Editing Speedrunning (section)

=== Categorization and ranking ===
Speedruns are divided into various categories that impose additional limitations on a runner. It is common for category restrictions to require a certain amount of content to be completed in the game.<ref name="SnyderBook" /> Each video game may have its own speedrun categories, but some categories are popular irrespective of game.<ref name=":522" /> The most common are:

* ''Any%'', which involves getting to the end as fast as possible with no qualifier, <ref name="SnyderBook" /><ref name=":032">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Max |date=July 28, 2018 |title=A Quick History of Speedrunning: From Then to Now |url=https://www.viewsonic.com/elite/posts/6_a-quick-history-of-speedrunning |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=ViewSonic Elite Gaming}}</ref>
* ''100%,'' which requires full completion of a game. This may entail obtaining all items or may use some other metric.<ref name="SnyderBook" /><ref name=":032" />
* ''Low%'', the opposite of 100%, which requires the player to beat the game while completing the minimum amount possible.<ref name="SnyderBook" /><ref name=":032" />
* ''Glitchless'', which restricts the player from performing any glitches during the speedrun.<ref name=":622" /><ref name=":522" />
* ''No Major Glitches'', Which consist of beating the game as fast as possible while not using any "game breaking" glitches.
{{anchor|Speedrun.com}}Speedrunners compete in these categories by ranking times on online leaderboards.<ref name="SnyderBook" /> According to [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'']], the definitive website for speedrun leaderboards is ''Speedrun.com''. {{As of|2021|July|post=,}} the site hosts leaderboards for over 20,000 video games.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lenti |first=Erica |date=July 10, 2021 |title=Why Do Gamers Love Speedrunning So Much Anyway? |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/why-gamers-love-speedrunning/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Runners usually record footage of their speedruns for accurate timing and verification, and may include a timer in their videos. They often use timers that keep track of splits—the time between the start of the run and the completion of some section or objective.<ref name="SnyderBook" /> Verification is usually done by leaderboard moderators who review submissions and determine the validity of individual speedruns.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Elker |first=Jhaan |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Speedrunning's starting line: An intro guide to gaming's seemingly intimidating subculture |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/07/13/how-get-into-speedrunning/ |access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>