Tipping overview
A tipping competition asks participants to predict the winner of each match in a round. Points are awarded for correct picks, and the leaderboard updates after results are confirmed.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”ScoringPoints per correct tip, and weighting individual fixtures.Joker tipsLet participants double the value of one tip per round.Margin predictionBonus points for predicting the winning margin.Perfect round bonusExtra points for tipping every game in a round correctly.Lock policiesWhen tips close, and how late tips are handled.Custom sportsRun competitions for anything outside the built-in data feed.
How a round works
Section titled “How a round works”- Fixtures are published: Fanzava imports the schedule from the sports data feed. Each fixture shows the two teams, venue, and scheduled start time.
- Participants submit tips: Before each fixture’s lock time, participants select their predicted winner. They can change picks any time before lock.
- Fixtures lock: Tips close at the scheduled start time of each match. Fanzava locks matches individually, so early-week games lock earlier than Saturday games.
- Results come in: Fanzava confirms results automatically from the data feed, usually within minutes of full time.
- Round is scored: Points are calculated and the leaderboard updates.
Supported sports
Section titled “Supported sports”Fanzava supports live data feeds for:
| Sport | Competitions available |
|---|---|
| AFL | AFL Men’s, AFLW |
| NRL | NRL, State of Origin |
| EPL | English Premier League |
| NFL | NFL regular season and playoffs |
| NBA | NBA regular season and playoffs |
| MLB | MLB regular season |
| Cricket | BBL, IPL, international |
| F1 | Formula 1 season |
Custom sports and manual fixture entry are also supported. See Custom sports and Manual fixture entry.
Scoring options
Section titled “Scoring options”The default scoring is 1 point per correct tip. You can configure:
- Weighted scoring: different games worth more points (e.g. finals worth 2×)
- Joker tips: participants nominate one game per round as their joker, doubling its point value
- Margin prediction: participants predict the winning margin, with bonus points for accuracy
- Perfect round bonus: extra points for tipping every game correctly
See Scoring for full configuration options.
Lock policies
Section titled “Lock policies”By default, fixtures lock individually at their scheduled start time. You can configure a hub-wide lock policy:
- Individual lock: each fixture locks at its own start time (default)
- Round lock: all fixtures lock when the first game of the round starts
- Custom lock: set a specific time offset before each fixture