As promised last night, The Fantasy Football Scout Cup, sponsored by Paddy Power, is back for its third outing. The competition is open to everyone and is free to enter. All entries received before the gameweek 7 deadline will go into the qualifying round. Scores from Gameweek 7 (including point hits) will be ranked, and the top 510 will join reigning champion Jonty and former champion donnellyc in the first round.
To reiterate, the Fantasy Football Scout Cup is our version of the Fantasy Premier League’s Fantasy Cup game. Entrants who qualify for the first round, of 512, will be randomly drawn against each other and the winner of the tie is whoever has the highest score from that gameweek, minus points spent on transfers (like in the original game and in head-to-head scores). In the event of a tie, the Manager with the highest in the overall standing will progress…
Each gameweek the number of teams will halve, and when the competition reaches the last 16, Mark and Granville will make live draws on the podcast as we reach our exciting conclusion.
How do I enter?
Entry is now open to registered users of the site (one entry per person), and there is only one way to enter the cup; you must email me at akers@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk with these very specific details:
- Fantasy Football Scout Site User Name (nickname used to post comments with)
- Link to your Fantasy Premier League team or ID number
Simple enough but make sure the link you provide is the correct one. This link can be found by clicking ‘History’ under your kit on your team page. It should be of the form ‘http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/entryhist.mc?id=X’ (where X is your unique 1 to 7 digit team ID number). N.b. Valid links do NOT end ‘myteam.mc’. If you fail to provide both these details, then you will not be entered into the qualifying round. Please do not create a new, cup-specific team, only enter your existing team.
Also note that I will not be able to give everyone confirmation that their details have submitted correctly, so please take care when doing so.
When does it start?
All entries received before the Gameweek 7 deadline will be entered into the qualifying round. The first round proper of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup III will be Gameweek 8.
When will I find out if I’ve qualified?
Results from the qualifying round will be published a couple of days after GW7 has finished.
When are the fixtures released?
The fixture list for each round will be published a few days before each deadline.
What is the prize?
Along with a considerable amount of pride, the winner will take their place on the Fantasy Football Scout Hall of Fame. This also gives them automatic qualification for future cup tournaments.
Is there a cash prize?
As alluded to earlier, Paddy Power are sponsoring the competition again and providing some great free-bet prizes for Paddy Power customers performing well in the competition. The free-bet prizes are as follows:
- 1st place – £200 of bets deposited into their Paddy Power account
- 2nd place – £100 of bets deposited into their account
- 3rd place – £50 of bets deposited into their account
On top of that, there is a weekly prize of £25 of bets (deposited to their Paddy Power account) up for grabs for the highest individual score (minus transfer penalties). In the event that more than one person has the high score, the winner will be whoever is placed highest overall.
Although anyone can enter the competition, prizes are only available to participants over 18 and with a Paddy Power account. No alternative prizes will be on offer. Please note that Paddy Power accounts are not available in the following countries:
American Samoa
Aruba
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Congo (Republic of the)
France
Jersey
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Serbia and Montenegro
Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of)
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Virgin Islands (US)
Don’t forget, if you’ve yet to register a Paddy Power account you can do so via this site, where you’ll receive a free £20 when you sign up and make a £10 bet.