     }
 }

 /* =============================================
   Responsive Breakpoints
   ============================================= */

 /* 1200px — constrained desktops / large tablets */
 @media (max-width: 1200px) {
     .home-leaderboard .container-box {
         padding: 0 20px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players {
         margin-top: 80px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1::after {
         left: -1.8%;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .home-lb-loader {
         padding-left: 20px;
         padding-right: 20px;
     }
 }

 /* 992px — tablets landscape */
 @media (max-width: 992px) {
     .home-leaderboard {
         padding: 60px 0 80px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box {
         padding: 0 20px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players {
         margin-top: 60px;
         gap: 24px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card {
         height: 320px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-bg-img {
         transform: translateX(-11px) translateY(-17px) scale(1.22);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .player-img {
         width: 96px;
         height: 96px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal {
         transform: translateY(-16px);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal img {
         width: 30px;
         height: 30px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h4 {
         font-size: 20px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content .level-badge {
         font-size: 12px;
         margin: 10px auto 8px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h2 {
         font-size: 44px;
         margin-top: 14px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) {
         transform: translateY(-28px);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) h2 {
         font-size: 72px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-2 h2 {
         font-size: 50px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1::after {
         top: -27%;
         left: -1%;
         scale: 0.95;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .home-lb-loader {
         padding-left: 20px;
         padding-right: 20px;
         gap: 24px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card {
         height: 320px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card--center {
         transform: translateY(-28px);
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar {
         width: 96px;
         height: 96px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .player-initials {
         width: 96px;
         height: 96px;
         font-size: 30px;
     }
 }

 /* 768px — tablets portrait / large phones */
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .home-leaderboard {
         padding: 50px 0 60px;
         min-height: auto;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box {
         padding: 0 20px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players {
         margin-top: 64px;
         gap: 16px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card {
         height: 248px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-bg-img {
         transform: translateX(-8px) translateY(-13px) scale(1.12);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .player-img {
         width: 76px;
         height: 76px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal {
         transform: translateY(-13px);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal img {
         width: 24px;
         height: 24px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h4 {
         font-size: 15px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content .level-badge {
         font-size: 11px;
         padding: 3px 8px;
         margin: 7px auto;
         gap: 3px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h2 {
         font-size: 34px;
         margin-top: 8px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) {
         transform: translateY(-22px);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) h2 {
         font-size: 54px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-2 h2 {
         font-size: 38px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1::after {
         top: -28%;
         left: -15%;
         scale: 0.62;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .home-player-flag {
         height: 16px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .home-lb-loader {
         gap: 16px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card {
         height: 248px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card--center {
         transform: translateY(-22px);
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar {
         width: 76px;
         height: 76px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-medal {
         width: 26px;
         height: 26px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .player-initials {
         width: 76px;
         height: 76px;
         font-size: 24px;
     }
 }

 /* 580px — small phones */
 @media (max-width: 580px) {
     .home-leaderboard {
         padding: 40px 0 0px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box {
         padding: 0 16px;
         min-height: 400px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .heading p br {
         display: none;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players {
         margin-top: 72px;
         gap: 10px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card {
         height: 206px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-bg-img {
         transform: translateX(-6px) translateY(-10px) scale(1.07);
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .player-img {
         width: 60px;
         height: 60px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal {
         transform: translateY(-11px);
         height: 30px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .player-image .medal img {
         width: 20px;
         height: 20px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h4 {
         font-size: 12px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content .level-badge {
         font-size: 9px;
         padding: 3px 6px;
         margin: 11px auto;
         gap: 2px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content .level-badge img {
         height: 12px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card .text-content h2 {
         font-size: 22px;
         margin-top: 6px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) {
         transform: translateY(-16px);
         border-color: #8b5cf6;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .top-players .player-card:nth-child(2) h2 {
         font-size: 35px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-2 h2 {
         font-size: 27px;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box #home-player-card-1::after {
         display: none;
     }

     .home-leaderboard .container-box .home-player-flag {
         height: 14px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .home-lb-loader {
         gap: 10px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card {
         height: 206px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-card--center {
         transform: translateY(-16px);
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-avatar {
         width: 60px;
         height: 60px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-medal {
         width: 20px;
         height: 20px;
         margin-top: -14px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .hlb-sk-line {
         height: 14px;
         margin-top: 8px;
     }

     .leaderboard-page .player-initials {
         width: 60px;
         height: 60px;
         font-size: 20px;
     }
 }