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User Guide Summary
1. What is Fantasy Badminton League
2. How to Play?
3. Rules
- Budget
- Choose Your Starting 5 Representative
5. Transfers
8. Scoring
9. Leagues
10. Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and Uber Cup
11. FAQ
What is Fantasy Badminton League?
Fantasy Badminton League is a game in which gamers assemble an imaginary team of real life badminton players and score points based on those players’ actual result of the tournaments.
As the badminton manager of the game, you are given an imaginary budget of $100 Million at your disposal to buy players for your team consisting of two men’s singles players, two women’s singles players, two groups of men’s doubles players, two groups of women’s doubles players and two group of mixed doubles players.
The players that you buy in this game are the actual top badminton players that you are familiar with in real life, for example, Kento Momota and Viktor Axelsen. Your selection of players in your team will earn points based on how well they perform at the actual international tournaments in real life.
The team that finishes the season with the highest points will be crowned as the Champion of Fantasy Badminton League.
How to PlayYou pick players that you think will perform well in the upcoming real life tournament and your players earn you points by winning matches in the tournament. After a tournament ends, all points that your players have earned will be added together. The team that gets the most points at the end of the tournament year/season will be crowned as the Champion of the Fantasy Badminton League.
Note: In the interest of fair play, each person can only register one team. You may enter this team in multiple leagues and compete against different groups of friends.
Rules
Competition
There are a total of 5 events to be competed in Fantasy Badminton League:
1) Men’s Singles
2) Men’s Doubles
3) Women’s Singles
4) Women’s Doubles
5) Mixed Doubles
Selecting Your Initial Team
Select a fantasy badminton team of 10 representatives to compete in all 5 events. The team must consist of:
2 x Men’s Singles Representative
2 x Men’s Doubles Representative
2 x Women’s Singles Representative
2 x Women’s Doubles Representative
2 x Mixed Doubles Representative
Budget
The total value of your initial team must not exceed $100 million.
Representative per Country
You can buy/select a maximum of 3 representatives from the same country in your team. Double Players representatives that are made up of different countries are not bound by this rule.
Managing Your Team
Choose Your Starting 5 Representative
From your 10 representatives, select a representative for each of the 5 events by the Match Week (MW) deadline to form your team.
All your points for the Match Week (MW) will be scored by these 5 representatives. The backup / substitutes will not get any points (unless they got substituted in automatically as a result of any of the starting 5 representatives not participating in the tournament).
Selecting a Captain
From your starting 5 representatives, choose a captain. Your captain’s score will be doubled for that Match Week (MW).
Substitutions
Your substitutes provide cover for unforeseen events like the withdrawal of players* before the actual tournament starts by automatically replacing the starting players who don't play in a Match Week (MW).
Playing in a Match Week (MW) means the player(s)’ name appearing in the main draw (round 1) of the tournament.
Based on the events, automatic substitutions are processed at the end of the Match Week (MW) as follows:
- If your Men’s Singles Player doesn't play in the Match Week (MW), he will be substituted by your replacement Men’s Singles Player (not other event categories), if the replacement did play in the Match Week (MW). Same logic applied to other event categories.
* For example, if player A withdraws at the last minute before round 1 match is played and there is no replacement for his/her spot for the round, player A is considered as a match lost and will not be substituted since his/her name appears on the main draw.
Transfers
After selecting your team, you can buy and sell players in the transfer market. Unlimited transfer can be made at no cost until your first deadline.
After your first deadline, you will receive 1 free transfer each Match Week (MW). Each additional transfer you make in the same Match Week (MW) will deduct 5 points from your total score at the start of the next Match Week (MW). Alternatively, you can opt to pay 1 Badminton Credit (BC) for an additional transfer without points deduction.
If you do not use your free transfer, you cannot carry this transfer over to the next Match Week (MW). you can never have more than 1 Free transfer per Match Week (MW).
Player Prices
Player prices change during the season dependent on the performance of the player.
Badminton Credits (BC)
You can purchase Badminton Credit to get access to additional features in this game such as additional transfer. Each Match Week (MW), you get 1 free transfer. But to make additional transfers on the same Match Week (MW), you can pay 1 Badminton Credit (BC) and redeem the badminton credit for an additional transfer without points deduction. You can check the cost of Badminton Credit on the page.
Please note that Badminton Credits (BC) IS NOT Transfer Budget and cannot be converted to your Transfer Budget.
Match Week Deadline
All changes to your team (starting 5 representatives, captain changes, transfers) must be made by the Match Week deadline in order to take effect for that set of matches.
Deadlines are subject to change and will be updated at the top of the Line Up page.
Tournaments included in the game are listed in the Fixtures calendar here. These tournaments are chosen from BWF Events (from BWF Tour Super 300 to Super 1000, Olympic and World Tour Finals)
Scoring
Your players will be allocated points for every match they won starting from Round 1 of the tournament. Matches won in the qualifying rounds will not be counted.
If a player wins the match due to the withdrawal of the opponent (with no replacement) or a bye, points will still be allocated to that player.
Leagues
After entering your team, you can join and create leagues to compete with friends and other game players.
League Types
Official League - You are automatically entered into this league. It features all registered teams.
Private League - Private league is a league where you can compete against your friends. Just create a league and then send out the unique code to allow your friends to join, easy!
Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and Uber Cup
National team tournaments will be played in Prediction Format. You will predict which country(s) will win or progress furthest in the tournament. There are 4 country slots available, you can pick 4 different countries or you can pick the same country in the slots. Points will be given for every team victory achieved by the countries that you picked in each slot. Your final points will be calculated by country selected in each slot.
FAQ
How Can We Help
1. I can’t sign in. What do I need to do?
Please ensure you are using your registered e-mail address and correct password. Note that the password is case sensitive. Try resetting your password. A temporary password will be sent to your mailbox. Please update your password once logged in.
If you do not receive the password reminder, please check your Spam or Junk folder in your email inbox and add myfantasyleague101@gmail.com to your address book.
Choosing Your Initial Team
2. Can I have more than 1 team?
In the interest of fair play each person may only enter one team. You may enter this team in multiple leagues and compete against different groups of friends.
3. Can I make changes to my team after entering the game?
Yes, unlimited free transfers can be made before the next deadline.
Managing Your Team
4. How do I change my captain?
On the Line Up page, use the menu at the top and select the captain.
5. How do I change my team name and profile photo?
On the Profile page, you can change this information.
6. Can I make changes to my team during a Match Week?
Any changes you make (starting 5 representatives, transfers, captain changes) after the Match Week deadline, will not take effect until the next deadline.
League
7. I can’t join my friend’s private league. What do I need to do?
First of all you must have entered a team in the game. Once you have a team, make sure you have the correct league code and that you are entering it in the format it is written.
8. Why is my total less than the sum of my Match Week (MW) points?
Transfer points are deducted from your total, as explained in the rules and before you confirm your transfers.
9. How can I view other teams in my league?
Other teams can only be viewed after the first Match Week (MW) has started to allow managers to keep their players secret. To view a team, simply click on the team name in the league table.
Transfers
10. If I don’t use my Free Transfer, do I get 2 Free Transfers in the next Match Week (MW)?
No. Free transfer cannot be brought forward to the next Match Week (MW).
11. Can I cancel my transfer?
No. Once you have confirmed the transfers, they are final and cannot be reversed under any circumstances.
12. Transfers don’t seem to be costing me points
Transfer points are deducted at the start of the next Match Week (MW). Transfers are free of charge before the start of the season. If you join the game after the start of the season, transfers are free until your first deadline.
13. I have purchased Badminton Credits but I still get a message box saying my points will be deducted when I try to make additional transfers.
After the purchase of Badminton Credits, you have to click “redeem” the additional transfer in the Badminton Credits page before you can proceed to make the transfer without deducting points.
14. I have redeemed my transfer, but I don’t want to use it in the current Match Week (MW). Can I bring forward to the next Match Week (MW)?
No, you can’t. It is written there in the Badminton Credits page that the transfer redeemed cannot be carried forward.
Players Data
15. When is the game updated?
Players’ points will be updated within 24 hours after the matches in each round ends. Automatic substitutions will be processed within 24 hours after the first round of the tournament, when all round 1 matches have been played.
16. How do player prices change?
Once the season has started, player prices may change bit by bit, based on the performance on court. Both the formula used to calculate the change and the time of the change won’t be revealed to game players.
Badminton Credits (BC)
17. Can I get a refund for the Badminton Credits (BC) bought?
No, once you confirmed the purchase of Badminton Credits, it is final and cannot be reversed under any circumstances.
18. I have paid for Badminton Credits, but I didn’t receive it in my account.
It may take 5-10 minutes for the Badminton Credits to be updated. Do send us an email (myfantasyleague101@gmail.com) with a screenshot of the successful transactions if you are still not getting the Badminton Credits.
19. Can I bring forward my unutilised Badminton Credits to the next season?
Yes. Any unutilised Badminton Credits will be brought forward automatically next season.
Errors/Bugs/Mistakes
20. Found bugs/errors/mistakes in the game?
You can send an email to myfantasyleague101@gmail.com with screenshots of the issue. Put email subject title: [Bugs/Errors] Fantasy Badminton League.
