Underdog reserves the right to cancel contests at our sole discretion, without any restrictions. Typically, we would only do so in cases where we believe that due to problems on our services or occurring in events impacting the sporting events, there would be questions regarding the integrity of the contest. Common reasons include violations of Terms of Service (such as collusion or tanking), technical issues that prevent proper functioning of the draft, or insufficient participants to meet minimum requirements.
Contest integrity and transparency have been pillars of our success and are something we continue to strive to offer in all our contests and tournaments. In efforts to uphold these values, we perform regular integrity checks on all the entries and drafts. Our Draft Integrity team conducts in-depth reviews of contests flagged for potential term violations or anomalies, such as drafts raising multiple security flags or behaviors creating unfair advantages.
When a draft is canceled, all entry fees are automatically refunded back to user accounts. These refunds can be verified in your transaction history under 'Account > Transaction History'. The affected draft and associated teams are voided and no longer accessible to ensure fairness and maintain the integrity of our contests.
If a draft is flagged by our security system it will be manually reviewed for further inspection. Following the manual review, the draft will either be deemed eligible to continue or will be flagged as ineligible and will be cancelled and removed from the tournament. It's important to note that a cancellation doesn't necessarily mean you personally did something wrong - often cancellations relate to actions by other participants or technical issues affecting the entire draft.