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# Tournaments and player eligibility

| Tournaments are where your whole squad or roster competes automatically for Top Performing Player rewards. If your players finish in the top places, they can earn rewards.

### When tournaments happen

Tournaments run on a regular schedule. Each one covers a set window of fixtures, and results are finalised and rewards distributed before the next tournament begins.

* In Football, there are usually two tournaments per week - one covering the weekend fixtures and one covering midweek
* In NFL, tournaments generally run weekly during the season

### How to enter

* You do not need to manually submit a lineup. To be eligible, simply hold active shares in players before they play in the tournament.
* Picks is a separate competition and has its own lineup rules: [What are Picks?](https://sportfun.crisp.help/en/article/what-are-picks-15ihiyq/)

### Eligibility

Two things affect eligibility for tournament rewards:
1. Player shares need to be **active** i.e.: you have a current contract for the player and they are not **benched** (Pro-only).
2. You need to hold the shares before the player plays. In Football, active shares you held before the player entered the field are eligible, in NFL, active shares you held before the player's game started are eligible. Shares signed after this are not eligible for that tournament.

### How rewards are determined

Three things affect your rewards:
1. Your eligible active shares in a placing player. More shares means a larger cut of that player's reward.
2. Total eligible active shares across all managers. More competition means the pool splits further.
3. Player performance. Only top finishers per position earn rewards.

|| Completing a tournament with an eligible squad or roster also adds 10 Rep. Your finishing position does not affect the Rep award.


### Claiming rewards

You can claim your tournament rewards via the Claim rewards button on the home page.