diff --git a/docs/ISSUE-180-SPA-NEXT-ROUND-FINAL-LEADERBOARD-EVIDENCE.md b/docs/ISSUE-180-SPA-NEXT-ROUND-FINAL-LEADERBOARD-EVIDENCE.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Issue #180 Evidence — SPA next-round + final leaderboard
+
+## Flow log (Angular SPA)
+1. Host reaches `reveal` phase and runs `loadScoreboard()` (`GET /lobby/sessions/:code/scoreboard`).
+2. Host can start next round directly in SPA via `startNextRound()` (`POST /lobby/sessions/:code/rounds/next`) and then session hydrate (`GET /lobby/sessions/:code`) without page reload.
+3. Host can finish game directly in SPA via `finishGame()` (`POST /lobby/sessions/:code/finish`), rendering final leaderboard payload in the same shell.
+4. Player SPA renders final leaderboard from refreshed finished-session payload (sorted by score desc, nickname tiebreak) without leaving SPA route.
+5. Error/retry paths are implemented and covered:
+   - scoreboard failure -> `scoreboardError` + retry button
+   - next-round failure -> `nextRoundError` + retry button
+   - finish-game/final-leaderboard failure -> `finishError` + retry button
+
+## Test evidence
+### `frontend/angular` (Vitest)
+- `src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts`
+  - `runs next-round transition without reload and clears scoreboard payload`
+  - `captures finish-game failure for retry and stores final leaderboard on success`
+- `src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts`
+  - `builds final leaderboard in finished status without legacy page hop`
+
+Result:
+- Test Files: 2 passed
+- Tests: 9 passed
+
+### `frontend` shared SPA tests (regression)
+Result:
+- Test Files: 5 passed
+- Tests: 24 passed
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
index 6151161..53fdaf6 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -117,4 +117,78 @@ describe('HostShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     expect(component.error).toBe('');
     expect(component.loading).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('runs next-round transition without reload and clears scoreboard payload', async () => {
+    const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse(200, { session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lobby', current_round: 2 } }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        jsonResponse(200, {
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lobby', current_round: 2 },
+          round_question: null,
+          players: [],
+        })
+      );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+    const component = new HostShellComponent();
+    component.sessionCode = ' abcd12 ';
+    component.scoreboardPayload = '{"leaderboard":[]}';
+
+    await component.startNextRound();
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12/rounds/next',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({}) })
+    );
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'GET' })
+    );
+    expect(component.session?.session.status).toBe('lobby');
+    expect(component.scoreboardPayload).toBe('');
+    expect(component.nextRoundError).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('captures finish-game failure for retry and stores final leaderboard on success', async () => {
+    const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse(503, { error: 'Final leaderboard timeout' }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        jsonResponse(200, {
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'finished', current_round: 2 },
+          winner: { id: 1, nickname: 'Luna', score: 320 },
+          leaderboard: [{ id: 1, nickname: 'Luna', score: 320 }],
+        })
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        jsonResponse(200, {
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'finished', current_round: 2 },
+          round_question: null,
+          players: [],
+        })
+      );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+    const component = new HostShellComponent();
+    component.sessionCode = 'ABCD12';
+
+    await component.finishGame();
+
+    expect(component.finishError).toContain('Finish game failed: Final leaderboard timeout');
+
+    await component.finishGame();
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12/finish',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({}) })
+    );
+    expect(component.finishError).toBe('');
+    expect(component.finalLeaderboardPayload).toContain('"status": "finished"');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
index 661d90c..b14efcd 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ interface SessionDetail {
   players: Array<{ id: number; nickname: string; score: number }>;
 }
 
+interface LeaderboardResponse {
+  session: { code: string; status: string; current_round: number };
+  leaderboard: Array<{ id: number; nickname: string; score: number }>;
+  winner?: { id: number; nickname: string; score: number } | null;
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-host-shell',
   standalone: true,
@@ -27,11 +33,17 @@ interface SessionDetail {
       <button (click)="mixAnswers()" [disabled]="loading || !roundQuestionId">Mix answers → guess</button>
       <button (click)="calculateScores()" [disabled]="loading || !roundQuestionId">Calculate scores → reveal</button>
       <button (click)="loadScoreboard()" [disabled]="loading">Load scoreboard</button>
+      <button (click)="startNextRound()" [disabled]="loading">Start next round</button>
+      <button (click)="finishGame()" [disabled]="loading">Finish game</button>
       <button *ngIf="scoreboardError" (click)="loadScoreboard()" [disabled]="loading">Retry scoreboard</button>
+      <button *ngIf="nextRoundError" (click)="startNextRound()" [disabled]="loading">Retry next round</button>
+      <button *ngIf="finishError" (click)="finishGame()" [disabled]="loading">Retry finish game</button>
     </div>
 
     <p *ngIf="error" class="error">{{ error }}</p>
     <p *ngIf="scoreboardError" class="error">{{ scoreboardError }}</p>
+    <p *ngIf="nextRoundError" class="error">{{ nextRoundError }}</p>
+    <p *ngIf="finishError" class="error">{{ finishError }}</p>
 
     <div *ngIf="session" class="panel">
       <p><strong>Status:</strong> {{ session.session.status }} · round {{ session.session.current_round }}</p>
@@ -41,6 +53,7 @@ interface SessionDetail {
         <li *ngFor="let p of session.players">{{ p.nickname }}: {{ p.score }}</li>
       </ul>
       <pre *ngIf="scoreboardPayload">{{ scoreboardPayload }}</pre>
+      <pre *ngIf="finalLeaderboardPayload">{{ finalLeaderboardPayload }}</pre>
     </div>
   `,
 })
@@ -51,7 +64,10 @@ export class HostShellComponent {
   loading = false;
   error = '';
   scoreboardError = '';
+  nextRoundError = '';
+  finishError = '';
   scoreboardPayload = '';
+  finalLeaderboardPayload = '';
   session: SessionDetail | null = null;
 
   private readonly controller = createVerticalSliceController(createApiClient());
@@ -83,6 +99,8 @@ export class HostShellComponent {
     this.loading = true;
     this.error = '';
     this.scoreboardError = '';
+    this.nextRoundError = '';
+    this.finishError = '';
     try {
       const state = await this.controller.hydrateLobby(this.sessionCode);
       if (!state.session || state.errorMessage) {
@@ -91,6 +109,9 @@ export class HostShellComponent {
       this.session = state.session as SessionDetail;
       this.sessionCode = this.session.session.code;
       this.roundQuestionId = this.session.round_question?.id ? String(this.session.round_question.id) : '';
+      if (this.session.session.status !== 'finished') {
+        this.finalLeaderboardPayload = '';
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       this.error = `Session refresh failed: ${(error as Error).message}`;
     } finally {
@@ -107,6 +128,8 @@ export class HostShellComponent {
       this.session = state.session as SessionDetail;
       this.sessionCode = this.session.session.code;
       this.roundQuestionId = this.session.round_question?.id ? String(this.session.round_question.id) : '';
+      this.scoreboardPayload = '';
+      this.finalLeaderboardPayload = '';
     });
   }
 
@@ -152,6 +175,39 @@ export class HostShellComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  async startNextRound(): Promise<void> {
+    this.loading = true;
+    this.nextRoundError = '';
+    this.error = '';
+    try {
+      const code = this.normalizeCode(this.sessionCode);
+      await this.request(`/lobby/sessions/${encodeURIComponent(code)}/rounds/next`, 'POST', {});
+      this.scoreboardPayload = '';
+      this.finalLeaderboardPayload = '';
+      await this.refreshSession();
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.nextRoundError = `Next round failed: ${(error as Error).message}`;
+    } finally {
+      this.loading = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async finishGame(): Promise<void> {
+    this.loading = true;
+    this.finishError = '';
+    this.error = '';
+    try {
+      const code = this.normalizeCode(this.sessionCode);
+      const payload = await this.request<LeaderboardResponse>(`/lobby/sessions/${encodeURIComponent(code)}/finish`, 'POST', {});
+      this.finalLeaderboardPayload = JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2);
+      await this.refreshSession();
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.finishError = `Finish game failed: ${(error as Error).message}`;
+    } finally {
+      this.loading = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   private async runAction(action: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
     this.loading = true;
     this.error = '';
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
index 6a0862b..ba0647c 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
       jsonResponse(200, {
         session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'reveal', current_round: 1 },
         round_question: { id: 11, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [{ text: 'A' }] },
+        players: [],
       })
     );
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
         jsonResponse(200, {
           session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'guess', current_round: 1 },
           round_question: { id: 11, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [{ text: 'A' }, { text: 'B' }] },
+          players: [],
         })
       );
 
@@ -84,6 +86,28 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
   });
 
+  it('builds final leaderboard in finished status without legacy page hop', async () => {
+    const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      jsonResponse(200, {
+        session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'finished', current_round: 2 },
+        round_question: null,
+        players: [
+          { id: 2, nickname: 'Mads', score: 150 },
+          { id: 1, nickname: 'Luna', score: 320 },
+        ],
+      })
+    );
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+    const component = new PlayerShellComponent();
+    component.sessionCode = 'ABCD12';
+
+    await component.refreshSession();
+
+    expect(component.finalLeaderboard.map((entry) => entry.nickname)).toEqual(['Luna', 'Mads']);
+  });
+
   it('surfaces guess submit error and retries with selected answer payload', async () => {
     const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi
       .fn()
@@ -93,6 +117,7 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
         jsonResponse(200, {
           session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'reveal', current_round: 1 },
           round_question: { id: 11, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [{ text: 'A' }, { text: 'B' }] },
+          players: [],
         })
       );
 
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.ts
index e1d3df1..3004d35 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { createVerticalSliceController } from '../../../../../src/spa/vertical-s
 interface SessionDetail {
   session: { code: string; status: string; current_round: number };
   round_question: { id: number; prompt: string; answers: Array<{ text: string }> } | null;
+  players: Array<{ id: number; nickname: string; score: number }>;
 }
 
 @Component({
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ interface SessionDetail {
 
       <button (click)="submitGuess()" [disabled]="loading || session.session.status !== 'guess' || !selectedGuess">Submit guess</button>
       <button *ngIf="submitError?.kind === 'guess'" (click)="submitGuess()" [disabled]="loading">Retry guess submit</button>
+
+      <div *ngIf="session.session.status === 'finished' && finalLeaderboard.length">
+        <h3>Final leaderboard</h3>
+        <ol>
+          <li *ngFor="let entry of finalLeaderboard">{{ entry.nickname }}: {{ entry.score }}</li>
+        </ol>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
     <p *ngIf="error" class="error">{{ error }}</p>
@@ -64,6 +72,10 @@ export class PlayerShellComponent {
   error = '';
   submitError: { kind: 'lie' | 'guess'; message: string } | null = null;
   session: SessionDetail | null = null;
+  finalLeaderboard: Array<{ id: number; nickname: string; score: number }> = [];
+
+  private readonly sessionContextStore = createSessionContextStore();
+  private readonly controller = createVerticalSliceController(createApiClient(), this.sessionContextStore);
 
   private readonly sessionContextStore = createSessionContextStore();
   private readonly controller = createVerticalSliceController(createApiClient(), this.sessionContextStore);
@@ -72,6 +84,20 @@ export class PlayerShellComponent {
     return value.trim().toUpperCase();
   }
 
+  private syncFinalLeaderboard(): void {
+    if (!this.session || this.session.session.status !== 'finished') {
+      this.finalLeaderboard = [];
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.finalLeaderboard = [...this.session.players].sort((a, b) => {
+      if (b.score !== a.score) {
+        return b.score - a.score;
+      }
+      return a.nickname.localeCompare(b.nickname);
+    });
+  }
+
   private async request<T>(path: string, method: 'GET' | 'POST', payload?: unknown): Promise<T> {
     const response = await fetch(path, {
       method,
@@ -104,6 +130,7 @@ export class PlayerShellComponent {
       if (this.session.session.status !== 'guess') {
         this.selectedGuess = '';
       }
+      this.syncFinalLeaderboard();
     } catch (error) {
       this.error = `Session refresh failed: ${(error as Error).message}`;
     } finally {
@@ -128,6 +155,7 @@ export class PlayerShellComponent {
       if (this.session.session.status !== 'guess') {
         this.selectedGuess = '';
       }
+      this.syncFinalLeaderboard();
     } catch (error) {
       this.error = `Join failed: ${(error as Error).message}`;
     } finally {