Arenas & Entries
TradeStars runs weekly arenas organized by league. Each arena is an independent contest with its own leaderboard, prize pool, and fixture calendar.
How Arenas Work
Every week, new arenas open for supported football and cricket leagues. An arena covers all fixtures in that league for the week — from the first match to the last. Once all fixtures are settled, the arena closes and payouts are distributed.
When Do Arenas Open?
Arenas open before the first fixture of the week for each league. The exact timing depends on the league’s schedule — a Premier League arena opens before the Saturday fixtures, while a midweek Champions League arena opens before Tuesday’s matches.
You’ll see upcoming arenas on the homepage as soon as they’re available. There’s no deadline to enter — you can join at any point while fixtures are still being played (see Late Entry below).
Each arena resets weekly. There is no carryover between weeks — everyone starts fresh with equal resources.
Entry Structure
When you enter an arena, you create an entry — a standalone portfolio with its own holdings, credit balance, score, and leaderboard rank.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Entry fee | 10 USDC |
| Starting capital | 1,000 virtual credits |
| Credits are | Non-withdrawable, arena-scoped |
Your 10 USDC entry fee goes into the arena’s prize pool. Your 1,000 credits are virtual currency used exclusively for trading player shares within that arena.
Multi-Entry
You can create multiple entries in the same arena. Each entry is completely independent:
- Separate credit balance
- Separate holdings
- Separate leaderboard score and rank
- Separate chance to win a payout
This lets you run different strategies in parallel — for example, one aggressive high-risk portfolio and one conservative, diversified portfolio.
You can create up to 10 entries per arena. Each one is a separate strategy with its own score and payout outcome — not a way to hedge a single bet.
Late Entry — It’s Never Too Late
You can enter an arena at any point during the week, even after some fixtures have already been played. Late entrants get the same 1,000 credits as everyone else.
While you’ll start with 0 fantasy points, the credit recycling mechanic gives you a real path to catch up. Players whose matches are already finished have known point totals — you can buy high performers at their current price and target the remaining fixtures with precision.
Example: You enter on Thursday. Monday’s and Tuesday’s matches are done. You use your 1,000 credits to buy players with big fixtures on Friday and Saturday. If those players deliver, your concentrated bets on remaining games can compete with portfolios that spread credits across the whole week.
Late entry is a deliberate design choice — the game should reward skill and timing, not just who showed up first.
Pro Tips
- Your first arena, enter once. Learn the mechanics with a single entry before running multi-entry strategies. You’ll make better decisions once you understand the rhythm of buy → rebalance → sell → reinvest.
- Check the fixture calendar before entering. Arenas with more spread-out fixtures (e.g. matches on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) give you more recycling opportunities than arenas where all matches are on one day.
- Late entry can be an advantage. By Thursday, you know which players delivered on Monday — buy the proven performers and target remaining fixtures with precision.
Next Steps
Now that you know how arenas and entries work, dive into the mechanics: