Fans of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge are in for a treat heading into the 2024-25 season. Several improvements have been made to the overall experience, which should bring fantasy managers even closer to the action.
On Wednesday, September 4, the official fantasy game of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague goes live. That gives fantasy managers just a few weeks to get their team – or teams – ready ahead of the 2024-25 EuroCup season getting underway on Tuesday, September 24.
For those familiar with the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, the basic will remain the same. Fantasy managers get 100 credits per team to build a squad of four guards, four forwards, two centers and one head coach. Teams will earn points each round based on the performances of their players in the actual Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup games in that round. Managers can make a limited number of player swaps after each round. And the best teams are eligible to win prizes!
So what is new for the 2024-25 season? The app and website have been given a makeover, offering an updated look and feel that is in line with the thrills and spills of the EuroLeague and EuroCup seasons. There has been an adjustment made to trades, too. Ahead of each round, excluding those where unlimited trades are available, fantasy managers can either trade four players and retain their manager, or they can trade three players and change their manager.
There’s more. Players whose teams had their game postponed will no longer have their score doubled if they are selected as the captain; this avoids a situation where a fantasy manager can guarantee a certain number of points from that player.
Last but not least, EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge managers can converse with one another for the first time by joining a WhatsApp or Telegram group called League Chat, with the administrator able to add the link for both private and public leagues.
The list of available prizes for the 2024-25 season includes tickets to games, official EuroCup jerseys and basketballs, subscriptions to EuroLeague TV and more, highlighted by the grand prize: two VIP tickets to the 2026 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, as well as a EuroCup jersey of his choice, a EuroCup official Spalding basketball and a EuroLeague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season.
Registration opens soon, so get ready to compete against over one hundred thousand basketball fans across the world and prove you have what it takes to succeed in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge.