diff --git a/planetwars-matchrunner/src/lib.rs b/planetwars-matchrunner/src/lib.rs
index 50cff70..b0e8e49 100644
--- a/planetwars-matchrunner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/planetwars-matchrunner/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use futures::{stream::FuturesOrdered, StreamExt};
 use match_context::MatchCtx;
 use match_log::{create_log_sink, MatchLogger};
 use planetwars_rules::PwConfig;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 pub use self::match_context::{EventBus, PlayerHandle};
 
@@ -25,18 +24,6 @@ pub struct MatchConfig {
     pub players: Vec<MatchPlayer>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct MatchMeta {
-    pub map_name: String,
-    pub timestamp: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Local>,
-    pub players: Vec<PlayerInfo>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct PlayerInfo {
-    pub name: String,
-}
-
 pub struct MatchPlayer {
     pub bot_spec: Box<dyn BotSpec>,
 }
@@ -53,6 +40,12 @@ pub trait BotSpec: Send + Sync {
 
 pub struct MatchOutcome {
     pub winner: Option<usize>,
+    pub player_outcomes: Vec<PlayerOutcome>,
+}
+
+pub struct PlayerOutcome {
+    pub had_errors: bool,
+    pub crashed: bool,
 }
 
 pub async fn run_match(config: MatchConfig) -> MatchOutcome {
@@ -86,36 +79,31 @@ pub async fn run_match(config: MatchConfig) -> MatchOutcome {
 
     let match_ctx = MatchCtx::new(event_bus, players, match_logger);
 
-    // TODO: is this still needed?
-    // assemble the math meta struct
-    // let match_meta = MatchMeta {
-    //     map_name: config.map_name.clone(),
-    //     timestamp: chrono::Local::now(),
-    //     players: config
-    //         .players
-    //         .iter()
-    //         .map(|bot| PlayerInfo {
-    //             name: bot.name.clone(),
-    //         })
-    //         .collect(),
-    // };
-    // write!(
-    //     log_file,
-    //     "{}\n",
-    //     serde_json::to_string(&match_meta).unwrap()
-    // )
-    // .unwrap();
+    let mut match_instance = pw_match::PwMatch::create(match_ctx, pw_config);
+    match_instance.run().await;
+    match_instance.match_ctx.shutdown().await;
 
-    let final_state = pw_match::PwMatch::create(match_ctx, pw_config).run().await;
-
-    let survivors = final_state.state().living_players();
+    let survivors = match_instance.match_state.state().living_players();
     let winner = if survivors.len() == 1 {
         Some(survivors[0])
     } else {
         None
     };
 
-    MatchOutcome { winner }
+    let player_outcomes = (1..=config.players.len())
+        .map(|player_id| {
+            let player_status = &match_instance.player_status[&player_id];
+            PlayerOutcome {
+                had_errors: player_status.had_command_errors,
+                crashed: player_status.terminated,
+            }
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    MatchOutcome {
+        winner,
+        player_outcomes,
+    }
 }
 
 // writing this as a closure causes lifetime inference errors
diff --git a/planetwars-matchrunner/src/pw_match.rs b/planetwars-matchrunner/src/pw_match.rs
index 62a07e5..01da9b4 100644
--- a/planetwars-matchrunner/src/pw_match.rs
+++ b/planetwars-matchrunner/src/pw_match.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use tokio::time::Duration;
 
 use serde_json;
 
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 pub use planetwars_rules::config::{Config, Map};
@@ -17,30 +18,43 @@ use planetwars_rules::protocol as proto;
 use planetwars_rules::serializer as pw_serializer;
 use planetwars_rules::{PlanetWars, PwConfig};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
-pub struct MatchConfig {
-    pub map_name: String,
-    pub max_turns: usize,
-}
-
 pub struct PwMatch {
     pub match_ctx: MatchCtx,
     pub match_state: PlanetWars,
+    pub player_status: HashMap<usize, PlayerStatus>,
+}
+
+pub struct PlayerStatus {
+    pub had_command_errors: bool,
+    pub terminated: bool,
 }
 
 impl PwMatch {
     pub fn create(match_ctx: MatchCtx, config: PwConfig) -> Self {
         // TODO: this is kind of hacked together at the moment
         let match_state = PlanetWars::create(config, match_ctx.players().len());
+        let player_status = match_ctx
+            .players()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|player_id| {
+                (
+                    player_id as usize,
+                    PlayerStatus {
+                        had_command_errors: false,
+                        terminated: false,
+                    },
+                )
+            })
+            .collect();
 
         PwMatch {
             match_state,
             match_ctx,
+            player_status,
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn run(mut self) -> PlanetWars {
+    pub async fn run(&mut self) {
         // log initial state
         self.log_game_state();
 
@@ -49,14 +63,12 @@ impl PwMatch {
 
             for (player_id, turn) in player_messages {
                 let player_action = self.execute_action(player_id, turn);
+                self.update_player_status(player_id, &player_action);
                 self.log_player_action(player_id, player_action);
             }
             self.match_state.step();
             self.log_game_state();
         }
-
-        self.match_ctx.shutdown().await;
-        self.match_state
     }
 
     async fn prompt_players(&mut self) -> Vec<(usize, RequestResult<Vec<u8>>)> {
@@ -145,6 +157,26 @@ impl PwMatch {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn update_player_status(&mut self, player_id: usize, player_action: &PlayerAction) {
+        let player_status = self.player_status.get_mut(&player_id).unwrap();
+        match player_action {
+            PlayerAction::Commands(dispatches) => {
+                if dispatches.iter().any(|d| d.error.is_some()) {
+                    player_status.had_command_errors = true;
+                }
+            }
+            PlayerAction::ParseError { .. } => {
+                player_status.had_command_errors = true;
+            }
+            PlayerAction::Timeout => {
+                player_status.had_command_errors = true;
+            }
+            PlayerAction::Terminated => {
+                player_status.terminated = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]