🏆The 2025/26 AUS Cricket GDS Cup
What is the GDS Cup?
The GDS Cup is a head-to-head, survivor-style fantasy competition. Each week, coaches select a new squad and face off in knockout battles. Lose and you’re out, win and you advance! Fixtures are redrawn every round, and each victory earns you bigger, more exciting prizes. The last coach standing takes home the Cup!
Competition Details:
Format: The 2025/26 GDS Cup follows traditional survivor fantasy rules.
Competition Type: All squads must adhere to Classic COMPETITION squad rules.
Participants: A total of 256 coaches will compete.
Qualification: The 256 coaches with the highest combined score between round 1 and 2 will qualify
Fixtures: Each round's matchups are randomised.
Number of weeks: The official cup competition spans 8 weeks, starting from Round 3, while qualification starts Round 1 and spans 2 rounds.
Qualification
Qualification for the GDS Cup is open and free to all coaches. Across Rounds 1 and 2, the 256 coaches with the highest combined Classic scores will automatically qualify for Week 1 of the League Cup. No additional action is required, if you’re among the top 256, your entry will be automatically confirmed for the official Week 1 draw.
How to Play
As a coach, your only task is to set your Classic Competition squads each week! GDS will handle the rest, creating the fixtures and providing updates after each week on who is advancing and who has been eliminated.
Coaches progress through the GDS Cup via head-to-head matchups in each week. The loser of each fixture is eliminated, while the winner advances to the next week. This continues until only one coach remains!
Example of match-up progression:
Week 1: ✅ 912 vs 830
Week 2: ✅ 899 vs 890
Week 3: ✅ 934 vs 910
Week 4: 900 vs 803 ❌ (Eliminated)
If you win your matchup, you move on. If you lose, you're out!
It is important to note: In the case of a draw, the higher seasonal rank in the current classic competition will be the tiebreaker.
Prizes
Each week you survive earns you rewards:
Qualification: 1 x 1-player Common Pack
Week 1: 1 x 1-player Common Pack
Week 2: 1 x 3-player Common Pack
Week 3: 1 x 1-player Rare Pack
Week 4: 1 x 3-player Rare Pack
Week 5: 2025/26 All Star Card (Given after the season, before 26/27 season)
Week 6: 1 x 3-player Unique Pack
Week 7: 1 x 9 - Player Elite Pack
Week 8 (Final) : Pick 22 in the 2025 GDS Prize Card Draft
Coaches who have won seasonal prize cards are still eligible to win the GDS Cup prize card as the Fez Rule is not applied to the GDS Cup.
For further assistance or questions, reach out via our discord or email us at contact@gamedaysquad.com.au!
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