diff --git a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/api/players/[steamid]/sessions/route.ts b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/api/players/[steamid]/sessions/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10750b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/api/players/[steamid]/sessions/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { getSessions } from '@/lib/queries';
+
+const PAGE_SIZE = 10;
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ steamid: string }> }) {
+  const { steamid: rawSteamid } = await params;
+  const steamid = decodeURIComponent(rawSteamid);
+  const offset = Math.max(0, Number(req.nextUrl.searchParams.get('offset')) || 0);
+
+  const sessions = await getSessions(steamid, PAGE_SIZE, offset);
+  const hasMore = sessions.length === PAGE_SIZE;
+
+  return NextResponse.json({ sessions, hasMore });
+}
diff --git a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/players/[steamid]/page.tsx b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/players/[steamid]/page.tsx
index 2c95ca1..5159722 100644
--- a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/players/[steamid]/page.tsx
+++ b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/app/players/[steamid]/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { getPlayer, getNameHistory, getSessions, getTotalPlaytimeMinutes } from '@/lib/queries';
+import { getPlayer, getNameHistory, getTotalPlaytimeMinutes } from '@/lib/queries';
 import { steam2ToSteam64, steamProfileUrl, formatMinutes, countryCodeToFlag } from '@/lib/steam';
 import { getSteamSummary, DEFAULT_AVATAR_URL } from '@/lib/steamApi';
 import { getRaceTimerSummary } from '@/lib/racetimer';
+import PlayerSessionsList from '@/components/PlayerSessionsList';
 
 export default async function PlayerDetailPage({
   params,
@@ -21,9 +22,14 @@ export default async function PlayerDetailPage({
   const steamId64 = steam2ToSteam64(steamid);
   const profileUrl = steamProfileUrl(steamid);
 
-  const [nameHistory, sessions, totalMinutes, steamSummary, raceTimer] = await Promise.all([
+  // Sessions are deliberately NOT fetched here — that query's per-row
+  // maps_played subquery gets slower as a player accumulates history, and
+  // was making this page take 20-30+ seconds for long-tenured players
+  // regardless of whether anyone scrolled far enough to see old sessions.
+  // PlayerSessionsList below fetches its own first page client-side, so
+  // everything else on this page renders immediately.
+  const [nameHistory, totalMinutes, steamSummary, raceTimer] = await Promise.all([
     getNameHistory(steamid),
-    getSessions(steamid),
     getTotalPlaytimeMinutes(steamid),
     steamId64 ? getSteamSummary(steamId64) : Promise.resolve(null),
     getRaceTimerSummary(steamid),
@@ -120,35 +126,7 @@ export default async function PlayerDetailPage({
       {/* Sessions */}
       <div className="panel p-6">
         <div className="stat-label mb-3">Play sessions</div>
-        {sessions.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="text-sm text-ink-muted">No recorded sessions yet.</div>
-        ) : (
-          <div className="row-divide">
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_1fr_100px] gap-4 pb-2 text-xs text-ink-faint uppercase tracking-wide">
-              <div>Started</div>
-              <div>Map(s)</div>
-              <div className="text-right">Playtime</div>
-            </div>
-            {sessions.map((s) => (
-              <div key={s.session_id} className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_1fr_100px] gap-4 py-3 text-sm items-center">
-                <div>
-                  <div className="text-ink">
-                    {new Date(s.session_start_dt.replace(' ', 'T')).toLocaleString()}
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                    {s.session_end_dt
-                      ? `until ${new Date(s.session_end_dt.replace(' ', 'T')).toLocaleTimeString()}`
-                      : 'still connected'}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <div className="text-ink-muted">{s.maps_played ?? '—'}</div>
-                <div className="text-right mono text-ink">
-                  {formatMinutes(s.session_active_minutes)}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        )}
+        <PlayerSessionsList steamid={steamid} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/components/PlayerSessionsList.tsx b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/components/PlayerSessionsList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a2306c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/components/PlayerSessionsList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { formatMinutes } from '@/lib/steam';
+
+interface SessionEntry {
+  session_id: number;
+  session_start_dt: string;
+  session_end_dt: string | null;
+  session_active_minutes: number | null;
+  maps_played: string | null;
+}
+
+export default function PlayerSessionsList({ steamid }: { steamid: string }) {
+  const [sessions, setSessions] = useState<SessionEntry[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
+  const [hasMore, setHasMore] = useState(true);
+
+  const offsetRef = useRef(0);
+  const loadingMoreRef = useRef(false);
+  const sentinelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  async function fetchPage(offset: number) {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/players/${encodeURIComponent(steamid)}/sessions?offset=${offset}`);
+    return res.json() as Promise<{ sessions: SessionEntry[]; hasMore: boolean }>;
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      setLoading(true);
+      offsetRef.current = 0;
+      const data = await fetchPage(0);
+      setSessions(data.sessions);
+      setHasMore(data.hasMore);
+      offsetRef.current = data.sessions.length;
+      setLoading(false);
+    })();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [steamid]);
+
+  async function loadMore() {
+    if (loadingMoreRef.current || !hasMore || loading) return;
+    loadingMoreRef.current = true;
+    setLoadingMore(true);
+    const data = await fetchPage(offsetRef.current);
+    setSessions((prev) => [...prev, ...data.sessions]);
+    setHasMore(data.hasMore);
+    offsetRef.current += data.sessions.length;
+    setLoadingMore(false);
+    loadingMoreRef.current = false;
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = sentinelRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        if (entries[0].isIntersecting) loadMore();
+      },
+      { rootMargin: '400px' },
+    );
+    observer.observe(el);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [hasMore, loading, steamid]);
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <div className="text-sm text-ink-faint font-mono">loading…</div>;
+  }
+  if (sessions.length === 0) {
+    return <div className="text-sm text-ink-muted">No recorded sessions yet.</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="row-divide">
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_1fr_100px] gap-4 pb-2 text-xs text-ink-faint uppercase tracking-wide">
+        <div>Started</div>
+        <div>Map(s)</div>
+        <div className="text-right">Playtime</div>
+      </div>
+      {sessions.map((s) => (
+        <div key={s.session_id} className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_1fr_100px] gap-4 py-3 text-sm items-center">
+          <div>
+            <div className="text-ink">{new Date(s.session_start_dt.replace(' ', 'T')).toLocaleString()}</div>
+            <div className="text-xs text-ink-faint">
+              {s.session_end_dt
+                ? `until ${new Date(s.session_end_dt.replace(' ', 'T')).toLocaleTimeString()}`
+                : 'still connected'}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="text-ink-muted">{s.maps_played ?? '—'}</div>
+          <div className="text-right mono text-ink">{formatMinutes(s.session_active_minutes)}</div>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+
+      <div ref={sentinelRef} className="pt-3 text-center">
+        {loadingMore ? (
+          <span className="text-xs text-ink-faint font-mono">loading more…</span>
+        ) : !hasMore ? (
+          <span className="text-xs text-ink-faint">— oldest session reached —</span>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/lib/queries.ts b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/lib/queries.ts
index a520836..7658db4 100644
--- a/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/lib/queries.ts
+++ b/discord_verificiation/playtime-frontend/lib/queries.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,18 @@ export async function getNameHistory(steamid: string): Promise<NameHistoryEntry[
   );
 }
 
-export async function getSessions(steamid: string, limit = 100): Promise<SessionEntry[]> {
+export async function getSessions(steamid: string, limit = 10, offset = 0): Promise<SessionEntry[]> {
   // The maps_played subquery finds every map_history period that overlaps
   // this session's [start, end] window (same overlap logic used elsewhere
   // in the app), and concatenates the names. A session can span more than
   // one map if the player stayed connected through a map change.
+  //
+  // This subquery runs once per returned row, and gets slower as
+  // map_history grows — which is exactly why this is paginated at a small
+  // page size (10) rather than fetching a large batch at once. A profile
+  // with thousands of historical sessions was taking 20-30+ seconds to
+  // load because this ran against a much larger LIMIT on every visit,
+  // regardless of whether anyone ever scrolled down to see older sessions.
   return query<SessionEntry>(
     `SELECT
        s.session_id,
@@ -83,8 +90,8 @@ export async function getSessions(steamid: string, limit = 100): Promise<Session
      FROM playtime_display_sessions s
      WHERE s.steamid = ?
      ORDER BY s.session_start_dt DESC
-     LIMIT ?`,
-    [steamid, limit],
+     LIMIT ? OFFSET ?`,
+    [steamid, limit, offset],
   );
 }