Public Competitions - AUS Cricket

Something for everyone!

Standard Competitions

AUS Cricket has have five different Standard public competitions any user can enter in compete in for free. While there is a seasonal component to all these competitions, that platform focuses on round based competitions meaning you aren't locked in any competitions and can change anytime. Coaches can also compete in up to 3 of these competitions in a give round and earn prizes in all of them!

Starter Competition: $5.5 million salary cap The Starter Competition is the platforms entry level competitions that allows users to compete against other coaches in the community using only Bronze player cards! The $5.5million salary cap is the most restrictive of all competitions and stops all other cards from being paid, making it the perfect training ground for getting up to speed on the platform for first time users. It also rewards all top 20 finishers each round with common player packs while offering bonus starter packs for everyone in the top 500!

Card Rarity Allowed: Bronze Only

Special Card Limit: No Special Cards Allowed

Contender Competition: $6 Million Salary Cap

Designed specifically for newer coaches, the Contender Competition lets you compete for prizes at your own pace, without the pressure of facing seasoned veterans. Coaches already participating in the Champion competitions are not eligible to enter, creating a level playing field for newcomers to learn, earn rewards, and grow their fantasy skills. But don’t be fooled, there’s still plenty of strategy involved. With a strict $6 million salary cap, how will you build your squad? Will you splash out on a Gold player, or spread your budget across a squad of Bronze and Silver talent? The choice is yours and the possibilities are endless.

Card Rarity Allowed: Bronze, Silver and Gold

Special Card Limit: No Special Cards Allowed

Classic Competition: $7.5 million salary cap The Classic Competition puts coaches to the test, challenging them to create a top-performing squad each week while staying within the salary cap. While your able to play the first 4 tiers of player cards, the comp still doesn't allow the high end legend or diamond cards to be played. It does however introduce Special cards in the for of All Star and Prize cards however the limit for this competition is just 2. So should coaches go all-in on a few Platinum Player Cards, surrounded by mostly Bronze Player Cards? Or should they opt for a balanced team primarily made up of Silver and Gold Player Cards? The winning approach will likely vary each week, making this a truly distinctive version of fantasy sports.

Card Rarity Allowed: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Special Cards

Special Card Limit: 2 Special Cards (Maximum 1 Prize Card)

Challenger Competition: $8.5 million salary cap With more wiggle room in Salary Cap compared to the Classic Competition, the Challenger Competition offers a brand new challenge for coaches with Diamond and Legend cards playable for the first time and bronze and silver cards no longer playable! The special card limit is also increase, now with 5 however with a sub limit of just 1 prize card with that limit, this is the competition where the platforms All Star cards shine.

Will coaches opt to use their Salary Cap toward Diamond, will they hunt All Stars or will the higher tier cards make way for a more even Platinum and Gold cards approach? So many different tactics can be applied, making the outcomes so diverse, and the competition fierce.

Card Rarity Allowed: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Legend and Special Cards

Special Card Limit: 5 Special Cards (Maximum 1 Prize Card)

Champion Competition: $10 million salary cap The Champion Competition is the platforms the ultimate challenge for coaches. Coaches in this division must leverage all the higher rarity Player Cards at their disposal to achieve the highest possible score with coaches only able to play cards with a rarity of platinum and higher but often needing to flex at least their diamond collection to consistently win. For the first time in platform history, this competition will feature a salary cap but its not what it may seem, can coaches with legends cards get creative to work the highest rarity cards into their squad

But while card fire power is always helpful, like every competition on the platform, a coaches skill and ability to pick the highest scoring players will always win out.

Card Rarity Allowed: Platinum, Diamond, Legend and Special Cards

Special Card Limit: No Special Card Limits

Special Competitions

Special competitions are competitions that are different to our 5 standard competitions in that they follow a unique set of rules of fixture that make that a fresh oh for our coaches.

AUS cricket currently does not run any special competitions but there are plans in the future so watch this space.

Other Important Rules

• It is important to note that inactive players under no circumstance score points. Even if a player is playing, but not yet active on the GameDay Squad fantasy sports platform. All inactive players score ZERO points.

• If a player has recently changed teams and the change hasn't yet been reflected on the GameDay Squad platform, the player will score 0 points.