{"id":42696,"date":"2020-08-04T08:33:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T08:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=42696"},"modified":"2020-08-04T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T08:33:28","slug":"draftkings-pits-best-english-and-australian-bettors-against-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/draftkings-pits-best-english-and-australian-bettors-against-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings pits best English and Australian bettors against each other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"oneComWebmail-MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28188\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DraftKings-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DraftKings-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DraftKings-1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DraftKings.png 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>DraftKings is challenging 20 English and Australian bettors to battle it out across five sports in its Ashes 2020 competition.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The inspiration behind the contests is the renowned Ashes Cricket series which is a fiercely competitive showdown between Australia and England over five matches, called Tests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In DraftKings\u2019 spin on the Ashes, the five Test series (contest) will be run across five different sports available on DraftKings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oneComWebmail-MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ten existing DraftKings players will be selected from each respective country to fly the flag for Australia or UK with two captains leading the teams. \u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"oneComWebmail-MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Each team of 10 players is battling over a total of $10K being offered in cash prizes, with both daily and cumulative leaderboards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The DraftKings Ashes will be run over a one-week period with the following contests:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>9\/8\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b>NBA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>10\/8<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 CS:GO \u2013 E-Sports<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>12\/8<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Soccer \u2013 Champions League<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>13-16\/8<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 PGA Wyndham Championship<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>14\/8<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 AFL<\/p>\n<p class=\"oneComWebmail-MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe Ashes cricket series is fiercely contested between Australia and England and inspired us to run our own DraftKings Ashes competition. The rivalry between our two teams is already heating up and will no doubt reach similar heights as its cricketing namesake. We are excited for the contest to kick off and to watch the players compete for the prestigious title.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"oneComWebmail-MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAs a digital sports entertainment and gaming company we aim to fuel the competitive spirits of fans and this initiative will help further drive engagement from both our existing customers and sports enthusiasts around the globe.\u201d\u2014\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Jeffrey Haas, SVP of International Strategy at DraftKings<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DraftKings is challenging 20 English and Australian bettors to battle it out across five sports in its Ashes 2020 competition.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The inspiration behind the contests is the renowned Ashes Cricket series which is a fiercely competitive showdown between Australia and England over five matches, called Tests. 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