diff --git a/t6/NOTES.md b/t6/NOTES.md
index 8bcb4aa..1e18bdf 100644
--- a/t6/NOTES.md
+++ b/t6/NOTES.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ telemetry and leaderboard modules; neither includes bank or database modules.
 | Enemy count | Stock `_zm_utility::get_current_zombie_count()` plus queued zombies | Uses the map's zombie team and enemy filters |
 | Timers | Seed elapsed time for late joiners; stop round watcher/reset on game over | T6 timer behavior; keep frozen timers frozen |
 | AFK | Maintain control freeze, disable guns/grenades, guard player state and stale grace threads | Requested movement/shooting fix; retain `.afk` / `.back` and two-second grace |
-| Telemetry | Global `httpPost(url, options)`; T5-parity queue + heartbeat + game_start/end + watchdog + log-level dvar; per-player `guid` sources from Plutonium's `player.guid` engine property (T5 uses `player getGuid()` method); per-match `kills`/`headshots`/`downs`/`revives` fall back to `0` when `player.stats[]` is unpopulated | T6 has no `getGuid` method but exposes the persistent identity as `.guid` on the player entity; `_zm_stats` writes only into persistent stat storage, so `player.stats[]` is not a stock T6 field. Payload keys match T5 for downstream shape parity |
+| Telemetry | Global `httpPost(url, options)`; T5-parity queue + heartbeat + game_start/end + watchdog + log-level dvar; per-player `guid` sources from Plutonium's `player.guid` engine property (T5 uses `player getGuid()` method); per-match `kills`/`headshots`/`downs`/`revives` read from `player.pers[]`, with missing or negative values reported as `0` | T6 has no `getGuid` method but exposes the persistent identity as `.guid` on the player entity; stock `initpersstat` / `incpersstat` maintain match counters in `player.pers[]`, whereas T5 uses `player.stats[]`. Payload keys match T5 for downstream shape parity |
 | Join | Port of T5 `tws_t5_join.gsc`; uses `level.spawnplayer` / `level.custom_spawnplayer` (lowercase) and `maps\mp\zombies\_zm::spectator_respawn`; readiness gated on `self.sessionstate == "spectator"` instead of T5's `self.initialized` | T6 stock spectator respawn hook lives in `_zm.gsc`; `self.initialized` is a T5 SP zombiemode marker that T6 stock does not populate the same way |
 
 Common retains the T5 HUD constants, helpers and first-spawn dispatcher.
diff --git a/t6/README.md b/t6/README.md
index ada3c53..b9cfa87 100644
--- a/t6/README.md
+++ b/t6/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ and a `players` array with `name`, `guid`, `kills`, `headshots`, `downs`, `reviv
 and `score` per player. `guid` reads Plutonium's `player.guid` engine property
 (T5 uses the `player getGuid()` method — T6 has no such method, but the field is
 equivalent for identity purposes). `kills`/`headshots`/`downs`/`revives` read
-from `player.stats[]` if a mod populates it, otherwise `0`.
+from T6's stock match counters in `player.pers[]`; missing or negative values
+are reported as `0`. `score` is the player's current spendable `player.score`.
 
 Delivery is asynchronous with a sequenced FIFO queue and one in-flight request.
 The queue survives the game-end signal so the final snapshot drains. There is no
diff --git a/t6/tws_t6_telemetry.gsc b/t6/tws_t6_telemetry.gsc
index 94d1135..8c0dc69 100644
--- a/t6/tws_t6_telemetry.gsc
+++ b/t6/tws_t6_telemetry.gsc
@@ -165,17 +165,14 @@ telemetry_nonnegative_int(value)
     return int(value);
 }
 
-// T6 stock does not expose per-match kill/headshot/down/revive counters as a
-// plain player.stats[] dictionary the way T5 does; _zm_stats writes through
-// increment_client_stat / increment_player_stat into persistent stat storage.
-// Read player.stats[name] when present so any mod that mirrors T5 into it
-// still populates the report; otherwise emit 0 to preserve payload shape.
+// T6 stock initializes and updates match counters in player.pers[] through
+// _globallogic_score::initpersstat / incpersstat; getpersstat reads this array.
 telemetry_stat(player, name)
 {
-    if (!isDefined(player.stats) || !isDefined(player.stats[name]))
+    if (!isDefined(player.pers) || !isDefined(player.pers[name]))
         return 0;
 
-    return telemetry_nonnegative_int(player.stats[name]);
+    return telemetry_nonnegative_int(player.pers[name]);
 }
 
 telemetry_players_json(include_stats)