Private Tournaments
🔑 Overview
Private tournaments let users create and manage exclusive fantasy competitions among their own groups. Hosts set the tournament parameters, share invite links, control the prize structure and earn fees.
🏗️ Tournament Creation
When creating a private tournament, hosts configure:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Room Size | 3–100 participants |
| Entry Fee (Optional) | Any positive amount, entry fees collected go into the prize pool |
| Rake % (Optional) | Host's commission deducted from entry fees, capped at 10%. The platform takes 0%, all commission goes to host. |
| Juice (Optional) | Extra host contribution to boost prize pool |
| Prize Distribution | The platform currently supports three presets for hosts to choose from: • 3 winners: 50%, 30%, 20%. • 5 winners: 45%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 5%. • 10 winners: 25%, 18%, 14%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3% Number of winners and distributions will be fully configurable in the future. |
| Start and End Date | Tournament timeline |
| Participation | Host can choose to play or spectate |
Note: Private tournament creation is currently available only to whitelisted users as we gradually roll out access to all users. Non-whitelisted users can still join any private tournament via an invite link. DM us on twitter or fill the form to join waitlist for hosting access!
🏀 Joining a Private Tournament
All users can join with an invite link. If the host specifies an entry fee, the entry fees collected go into further expanding the prize pool without platform cut. The tournament concludes when the last game ends and winners will be credited based on their rankings in the tournament.
🏆 How are rankings calculated?
Each participant gets 10,000 total shares to draft, you can distribute these however you like across different players. Think of it as a salary cap in traditional fantasy gameplay.
Rankings are calculated based on the following scoring formula: Σ (Player Fantasy Points × Shares Owned).
In plain English: Your score is the sum of each player's fantasy points multiplied by the number of shares you own in that player.
For example, you drafted 4,200 shares of Curry who scored 36 fantasy points and 5,800 shares of Davis who scored 31 fantasy scores → Your total points = (4200 x 36) + (5800 x 31) = 331,000.
Note: Users can switch players and adjust their shares up until the private tournament begins. Once the tournament starts, a snapshot is taken for point calculations and any player trades made after that will not affect your share cap or points.