Introducing Sorare’s Premier League Winter Competition: Play for $500k in Total Cash Rewards

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4 min readNov 8, 2023

Hold on to your football scarves and get ready for the most thrilling fantasy football experience of the season! Introducing the Sorare Premier League Winter Competition: Celebrate the festive football period with an all-new tournament featuring $500,000 in total cash rewards!

Running from Nov. 24-Jan. 30, the competition offers a jaw-dropping half-a-milion dollars in cash rewards distributed across competitions based on card scarcity — and rewards nearly 1,000 top lineups every week with prizing.

Read below for everything you need to know about the Premier League Winter Competition, including the schedule, competition structure, eligibility criteria, gameplay mechanics, rewards, and more.

[Set your competition lineup — or sign up to play for free — here!]

Game Week schedule

The competition runs every weekend the Premier League has fixtures, starting Matchday 13 (Nov. 25, 2023) and concluding Matchday 22 (Jan. 30, 2024). This covers a total of 11 Game Weeks, including the thrilling Boxing Day fixtures on Dec. 26.

The Premier League Winter Competition goes live Nov. 25 (Game Week 427).

Each Game Week presents its own opportunity for prizes (scores are GW-based, not cumulative). There are 11 separate Game Week competitions that are part of the Premier League Winter Competition. This is not a monthly competition.

Please note that the following Premier League matches will not be covered, as some fall outside of weekend Game Weeks, and one is rescheduled due to Manchester City participation in the Club World Cup:

  • Dec. 12: Crystal Palace vs. Brighton
  • Dec. 26: Newcastle vs. Nottingham Forest
  • Jan. 12: West Ham vs. Brighton
  • Postponed: Manchester City vs. Brentford

Game rules

Capped 270

Managers must build their five-player lineup within a 270-point cap, which is based on a player’s last-15 (L15) average score. Both XP and Captain Bonuses apply.

Only Premier League player scores are covered in this competition.

Eligibility

  • Limited: Requires a minimum of four 2023-24 season Limited Cards
  • Rare: Requires a minimum of three 2023-24 season Rare Cards
  • Super Rare: Requires a minimum of three 2023-24 season Super Rare Cards
  • Unique: Requires a minimum of two 2023-24 season Unique Cards

Multiple entry

In this competition, Managers can enter up to three lineups (15 cards) each Game Week. We are excited to give Managers the opportunity to choose different lineup strategies as they vie for bragging rights and big rewards. With this format, Managers have the potential to win multiple rewards if their lineups perform well.

Note we will analyze the results to shape whether multi-entry formats are appropriate for similar competitions moving forward. We believe a multiple-entry format offers compelling variations of seven-sided or 11-sided competitions that we discussed in the community.

Prize pool: Cash rewards

This competition exclusively offers cash prizes ($500,000 total*); there will be no card rewards. Here are the prize pools** in more detail:

*The $500,000 in total cash rewards is the aggregate amount of all cash prizes for the duration of our Premier League Winter Competition, and does not reflect a singular prize amount.

**Note that Premier League Matchday 21 is split across two Game Weeks (GW 441 and GW 443). Both Game Weeks have five Premier League matches each. For these two Game Weeks, the $50,000 prize pools will be halved to $25,000 for each Game Week. So for example, top spot in Limited will reward $500 for Game Week 441 and Game Week 443.

Competition evolution

As shared in our most recent Product Roadmap, we want to iterate on our competition formats to work toward more sustainable and fun gameplay for Sorare and our community.

Beyond the Winter Competition, we’re committed to exploring more competitions with different eligibility rules, including league-specific and those involving previous season cards.

We will monitor your feedback and the results of this competition closely to further ideate on future competitions.

Strengthen your squad

This Winter Competition will be supported by a number of special giveaways, market events, and marketing campaigns. We’re heating up for the cold months ahead!

Prepare and boost your lineups for the Premier League Winter Competition by competing in our weekly competitions or scouting the Sorare Marketplace — where you can buy, sell, and trade digital player cards. (Sorare competitions are free to play.)

And be sure to join the competition here. Good luck with your Game Weeks!

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