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Sep 2011: Robert Walters Fantasy Rugby Cup
Rugby World Cup
Fantastar and Robert Walters, the Recruitment Agency, are proud to present their fantasy rugby game for the the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Win $1,000! Register your team by kick off time for the New Zealand v Tonga match on 9th September. Go to fantasy rugby website 
Mar 2011: Fantasy Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The 2011 iRB Rugby World Cup takes place in New Zealand, starting 09 September 2011 and culminating the weekend starting 22 October 2011.

To mark the event Fantastar is offering special fantasy rugby website packages to help companies and brands soak up the excitment of the World Cup. 

Set up your own branded fantasy rugby website with us. more 
Feb 2011: Fantasy British Basketball
BBL
The British Basketball League is running it's inaugural fantasy basketball game this season, powered by Fantastar.

With four teams sharing the lead in the actual BBL league, the competition in the fantasy league is hotting up too:

1st place: Rob Appleby - The Pack (3686 points) 3rd place:Matt Lawn - Glen Isla Nuggets (3230 points)
2nd place:Ian Turner - Earlybirds (3298 points) 4th place:Carl Robertson - Honey monster (3210 points)

Go to BBL website 
Dec 2010: Owzat Cricket iPhone App
Owzat Cricket
The creators of Fantastar present their free iPhone App for cricket lovers.

The team behind Fantastar have rolled out Owzat Cricket - an addictive and entertaining cricket app based on the classroom game of dice cricket that has been played since the 19th century.

Download the app for free and play out your own Ashes series!  Go to iTunes 
Nov 2010: Fantasy Cricket
Ashes Fantasy Cricket
Will the England team be on top Down Under?

Who will win the ICC Cricket World Cup?

We can build a branded fantasy cricket site to capture the excitement of international cricket and help promote your company or brand.  more 
Aug 2010: Benfield School Fantasy Football
Benfield Fantasy Football
We're running a fantasy football site for Benfield School, Newcastle. The aim is to improve communications between Benfield School and it's European partner schools Tamsalu in Estonia and Angel Karaliichev in Bulgaria.

Our unique customisations also allow head teachers to award extra fantasy points for good work or deduct points for poor attendance.
Jul 2010: World Cup Fantasy Football Round-up
World Cup Fantasy Football
We used Fantastar's white label fantasy football product to build branded World Cup microsites for several clients including Stanley Tools, O2 Customer Services, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Smiths News, Robert Walters, The Henley Group, ATR Group and McDonald's Europe.

Each site was a huge success and our clients' only disappointment was England's performance in the tournament!
Jun 2010: Berry Bros. & Rudd World Cup Fantasy Football
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Fantastar launches World Cup Fantasy Football website for Berry Bros. & Rudd - the wine merchant.

This is a game with a twist in that fantasy managers have to select a team of stars from just the 12 major wine producing nations.

Go to website 
May 2010: Robert Walters World Cup Fantasy Football
Robert Walters
World Cup Fantasy Football website launched for Robert Walters recruitment agency.

The game is proving to be a huge success attracting participants from a range of industries across the globe. Go to website 
May 2010: O2 World Cup Fantasy Football
O2
We've teamed up with O2 to run an internal World Cup website for their Customer Service team.

Nathan Lovell, Development Support Leader says "I would like to pass on my thanks and appreciation for the fantastic customer service and support Fantastar have provided to O2 for our World Cup fantasy football league."

Go to website 
Feb 2009: Raising funds for grassroots sport using Fantastar & PayPal
Fund raising with Fantastar
We've changed the way grassroots Fantastar works by making it easier for you to monetise your fantasy league.

When somebody joins your league they can pay an entry fee through Fantastar, via PayPal

Fantastar holds onto the funds and will transfer them to your account upon request. We support a number of currencies including GBP, EUR, USD, AUD and NZD.  more 
Jan 2010: Stanley Fantasy Football
Stanley Football
Fantastar has been chosen by Stanley Tools to deliver a Fantasy Football game for this year's World Cup.

The game will be launched soon.
Oct 2009: Exeter University Fantasy Hockey
EUMHC
Announcing the first university fantasy hockey game. Build in partnership with the University of Exeter.

The EUMHC Fantasy Hockey competition is now closed.
Oct 2009: American sports have landed
Fund raising with Fantastar
Can Fantastar support American Sports? Yes. We. Can.

You can now set up an American football, baseball, ice hockey or basketball league on Fantastar. more 
Sep 2009: New Zealand NHL Fantasy Hockey
New Zealand NHL
We've teamed up with Hockey New Zealand to launch a fantasy hockey game for New Zealand's top flight domestic competition: the 2009 National Hockey League.

The NHL Fantasy Hockey competition is now closed.
Aug 2009: Step aside Rafa - Liverpool Super 7 Fantasy Football
Ashes Series
Rafa who? - pick your own Liverpool Super 7 team before the Premier League starts on 15th August.

The Liverpool Fantasy Football competition is now closed.
Aug 2009: Fantasy Arsenal - Pick your Gunners Super 7
Arsenal
We've teamed up with ArsenalInsider.com to bring you the only Arsenal fantasy football game. Pick your Gunners Super 7 team before the Premier League starts on 15th August.

The Fantasy Gunners competition is now closed.
July 2009: Bees Fantasy Rugby
Ashes Series
Pick your fantasy Bees team before the league starts on 5th September.

The Bees Fantasy Rugby competition is now closed.
July 2009: Fantasy Ashes Cricket - Pick your dream Ashes XI
Ashes Series
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...Pom, Pom, Pom...who will get the nod in your Ashes dream team? Pick a dream Ashes XI then manage your fantasy team throughout the series which starts on Wednesday 8th July.

The Fantasy Ashes Cricket competition is now closed.
May 2009: Fantasy Lions Rugby - Pick your Lions XV
Lions Tour
Predict the starting XV for the Lions' first test on June 20th then manage your fantasy team throughout the tour which starts on Saturday 30th May.

The Fantasy Lions competition is now closed.
March 2009: EHL Fantasy Hockey - Winners
EHL Men's Premier Division
The EHL season came to an exciting finale with East Grinstead beating Surbiton 5-3 to take the EHL title.

In our inaugural EHL Fantasy Hockey competition, well done Mark Pearn for taking first place. Congratulations also go to Phillip Coote for taking second place with Tony Pryce third.
March 2009: 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby - Winners
6 Nations
After a scintillating championship, Ireland took Grand Slam glory in Cardiff while Rob Newnes-Smith stormed to victory in our fantasy 6 Nations competition. Well done Rob.

Jake Lewis was the gooseberry in second place with Cathy Newnes-Smith third.
Feb 2009: 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby
6 Nations
Fantastar has launched its free 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby competition.

The free-to-enter 6 Nations Game covers all the 6 Nations matches starting Saturday 7th February.
Jan 2009: EHL Fantasy Hockey
EHL Men's Premier Division
England Hockey and Fantastar have teamed up to launch the first ever fantasy hockey competition for the Men's Premier Division.

The top three winners will receive a fantastic prize.

The free-to-enter EHL Fantasy Hockey Game has just launched in time for the restart of the season on February 1st.
Jan 2009: New Feature: Email Notifications
Email Notifications
Our cool new feature allows you to be notified by email whenever actions are taken on Fantastar that involve things such as your favourite team or player. For example, you can subscribe to your favourite team so you'll receive an email when a result is recorded for that team.

You can even get notifications on your rival managers to keep tabs on the competition!  more 
Nov 2008: New Look Fantastar
Fantastar Logo
Welcome to the new look Fantastar website! Our web designers have been busy restyling the website to make it faster, easier to navigate and easier on the eye. We hope you like it. Contact Us if you have any feedback.
Nov 2008: New and Improved: Mini Leagues
Mini league screen shot
Our improved feature allows you to create a private league and invite your buddies to compete in your own fantasy mini league. Set up is easy and this neat feature also automatically calculates the mini league manager of the month.   more 
Oct 2008: 4 Nations Fantasy Handball
The cream of British handball was on show in Sheffield at the Women’s Four Nations Tournament where they battled with Latvia, the Faroe Islands and Turkey. Fantastar teamed up with the British Handball Association to deliver a just-for-fun Fantasy Handball Game. The game was a great success and generated a real buzz for the international event.
Oct 2008: New Zealand NHL Fantasy Hockey - Winners
Congratulations go to Ben Stevenson who won our pioneering NHL Fantasy Hockey Game.

1st place:Ben Stevenson - Rege United (332 points) 3rd= place:James Hawley - Gary the no trash cougar (291 points)
2nd place:Jesse Workman - Shark Wrestlers, Millan(c) (312 points) 3rd= place:Lewis Brill - wickedness (291 points)
Oct 2008: Do you rate yourself?
At the start of the season grassroots Fantastar allows the league administrator to "rate" each player by allocating them a 1-5 star rating. This rating is an indication of the player's value and an integral part of the transfer process. When new results come in the admin can decide to keep the original values or allow Fantastar to re-calculate the star ratings based on on-field performance! The choice is now yours...   more 
Sep 2008: Fantasy Beijing - Winners
Congratulations go to Chris Gould who won our pioneering Fantasy Beijing Game.

1st place:Chris Gould - lsdk0irg (97 points)
2nd place:Paul Wright - lefty's stars (94 points)
3rd place:Patrice Magere - Patzebrit (90 points)
Sep 2008: Olympic Hockey - Winners
In our Fantasy Olympic Hockey Game congratulations go to Marcell Álló.

1st place:Marcell Álló - FinnKer HC (311 points)
2nd place:Shayan Zaidi - Chicago Olympians (307 points)
3rd= place:Rob Turner/Declan Geraghty - Apple Warriors/back to back (304 points)
Aug 2008: Fantastar Basketball is launched
We're shootin' hoops...Fantastar has extended its leading edge website to proudly announce the launch of Fantasy Basketball.

Basketball clubs can now enjoy the Fantastar experience this season!  more 
Jul 2008: Create League Wizard
The Fantastar team has been busily sweating over a hot keyboard to bring you our latest feature: the Create League Wizard. If you're new to grassroots Fantastar then this little gizmo will guide you through the process of setting up your own fantasy sport league. You'll be up and running in no time.  
Jun 2008: Rob's on peak form for the RNLI
Fantastar co-founder, Rob Tong, will be joining a team of 5 friends over the weekend of 12th/13th July to climb the highest mountains of Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours in aid of the RNLI.

Rob and his friends hope to raise £5,000 by completing this challenge. The RNLI is a charity that is close to all of their hearts. In 2006 one of their team lost his brother Rupert and two friends in a tragic accident when their boat, the Ouzo, was mysteriously sunk in the English Channel.   more »

To donate please visit http://www.justgiving.com/robtong

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