Social gambling newcomer, TradeFight, has today launched its 2015 World Championship. Qualification rounds are now underway and will be held throughout 2014 for players to win their place at the live TradeFight World Championship Final, the winner of which will not only hold the esteemed title of “the 1st TradeFight World Champion”, but will also win €10,000.
Due to be held in London in February 2015, the TradeFight World Championship Final will take the format of a straight knockout competition where each head-to-head contest will be drawn at random and streamed live on YouTube as the drama unfolds. The lucky 12 contenders will experience the VIP treatment as they are invited to London and treated to a 3-night stay in a luxury hotel with flights covered courtesy of TradeFight.
To become a finalist players will have 12 chances to qualify, with the TradeFighter who tops the Championship leaderboard each month gaining entry to the live final. The rankings are based on a weekly win/lose ratio and will provide the player with a 90% payout every time they win. To be eligible, players are required to play 20 fights in the one month qualification period, each with a €10 minimum bet. The second qualification round is due to commence on 1st February.
Commenting on this COO at TradeFight, Afshin Ertanin has said “We are very excited to launch this first of a kind battle and believe that streaming the event live to our users will be very engaging. We really want our players to get involved more than they ever have before, and look forward to greeting them at the live finals in London and congratulating the winner of the €10,000 jackpot!”
Following its official launch on 1st December 2013, TradeFight are the first to bring gambling and financial trading together in a unique and innovative way by allowing players to challenge each other and bet on live financial feeds which power the TradeFight games. By removing the random number generator used by the majority of the online gaming industry today, TradeFight provides 100% security and removes all risk of manipulation in its games by using live financial market data.