That's a wrap for the 25/26 Hive FPL season!
Thank you to all those who took part and who have supported the project through this, its 4th season. In particular to @acidyo and @ocd whose continued upvotes have ensured we can keep paying out prizes to our growing community of fantasy players.
This season we were able to award a record 86 Hive accounts with payouts ranging from 1484 Hive to 3.83 Hive and everything in between.
In total we've dispersed just shy of 5000 Hive this season with the full break down of who won what from the 3 competitions below.
The Classic League payouts will be made in 3 days time when the HBD we've had in the savings account is available for conversion. All other payments have now been made.
| Team | Hive Account | H2H | Classic | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mooners | @leebennett | 15.25 | 1464 | 4.6875 | 1483.9375 |
| Suffragette City | @talesfrmthecrypt | 21.5 | 976 | 20.0175 | 1017.5175 |
| Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee | @deniskj | 22.5 | 488 | 2.1875 | 512.6875 |
| Fire Power | @emekaj | 12.5 | 244 | 2.1875 | 258.6875 |
| Red Cards of Rohan | @thoth442 | 21 | 122 | 0 | 143 |
| Garuda XI | @aditya-p | 11.75 | 122 | 4.6875 | 138.4375 |
| racibo | @racibo | 13.5 | 122 | 2.1875 | 137.6875 |
| Hasaaland | @earplugs | 13.25 | 122 | 1.2675 | 136.5175 |
| Sutter Kane | @suttercane | 13.25 | 122 | 0 | 135.25 |
| Könttyrät FC | @pvmihalache | 12 | 122 | 0 | 134 |
| @blockchainFPL | @blockchainfpl | 24 | 0 | 0.3125 | 24.3125 |
| Hiveheadz | @borran | 23 | 0 | 0.9375 | 23.9375 |
| Steve Herbae | @herbae | 22.5 | 0 | 1.2675 | 23.7675 |
| Likodra FC | @teofilex11 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Murima | @youngvic | 13 | 0 | 9.6875 | 22.6875 |
| Shamzy FC | @Shamzy | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| YAGMAN FC | @yagman01 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Hijos del VAR | @aaalviarez | 20 | 0 | 0.3125 | 20.3125 |
| Jungle squad | @george-dee | 18 | 0 | 0.6425 | 18.6425 |
| FC McKane | @mckane | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Spero FC | @sperosamuel15 | 17 | 0 | 0.9375 | 17.9375 |
| Hungry Lions | @gvkanten | 16.5 | 0 | 0.9375 | 17.4375 |
| nonzy fc | @nonsowrites | 17 | 0 | 0.33 | 17.33 |
| Formidable Milano� | @damolexy | 16 | 0 | 1.2675 | 17.2675 |
| Skander | @skanderh | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| samostically | @samostically | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Vickoly FC | @vickoly | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Jeremie Ping Pong | @pingpongfrimpong | 12.5 | 0 | 0.6425 | 13.1425 |
| Legion fc | @b0s | 12.5 | 0 | 0.33 | 12.83 |
| Tengo Rangers | @tengolotodo | 12.75 | 0 | 0 | 12.75 |
| Newton Heath RFC | @samirich | 10.5 | 0 | 2.1875 | 12.6875 |
| Rys FC | @omrys5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Bankai | @belemo | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| ARFANTASY FC | @arfa | 12 | 0 | 0.3125 | 12.3125 |
| Matz Sels Seashells | @doombot75 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.3125 | 12.0625 |
| The Cellas | @blanchy | 11.5 | 0 | 0.3125 | 11.8125 |
| The People's XV | @publioscelta | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 11.75 |
| Deals on Wheels | @derek-trotter | 11.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 11.58 |
| Noobmaster69 | @workingdad | 10.75 | 0 | 0.6425 | 11.3925 |
| Eh, No, Ah, Meh. | @stuartcturnbull | 11 | 0 | 0.33 | 11.33 |
| Emeka4 | @emeka4 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Kelsco FC | @kilvnrex | 10.75 | 0 | 0.33 | 11.08 |
| Bennett's Boys | @olibennett | 9.75 | 0 | 1.2675 | 11.0175 |
| Micheal Fc | @micheal87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Working 9 to 5 | @aunt-granny | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Amirirans | @amirtheawesome1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Hadji | @hadji | 10.5 | 0 | 0.33 | 10.83 |
| Uwabbs FC | @uwabbs001 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.3125 | 10.8125 |
| Large in the Rear | @chineduokafor | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Top 10k? | @elvisking | 10 | 0 | 0.6425 | 10.6425 |
| Six and the City | @princekwame | 10 | 0 | 0.6425 | 10.6425 |
| adewalehafis | @adewaleopeyemi63 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Dapomola Fc | @dapomolaaaa | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Kingsleyy | @kingsleyy | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Cygnus FC | @donjaun | 10 | 0 | 0.33 | 10.33 |
| Blugrana | @ronnie10 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.3125 | 10.0625 |
| Krake99 | @kraken99 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Los Magos del Balón | @el-maestro | 8.5 | 0 | 1.2675 | 9.7675 |
| K Empire Balls | @kenechukwu97 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 9.58 |
| SportsNerd | @saif-ul-wahab | 9 | 0 | 0.33 | 9.33 |
| gentleshaid | @gentleshaid | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 9.25 |
| PHOENIX FC | @kelvinpeters | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Tangram | @desro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Corner | @artniche | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Pepzerbi | @pepzerbi | 8.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 8.58 |
| Chrisamuda FC | @hive-world | 8.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 8.58 |
| Stevenson Fc | @Stevenson7 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Mighty Fc | @twicejoy | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| valchiz Fc | @valchiz | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Magical McFizzy | @mcfizzy | 8 | 0 | 0.3125 | 8.3125 |
| TheVulcAns⚓️ | @the9thcreator | 7.5 | 0 | 0.33 | 7.83 |
| Itachi FC | @justfavour | 7.5 | 0 | 0.3125 | 7.8125 |
| Corkscrew | @deraaa | 7.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 7.58 |
| Queen dynasty | @princess-dara | 7 | 0 | 0.33 | 7.33 |
| Show Not Tel | @jmehta | 6.5 | 0 | 0.6425 | 7.1425 |
| HappyBoys FC | @happyboy1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| hamzamusic | @Hamza-art | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Teamkoko | @myanmarkoko | 5.25 | 0 | 0.33 | 5.58 |
| Holohive | @acidyo | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Wongi | @wongi | 4.75 | 0 | 0.33 | 5.08 |
| Akatsuki | @seki1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| ThtHive | @tht | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WIKE BOYS | @gone-hive | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Funwarriors | @Jmis101 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Rubilu | @rubilu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sportin | @depar | 3.5 | 0 | 0.33 | 3.83 |
Winners in 25/26
Congratulations to
@leebennett - winners of the Hive Classic League and H2H Division 2
@blockchainfpl - winners of the Hive H2H Division 1
@talesfrmthecrypt - winners of the Hive FPL Cup
Promotions and relegations in 25/26
Congratulations to the following teams who were promoted to Division 1 H2H for the 26/27 Season
@leebennett
@racibo
@suttercane
@earplugs
@youngvic
Commiserations to the following teams who were relegated to Division 2 H2H for 26/27 season
@gvkanten
@damolexy
@samostically
@vickoly
@b0s
New for 26/27
We'll kick off the 26/27 season as soon as the new FPL game is launched which is usually around the end of July.
We've had some requests for a Fantasy Draft league for next season so look out for info on how to join that if you're interested in taking part!
If numbers continue to grow we may also choose to add a Division 3 to the H2H leagues.
We'll also be moving the account over to the Sportsblock Community to take advantage of the development and layer 2 funding that is available over there.
We're really happy with how the Hive FPL community has grown in the first few years of activity and we think that the move to Sportsblock can take us to another level in the coming seasons. I'll be speaking with @blanchy and @niallon11 about how we can ensure increased interaction from the Hive FPL community within Sportsblock.
If you didn't take part this season but would like to join next season's Hive FPL then just follow this account and look for updates in the next 8-10 weeks! All players are welcome to join
No Premier League, No problem!
That's it for this season of FPL football but of course, it's a World Cup year so there's plenty more of the beautiful game to come this summer.
If you haven't already, you can join @fullcoverbetting 's World Cup Prediction Contest right here on Hive via Sportsblock
It's free to join with a prize pool of 500 Hive and 10k MEDALS.
Read here for more information on how to play
Thank you very much for organizing the league and for all the updates throughout the season. For me, this was the only league I really paid attention to this year. My goal was to finish in the top 10 of the second division, but towards the end, after using my chips, it turned out that a top-5 finish was also within reach. A miraculous finish somehow took me all the way to second place, which means a nice prize. Thanks again!
Great to hear that we kept you engaged and yes, you had an awesome finish to the season. I think you've been playing since we started the league so happy you've made it to Division 1. It is gonna be super competitive in that Division next season!
Best contest on Hive . Great going and effort @talesfrmthecrypt . The posts were exceptional all year.
Cheers buddy!
So amazing what's happening in here. I have to enter for next season.
You'd be welcome to join
Another fun season but a shame to drop to third on the final day of the season. Interestingly, I ended up on the same points as second but I think the tie breaker has something to do with transfers. At least that is what I had heard some months back.
Thank you to the guys who sponsor this competition. You make it all that more worthwhile. :))
Yeah tie-break is transfers made across the whole season not including transfer smade when the free hit and wildcards are in play. Fewest transfers wins
Congratulations to everyone
Glad I stayed afloat.... We go again next season
The Great Escape!
!BEER
😂😂😂
I didn't realise there was such a big difference in prizes between the classic league and H2H - I think that I'll need to change my focus next season! But 3 years in a row... Maybe I'll just spend a few more hours each Gameweek working things through 🤣
Congratulations to all the prize winners - I look forward to some of these match-ups next season!
Being able to utilise MEDALS on Sportsblock then we can look at adding additional incentives for the H2H without fear of running out of Hive to payout at the end of the season.
The idea was always to use those H2H leagues to keep users motivated throughout the season which has worked but the original funding model was for the Classic League only and is entirely reliant on the support of big stakeholders upvoting the posts.
We can add weekly MEDALS payouts for H2H wins but I'd also like to look at using the MEDALS pool to reward users who are interacting, sharing tips, etc.
Ultimately, I'd like to build a standalone fantasy game on Sportsblock that takes the best bits from fantasy sports across the world and rolls them into an FPL game and would be truly scalable.
I enjoy the H2H league. I hadn't ever really played H2H until you started this league and I really like how it's a slightly different strategy to the Classic League.
I assume that historically, all contests have relied upon support from large stakeholders and the existing reward pool. I also assume that a lot of contests have quietly disappeared after not receiving the expected support. I'm just guessing though!
I'm not going to pretend that I understand tokens or MEDALS and what to do with them (other than gamble them away on the sportsbook 😂). Perhaps one day, I'll have the mental capacity to understand!
I always liked the idea of a Fantasy Football game that enforced a specific formation - like 4-2-3-1 and you have to pick the players based upon the formation. I've never quite had the energy to see it through though.
On Hive, you’ve probably got 3 options for funding
1 - the reward pool
2 - a proposal to the decentralised fund
3 - an entry fee
I’d see any development on Sportsblock as being a combination of 2 & 3 albeit that the Sportsblock fund is centralised so we’re appealing to Blanchy and Niallon to back us. Some people might argue the Hive fund is centralised too given it takes support from a few whales to actually get a proposal funded.
My initial thought was a mix between Sorare and FPL where users pay MEDALS to buy players. The pricing would be far more dynamic than on FPL creating opportunities to buy low sell high. Users still score points and those points still count towards league positions and H2H matches which in turn generate rewards but at the same time you could run a ‘money ball’ type team
Oh, interesting... I've only done a little bit on Sorare (and never for real money) - the dynamics of the pricing is always interesting.
I've had a similar thought before about the Draft style and how to transfer players between teams - your team does well, you win money - which you can then choose to reinvest in your team or withdraw. Each time a player gets transferred, his price increase by x.
I don't know if you've ever played La Liga Fantasy (?) but that has a similar concept. A player has a value and if somebody "bids" at that value (which can't be less than you paid) then the player is transferred. You can increase the value of a player by €2m at a cost of €1m. You could always sell a player back to the pool for a random percentage of their value - sometimes more, often less. You have a maximum squad size and can only pick 11 players each week (no subs - non players score 0). I really enjoyed that version but it only works if everybody in the league is completely committed which in our FPL league, there are certainly enough who aren't.
Yeah I’ve thought of something similar and it’d fit well on web3 because essentially what you’re talking about is trading NFTs so the technology already exists. You’ve just gotta work out the fantasy points allocation but that’d be as easy as taking a snap shot of all assets at a particular point (game week deadline) and then assigning points accordingly.
Blanchy is on holiday at the moment but we can start to bother him next week with these ideas 😂
Good thinking!
!medals
Curated by @talesfrmthecrypt — 100 MEDALS awarded via SportsBlock