diff --git a/.index.html.swp b/.index.html.swp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..684e00f
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 00a2810..17f2fc1 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -37,36 +37,40 @@
 	</style>
 	<script>
 		const regex = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$");
+		const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8084/ws');
 		let name = validate_data(prompt("Nickname for the leaderboard"));
 		console.log(name)
-		const ws = new WebSocket('ws://deadvey.com:8084/ws');
-		ws.onopen = (event) => {
-			ws.send(name);
-		};
-		let firstMessage = true;
 		let latestMessage = 0;
+		ws.onopen = (event) => {
+			ws_leaderboard.send(name);
+		}
+		const ws_leaderboard = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8084/ws-leaderboard');
+		ws_leaderboard.onopen = (event) => {
+			ws_leaderboard.send("1");
+		};
+		ws_leaderboard.onmessage = (event) => {
+			console.log(event.data);
+			firstMessage = false;
+			data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+			const tableDiv = document.getElementById("score-table");
+			const table = document.createElement("table");
+			// Add header row
+			table.innerHTML = `<tr><th>Rank</th><th>Score</th><th>Name</th><th>P</th></tr>`;
+			// Add data rows concisely using forEach
+			data.hiscores.forEach((entry, index) => {
+				table.innerHTML += `<tr>
+					<td>#${index + 1}</td>
+					<td>${validate_data(entry.score)}</td>
+					<td>${validate_data(entry.person)}</td>
+					<td>${((2/3)**validate_data(entry.score)).toExponential(2)}</td>
+				</tr>`;
+			});
+			tableDiv.appendChild(table);
+		};
 		ws.onmessage = (event) => {
 			console.log(event.data);
-			if (firstMessage) {
-				firstMessage = false;
-				data = JSON.parse(event.data);
-				const tableDiv = document.getElementById("score-table");
-				const table = document.createElement("table");
-				// Add header row
-				table.innerHTML = `<tr><th>Rank</th><th>Score</th><th>Name</th><th>P</th></tr>`;
-				// Add data rows concisely using forEach
-				data.hiscores.forEach((entry, index) => {
-					table.innerHTML += `<tr>
-						<td>#${index + 1}</td>
-						<td>${validate_data(entry.score)}</td>
-						<td>${validate_data(entry.person)}</td>
-						<td>${((2/3)**validate_data(entry.score)).toExponential(2)}</td>
-					</tr>`;
-				});
-				tableDiv.appendChild(table);
-			}
-			else { latestMessage = validate_data(event.data); }
-		};
+			latestMessage = validate_data(event.data);
+		}
 		function send_click()
 		{
 			ws.send(true);
diff --git a/leaderboard.html b/leaderboard.html
index b69e206..090b7b2 100644
--- a/leaderboard.html
+++ b/leaderboard.html
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 		}
 	</style>
 	<script>
-		const ws = new WebSocket('ws://deadvey.com:8084/ws');
+		const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8084/ws-leaderboard');
 		const regex = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$");
 		ws.onopen = (event) => {
-			ws.send("");
+			ws.send('0'); // send all
 		};
 		let latestMessage = 0;
 		ws.onmessage = (event) => {
diff --git a/src/.main.rs.swp b/src/.main.rs.swp
index 5f0449a..61491df 100644
Binary files a/src/.main.rs.swp and b/src/.main.rs.swp differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2514d8a..24eec31 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// TODO rename pingscores userscores
 use std::
 {
 	collections::HashMap,
@@ -18,15 +19,15 @@ use axum::
 	response::{Html, IntoResponse},
 	routing::get,
 };
-use futures::StreamExt as _;
-use rand::random_bool;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, de};
-use serde_json::json;
 use tokio::
 {
 	sync::{Mutex, mpsc},
 	time::{Duration, sleep},
 };
+use futures::StreamExt as _;
+use rand::random_bool;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, de};
+use serde_json::json;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Ord, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Clone)]
 struct Entry
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()>
 	let app = Router::new()
 		.route("/", get(index))
 		.route("/ws", get(ws_handler))
+		.route("/ws-leaderboard", get(leaderboard_handler))
 		.route("/leaderboard", get(leaderboard))
 		.with_state
 		(AppState {
@@ -148,16 +150,6 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()>
 
 	Ok(())
 }
-
-async fn index() -> Html<&'static str>
-{
-	Html(include_str!("../index.html"))
-}
-
-async fn leaderboard() -> Html<&'static str>
-{
-	Html(include_str!("../leaderboard.html"))
-}
 // receiver: 0 for hiscore, 1 for loscore, 2 for pingscore
 async fn handle_hiscores
 (
@@ -281,6 +273,76 @@ async fn handle_hiscores
 	}
 }
 
+async fn leaderboard_handler
+(
+	ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
+	State(state): State<AppState>
+)
+-> impl IntoResponse
+{
+	ws.on_upgrade
+	(|socket| async move {
+		handle_leaderboard
+		(
+			socket,
+			&state.hiscores,
+			&state.loscores,
+			&state.pingscores,
+		)
+		.await;
+	})
+}
+async fn handle_leaderboard
+(
+	mut socket: WebSocket,
+	hiscores: &Mutex<Vec<Entry>>,
+	loscores: &Mutex<Vec<Entry>>,
+	pingscores: &Mutex<HashMap<String, (u64, u32)>>,
+)
+{
+	match socket.next().await
+	{
+		Some(Ok(Message::Text(selection))) =>
+		{
+			let msg;
+			match selection.as_str()
+			{
+				"0" => // all the leaderboards
+				{
+					msg =
+					{
+						json!
+						({
+							"hiscores": &*hiscores.lock().await,
+							"loscores": &*loscores.lock().await,
+							"pingscores": &*pingscores.lock().await
+						})
+						.to_string()
+					};
+				},
+				"1" => // just the hiscores table
+				{
+					msg = json! ({ "hiscores": &*hiscores.lock().await }).to_string()
+				},
+				"2" => // just the loscores table
+				{
+					msg = json! ({ "loscores": &*hiscores.lock().await }).to_string()
+				},
+				"3" => // just the pingscores table
+				{
+					msg = json! ({ "pingscores": &*hiscores.lock().await }).to_string()
+				},
+				_ => { msg = "Invalid leaderboard selection, please use 0,1,2 or 3".to_string() },
+			}
+			let _ = socket.send(Message::Text(msg.into())).await;
+		},
+		_ =>
+		{
+			let _ = socket.send(Message::Text("Invalid leaderboard selection, please use 0,1,2 or 3".into())).await;
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 async fn ws_handler
 (
 	ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
@@ -294,9 +356,6 @@ async fn ws_handler
 		(
 			socket,
 			&state.tx,
-			&state.hiscores,
-			&state.loscores,
-			&state.pingscores,
 		)
 		.await;
 	})
@@ -306,22 +365,10 @@ async fn handle_socket
 (
 	mut socket: WebSocket,
 	tx: &mpsc::Sender<LeaderboardUpdate>,
-	hiscores: &Mutex<Vec<Entry>>,
-	loscores: &Mutex<Vec<Entry>>,
-	pingscores: &Mutex<HashMap<String, (u64, u32)>>,
 )
 {
 	let mut value: u32 = 0;
-	let msg =
-	{
-		json!
-		({
-			"hiscores": &*hiscores.lock().await,
-			"loscores": &*loscores.lock().await,
-			"pingscores": &*pingscores.lock().await
-		})
-		.to_string()
-	};
+	let msg: String;
 
 	let Some(name) = socket.next().await else
 	{
@@ -344,8 +391,6 @@ async fn handle_socket
 	let mut resets: u32 = 0;
 	let mut prev: u32 = 0;
 
-	let _ = socket.send(Message::Text(msg.into())).await;
-
 	while let Some(msg) = socket.next().await
 	{
 		match msg
@@ -409,3 +454,14 @@ fn validate_name(input: &str) -> bool {
 
 	input.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric())
 }
+
+// static routes
+async fn index() -> Html<&'static str>
+{
+	Html(include_str!("../index.html"))
+}
+
+async fn leaderboard() -> Html<&'static str>
+{
+	Html(include_str!("../leaderboard.html"))
+}