diff --git a/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx b/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
index f379afa..2528bab 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/round/ranking-dashboard.tsx
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ function SortableProjectRow({
         <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate">
           {projectInfo?.title ?? `Project …${projectId.slice(-6)}`}
         </p>
-        {projectInfo?.teamName && (
+        {(projectInfo?.teamName || projectInfo?.country) && (
           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">
             {projectInfo.teamName}
-            {projectInfo.country ? <> · <CountryDisplay country={projectInfo.country} /></> : ''}
+            {projectInfo.teamName && projectInfo.country ? ' · ' : ''}
+            {projectInfo.country && <CountryDisplay country={projectInfo.country} />}
           </p>
         )}
       </div>
@@ -1153,12 +1154,12 @@ export function RankingDashboard({ competitionId: _competitionId, roundId }: Ran
                             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                               <span className="font-medium text-sm">{a.user?.name ?? a.user?.email ?? 'Unknown'}</span>
                               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                                {a.evaluation?.binaryDecision != null && (
+                                {a.evaluation?.decision != null && (
                                   <Badge
-                                    variant={a.evaluation.binaryDecision ? 'default' : 'destructive'}
-                                    className={a.evaluation.binaryDecision ? 'bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700 hover:bg-emerald-100' : ''}
+                                    variant={a.evaluation.decision ? 'default' : 'destructive'}
+                                    className={a.evaluation.decision ? 'bg-emerald-100 text-emerald-700 hover:bg-emerald-100' : ''}
                                   >
-                                    {a.evaluation.binaryDecision ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
+                                    {a.evaluation.decision ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
                                   </Badge>
                                 )}
                                 <Badge variant="outline">Score: {a.evaluation?.globalScore?.toFixed(1) ?? '—'}</Badge>
diff --git a/src/server/routers/project.ts b/src/server/routers/project.ts
index a8c2339..7e48465 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/project.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/project.ts
@@ -1305,6 +1305,27 @@ export const projectRouter = router({
         }),
       ])
 
+      // Resolve the boolean "advance to next round" criterion id for each round
+      // so we can fall back to criterionScoresJson when binaryDecision is null.
+      // Mirrors ranking.ts logic: prefer type='advance', else legacy boolean
+      // criterion labeled "move to the next stage".
+      const roundIdsInUse = Array.from(new Set(assignments.map((a) => a.round.id)))
+      const advanceCriterionByRound = new Map<string, string | null>()
+      if (roundIdsInUse.length > 0) {
+        const forms = await ctx.prisma.evaluationForm.findMany({
+          where: { roundId: { in: roundIdsInUse }, isActive: true },
+          select: { roundId: true, criteriaJson: true },
+        })
+        for (const form of forms) {
+          if (advanceCriterionByRound.has(form.roundId)) continue
+          const criteria = (form.criteriaJson as Array<{ id: string; type?: string; label?: string }> | null) ?? []
+          const found =
+            criteria.find((c) => c.type === 'advance') ??
+            criteria.find((c) => c.type === 'boolean' && c.label?.toLowerCase().includes('move to the next stage'))
+          advanceCriterionByRound.set(form.roundId, found?.id ?? null)
+        }
+      }
+
       // Compute evaluation stats
       let stats = null
       if (submittedEvaluations.length > 0) {
@@ -1355,13 +1376,30 @@ export const projectRouter = router({
           }))
         ),
         Promise.all(
-          assignments.map(async (a) => ({
-            ...a,
-            user: {
-              ...a.user,
-              avatarUrl: await getUserAvatarUrl(a.user.profileImageKey, a.user.profileImageProvider),
-            },
-          }))
+          assignments.map(async (a) => {
+            // Resolve decision: column first, criterion fallback second.
+            let decision: boolean | null = a.evaluation?.binaryDecision ?? null
+            if (decision == null && a.evaluation) {
+              const advCritId = advanceCriterionByRound.get(a.round.id) ?? null
+              if (advCritId) {
+                const scores = a.evaluation.criterionScoresJson as Record<string, unknown> | null
+                if (scores) {
+                  const val = scores[advCritId]
+                  if (typeof val === 'boolean') decision = val
+                  else if (val === 'true') decision = true
+                  else if (val === 'false') decision = false
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            return {
+              ...a,
+              user: {
+                ...a.user,
+                avatarUrl: await getUserAvatarUrl(a.user.profileImageKey, a.user.profileImageProvider),
+              },
+              evaluation: a.evaluation ? { ...a.evaluation, decision } : null,
+            }
+          })
         ),
         projectRaw.mentorAssignment
           ? (async () => ({