diff --git a/backend/api/src/leaderboardRoute.ts b/backend/api/src/leaderboardRoute.ts
index e77fb2e..0c5ce51 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/leaderboardRoute.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/leaderboardRoute.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
+import {query, validationResult} from 'express-validator';
 import {TimeLeaderboardRepository} from "./repositories/TimeLeaderboardRepository.js";
 import {TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository} from "./repositories/pgPromise/TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.js";
 import {HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository} from "./repositories/pgPromise/HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.js";
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ import {HighscoreLeaderboard, TimeLeaderboard} from "./model/Leaderboard.js";
 export const leaderboardRoute = express.Router()
 
 leaderboardRoute.get('/highscore',
+    query('pagination').toBoolean(),
+    query('entriesPerPage').optional().isInt({min: 1}).toInt(),
+    query('page').optional().isInt({min: 0}).toInt(),
     /**
      * Returns the highscore leaderboard as JSON response, fetched from DB
      * @param req
@@ -15,8 +19,21 @@ leaderboardRoute.get('/highscore',
      */
     async (req, res) => {
     try {
+        //region validate parameters
+        const errors = validationResult(req);
+        if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+        }
+        //endregion
         const highscoreLeaderboardRepo: HighscoreLeaderboardRepository = new HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository;
-        const highscoreLeaderboard: HighscoreLeaderboard = await highscoreLeaderboardRepo.getAll();
+        let highscoreLeaderboard: HighscoreLeaderboard;
+        if (req.query.pagination) {
+            const entriesPerPage = req.query.entriesPerPage;
+            const page = req.query.page;
+            highscoreLeaderboard = await highscoreLeaderboardRepo.getPage(entriesPerPage, page);
+        } else {
+            highscoreLeaderboard = await highscoreLeaderboardRepo.getAll();
+        }
         res.send(highscoreLeaderboard);
     } catch (error) {
         // handle errors
@@ -26,6 +43,9 @@ leaderboardRoute.get('/highscore',
 })
 
 leaderboardRoute.get('/totalplaytime',
+    query('pagination').toBoolean(),
+    query('entriesPerPage').optional().isInt({min: 1}).toInt(),
+    query('page').optional().isInt({min: 0}).toInt(),
     /**
      * Returns the total playtime leaderboard as JSON response, fetched from DB
      * @param req
@@ -33,8 +53,21 @@ leaderboardRoute.get('/totalplaytime',
      */
     async (req, res) => {
     try {
+        //region validate parameters
+        const errors = validationResult(req);
+        if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+        }
+        //endregion
         const timeLeaderboardRepo: TimeLeaderboardRepository = new TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository;
-        const timeLeaderboard: TimeLeaderboard = await timeLeaderboardRepo.getAll();
+        let timeLeaderboard: TimeLeaderboard;
+        if (req.query.pagination) {
+            const entriesPerPage = req.query.entriesPerPage;
+            const page = req.query.page;
+            timeLeaderboard = await timeLeaderboardRepo.getPage(entriesPerPage, page);
+        } else {
+            timeLeaderboard = await timeLeaderboardRepo.getAll();
+        }
         res.send(timeLeaderboard);
     } catch (error) {
         // handle errors
diff --git a/backend/api/src/repositories/HighscoreLeaderboardRepository.ts b/backend/api/src/repositories/HighscoreLeaderboardRepository.ts
index 204feff..d70d3d5 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/repositories/HighscoreLeaderboardRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/repositories/HighscoreLeaderboardRepository.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ import {HighscoreLeaderboard} from "../model/Leaderboard.js";
 
 export abstract class HighscoreLeaderboardRepository {
     abstract getAll(): Promise<HighscoreLeaderboard>;
+    abstract getPage(entriesPerPage: number, page: number): Promise<HighscoreLeaderboard>
 }
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diff --git a/backend/api/src/repositories/TimeLeaderboardRepository.ts b/backend/api/src/repositories/TimeLeaderboardRepository.ts
index ef9d8fe..8c02717 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/repositories/TimeLeaderboardRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/repositories/TimeLeaderboardRepository.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ import {TimeLeaderboard} from "../model/Leaderboard.js";
 
 export abstract class TimeLeaderboardRepository {
     abstract getAll(): Promise<TimeLeaderboard>;
+    abstract getPage(entriesPerPage: number, page: number);
 }
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diff --git a/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts b/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
index 8a7747c..36c9043 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ import {Database} from "../../Database.js";
 export class HighscoreLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository extends HighscoreLeaderboardRepository {
     async getAll(): Promise<HighscoreLeaderboard> {
         const raw: any = await Database.db.manyOrNone(
-            'SELECT * FROM lb_highscore INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY RANK;'
+            'SELECT * FROM lb_highscore INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY rank;'
+        );
+        return this.serialize(raw);
+    }
+
+    async getPage(entriesPerPage, page): Promise<HighscoreLeaderboard> {
+        const raw: any = await Database.db.manyOrNone(
+            'SELECT * FROM lb_highscore INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY rank LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2;',
+            [entriesPerPage, page * entriesPerPage]
         );
         return this.serialize(raw);
     }
diff --git a/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts b/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
index 1345562..b2b2ca8 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/repositories/pgPromise/TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ import {Database} from "../../Database.js";
 export class TimeLeaderboardPgPromiseRepository extends TimeLeaderboardRepository {
     async getAll(): Promise<TimeLeaderboard> {
         const raw: any = await Database.db.manyOrNone(
-            'SELECT * FROM lb_total_playtime INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY RANK;'
+            'SELECT * FROM lb_total_playtime INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY rank;'
+        );
+        return this.serialize(raw);
+    }
+
+    async getPage(entriesPerPage: number, page: number): Promise<TimeLeaderboard> {
+        const raw: any = await Database.db.manyOrNone(
+            'SELECT * FROM lb_total_playtime INNER JOIN "user" ON user_id = id ORDER BY rank LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2;',
+            [entriesPerPage, page * entriesPerPage]
         );
         return this.serialize(raw);
     }
diff --git a/frontend/public/main.js b/frontend/public/main.js
deleted file mode 100644
index aa986fc..0000000
--- a/frontend/public/main.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-function setup() {
-    createCanvas(400, 400);
-  }
-  
-function draw() {
-  if (mouseIsPressed) {
-    fill(0);
-  } else {
-    fill(255);
-  }
-  ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 80, 80);
-}
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