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How Knockout Stage Scoring Works
A clean, right-or-wrong system. No group stage, no multipliers, just the knockout matches.
The Knockout Stage challenge is scored on its own system, separate from the full Classic and Fanatic brackets. A correct match winner is worth more each round, so every round is worth the same total and going deeper rewards you with more correct picks. In the spirit of a March Madness bracket.
| Round | Correct winner | Fanatic exact-score bonus | Round total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 10 | +5 | 160 (16 games) |
| Round of 16 | 20 | +10 | 160 (8) |
| Quarter-Final | 40 | +20 | 160 (4) |
| Semi-Final | 80 | +40 | 160 (2) |
| Final (champion) | 160 | +80 | 160 (1) |
| Bronze Final | 40 | +20 | extra match |
How it works
- Equal total per round. Each round is worth 160 points in total: 16 Round-of-32 games at 10 each, 8 Round-of-16 games at 20, and so on, down to a single 160-point Final. Depth is rewarded because you have more chances to be right, not because of a multiplier.
- The champion is the Final pick. Calling the tournament winner is the 160-point Final pick. There is no separate champion bonus.
- Per match, right or wrong. You earn a round's points for each match where you picked the correct winner, in that exact slot. No partial credit for a team that advances on a different path.
- Bronze Final. The third-place match is worth a flat 40 points.
Classic vs Fanatic
Classic
Pick the winner of every knockout match, plus a final-score tiebreaker. You score the per-round winner points above. Simple and fast.
Fanatic
Predict the exact score of every match. You score the same per-round winner points, plus an exact-score bonus (half the pick value) whenever you also nail the scoreline of a match you called right.
Max score: about 840 in Classic, up to roughly 1,260 in Fanatic with exact scores.
A quick example
Say you correctly call 10 of your 16 Round-of-32 winners (100), 5 of 8 in the Round of 16 (100), 2 Quarter-Finals (80), and your Semi-Final pick (80), but miss the Final. That is 360 points in Classic. In Fanatic, every match where you also nailed the exact score adds its bonus on top.
The fair-play rule
Knockout picks lock at the start of the Round of 16, so you can keep entering and editing all through the Round of 32. To keep it fair, a match that has already kicked off when you build your bracket will not earn points, since its result is already decided. Any match that has not started yet still counts in full, so the sooner you are in, the more you can score.