🌍⚽Sportsbet.io AFCON 2024 prediction pool discussion thread

[Saint-loup]

That's a very good news to start the year! But I'm afraid there will be a huge number of participants for a small number of prizes if anyone participating in one other pool is able to join for free. I'm not against a smaller fee for people participating elsewhere though.

[1714621449]

1714621449

[1714621449]

1714621449

[1714621449]

1714621449

[1714621449]

1714621449

[1714621449]

1714621449

[LTU_btc]

I was surprised when I got email from Superbru with invitation to AFCON pool. Didn't expected that we will have pool for AFCON this time. Not really sure how much I will follow it as previous time I managed to watch not so many games, mainly just in decisive stages. But offcourse that I'm in - how I can miss football prediction pool here ?
I agree that it should be paid pool - it just will make pool more fun and attractive. But not sure what fee we should have. $50 is ok for me, but it may be a bit too much for others, not sure.

[Trofo]

$50 is ok for me, but it may be a bit too much for others, not sure.

It will be paid pool, same fee for all. Chances of anybody joining that isn't already part of Sportsbet sponsored competition are minimal for sure. Still waiting to see how much will we get from Sportsbet exactly and then I will decide on the fee. Problem is BTC transactions are quite high at the moment and anything less than 1 mBTC sounds silly. That is also the reason why I am thinking about USDT over tron but not sure how popular it is and it will be a headache to do the prizes with funds mixed in two cryptocurrencies.

Even mempool.space is down at the moment. Afraid to even look what tx fee is at the moment then 

[cryptofrka]

Will there be one for the Asian cup as well?
Maybe we can combine both and add points together at the end.

I doubt we can have both sponsored separately - and I doubt there would be much interest as well.

[morvillz7z]

You can count me in.

Out of all the pools we've had the chance to play in over the last few years, the AFCON was the one where i recorded my worst performance ever, despite watching over 90% of the matches. I'm hoping to improve on that in some way...lol

As for the fee, i'm fine with whatever the majority decides, but i can't pay in USDT Tron (my exchange simply does not support it), it has to be BTC or one of the other major alts (if it comes to that).

[Harkorede]

*still deciding on buy ins, let me know if you have some opinion, free for participants of other sportsbet pools or buy in around 50$ in BTC or USDT over TRON for transactions

Free for those particpating in at least two Sportsbet pool or $50 is also fine by me, I'm not just so sure about how engaged I'll be with this as additional pool, but you I'm always down for whatever and whenever.

-------------------

I remember Tomahawk9 being a very active participant of the last AFCON tournament, but it's been quite a very while he was active on here.

[Igebotz]

If the sponsor prize will be enough to cover for the SB pool participants then why not? ( this is if I fall into the free slot category)  

Will there be one for the Asian cup as well?
Maybe we can combine both and add points together at the end.

I doubt we can have both sponsored separately - and I doubt there would be much interest as well.

Lol honestly nobody cares about the Asian cup why?

1. Unfavourably timezones

2. Shitty players nobody want to watch.

I can't remember how I performed in the last edition but this sounds like something I will like to be part of. Not sure yet.

[CLS63]

As I won the last AFCON prediction pool I need to rejoin to retain my title. I hope that Egypt get eliminated quickly surprisingly and Salah returns to the Premier League immediately. Just as they were 2 years ago it is quite nice that Sportsbet.io have sponsored the pool this year as well. I need to tell that I'm still wearing the jerseys I won 2 years ago.

[notblox1]

Good to see more pools starting in new year but I am not sure I will make it for AFCON pool this time because of my busy upcoming schedule.
Maybe things change in next few days for me, but I have to organize my time better than last year and correct some mistakes I made.
Best of luck to all participants.

[casperBGD]

~snip
50$ sounds ok, I think 2mbtc is the sweet spot. Whatever the others decide is fine with me though.

IMO, 2 mBTC is a bit too much, considering current BTC price, but planning to join the pool

~snip
Free for those particpating in at least two Sportsbet pool or $50 is also fine by me, I'm not just so sure about how engaged I'll be with this as additional pool, but you I'm always down for whatever and whenever.
I remember Tomahawk9 being a very active participant of the last AFCON tournament, but it's been quite a very while he was active on here.

agree that free category should be properly defined, maybe should be free for those that are participating in three pools, not two (not sure what difference will make now, but will probably make it in the summer to have more participants in La Liga and Calcio pools )

yeah, tomahawk9 is not active anymore, hope that he is ok

[Harkorede]

~snip
Free for those particpating in at least two Sportsbet pool or $50 is also fine by me, I'm not just so sure about how engaged I'll be with this as additional pool, but you I'm always down for whatever and whenever.
I remember Tomahawk9 being a very active participant of the last AFCON tournament, but it's been quite a very while he was active on here.

agree that free category should be properly defined, maybe should be free for those that are participating in three pools, not two (not sure what difference will make now, but will probably make it in the summer to have more participants in La Liga and Calcio pools )

yeah, tomahawk9 is not active anymore, hope that he is ok

I strongly agree on the 3 pools or more, because giving it a second thought, Sportsbet have at least 4-5 active sponspored pools, and there but a few people that join just one or two, I understand it could be down to interest and personal decision, but having a free pool for users playing in 3 already paid pools once in a while like this should drive more participants towards the upcoming seasons, that being said, I would also like an all inclusive pool, so if there will be a fee for others it should be highly moderate, maybe something in the range 0.5 mBTC which is currently a bit over $20, or around ~$30 would be fair, given that it's the start of a new year and quite a number of us (myself inclusive  ), might be on a tight budget for this month.

[cryptofrka]

Lol honestly nobody cares about the Asian cup why?

1. Unfavourably timezones

2. Shitty players nobody want to watch.

Yeah, I agree on point 1 - but that's from our perspective.
I'm sure there are some people from Asia/Americas that watch that instead of the AFCON.

2nd point is valid as well if we look at average player quality. Then again - Tanzania, Mauritania etc are teams of equal quality of Lebanon, Thailand etc.

If you look througouth the WC history, I think that teams from Asia are almost as successful as the ones from Africa.
That being said, the last few AFCON's were boring AF.

I'd track the Asian tournament as well, but then again - I'll play whatever is decided.

[Trofo]

Lol honestly nobody cares about the Asian cup why?

1. Unfavourably timezones

2. Shitty players nobody want to watch.

Yeah, I agree on point 1 - but that's from our perspective.
I'm sure there are some people from Asia/Americas that watch that instead of the AFCON.

2nd point is valid as well if we look at average player quality. Then again - Tanzania, Mauritania etc are teams of equal quality of Lebanon, Thailand etc.

If you look througouth the WC history, I think that teams from Asia are almost as successful as the ones from Africa.
That being said, the last few AFCON's were boring AF.

I'd track the Asian tournament as well, but then again - I'll play whatever is decided.

Not gonna happen for few reasons and biggest one is first:
1. Superbru does not even have Asian cup, maybe it will show in the future but they did not have it in previous years I believe and tournaments are usually added about 3 weeks before they start
2. Problem to find a winner. Whatever solution I would make to add points wouldn't be fair from somebody point of view. There isn't a same number of games in both tournaments. Even worse for round winners if we have free bets and we probably will
3. I prefer to keep things simple where possible. If I am using Superbru then I am using it to the max, meaning all their tie breakers and stuff like that are used. Not gonna event new stuff where I don't think it is necessary

[Kokee44]

$50 is ok for me, but it may be a bit too much for others, not sure.

It will be paid pool, same fee for all. Chances of anybody joining that isn't already part of Sportsbet sponsored competition are minimal for sure. Still waiting to see how much will we get from Sportsbet exactly and then I will decide on the fee. Problem is BTC transactions are quite high at the moment and anything less than 1 mBTC sounds silly. That is also the reason why I am thinking about USDT over tron but not sure how popular it is and it will be a headache to do the prizes with funds mixed in two cryptocurrencies.

Even mempool.space is down at the moment. Afraid to even look what tx fee is at the moment then 

Yes I thinki'g with usdt its better, good idea, If I have any mo'ey until that, I will be participted

[Igebotz]

If you look througouth the WC history, I think that teams from Asia are almost as successful as the ones from Africa.
That being said, the last few AFCON's were boring AF.

I'd track the Asian tournament as well, but then again - I'll play whatever is decided.

We can't deny that 90% of English, French, and some world-class players are of African descent. The Asians must have had a lot of luck in the world cup tournaments, but African teams are more successful in the Under 17, 20, and women championships, where there is less corruption.

The last two AFCONs were played in unfavourable weather circumstances due to COVID 19, which affected the players.

How about we play the AFCON fantasy instead? I just signed up this morning

[Trofo]

Sponsorship:

I am pleased to announce that Sportsbet.io will be sponsoring us this year as well. Big thanks to them and Steve in particular.

50 mBTC for the end of competition prizes
0.5 or 1 mBTC free bets for round winner, depending on how many players we get. Threshold is 20

Buy in
1 mBTC or equivalent in USDT at the time of paying. Rounded to the nearest full dollar.

I am escrow on following BTC address:
bc1q53hhdvpgm6mwgqutgnzup4pk25lw4z6fqxlqye

buwaytress is our USDT escrow on following TRON address:
TWdUP82gVw5JVw1VQgFAKGPVhCP87AxZou

Last time this pool was free for participants of sportsbet pools this time I decided to have buy in since we have much better rewards and additional buy ins will make them even better. You have an option on paying in BTC or USDT over tron network. Hope everything is clear and I am sure nobody can object to buwaytress being USDT escrow.

Send me tx id over PM and I will send you joining details.

Prizes:
Will be determined when I know how many people are playing on the currency they paid in. They will be spread in similar fashion to my other pools.

[buwaytress]

Great announcement, happy to help with Tether custody haha. Sending payment shortly.

Last AFCON was really, really dull. Few goals and just cautious play. Algeria was shit. Egypt was lobbing balls everywhere, Senegal were the best but also just not reckless enough. Watchability is less about talent, more about risk-taking.

@Igebotz luck? Personally, AFC is more fun for Southeast Asians like myself. We're physically disadvantaged so we have to be fitter, more running, more recklessness (check out Japan's last WC, they were not lucky, they were harder working and more adventurous, way more watchable). I regularly used to watch qualifiers and even bet, it's really fun, sure less talent but great spirit.

But if we only choose 1, AFCON please! We want games people watch and I don't think we've got that many Asian timezone peeps (sorry guys, majority haha).

[Trofo]

But if we only choose 1, AFCON please! We want games people watch and I don't think we've got that many Asian timezone peeps (sorry guys, majority haha).

It is AFCON, it is the deal I made with Sportsbet and seems to me there isn't much we loose by avoiding Asian cup.

Regarding Asian cup, only thing I would consider is that if Superbru has it and we have about half of the buy ins in Tether that we use all the money collected in USDT for rewards in that one. It would be much smaller pot for sure. All 50 sponsorship mBTC are going to AFCON for sure.


If somebody has problems with the payment let me know and we can probably make some kind of the deal. Also if you are paying in BTC try to pool your fees with a buddy or two. For instance I am having a bet in BSFL with two guys and if I loose I will propose to pay this pool for them.

[CLS63]

Sponsorship:

I am pleased to announce that Sportsbet.io will be sponsoring us this year as well. Big thanks to them and Steve in particular.

50 mBTC for the end of competition prizes
0.5 or 1 mBTC free bets for round winner, depending on how many players we get. Threshold is 20

Thank you Steve and sportsbet.io for a great sponsorship deal. Even though AFCON matches were very boring 2 years ago I was watching them excitedly as I was challenging for the leadership in the pool. I hope that we can watch more goals in this tournament. I don't have any information about most of the AFC teams. However South Korea are the team that I sympathize the most with the effect of the old Fenerbahçe player Kim Min-jae's playing there.

[notblox1]

Buy in
1 mBTC or equivalent in USDT at the time of paying. Rounded to the nearest full dollar.

This sounds like a fair amount, and I have people who need to pay me USDT, so maybe I change my mind and join, even if I dont know anything about AFCON teams and competition  
Big thanks to Steve and Sportsbet for supporting us again!

What is the deadline for sending payments, and do we need to have only our Superbru accounts ready or anything else?