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HOW IT WORKS

1. GET TICKETS FROM $1.6 USD

Choose your Dream Sneakers in one of our competitions and how many tickets you would like to play.

2. PLAY SPOT THE BALL

Using your skills, place the spot where you think the ball should be.

3. WIN YOUR DREAM SNEAKERS

The game entry with the closest position to our panel of judge’s decision wins.

Prizes and rewards

 
 

JUDGES

The winner's decision is made by our panel of professional judges. They all have experience and are involved in basketball sporting activities on their daily basis. We have chosen players, coaches and referees and each of them offer their best opinion in a 100% transparent and fair judging process.

The judges will mark where they think, in their professional opinion, where the center of the ball should be. They all separately guess and choose the location of the ball on Damnkicks secure system. The system then selects the center point of the 3 guesses and that's the winner spot position. The winner of the competition is the one who is the closest to the expert’s position decision.

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Jovana Vukoje

Former Professional Player

Jovana was a professional player for 16 years. She was part of the Serbian National Team for basketball and basketball 3x3.

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Krunch Senadhi

NCAA Coach

Krunch is the assistant coach at Christian Brothers University, he has been coaching in the NCAA for 15 seasons. He was listed among the Top Division II Assistant Coaches in the USA.

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Alina Serban

National Coach and Former Professional Player

Alina is part of the coaching staff for the Romanian National Team U14 and a statistician for FIBA. She was part of the U16 Romanian National Team Selection.

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Will Logan

College Coach

Will is the Rowan College South Jersey's head coach. He was the assistant coach at University of Bridgeport for 7 years and has helped direct leagues, tournaments and events.

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Ivana Savic

Former Professional Player

Ivana was part of the Serbian National Team and participated in the NCAA during 4 the 4 years of college. She was also the head coach for Girls- 13 Mölndal Basket team in Sweden.

 

FAQS

  •  HOW DOES IT WORK
    •   Why should I play the Dream Sneakers Competition?

      Damnkicks is the first online sneakers competition platform where you can win your dream sneakers for a fraction of their normal retail price. And we’ve got some great sneakers to offer. Whether you fancy high-top or low-top sneakers in leather or canvas construction from various top-notch brands like Nike, Adidas, Gucci, Balenciaga, Air Jordan, Dior, Vans, etc. you will find them in our prizes list.

    •   How do I enter a competition?

      Entering the Dream Sneakers Competition is very simple. All you have to do is add tickets to your bag for the sneakers you’d like to win and play Spot the Ball. After that, just complete the checkout and you will be automatically added to that particular competition's contestants list.

      Still not sure how to participate? Please watch our How to Play video for more detailed information.

    •   Why play Spot the Ball vs. other Online Competitions?

      Spot the ball is a fun and easy game to play where you are served a basketball picture without a ball in it, and you must use your skills and judgement to pick the location where you think the center of the ball should be.

      The basis of the game is the skill of an entrant versus the skill of professional judges - not versus the chance that the original spot on the basketball picture is picked.

    •   Why don't you use the original ball position to judge the winner?

      We only use basketball pictures that don't have a ball in them at all. So, participants and judges have to guess where the center of the ball should be. But as our panel of judges consists of experienced professionals such as referees, coaches, and players, participants have to match their level of skills to judge the position of the ball like them.

      Using a panel of judges ensures that nobody can ever know the original position of the ball - resulting in a process that is fair, transparent, and honest.

    •   How do I win?

      Prizes are not won with luck, but with skills, using the famous and interactive game Spot the Ball, where users will compete versus other players and a panel of professional judges. There is always a guaranteed winner, the person who is closest (or equal) to the judges’ position.

    •   How many tickets can I buy?

      Users can buy a maximum of 99 tickets per competition.

    •   When does a competition finish?

      The competition finishes once all the tickets have been sold. The total amount of tickets left on each competition is always shown in the Dream Competitions page. Once finished, the judging process will be held in the next 72 hours and the winner will be informed straight away after the judging panel. The name of this person will always be public (on the website and social media channels) to guarantee the transparency of this process.

    •   What happens with my money if a competition doesn’t sell all tickets?

      Damnkicks guarantees a return of the full amount spent by the user in case a competition hasn’t sold out all tickets in a period of 2 months.

    •   Will I get a confirmation for my purchase?

      Yes, indeed users will receive a receipt of the order and competition entries right away after entering. For users that are playing for the very first time, they will also receive an email regarding the confirmation of their account log-in details.

      Users can also check out information about all the competitions that they have entered, their status as well as results on the My Competition page.

  •  JUDGES
    •   How is the winner decided? Are the competition winners chosen at random?

      The winner’s decision is made by our panel of professional judges. They all have experience and are involved in basketball sporting activities daily. We have chosen players, coaches, and referees and each of them offers their best opinion in a 100% transparent and fair judging process.

      The judges will mark where they, in their professional opinion, think the center of the ball should be. They all separately guess and choose the location of the ball on the Damnkicks secure system. The system then selects the center point of the 3 guesses and that’s the winner spot position. The winner of the competition is the closest, if not the same, to the expert’s position decision.

      All judges from Damnkicks have signed a valid contract to guarantee the legality, honesty and transparency of the judging process. At the same time, neither them or a direct family member can be part of our Sneaker Competitions. None of our judges have a previous relationship, neither personal or professional between them.

    •   What happens if more than one person is equidistant to the judge’s position in the Dream Sneaker or Midweek Sneaker Competitions?

      There can be only one winner for each Dream Sneaker and Charity competition. But if a case occurs where more than one player is equidistant to the judge’s final position then the outright winner will be the one who's with the closest second ticket among the players in question.

      Note that if one of the players in this ‘equidistant’ situation has only one ticket, all players who qualify will participate in another Spot the Ball competition online to determine the outright winner. The process will be repeated until one of players' selections is closer to the judges decision.

    •   What if I don’t agree with the judging?

      Our panel of judges includes professional players, referees, and coaches that do their best to determine the position of the ball in a particular basketball picture. So, if a participant denies the judgement of the experts then there is nothing to be done. All we can proclaim is that the final decision is equally fair as well as transparent for all the participants.

    •   Where can I watch or follow the judging process?

      Drawings will be streamed live in the official social media channels from Damnkicks (Youtube and Facebook channels). The specific information about dates and timings will be informed via email to all participants.

  •  WINNERS AND PRIZES
    •   Are there winners of every sneaker/prize each week?

      Participants can choose from 150+ sneakers in the Dream Sneaker Competition line-up and at the end of each week, one sneaker is won. The number of sneakers we offer in the Competitions varies from week to week.

      Once a competition has finished, after all tickets have been sold, the judging process will be held in the next 72 hours and the winner will be informed straight away after the judging panel. The name of this person will always be public (on the website and social media channels) to guarantee the transparency of this process.

      A new competition will start before announcing the winner of the previous competition.

    •   Is there only one winner per competition?

      Only 1 person can win the sneaker prize, however the 25 positions closest to the winner will be awarded free credit. You can check out full details at the How it works section.

    •   Do you deliver sneakers worldwide and will there be any tax to pay?

      We will deliver your sneaker or other prize anywhere in the world, free of charge. All sneakers are delivered with UK VAT paid. There may, however, be further import/registration or luxury goods duties in certain countries which in general we do not pay for. At the same time, the user who wins a pair of sneakers is the sole responsible for taxes and fees related to prizes on the legislation of their territory.

    •   What happens if there is no availability or a change of price of the pair of sneakers I won?

      There is the possibility of choosing a different prize but always with the same price range. Please read our Terms and Conditions for full details about this topic.

      Damnkicks reserves the right to modify the prizes based on price changes from the announced on the website at the beginning of each competition.

    •   Is there a cash alternative?

      We do not offer any cash alternative for any of our competitions.

    •   Who decides what sneakers can be won?

      We as a company keep an eye on which sneakers people mostly desire and then an expert team selects various sneakers among that particular list. We also encourage our audience on our various social platforms to share their suggestions with us or get in touch by emailing info@damnkicks.com in this regard.

    •   How do I know if I have won a competition?

      You will receive an e-mail or a call congratulating you! You will also be able to see your name printed on the website as a winner, and if you manage to miss all the announcements, you’ll also likely be put up on social media as a winner. It is super important that you keep your email and telephone details up to date - if we are unable to contact a winner within 21 days of a competition ending, we reserve the right to re-run the draw and pick a new winner.

    •   Where can I view my tickets?

      You can view your past and current competitions’ tickets by logging in and going into your profile section > competitions.

    •   How do you guarantee the quality of the prizes?

      We obtain all of our prizes from carefully selected providers and work closely with reputable companies like Stockx, Flightclub, or Nike.com to make sure that all of our prizes are exactly as described in each product page.

    •   How long will it take for my prize to be delivered?

      That depends on the courier service and the place where winners are located. Sometimes prizes may take a week to reach the destination and sometimes the prizes may take more than that. But one thing is certain that all our winners will eventually get their hands on the prizes for sure.

    •   What should I do if there is a problem with my prize? / Issue / Size

      If there is any problem whatsoever with the prize, from its delivery to the quality of the prize itself, then please don’t hesitate to get in contact with us right away by using the contact page on the website. We will do our very best to solve the situation right away.

    •   How do I know who has won?

      You can check out all the winners including recent as well as previous on the Winners page of our website and through our social media.

  •  SECURITY AND PAYMENTS
    •   Are card payments secure?

      We use secure, encrypted connections across our website and do not hold your card details on our servers. Our payment providers are fully PCI and ISO compliant, and we leave all of the financial processing to our provides, Trust Payments Ltd. Damnkicks will never see, store or share any of your financial data..

    •   Can I save card details for future use?

      Yes, you can save card details! And don’t worry – we cannot, and will never be able to see these details – this is all handled securely by our payment provider.

    •   Is my data secure?

      Indeed all your personal data is secure and we adhere to the Data Protection Act 2018 in how we store and use data. For further information check out our Privacy Policy.