Yes, SQL can perform the task, but there are conflicts/performance issues in the ranking algorithm when it comes to tied rankings or pulling from X rank offset.

Yes, SQL can perform the task, but there are conflicts/performance issues in the ranking algorithm when it comes to tied rankings or pulling from X rank offset. In addition heavy writes and reads may affect performance of other queries outside of leaderboards. I am slowly working on a gaming portal platform, and I need to be able to host endless amounts of statistic leaderboards which can be individually cut many different ways. I'm researching if its even possible to be a bit more efficient and optimized to make a leaderboard focused database.