How to Create a Contest in Dream11: Private Room Setup
Want to play a match against specific friends instead of a random public room? Creating a private contest takes about a minute once your team is ready. Here's the setup, step by step.
Step 1: Build Your Team Before the Contest
Creating a contest and building a team are two separate steps, and the team comes first. Pick your match, build a role-balanced Dream XI, choose your captain and vice-captain - the same process as entering any public room. See our team creation walkthroughif you haven't built one yet.
Step 2: Choose the Create-Contest Option
On the match screen, look for a "Create Contest" or "Create Private Contest" option, distinct from the list of public rooms you'd normally join. This opens the contest setup form instead of dropping you into someone else's existing room.
Step 3: Set Entry Fee and Spot Count
Decide two numbers: the entry fee per person, and the total number of spots in the room. Multiplying these gives your gross prize pool before any platform fee. A smaller spot count (like 2-10) suits a head-to-head with friends; a larger count works for a bigger group or office league.
Step 4: Choose How the Prize Splits
Winner-takes-all is simplest and creates the sharpest competitive edge. A multi-rank split (top 3, top 5) softens variance and keeps more entrants engaged until the end. Neither is "correct" - match the split to how your group likes to play. Our small league vs mega contest breakdown covers the same trade-off in more depth.
Step 5: Share the Invite Code
Once created, the contest generates a unique code. This is the only way others can find and join it - private contests don't appear in the public room list. Share it directly with the specific people you want in the room, well before the lineup lock time so everyone has time to build their own team.
Watch the Minimum Fill Requirement
Most platforms cancel and refund a private contest that doesn't reach a minimum number of entries by lock time. If you're inviting a small group, share the code as early as possible and confirm who's actually joined - not just who said they would - so your contest doesn't get cancelled at the last minute.
Create Contest FAQs
Is creating different from joining a contest?
Yes - creating means you set the fee, spots, and prize split yourself and invite specific people via a code.
What if my private contest doesn't fill up?
It's usually cancelled and refunded if it doesn't hit the minimum entry count by lock time.
Can I create a contest for any match?
Yes, for any match still open for entries, as long as it's set up before the lineup lock time.
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