DSBC Preview Pt. 1: Two Spots Open + Current Finalists
In the blink of an eye, 38 of the 40 DSBC spots have been qualified for and filled. Don’t get down on yourself just yet, though, there are still two qualifiers remaining that are affordable for even the lower end of the bankrolls. On Sunday, Qualifier #39 will go down for $11 and then the final DSBC Qualifier will be a $22 event on Tuesday, August 7th. There is still hope for you to become a DraftStreet legend, all you have to do is sign up and get over to DS as soon as possible. In case you’ve forgotten, we will give a quick refresh of the massive prize pool in this event as well as give you a preliminary list of all the qualifiers who have earned their spot so far. Now is your time to get to DraftStreet and go down in DSBC History, so head over and remember to sign up through our DraftStreet links for an exclusive 40% deposit bonus as well as access to our daily incentives which include player projections and value picks focused on DraftStreet’s salaries.
DSBC Refresher Course: $200K In Total Prizes
You read the headline right, there are $200K in guaranteed prizes to be had during the DSBC and the overall champion of the event will find him or herself $35,000 wealthier. There are 40 qualifying seats(38 of which have been earned) followed by a 2-day preliminary event that will create seeds within the 40 qualifiers. From those seedings, the head-to-head tournament will begin where the top 12 players from the prelim events will face off in an effort to take home the massive first prize. Here are some of the facts:
- $200,000 in guaranteed prizes
- 1st – $35,000 2nd – $16,000 3rd – $7500 4th – $5500 5th to 8th – $2,500 9th to 12th – $1750
- All 40 qualifiers will be paid at least $500
- Qualifiers end on August 7th
Two DSBC Qualifiers Remain
Here’s your info to the final two DSBC Qualifiers:
- Qualifier #39: Sunday, August 5th – $11 Buy In, 400 Man Event
- Qualifier #40: Tuesday, August 7th – $22 Buy In, 200 Man Event
So now is the best possible time to sign up for one of the best daily fantasy sites around. Again, sign up through our links and receive an exclusive 40% deposit bonus along with access to our incredible daily fantasy incentives program.
Previewing the Finalists Part 1: The List
In Part 1, we simply have the list of finalists thus far as well as their final score needed for victory and their RotoGrinders rank(if applicable). Click on the finalists name to link to their scoreboard from their winning DSBC Qualifier Event. Further down I will discuss just how many Grinders were able to fight their way into the DSBC finals, which is really impressive. And Part 2 will break down the strategy used by each finalist to take home victory. Consider that a little teaser.
Click on the Winning Players Name to see the Scoreboard from that Event
| Qualifier | Winner | Final Score | RG Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daveinchi1975 | 86.4 | 125 |
| 2 | Patricke33 | 79.4 | NA |
| 3 | Incu | 92.45 | 174 |
| 4 | Notorious | 86.65 | 13 |
| 5 | Jlowery73 | 84.45 | 22 |
| 6 | GPPBeast | 105.85 | NA |
| 7 | Bab329 | 95.1 | NA |
| 8 | Gopher | 72.85 | Unranked |
| 9 | Jshepler12 | 71.75 | NA |
| 10 | Determination | 71.9 | NA |
| 11 | WahooWarrior | 108.9 | Unranked |
| 12 | Rickmilitar | 90.1 | NA |
| 13 | Ronnymor2 | 87.75 | 7 |
| 14 | Pbarrese13 | 103.55 | 170 |
| 15 | Kamakazi | 96.95 | NA |
| 16 | Ronnymor2 | 83.8 | 7 |
| 17 | Beermakersfan | 80.15 | 3 |
| 18 | Waveswebdesign | 82.4 | NA |
| 19 | Dpert002 | 95.05 | NA |
| 20 | Jackandsoda | 94.9 | 48 |
| 21 | Gelo24 | 75.1 | 203 |
| 22 | jl9000 | 92.55 | 55 |
| 23 | ShowMeTheMoney84 | 104.55 | 164 |
| 24 | jshilling09 | 104.35 | Unranked($14K winnings) |
| 25 | thatteamfromcle | 64.3 | NA |
| 26 | Muntradamus | 89.05 | NA |
| 27 | Beastin | 105.6 | 77 |
| 28 | Jackandsoda | 110.4 | 48 |
| 29 | dinkpiece | 83.65 | 8 |
| 30 | vinegarstrokes | 85.95 | NA |
| 31 | g123 | 73.3 | 40 |
| 32 | sprom | 94.05 | 251 |
| 33 | BeemImaJeep | 97 | NA |
| 34 | UncleLeo | 73.25 | NA |
| 35 | jshilling09 | 87.4 | Unranked($14K winnings) |
| 36 | vesneska | 78.2 | 33 |
| 37 | leonem | 87.3 | 149 |
| 38 | Rickmilitar | 102.1 | NA |
| 39 | Muntradamus | 89.65 | NA |
| 40 | TUESDAY 8/7 | $22 | 200 Entries |
LEGEND: FOR RG RANK, NA IMPLIES THE PLAYER IS NOT SIGNED UP TO ROTOGRINDERS UNRANKED IMPLIES AN RG MEMBER WHO IS NOT LISTED IN THE TOP 300 PLAYERS ON OUR GLB
The Finals Summary
The finals for the DSBC have a really cool format that all leads to a 12-man head-to-head bracket showdown with the $35,000 first place prize on the line. First, there is the 2-day preliminary event where all 40 qualifiers battle it out to earn one of the Top 12 aggregate scores. Users will make rosters based on the lineups for each Monday, August 13th and Tuesday, August 14th. The total score from these separate rosters will decide the final 12. The payouts for players 13-40 look like this:
- 27th-40th: $500
- 19th-26th: $750
- 13th-18th: $1000
The top-12 players advance to a bracket head-to-head challenge to settle it all. A sample “unofficial RotoGrinders” bracket is below with the winnings from each finishing position on the image. The seeding for the 12-man finals is decided based on your aggregate score in the 2-day Preliminary Event that took out 28 of the 40 finalists.
As you can see, it is going to be an incredible amount of fun to follow this bracket as each finalist battles rigorously for their shot at the $35,000 first place prize. It’s certainly gonna get interesting.
Grinder Nation Takes Over DSBC
Here are the facts:
- 23 of the current 38 DSBC Qualifiers are RotoGrinders Members
- 6 DSBC Qualifier Spots have been earned by RG Members in the Top 25 of our rankings.
- 2 RG Members(JackandSoda + RonnyMor2) have earned 2 seats into the DSBC finals.
- 19 of the 23 RG Members in the DSBC Finals already are ranked in our Top 300.
- There are three Top 10 Grinders Qualified(Beermakersfan, Ronnymor2, and Dinkpiece).
Between them they have $795,818 in total winnings playing DFS
The Wrap-Up
So that’s Part 1 of our DSBC Preview, please come back and join us for Part 2, where we will delve into each winning strategy in an effort to find out the true secret to daily fantasy baseball. If you are a new player, Part 2 will be a must-read because any DFS stud will tell you that to beat the best you have to follow the best. If you are a veteran, I’m sure you will be intrigued to see how these qualifiers pulled it off and topped the pack each week. See ya in a few days and remember to sign up to DraftStreet now through our links and receive your 40% deposit bonus before the final two qualifiers on Sunday and next Tuesday are over!