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Bald Sports FAQ

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What is Bald Sports?

Bald Sports is a set of sports games where the prize pool plays too. Players enter familiar formats like Survivor and Bracket. Between rounds, entries vote on where the shared prize pool moves next.

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What games are launching first?

The first launch is built around the World Cup 2026 knockout stage. The first two formats are:

• World Cup Survivor
• World Cup Bracket

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What chain is Bald Sports on?

Bald Sports is built on Base. Entries and claims use USDC.

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Do I need a crypto wallet?

Yes, but the app is designed to make that simple. You can create or connect a wallet through the app.

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Do I need ETH for gas?

Bald Sports sponsors gas for normal in-app actions, so you should not need ETH just to use the app.

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What does the prize pool do between rounds?

Entries vote on one of four scheduled strategy options for that contest round. Some rounds may include USDC as one of the four options. Other rounds may offer four onchain spot swap options. Spot swaps use Odos and Aerodrome as execution routes. They are not additional vote options.

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Can the prize pool lose value?

Yes. The prize pool can go up or down based on the selected strategy. Some rounds may include USDC, but players should understand the risk before entering.

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What if a prize-pool swap cannot complete?

If a selected move cannot be completed safely, the system may also hold or return the pool in USDC as a safety override.

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How are sports results handled?

Picks resolve on team advanced. The final score does not matter. If a team advances officially, that is the result that matters for the game.

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How are results finalized?

Bald Sports uses an oracle process for result finality. UMA is part of that process. Results may appear in the app before final grading, but scoring, eliminations, and payouts use official result states. If a result is wrong, incomplete, or disputed during the oracle window, it can be challenged before becoming final for game purposes.

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What can I verify onchain?

Entry purchases, published picks and votes, prize-pool movement, and claims are designed to be verifiable onchain. Players sign picks and votes in the app before lock. Eligible signed picks and votes are published after lock, so other players cannot see live picks and votes before the window closes.

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Can I transfer or sell my entry NFT?

No. Entry NFTs are soulbound, which means they are non-transferable. You cannot sell the entry NFT or move it to another wallet. Keep access to the wallet/account that entered, because that is where the entry’s pick, vote, and claim flow lives.

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What happens if I miss a pick lock?

You may not be able to submit or change that pick. In Survivor, missing required picks can eliminate an entry. In Bracket, the full bracket must be submitted before the first lock.

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When can I make Survivor picks for the next round?

Survivor picks are limited to teams and fixtures the app currently marks as pickable. Future-round picks usually stay closed until prior grading is complete. If a next-round matchup is already known and available in the app, that fixture may become selectable earlier.

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Why do I see “Winner Group A” or another bracket slot?

Before every knockout team is confirmed, Bracket may show official tournament-slot labels. These labels represent real tournament positions that later resolve to qualifying teams. They are not fake teams or internal backend terms.

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What happens if I miss a vote lock?

Your entry may miss that round’s prize-pool vote. This does not automatically eliminate an entry, but it means that entry did not help choose the pool’s next move for that round.

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What happens if a match is delayed or unresolved?

The game can use bounded emergency extensions when needed. If no official advancing team exists by the defined deadline, the match may be treated as VOID.

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What does VOID mean?

VOID means the match does not resolve normally for game purposes. In Survivor, a VOID pick does not eliminate the entry and does not consume that team. In Bracket, a VOID match gives 0 points for that match.

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What is Survivor Safe Harbor?

Safe Harbor is a rare Survivor-only safety ruling for affected disruption cases. It can protect affected Survivor entries from elimination when normal grading would be unfair because of a serious fixture or team disruption. Safe Harbor is separate from VOID and is not general forgiveness for a normal losing pick.

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How do winners get paid?

When the game ends and payouts are finalized, eligible winners can claim their share from the prize pool once the claim window is active. The app will show when claiming is available. Official results and claim availability may not happen at the exact same moment.

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Are there location restrictions?

Yes. Bald Sports may be unavailable in certain jurisdictions. Players must meet age, location, wallet screening, and terms requirements before entering.

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What risks should I know?

Bald Sports involves real financial risk. The prize pool can go down, onchain systems can fail, and sports outcomes can be unpredictable. Do not enter with money you cannot afford to lose.