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Game set-up
The competition involves players competing in 6 rounds in front of an audience for the chance to win the cash prize and Top Baller title. The rounds are broken down as follows:
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-Qualifiers
-Round of 32
-Round of 16
-Semi Final
-Final
How To Play
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​-Attacker plays a 1-2 with the defender
-Beat the defender and score to get 1 point
-Play resets and players switch positions
-Defender stops attacker from scoring to get 1 point
-Attackers get 10 seconds to score at each round
-First to get 3 points advances to the next round
How to get a point
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As an Attacker
-Score a goal
-Beat the defender with a crazy skill* and score a goal to automatically advance to the next round* At the discretion of the referee. This is what we’d call a violation.
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As a Defender
-Stop the attacker from scoring to win 1 point
-Take the ball out of play via a block or shield to win 1 point
-Gain possession of the ball and be in complete control of it to win 1 point
Fouls
Fouls will be decided by the referee and play must not stop until the referee signals the foul.
If the defender does a dangerous tackle or deliberately fouls to prevent the attacker from scoring it’s an automatic disqualification
Deliberate handball results in an automatic disqualification
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Accidental handballs:
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-First accidental handball results in a rerun;
-Second accidental handball results in a point awarded to the opponent;
-A repeated accidental handball results in player disqualification.
Accidental fouls (slipping or mistiming a tackle):
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-First accidental foul results in 1 point deduction;
-Second accidental foul results in 1 point being awarded to the opponent;
-A repeated accidental foul results in player disqualification.