diff --git a/server/lib/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing.ex b/server/lib/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing.ex
index ec096a53..18afaa3d 100644
--- a/server/lib/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing.ex
+++ b/server/lib/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing.ex
@@ -67,9 +67,16 @@ defmodule WcaLive.Scoretaking.Advancing do
         %{results: results, advancement_condition: advancement_condition} = round
         format = Format.get_by_id!(round.format_id)
 
+        # We ignore unranked results until they are entered. For percentage-based
+        # advancement rules this means that we qualify less results initially and
+        # start qualifying more as the missing results are entered. This way, in
+        # case the remaining missing results are quit, we don't un-qualify anyone
+        results = Enum.filter(results, & &1.ranking)
+
         # See: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#9p1
         max_qualifying = floor(length(results) * 0.75)
-        rankings = results |> Enum.map(& &1.ranking) |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1) |> Enum.sort()
+
+        rankings = results |> Enum.map(& &1.ranking) |> Enum.sort()
 
         first_non_qualifying_ranking =
           if length(rankings) > max_qualifying do
@@ -181,12 +188,12 @@ defmodule WcaLive.Scoretaking.Advancing do
   end
 
   defp qualifying_results_ignoring(round, ignored_results) do
-    # Empty attempts rank ignored people at the end (making sure they don't qualify).
+    # DNF attempts rank ignored people at the end (making sure they don't qualify).
     # Then recompute rankings and see who would qualify as a result.
     hypothetical_results =
       Enum.map(round.results, fn result ->
         if result in ignored_results do
-          %{result | attempts: [], best: 0, average: 0}
+          %{result | attempts: [-1], best: -1, average: -1}
         else
           result
         end
diff --git a/server/test/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing_test.exs b/server/test/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing_test.exs
index 87098d5d..338062c7 100644
--- a/server/test/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing_test.exs
+++ b/server/test/wca_live/scoretaking/advancing_test.exs
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ defmodule WcaLive.Scoretaking.AdvancingTest do
     assert ids([result1, result2]) == ids(Advancing.qualifying_results(round))
   end
 
+  test "qualifying_results/1 given `percent` advancement condition, ignores results that are not entered yet" do
+    round = insert(:round, number: 1, advancement_condition: %{type: "percent", level: 50})
+    result1 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: 1, best: 1000)
+    result2 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: 2, best: 1100)
+    _result3 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: 3, best: 1200)
+    _result4 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: 4, best: 1400)
+    _result5 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: nil)
+    _result6 = insert(:result, round: round, ranking: nil)
+
+    assert ids([result1, result2]) == ids(Advancing.qualifying_results(round))
+  end
+
   test "qualifying_results/1 given `attemptResult` advancement condition and format sorting by best, returns results with best strictly better than the specified value" do
     round =
       insert(:round,