diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/Leaderboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/Leaderboard.tsx
index 7e55744..2733713 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/Leaderboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/Leaderboard.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "@mui/material";
 import Grid from "@mui/material/Grid";
 import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from "react";
-import { fetchLeaderBoard } from "../../api/api";
+import { fetchLeaderBoard, searchUsers } from "../../api/api";
 import { fetcherApiCallback } from "../../lib/hooks/useApi";
 import { isExpired, toDateUtc } from "../../lib/date/utils";
 import RankingsList from "./components/RankingLists";
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ export default function Leaderboard() {
   const isAuthed = !!(me && me.authenticated);
   const userId = me?.user?.identity ?? null;
 
+  // State for top user (strongest submission) and default GPU type
+  const [defaultUser, setDefaultUser] = useState<{
+    userId: string;
+    username: string;
+  } | null>(null);
+  const [defaultGpuType, setDefaultGpuType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
   // Sync tab state with query parameter
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
@@ -109,6 +116,51 @@ export default function Leaderboard() {
     if (id) call(id);
   }, [id]);
 
+  // Fetch top user (strongest submission) when rankings are available
+  // Select from the GPU with the most unique users
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const findTopUser = async () => {
+      if (!id || !data?.rankings) return;
+
+      const gpuTypes = Object.keys(data.rankings);
+      if (gpuTypes.length === 0) return;
+
+      // Find the GPU type with the most unique users
+      const mostActiveGpu = gpuTypes.reduce((currentMax, gpuType) => {
+        const rankings = data.rankings[gpuType];
+        const userCount = rankings ? rankings.length : 0;
+        const maxCount = data.rankings[currentMax]?.length ?? 0;
+        return userCount > maxCount ? gpuType : currentMax;
+      }, gpuTypes[0]);
+
+      // Set the default GPU type to the one with most users
+      setDefaultGpuType(mostActiveGpu);
+
+      const mostActiveGpuRankings = data.rankings[mostActiveGpu];
+      if (!mostActiveGpuRankings || mostActiveGpuRankings.length === 0) return;
+
+      // The first item is the top user (sorted by score ascending)
+      const topUserName = mostActiveGpuRankings[0].user_name;
+      if (!topUserName) return;
+
+      try {
+        // Search for the user by username to get their user_id
+        const result = await searchUsers(id, topUserName, 1);
+        if (result.users && result.users.length > 0) {
+          const foundUser = result.users[0];
+          setDefaultUser({
+            userId: foundUser.user_id,
+            username: foundUser.username,
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to fetch top user:", err);
+      }
+    };
+
+    findTopUser();
+  }, [id, data?.rankings]);
+
   if (loading) return <Loading />;
   if (error) return <ErrorAlert status={errorStatus} message={error} />;
 
@@ -267,7 +319,7 @@ export default function Leaderboard() {
             <Card sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
               <CardContent>
                 <CardTitle fontWeight="bold">User Performance Trend</CardTitle>
-                <UserTrendChart leaderboardId={id!!} />
+                <UserTrendChart leaderboardId={id!!} defaultUser={defaultUser} defaultGpuType={defaultGpuType} />
               </CardContent>
             </Card>
           </TabPanel>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/components/UserTrendChart.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/components/UserTrendChart.tsx
index 94c9efd..e552feb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/components/UserTrendChart.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/leaderboard/components/UserTrendChart.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { useThemeStore } from "../../../lib/store/themeStore";
 
 interface UserTrendChartProps {
   leaderboardId: string;
+  defaultUser?: { userId: string; username: string } | null;
+  defaultGpuType?: string | null;
 }
 
 function hashStringToColor(str: string): string {
@@ -42,11 +44,11 @@ function hashStringToColor(str: string): string {
   return `hsl(${hue}, ${saturation}%, ${lightness}%)`;
 }
 
-export default function UserTrendChart({ leaderboardId }: UserTrendChartProps) {
+export default function UserTrendChart({ leaderboardId, defaultUser, defaultGpuType }: UserTrendChartProps) {
   const [data, setData] = useState<UserTrendResponse | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [selectedGpuType, setSelectedGpuType] = useState<string>("");
+  const [selectedGpuType, setSelectedGpuType] = useState<string>(defaultGpuType || "");
   const resolvedMode = useThemeStore((state) => state.resolvedMode);
   const isDark = resolvedMode === "dark";
   const textColor = isDark ? "#e0e0e0" : "#333";
@@ -68,10 +70,21 @@ export default function UserTrendChart({ leaderboardId }: UserTrendChartProps) {
       try {
         const result = await fetchUserTrend(leaderboardId, userIds);
         setData(result);
-        // Set default GPU type to the first available
+        // Set default GPU type to the one with the most unique users
         const gpuTypes = Object.keys(result.time_series || {});
         if (gpuTypes.length > 0 && !gpuTypes.includes(selectedGpuType)) {
-          setSelectedGpuType(gpuTypes[0]);
+          // Count unique users per GPU type
+          let maxUsers = 0;
+          let defaultGpu = gpuTypes[0];
+          for (const gpuType of gpuTypes) {
+            const gpuData = result.time_series[gpuType];
+            const userCount = gpuData ? Object.keys(gpuData).length : 0;
+            if (userCount > maxUsers) {
+              maxUsers = userCount;
+              defaultGpu = gpuType;
+            }
+          }
+          setSelectedGpuType(defaultGpu);
         }
       } catch (err: any) {
         setError(err.message || "Failed to load data");
@@ -98,6 +111,19 @@ export default function UserTrendChart({ leaderboardId }: UserTrendChartProps) {
     loadInitialUsers();
   }, [leaderboardId]);
 
+  // Pre-select the default user if provided
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!defaultUser?.userId) return;
+
+    const defaultUserAsSearchResult: UserSearchResult = {
+      user_id: defaultUser.userId,
+      username: defaultUser.username,
+    };
+
+    setSelectedUsers([defaultUserAsSearchResult]);
+    loadData([defaultUser.userId]);
+  }, [defaultUser, loadData]);
+
   // Search users when input changes
   useEffect(() => {
     const searchTimeout = setTimeout(async () => {