How can players withdraw from the host wallet?

Players can withdraw the money in the host wallet by clicking on the ‘withdraw’ button present on a) private contest creation & join page and b) private contest transaction page.
To withdraw the money, the user needs to provide PAN details and must be KYC verified.
If these details are already provided by the user beforehand (for RC or MEC) then they may not provide it again.
The money can be withdrawn in the user’s bank account.
The minimum amount needed for withdrawal is Rs.100.
Users will not be able to choose the amount they can withdraw and the entire amount in their wallet will be withdrawn at that point of time.
Apart from all the regular checks, an additional check is added where if the money withdrawn at any point is greater than Rs.12,500 it will go through our risk team.
The money may take 3-5 days to be credited in the user's account.
TDS will be deducted based on the % defined by the Indian government from the withdrawn money itself.
The user may choose to claim the same from the government.
Once the transaction is processed, the user will receive an email on their registered email ID with a copy of invoice generated by MEC from the user’s end charging MEC for the commission.
In case the user has provided the GST details, it will also be added in the invoice.
The email with invoice copy will also ask users to provide their GST details (if they want) to the support team of MEC to be updated in the system.
The subsequent invoices will have the GST details updated.
In case the processing of the payment fails, the money will be returned to the user’s wallet and a credit note will also be mailed to the user’s registered email.
There is no limit on the number of withdrawals that a user can make per month.
There is no charge on the withdraw made for the host wallet.
The withdrawals for the host wallet will not be considered for the count of free withdrawals available for the regular wallet.

Who can host the private contest?

Any user who has registered on either My11Circle or RummyCircle.

Users need to have provided address details and must not belong to the restricted states.

How can a player host a private contest?

Eligible players need to go to the match for which they want to host the private contest.
They need to click on the “Private Contest” button shown on right side of the filter tags.
On the create Private contest page, players need to provide details for (default value is already there for the player's convenience)

Name of the contest
No. of teams
Entry fee
No. of winners
Multiple teams allowed.

How can a player share the private contest with their friends?

Once the private contest is created successfully, the user is redirected to the invite page.
On this page, they can see the option to share the invite code through different mediums such as Whatsapp, SMS or any other sharable medium (using “More” option).
They can share it on any medium they want to.
The player can also copy the link or the code and share it on any medium.
Players can invite their friend later as well, by going to the “My contest” section on the contest lobby for the match.
On this page, they can click on the “Invite” button on their private contest.

How can other players join a private contest?

Players can join a private contest only through the unique link or unique code that is created for every private contest.
It is the host’s responsibility/prerogative to share the link or invite code of the private contest.
Once a player gets the link or unique code (through any medium) they can click on the link

This will redirect them to the app showing the details of the match and the Private contest
Alternatively, they can copy the invite code and search with this code on the “Join Private Contest” page which can be accessed through the “More” section of the app.

They can join the private contest any time before the start of the match by paying the entry fee mentioned at the time of hosting the private contest.

This money will be deducted from their regular wallet (all checks and steps same as that for the regular contest)

There is no checks on who can or cannot join the private contest other than the checks applied on the joining of regular contest (state check, registered user, address details provided, cash added, etc.)
Once any player gets the link for the private contest, they can forward it to any of their contacts as well

On joining the private contest, they can also invite their contacts through in-app pages (as mentioned above for the host).

Can a player join the contest that they created?

Yes, the player has the option to join the contest that they created.
Along with the option to join it through the invite link and code, they can also join it by clicking “Join this Contest” option on the invite page or by “Join” option present on the contest details page.

Can a player share the private contest created by some other player?

Once any user gets the link for the private contest, they can forward it to any of their contacts as well.
On joining the private contest, they can also invite their contacts through in-app pages i.e. through the contest tile present under “My contest” .

Can a player join Private contest with multiple teams?

If at the time of the creation of the Private contest the player has allowed users to join with multiple teams, then the users can join it using multiple teams
A user can join a Private contest with a maximum of 50% of the max teams allowed or 9 teams, whichever is lower.

How will the prize be distributed for Private contest?

The prize structure for a private contest can be seen by the host at the time of the creation of private contest.
The actual prize money will depend on the number of teams that join the contest.
The prize redistribution logic for the private contest is the same as that for the regular contest.

When do the winning players get the prize for the private contest?

Once the match for which the private contest is hosted and completed, the settlement for the private contest will happen.

The actual prize for the private contest will be dependent on the number of teams that joined the private contest.

If the match is abandoned for any reason, the private contest will also get abandoned.

If less than 2 teams join the private contest, then the private contest will get abandoned.

In the case of abandonment of the private contest, the users who joined the private contest will get their money back to their wallet and no prize distribution will happen.

Is BAF bonus applicable for Private contest?

No, the player will not get BAF bonus for joining a cash private contest.

FAQ - Private Contest