GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship
Offical Game Rules for the 2025 GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship Season
Official Rules: GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship Season 2025
1. Introduction
By registering and participating in the 2025 GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship, Participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules ("Rules"). The game is part of an online fantasy sports community that rewards users based off of their own research and knowledge throughout the 2025 Champions Trophy Tournament Eligible Participants are able to create one (1) user registration, and enter one (1) team for each sport and per Competition in the game. There are no essential fees, charges, or purchases required to play the game, other than relevant internet usage costs. In-game purchases such as player card packs and transactions made on the transfer market are not a requirement to play the game.
2. Terms of the Game
The Global Cricket Championship game commences at 12:01 am Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time ("AEST") on 19 February 2025 and closes at 11.59 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") on 10th March 2025, and will cover each of the 15 games of fixtures in the 2025 Champions Trophy Tournament.
3. Who is Eligible to Participate
Who is eligible to participate: Entry is open to all people; although employees of NFT Australia Group will only be eligible for prizes if cards used are purchased through packs or found on the transfer market, with proof of purchase. Non-Australian entrants will be eligible for prizes. There is no age limit for those who are eligible for prizes, however, Participants under the age of 18 will need parental authority.
Only one Registration per Eligible Participant (and per email address supplied) will be accepted. Participants found to have multiple registrations may have their account and assets suspended, or banned. If users are suspected of syndicate activity and our found guilty of syndicate activity, GameDay Squad reserves the right to halt prize payouts, seize account assets, or enforce account suspension or bans.
After Registration, Eligible Participants may participate in all remaining Rounds which have not already been completed or Locked-Out.
4. How to Participate
How to Participate: To participate, the individual Eligible Participants must themselves, complete the online registration process for the game, located http://www.app.gamedaysquad.com.au; choose a squad name and create a complete Global Cricket Championship team of 11 players for Global Cricket Championship comprising. The 11 players chosen are fully up to the discretion of the user. Users test their skills and knowledge to build a squad of who the believe to be the best performing players.
4.1 Squads
Each Participant chooses a Squad of 11 Player Cards for GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship according to the salary cap and positional restrictions described on the Web Site.
4.1.1 GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship Squad
Global Cricket Championship Squads are comprised of the following positions:
● 1 Wicket-Keeper player(s);
● 3 Wicket-Keeper/Batsman player(s);
● 4 All-Rounder player(s); and
● 3 Bowler player(s),
These positions are subject to the prescribed team salary cap for each Competition in the season ("Salary Cap"), as notified on the Website ("Team"). Squads must be Completed (one player in every slot) before the lock-out time for the upcoming Round (as notified on the Website) ("Lock Out"). Any squad that is not complete will receive 0 points for the round.
4.1.2 Global Cricket Championship: “Active Players”
Active players are Player Cards that contribute to the Participants overall score. There are 11 (“Active Players”) from the team in the following positions: 11
● 1 Wicket-Keeper player(s);
● 3 Wicket-Keeper/Batsman player(s);
● 4 All-Rounder player(s); and
● 3 Bowler player(s), (together "Active Players");
5. Competitions:
5.1 Global Cricket Championship Competitions
There are four Competitions of competition for Global Cricket Championship, with each Competition defined by their salary cap restrictions: . Starter Competition: 5.5 million Salary
. Classic Competition: $6 million Salary cap
· Challenger Competition: 8.5 million Salary
· Champion Competition: Infinite Salary cap
5.2 Salary Cap Accumulation
Salary caps are accumulated by player card rarity. Player card rarities are as follows:
● Bronze: $500k;
● Silver: $600k;
● Gold: $700k;
● Platinum: $800k;
● Diamond: $900k;
● Legend: $1 million;
5.3 Squad Submission
To participate, all Eligible Participants must submit a full Squad of players. All Eligible Participants can opt to participate any number of competitions if they desire to do so, or alternatively, not participate in any.
An Eligible Participant may choose and edit their (“Active Players”) from the initial 11, for a Round at any time before the Lock Out time for that specific player. If, after participating in a Round, an Eligible Participant does not amend their (“Active Players”) for the upcoming Round, their (“Active Players”) from the previous Round will be used, regardless of whether or not those players will be playing in the corresponding Round.
Player cards: Player Cards are used to accumulate points for your overall team's score. Player Cards can be acquired through free and paid Player Card packs and/or on the player card transfer market found on the website http://www.app.gamedaysquad.com.au.
Player cards display the team colour, the player's name, the player's number, the multiplier attached, the rarity of the card, and the player's position.
5.4 Special Cards All eligible participants are permitted to select and use Special Cards if they possess special cards. Below is a breakdown of how many special cards can be used per competition:
· Starter Competition – No Special Cards permitted
· Classic Competition – One Special Card Limit
· Challenger Competition – Two Special Card Limit
· Champion Competition - No Special Card Limit
Special Cards are subject to the prescribed team salary cap for each Competition in the season ("Salary Cap"), as notified on the Website ("Team").
6. Player Cards
6.1 Player Card Rarity
Player Card rarity determines the volume of the card available, the Points Scored Multiplier, and the salary cap number applied to it. More information on Salary Cap can be found in “Section 5 Competitions”.
The rarity of Player Cards, their volume, and their multiplier is as follows:
● Bronze: infinite - 1.0 multiplier;
● Silver: 5000 cards per player - 1.1 multiplier;
● Gold: 2500 cards per player - 1.2 multiplier;
● Platinum: 500 cards per player - 1.3 multiplier;
● Diamond: 100 cards per player - 1.4 multiplier;
● Legend: 1 card per player - 1.5 multiplier
7. Scoring of points
7.1 Eligible Participants will score points based upon the real-life performance of their Active Players for each Round, based on the point system set out below. Points will be awarded (or subtracted) for each performance statistic attributed to each Active Player during the Round as follows:
7.1.1 GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship 2025 Scoring; Runs (Per Run Scored) - 1 Point(s);
Boundary Hit - 1 Point(s);
Six Hit - 2 Points;
30 Runs Scored Bonus - 4 Points;
50 Runs Scored Bonus - 8 Points;
100 Runs Scored Bonus - 16 Points;
Dismissal For a Duck - (-2) Points;
Wicket (Excluding Run Out) - 20 Points;
Maiden Over - 15 Points;
Dot Ball – 0 Point(s);
3 Wicket Bonus - 4 Points;
4 Wicket Bonus - 8 Points;
5 Wicket Bonus - 16 Points;
Extra Conceded (Wides + No Balls) - (-1) Point(s);
Catch - 3 Points;
Run Out - 15 Points;
Stumping (Wicket-Keeper Only) - 15 points;
3 catch bonus - 3 Points;
4 catch bonus - 6 Points;
5 catch bonus - 8 Points.
Users score 0 points for every game that is completed within a round without a complete squad. Users must fill out every position slot to accumulate points
7.2 Data Source
All statistical data is purchased via StatsPerform (https://www.statsperform.com/), official reseller of Global Cricket Championship statistical data
8. Determination of prizes:
During the competition period, winners will be determined for three different prize pools, they are Round Prizes, Season Prizes and Round Specific promotions.
8.1 Round Prizes Winners
Following the completion of all Global Cricket Championship games for a specific round, the Participant(s) whose GameDay Squad team(s) has accumulated the highest number of points for that round in each Competition will be declared the Round Prize Winner.
Each Competition will have 1 Round Prize Winner, and the top 10000 Participants for the Starter and Classic Competitions will receive a prize. The top 10 Participants for the Challenger and Champion Competition will win a prize.
Round Prize Winners will be determined by NFT Australia Group Pty Ltd 83 649 452 933 at 5:00 PM (AEST) Monday after the completion of each round of the Global Cricket Championship season during the competition period. If an active round finishes ON a Monday, any earnt prizes will be distributed on the following Monday. If there are two rounds completing within a week, both rounds will pay out on the following Monday.
8.1.1 Round Prizes - Global Cricket Championship Starter Competition
1st: 50 GDS Pack Credit
2nd - 3rd: 3 Player Common Pack
4th-10th: 1 Player Common Pack
11th – 500th: 4 x 1 Player Starter Packs
Classic Competition
1st: 100 GDS Funds
2nd: 50 GDS Pack Credit
3rd: 25 GDS Pack Credit
4th – 5th: 3 Player Common Pack
6th – 10th: 1 Player Common Pack
11th – 500th: 4 x 1 Player Starter Packs
Challenger Competition
1st: 250 GDS Funds
2nd: 50 GDS Pack Credit
3rd: 25 GDS Pack Credit
4th – 5th: 3 Player Rare Pack
6th – 10th: 1 Player Rare Pack
Champion Competition
1st: 500 GDS Funds
2nd: 250 GDS Funds
3rd: 50 GDS Funds
4th – 5th: 3 Player Unique Pack
6th – 10th: 1 Player Unique Pack
8.2 Season Prize Winners
Following the completion of all Global Cricket Championship games for the season, the Participant(s) whose GameDay Squad team(s) has accumulated the highest number of points for the season in each Competition will be declared the Season Prize Winner:
8.2.1 Season Prizes - Global Cricket Championship
Starter Competition
1st: 2025 Global Cricket Championship Prize Card
Classic Competition
1st – 5th: 2025 Global Cricket Championship Prize Card
Challenger Competition
1st – 5th: 2025 Global Cricket Championship Prize Card
Champion Competition
1st – 10th: 2025 Global Cricket Championship Prize Card
Season prize winners will be determined by NFT Australia Group Pty Ltd 83 649 452 933 933 at 10:00am (AEST), two business days after the completion of the Global Cricket Championship season. All seasonal prizes will be sent and/or allocated to users before the 1th of February 2026. Prize cards distribution dates will be confirmed by GameDay Squad and communicated to eligible winners. Prize cards will be distributed to winners account before the start of the next season. [LK1]
Coaches who finish in the top 10 of each of the Champion competition, top 5 in the Challenger and Classic competitions and 1st in the Starter competitions will choose the player they want as their prize card. Players are selected and determined starting with the winner of the Champion competition. The selection process is subject to change to include all competitions in future seasons. Below is a breakdown of how the selection process is determined:
1st Pick – First in the Champion Competition 2nd Pick – Second in the Champion Competition 3rd Pick – Third in the Champion Competition 4th Pick – Fourth in the Champion Competition 5th Pick – Fifth in the Champion Competition 6th Pick – Sixth in the Champion Competition 7th Pick – Seventh in the Champion Competition 8th Pick – Eighth in the Champion Competition 9th Pick – Ninth in the Champion Competition 10th Pick – Tenth in the Champion Competition 11th Pick – First in the Challenger Competition 12th Pick – Second in the Challenger Competition 13th Pick – Third in the Challenger Competition 14th Pick – Fourth in the Challenger Competition 15th Pick – Fifth in the Challenger Competition 16th Pick – First in the Classic Competition 17th Pick – Second in the Classic Competition 18th Pick – Third in the Classic Competition 19th Pick – Fourth in the Classic Competition 20th Pick – Fifth in the Classic Competition 21st Pick – First in the Starter Competition
Prize Cards will be subject to position changes if applicable. GameDay Squad reviews positions annually and subsequent changes will be made if the player is deemed to have warranted a position change from the previous season.
8.3 Round Specific Promotions - Round Specific Promotions will be variable and may include multiple winners. Round-specific promotions will include prize types such as in-game assets and/or AUD. Round-Specific promotions will be applicable across both fantasy sports (GameDay Squad Global Cricket Championship), and may be applicable to one or more Competitions.
9. Transfer market:
Eligible users will be able to participate in the transfer market which is a live marketplace where coaches can participate in peer-to-peer player card trading, live auctions and a place where coaches can sell their cards. At the point of sale the seller will incur a 10% fee or a 50c fee (depending on which is greater) on all sales (buy now, Auction and Trade listings) made on our transfer market for all successful sales.
10. Third-Party Mobile Applications
Third-party applications providers such as Apple and Google are not involved in any way with GameDay Squad competitions.
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