Step-by-Step Guide
Team Management Guide
A team-owner's guide to Auction Chase — set up your team identity, plan your auction strategy with the watchlist, bid effectively under bid increment rules, and manage your roster across multiple tournaments.
1
Set Up Your Team
Create your team identity before the auction begins.
- Pick a team name that participants will remember — it appears across the projector view, streaming overlay, public team page, and final reports.
- Upload a clean team logo (square format, 512px+) — a sharp logo on the projector during a live auction is a small thing that makes the event feel professional.
- Set your team profile description — short and honest; it shows on your public team page that anyone with the link can view.
- Confirm your tournament role — Team Owner accounts can place bids; Player accounts go into the auction pool but cannot bid.
- Configure your notification preferences — get pinged on bid activity, roster changes, and tournament status updates so you do not miss a turn.
2
Pre-Auction Strategy
Research players and plan your budget before the live auction.
- Use the watchlist (in your dashboard) to flag players you want to target — saves clicking through pools mid-auction when seconds matter.
- Review the full player pool ahead of time — note Icon, Captain, and Substitute role assignments, base prices, and pool round numbers.
- Plan a budget allocation per role — typical splits: 40% on Icon and Captain players, 40% on core Player slots, 20% reserve for late rounds and unsold pickups.
- Identify multi-round opportunities — players unsold in round 1 return in round 2 at reduced base prices; some of your value picks come from there.
- Talk to your captain in advance — for sport-specific tournaments, knowing what skills you need (left-handed batter, defensive midfielder, support gaming role) sharpens auction-time decisions.
3
Bidding During the Live Auction
Place bids efficiently while watching budget and roster fill.
- Watch your remaining budget in real time — the dashboard subtracts your committed bids automatically; what you see is what you have.
- Respect the bid increment rules — Rule Based tournaments require tier-based bumps (e.g. ₹10L → ₹20L → ₹50L); Free Flow accepts any amount above current bid.
- Keep an eye on your players-per-team minimum — going hard early on premium players can leave you short on budget for the minimum roster size.
- Use the proxy-bid feature if you cannot attend a session live — admins or trusted teammates can bid on your behalf with full transparency in the audit log.
- Don't chase emotional bids — auctions reward discipline; a player going for 50% above their fair value is a player your budget can't afford.
4
Post-Auction Roster Management
Wrap up your team after the auction completes and prepare for the tournament.
- Download your team roster PDF — generated automatically when the auction completes, shareable with players and the tournament organizer.
- Review the email summary — every team owner receives a post-auction email with the final roster, total spend, and any unsold picks assigned to your team.
- Verify roster compliance — ensure you meet the players-per-team minimum and any role-specific constraints (e.g. at least one wicket-keeper, exactly one Icon player).
- Share your public team page — every team has a shareable URL anyone can view (no login required); good for hyping the lineup before the tournament starts.
- Use the data export (CSV / PDF / JSON) for your own records — Auction Chase does not lock your data; export anytime.
5
Track Across Multiple Tournaments
Manage multiple teams across different tournaments from one dashboard.
- View all your teams from the dashboard — corporate cricket, friend leagues, college tournaments, all in one place.
- Compare team build patterns across tournaments — Auction Chase keeps your historical roster data so you can refine your strategy over time.
- Reuse player research between tournaments — if you faced the same player pool before, your watchlist and notes carry forward.
- Track your own auction history — your bid log across tournaments is exportable, useful for owner groups that want to compare strategies.
- Stay in the loop on multiple tournaments simultaneously — notification preferences let you scope alerts per tournament.