# Tournaments

Tournaments are where your roster competes. Perform well, place high, earn TP, and keep climbing.

**Tournaments take place once per week:**

* Tuesday to Tuesday

At the end of each tournament, results are finalised and rewards are distributed before the next tournament begins automatically (12PM EST / 5PM UTC).

## How to enter a tournament?

To enter, you simply need to hold **eligible active shares** in players. If they play during the tournament window, they can score and place.

## Roster Selection

### Roster Cap (35 Players)

Each tournament has a 35-player cap. Only up to 35 of your players can be eligible for rewards in a tournament.

* Manage this via the Selection tab on the Roster page.
* DNP and No Contract players do not count toward your 35-player cap.
* After 35 players have had their game start, additional players will not count toward rewards.

### Bench System

You can now **bench players** to exclude them from your active tournament roster.

* Manage benches directly from the **Selection** page by tapping to **bench/unbench** players.
* **Benched players** do **not** consume contracts and are excluded from rewards.
* Once you **confirm your roster selection**, it stays locked until you make changes - there’s **no need to update every game week** unless you want to.

## How do you place and win?

Three things matter:

1. Your eligible shares in a player (more eligible shares = larger share of that player’s reward if they place)
2. Total eligible shares across the tournament (rewards are split across eligible shares)
3. Player performance

Top rewarded placements per tournament:

* QB: top 3
* RB: top 5
* WR: top 5
* TE: top 3

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**Playoff note**

Winning placements or reward splits may adjust during Playoffs due to a smaller eligible player pool.
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