<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>Find the total ranking points for each player and their first name.

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE players (first_name VARCHAR, player_id VARCHAR); CREATE TABLE rankings (player_id VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT SUM(ranking_points), T1.first_name FROM players AS T1 JOIN rankings AS T2 ON T1.player_id = T2.player_id GROUP BY T1.first_name</codeend><|end|>