diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/result.js b/backend/api/controllers/result.js
index baa0be15f..f86527444 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/result.js
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/result.js
@@ -191,6 +191,27 @@ class ResultController {
       next(e);
     }
   }
+
+  static async getLeaderboard(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { type, mode, mode2 } = req.params;
+      const results = await ResultDAO.getLeaderboard(type, mode, mode2);
+      return res.status(200).json(results);
+    } catch (e) {
+      next(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static async checkLeaderboardQualification(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { uid } = req.decodedToken;
+      const { result } = req.body;
+      const data = await ResultDAO.checkLeaderboardQualification(uid, result);
+      return res.status(200).json(data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      next(e);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = ResultController;
diff --git a/backend/api/routes/result.js b/backend/api/routes/result.js
index bf2f261ab..7ad23bdd9 100644
--- a/backend/api/routes/result.js
+++ b/backend/api/routes/result.js
@@ -12,4 +12,15 @@ router.post("/updateTags", authenticateRequest, ResultController.updateTags);
 
 router.post("/deleteAll", authenticateRequest, ResultController.deleteAll);
 
+router.get(
+  "/getLeaderboard/:type/:mode/:mode2",
+  ResultController.getLeaderboard
+);
+
+router.post(
+  "/checkLeaderboardQualification",
+  authenticateRequest,
+  ResultController.checkLeaderboardQualification
+);
+
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/backend/dao/result.js b/backend/dao/result.js
index 53f5384e4..6fda9c756 100644
--- a/backend/dao/result.js
+++ b/backend/dao/result.js
@@ -60,6 +60,116 @@ class ResultDAO {
     if (!result) throw new MonkeyError(404, "Result not found");
     return result;
   }
+
+  static async getLeaderboard(type, mode, mode2) {
+    let count;
+    let startDate = new Date();
+    let start = 0;
+    if (type == "global") count = 999;
+    else if (type == "daily") {
+      count = 100;
+      startDate.setUTCHours(0, 0, 0, 0); // next midnight UTC
+      start = startDate.getTime();
+    }
+    const leaders = await mongoDB()
+      .collection("results")
+      .aggregate([
+        {
+          $match: {
+            mode: mode,
+            mode2: parseInt(mode2),
+            timestamp: { $gt: start },
+          },
+        },
+        { $sort: { wpm: -1 } },
+        {
+          $group: {
+            _id: "$name",
+            doc: { $first: "$$ROOT" },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          $replaceRoot: {
+            newRoot: "$doc",
+          },
+        },
+        { $limit: count },
+      ])
+      .toArray();
+    let board = [];
+    leaders.forEach((entry) => {
+      board.push({
+        name: entry.name,
+        wpm: entry.wpm,
+        acc: entry.acc,
+        raw: entry.rawWpm,
+        consistency: entry.consistency,
+        mode: entry.mode,
+        mode2: entry.mode2,
+        timestamp: entry.timestamp,
+      });
+    });
+    board.sort((a, b) => {
+      return b.wpm - a.wpm;
+    });
+    let leaderboard = {
+      type: type,
+      size: board.length,
+      board: board,
+    };
+    if (type == "daily") {
+      var d = new Date();
+      d.setUTCHours(24, 0, 0, 0); // next midnight UTC
+      leaderboard.resetTime = d;
+    }
+    return leaderboard;
+  }
+
+  static async checkLeaderboardQualification(uid, result) {
+    function processLb(user, lb, result) {
+      let board = lb.board;
+      let data = {};
+      data.foundAt = board.indexOf(
+        board.find((entry) => entry.name === user.name)
+      );
+      let maxSize = 100;
+      if (lb.type === "global") maxSize = 999;
+      if (
+        result.wpm < board[board.length - 1].wpm &&
+        board.length === maxSize
+      ) {
+        data.insertedAt = -1;
+      } else {
+        for (let i = board.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+          if (result.wpm < board[i].wpm) {
+            data.insertedAt = i + 1;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (data.insertedAt === undefined) data.insertedAt = 0;
+      }
+      return data;
+    }
+
+    const user = await mongoDB().collection("users").findOne({ uid: uid });
+    //might need to check if email is verified with firebase
+    if (user.emailVerified === false) return { needsToVerifyEmail: true };
+    if (user.name === undefined) return { noName: true };
+    if (user.banned) return { banned: true };
+    const globalLb = await this.getLeaderboard(
+      "global",
+      result.mode,
+      result.mode2
+    );
+    const dailyLb = await this.getLeaderboard(
+      "daily",
+      result.mode,
+      result.mode2
+    );
+    const globalData = processLb(user, globalLb, result);
+    const dailyData = processLb(user, dailyLb, result);
+    return { global: globalData, daily: dailyData };
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = ResultDAO;
diff --git a/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js b/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
index 0198fe912..188377f18 100644
--- a/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
+++ b/src/js/elements/leaderboards.js
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ function update() {
 
   Loader.show();
   Promise.all([
-    axiosInstance.get(`/getLeaderboard/daily/${boardinfo[0]}/${boardinfo[1]}`),
-    axiosInstance.get(`/getLeaderboard/global/${boardinfo[0]}/${boardinfo[1]}`),
+    axiosInstance.get(
+      `/results/getLeaderboard/daily/${boardinfo[0]}/${boardinfo[1]}`
+    ),
+    axiosInstance.get(
+      `/results/getLeaderboard/global/${boardinfo[0]}/${boardinfo[1]}`
+    ),
   ])
     .then((lbdata) => {
       Loader.hide();
diff --git a/src/js/test/test-leaderboards.js b/src/js/test/test-leaderboards.js
index cdfe05a47..c1b1166fc 100644
--- a/src/js/test/test-leaderboards.js
+++ b/src/js/test/test-leaderboards.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export async function check(completedEvent) {
       delete lbRes.keyDuration;
       delete lbRes.chartData;
       axiosInstance
-        .post("/attemptAddToLeaderboards", {
+        .post("/results/checkLeaderboardQualification", {
           result: lbRes,
         })
         .then((data) => {