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# Sharpest Caller (World Cup)

Predict the World Cup knockouts on Limelight and win — **the sharpest callers take the prizes, decided by skill, not the size of your wallet.** It runs all the way from the Round of 32 to the Final (**June 28 – July 19**).

> **No entry fee — you're in just by trading.**

### How to Join <a href="#how-to-join" id="how-to-join"></a>

1. **Add USDCx** to your account at [limelight.markets](https://limelight.markets/).
2. **Make your calls** on the World Cup knockout markets — who advances, will it go to penalties, total goals.
3. **You're on the leaderboard.** The sharpest calls climb to the top and win.

That's it. Play on the website, or right inside [Discord](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/discord-bot.md) or [X](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/x-bot.md) with **@AskLimelight**.

### The Prizes <a href="#the-prizes" id="the-prizes"></a>

**\~$5,500 in USDCx** up for grabs across the tournament, with bigger pools as the rounds go on — the most is on the line at the **Final**. Each round pays its **top finishers**, with the biggest share going to the very top.

There are **three ways to win**:

* 🏅 **Win a round** — every round has its own leaderboard and its own prizes.
* 👑 **Win overall** — the best score across all four rounds takes the grand prize.
* 🔥 **Go the distance** — play every round and earn a bonus for completing all four.

### How Scoring Works <a href="#how-scoring-works" id="how-scoring-works"></a>

It's simple: **your score is your profit — and you win by being right, not by trading a lot.** To keep it fair for everyone, **only the first $50 you put on each match counts toward your score.** So a smart underdog call beats a big-money safe pick.

A few quick examples:

* Put **$20** on **Cape Verde to beat Argentina**, it wins, you make **$30** → you score **+$30**.
* Put **$100** on **Brazil**, you make **$40** → only the first $50 counts, so you score **+$20**.
* Get one wrong and lose **$20** → that's **−$20** on your score.

What this means for you:

* **Bold, correct calls win big.** Spotting an underdog the crowd missed is worth far more than picking the obvious favorite.
* **Trading a lot doesn't help.** Only being right counts — so you can play at any size.
* **Playing both sides cancels out.** Genuine good calls are the only thing that moves you up.

> *For the math-minded: score = profit × min(1, $50 ÷ your stake), per market.*

### What You'll Be Predicting <a href="#what-youll-be-predicting" id="what-youll-be-predicting"></a>

Each round features the biggest knockout matches. For each one:

* **Who advances** (no draws in the knockouts)
* **Will it go to penalties?** (Yes / No)
* **Total goals** (over / under)

Plus a tournament-long **World Cup Winner** market that runs the whole way through.

### The Rounds <a href="#the-rounds" id="the-rounds"></a>

| Round | Stage               | Dates          | Matches |
| ----- | ------------------- | -------------- | ------- |
| 1     | Round of 32         | Jun 28 – Jul 3 | 16      |
| 2     | Round of 16         | Jul 4 – 7      | 8       |
| 3     | Quarter-finals      | Jul 9 – 11     | 4       |
| 4     | Semi-finals + Final | Jul 14 – 19    | 3       |

### Extra Ways to Shine <a href="#extra-ways-to-shine" id="extra-ways-to-shine"></a>

* 🎯 **Upset of the Round** — the boldest correct underdog call wins a bonus.
* 📊 **Live leaderboard** — daily updates in [Discord](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/discord-bot.md)  and on [X](/limelight-docs/knowledge-base/x-bot.md) so you can watch the race.
* 🏆 **Win-streak badges** — rack up correct calls in a row and show them off.

### Fair Play <a href="#fair-play" id="fair-play"></a>

* Winners are **reviewed before payout**, and it's **one prize per person**.
* It's built to reward real skill — trading volume and gaming the system don't score.
* Team and house wallets don't compete.
* Everything pays out in **USDCx**, on-chain.

This is a **skill competition** for people who love calling matches — the best callers win.

### Get Started <a href="#get-started" id="get-started"></a>

* **App:** [limelight.markets](https://limelight.markets/)
* **Discord:** [discord.gg/StpJUhU2Ab](https://discord.gg/StpJUhU2Ab)
* **X:** [@Limelight\_Preds](https://x.com/Limelight_Preds)
* **Telegram:** [t.me/limelightmarket](https://t.me/limelightmarket)

> **The Round of 32 kicks off June 28.** Make your calls. ⚽


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