FanXT

FanXT
IndustryFantasy Sports,[1] Daily Fantasy Sports
Founded10 March 2010 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Kuala Lumpur Edit this on Wikidata
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Malaysia Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
Worldwide[2]
WebsiteFanXT

FanXT is a fantasy sports site that provides fantasy sports platforms, namely for The Football Association, MotoGP, and Formula One. They are one of the first to develop a fantasy platform for the Premier League which allows users to set up their own leagues and act as commissioners, and the first few that launched a daily fantasy sports platform for football (soccer).[3][4][5] They are also the official provider of fantasy platforms for the Finnish Football League, Hong Kong First Division League, I-League, United Football League (Philippines) and S.League.[4][6][7][8] FanXT is supported by the GIST Initiative programme, a partnership led by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by CRDF Global[9]

FanXT launched the first ever fantasy soccer game for AFC Asian Cup 2011 and AFF Suzuki Cup 2012. It is also currently the official digital media provider for the Philippines’ United Football League

Grand Perfecta Inc acquired FanXT in January 2016.[10][11]

Game formats

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FanXT provides platforms for multiple fantasy sports including Premier League Fantasy,[6] Champions League, Spanish Liga,[6] MotoGP,[6] and the Fantasy F1.[6] They are also the official providers of fantasy football platforms for Finland Veikkausliga, Hong Kong First Division Football League, India I-League, Philippines United Football League and Singapore S. League.[4][7][8]

FanXT's Premier League platform, known as Fantasy Premier League Commissioner,[12] allows users to start their own Premier League fantasy leagues and also choose a personal domain name for each league, in order to distinguish each league from the FanXT website;[13] having the role of the league's commissioner.[3] The users are allowed to customize the league, including setting overall budget, changing player values, defining fantasy scores, adding logo and banner, and allowing specific number of teams for the league.[4]

On September 9, 2014, FanXT becomes the first to launch Daily Fantasy Sports for soccer for global users based on the Premier League known as Weekly Fantasy Premier League[14] although on March 25, 2014, it had a soft launch of the similar game [15]

Awards

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FanXT has received numerous awards and juga recognition, including being recognized by winning the Indus Entrepreneur Award as the winner of the TIE Global All-Asia Business Plan Competition in 2012.[16][17] FanXT is a finalist in The Football Business Awards 2014 in the Best/Most Innovative Use of Technology (non club related) category together with Bloomberg Sports, FIFA, Sky Deutschland AG and more. The event is to be held on November 6, 2014[18]

References

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  1. ^ Kapoor, Carisma (24 June 2012). "Our very own 'Silicon' experts". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ Alvi, Zain (29 May 2012). "FanXT unveils digitized Euro 2012". Premiership Talk. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b Okello, Steve (28 August 2013). "The Beautiful Game – The Evolution of Fantasy Football". Nupe Daily News. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Wayne, David (13 August 2013). "For the love of the game? Monetizing fantasy sports". Digital Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ Lee, Rachel (25 March 2014). "FanXT Chooses Malaysians As First Wave Of Users For Ultimate Fantasy - Its New Weekly Fantasy Sport Game". Fantasy Premier League Hints. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e Right, Walter. "Niche Fantasy Sports and Where to Find Them". Home Bleachers. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b Decena, Karl (12 September 2013). "UFL launches fantasy football game". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Great Prizes Await Winners of the First Ever S.League Fantasy Football Game". Fantasy4All. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Transformers Southeast Asia". CRDF Global. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Grand Perfecta, Inc., Acquires FanXT to Expand Into Fantasy Sports Market". Yahoo Finance. 11 Jan 2016.
  11. ^ Lee, Liz (19 Jan 2016). "Malaysia: Grand Perfecta buys FanXT parent Just Mobile, to take on global fantasy sports market". Deal Street Asia.
  12. ^ Harris, Christopher (5 July 2013). "FanXT Reviews; A New Fantasy Football Game Where You Can Be Commissioner". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  13. ^ Gracie, Thomas (12 August 2013). "The Technology Behind Fantasy Sports". TechSling. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  14. ^ "FanXT Offers Daily Fantasy Soccer For The 3 Million Fantasy Premier League Fans". Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14.
  15. ^ "FanXT Chooses Malaysians As First Wave Of Users For Ultimate Fantasy". fantasypremierleaguehints.blogspot.com.
  16. ^ "TiE BPC Winner awarded cash prize and finalist spot at Rice University Competition". TiE. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  17. ^ Tech, Michael (14 May 2012). "Malaysian Startup Digitizing Euro 2012 Football Experience For Fans". Next Up Asia. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  18. ^ "The Football Business Awards 2014 Finalist". footballbusinessawards.com.
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