The 2019 EFES EuroLeague Dance Challenge
Game Rules
The EFES EuroLeague Dance Challenge (the “Contest”) will reward the most supported Entertainment Squad with the chance to dance at the Final Four 2019. In this sense, fans all over the globe, an internal jury of EFES and, in the event of a tie, the Entertainment Squads themselves, will decide which Entertainment Squad candidate shall have the opportunity to be in Vitoria this coming May 2019.
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All fans visiting the @euroleague Instagram account can take part in the Contest. The Contest application works so that an Instagram Story Poll related to the Entertainment Squads will be posted on specific dates and timings as specified in the "What is the Contest mechanic" section.
Fans can vote one time per Instagram Story Poll and votes can be submitted at any time while the Instagram Story is available (i.e. twenty-four hours from the moment the Instagram Story is posted).
Fans can start participating at any time and is not necessary having voted in previous Instagram Story Polls.
The Contest shall have a duration of a total of five (5) rounds according to specific dates as established herein. Therefore, the first Instagram Story Poll of the Contest will be posted on Tuesday February 5th at around 12:00 CET and the last one (i.e., the final) will be posted on Tuesday February 26th at 12:00 CET.
What is the voting mechanism?
The voting of the fans will be carried out in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Official Instagram (@euroleague). Specifically, in the Instagram Story post.
Voting will take place on Instagram Stories, using the poll feature. An Instagram story poll will be posted on the specified dates (as established below) providing a poll feature for fans to vote between two different Entertainment Squads. Each Instagram Story Poll shall be also referred herein to as a “Battle”.
An internal jury of EFES composed of six independent members will evaluate each participating Entertainment Squad in order to elaborate a ranking from 1 to 4 before the beginning of the Contest, where the best squad in its opinion will be ranked as the 1st, and the squad with less support will be ranked in the 4th position.
Said ranking will only be taken into consideration in the Final according to what is established in the Contest mechanic.
The Entertainment Squads will also be required to vote, before the beginning of the Contest, among the other different Entertainment Squads participating in the Contest, in order to establish a ranking from 1 to 3, where the best squad in its opinion will be ranked as the 1st and the squad with less support will be ranked in the 3rd position. Entertainment Squads are not allowed to vote for themselves. Said ranking will only be taken into consideration in the event of a tie in the Final and will operate as a casting vote according to what is established in the Contest mechanic.
What is the Contest mechanic?
During Regular Phase and Semi-Finals: fans will vote on each Instagram Story Poll in order to decide the winner of each Battle. The Entertainment Squad that obtains more votes in the Instagram Story Poll will be the winner of said Battle.
For the Final Battle: best of three points, which will be counted and considered as follows:
- One vote will result from the outcome of the Instagram Story Poll launched for the Final: the most voted squad on the Final Instagram Story Poll will obtain one vote.
- One vote will result from the ranking elaborated by the EFES internal jury: the Entertainment Squad participating in the Final that was ranked in a higher position in the ranking elaborated by the internal jury, will obtain one vote.
- Only in the event of a tie, the raking elaborated by the Entertainment Squads before the beginning of the Contest will be taken into account, operating as a casting vote: the Entertainment Squad participating in the Final that was ranked in a higher position in the ranking elaborated as a result of the votes of all Contest participating squads, will be the winner.
The Battles will take place in the following days:
Regular Phase
Round 1
Battle: Team1 vs Team2: shall take place from 13th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Battle: Team 3 vs Team 4: shall take place from 12th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Round 2
Battle: Team 1 vs Team 3: from February 18th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Battle: Team 2 vs Team 4: from February 19th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Round 3
Battle: Team 1 vs Team 4: from February 25th at around 12:00 until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Battle: Team 2 vs Team 3: from February 26th at around 12:00 until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Final Phase Semi- Finals
Semi-final A: Entertainment Squad qualified in the 1st place of the regular phase vs the Entertainment Squad qualified in the 4th place of the regular phase: from March 4th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Semi-final B: Entertainment Squad qualifies in the 2nd place in regular phase vs the Entertainment Squad qualified in the 3rd place in the regular phase: from March 5th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). Final Battle: will be launched on Tuesday March 11th at around 12:00 CET and will finish once the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). It is responsibility of the participant to stay tuned for more details in the Contest as well as for any modifications made to the above-mentioned dates and timings.
The 2019 EFES EuroLeague Dance Challenge
Terms & Conditions
Contest organization
This Contest is organized by Anadolu Efes Group, (“EFES”), and Euroleague Ventures SA (also referred to as “Euroleague Basketball”), jointly referred to as the “Promoter”.
The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the Contest and these terms and conditions without notice at its sole discretion. Any changes to the Contest will be notified on the @euroleague Instagram account as soon as possible by the Promoter.
No prizes of any kind are distributed with regards to the participation on this Contest.
No personal Information of any kind from the fans participating in the Contest will be used, collected or treated by the Promoter.
Who can participate in the EFES EuroLeague Dance Challenge draw?
The Contest is open to any visitor of the EuroLeague Official Instagram.
Contest schedule
The Contest will run on according to the following calendar:
Round 1
Team1 vs Team2: shall take place from 13th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). Team 3 vs Team 4: shall take place from 12th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).Round 2
Team 1 vs Team 3: from February 18th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). Team 2 vs Team 4: from February 19th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).Round 3
Team 1 vs Team 4: from February 25th at around 12:00 until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). Team 2 vs Team 3: from February 26th at around 12:00 until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).Semi- Finals
Semi-final A: Entertainment Squad qualified in the 1st place of the regular phase vs the Entertainment Squad qualified in the 4th place of the regular phase: from March 4th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post). Semi-final B: Entertainment Squad qualifies in the 2nd place in regular phase vs the Entertainment Squad qualified in the 3rd place in the regular phase: from March 5th at around 12:00 CET until the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).Final: will be launched on Tuesday March 11th at around 12:00 CET and will finish once the Instagram Story Poll disappears (24 hours from the post).
Winner will be announced on 12th March.
No further votes will be permitted outside the appointed days and timings.
Contest disclaimers
The Promoter is not responsible for undeliverable votes not received for whatever reason.
The Promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the Contest will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Promoter may withdraw, edit or delete any user vote that in the judgment of the Promoter violates these Competition Rules or the Contest terms & conditions, or which may be offensive, illegal or violates the rights of any person or in any way brings the Contest, EFES, Euroleague Basketball and/or their brand names into disrepute.
Participant’s declaration
The fan agrees to be bound by these Competition Rules when participating in the Contest.
Fans are solely responsible for the votes (hereinafter: “Submissions”) they submit. Participants represent and warrant that: (i) they are free to participate into and are fully authorized to participate into the Contest: (ii) the Submissions they have entered are true; (iii) the posting of the Submissions as permitted under these Terms and Conditions, shall not violate any privacy rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.
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