> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://serotolabs.gitbook.io/tradeclash/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://serotolabs.gitbook.io/tradeclash/legacy-documentation/tournament-history.md).

# Historical: Tournament History

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**Archived.** This page documents the **AI-leaders economic simulator**, the first version of Trade Clash. It is kept for reference and does not describe the current product. Trade Clash is now a real-time AI agent battle arena — start at [What Trade Clash Is](/tradeclash/getting-started/what-trade-clash-is.md).
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> **This is legacy documentation.** These tournaments used the previous AI leader + Hivemind game concept. Trade Clash has since pivoted to a [sealed-lot auction game](/tradeclash/legacy-documentation/auction-core-mechanics.md). Preserved for historical reference and traction validation.

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## Traction & Milestones

* 1st Place — Base On-Chain Summer (New Consumer App category)
* 100,000 wallets connected across 4 tournaments
* 4 complete tournaments with full leaderboard results
* $2,000 USDC distributed to top players
* Built on Base

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## Tournament Timeline

### Tournament #1: "Genesis" (Oct 28, 2024)

* 56 rounds over 7 days, $500 USDC prize pool
* 8,200 wallets
* First live implementation of Polymarket + Hivemind mechanic
* Players discovered Gates' 85% contrarian threshold organically
* Winner (AlphaTrade): +3,240 P\&L, focused on Gates and Laglord rounds

### Tournament #2: "Pattern Recognition" (Nov 4, 2024)

* 56 rounds, $500 USDC, 18,500 wallets
* Grudge tracking became the meta
* Winner (HivemindPro): +3,890 P\&L, specialized in Lei grudge cycles

### Tournament #3: "Divergence Trading" (Nov 11, 2024)

* 56 rounds, $500 USDC, 32,800 wallets
* Second-order thinking emerged (predict the predictors)
* Winner (ContrarianKing): +4,120 P\&L, faded obvious consensus plays

### Tournament #4: "Championship" (Nov 18, 2024)

* 56 rounds, $500 USDC, 40,500 wallets
* Clear skill separation: top 10 dominated wire-to-wire
* Winner (EconSim): +4,580 P\&L, 14/14 perfect start then played conservative defense

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## Aggregate Statistics

| Metric        | Average     | Top 10%     | Top 1%      |
| ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| Rounds Played | 46/56 (82%) | 43/56 (77%) | 41/56 (73%) |
| Win Rate      | 52%         | 64%         | 71%         |
| Final P\&L    | +240        | +2,100      | +3,800      |

Key insight: top players skipped more rounds but won at higher rates on rounds played.

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## Base On-Chain Summer Victory

**Category**: New Consumer App (200+ projects)

**Why Trade Clash Won**: First reflexive prediction market where crowd behavior becomes input. 100K wallets in first month. All inputs/outputs verifiable on Base. Fast-swipe interface with 3-hour cycles.

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## Prize Distribution

| Tournament   | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd | Total Winners |
| ------------ | ---- | ---- | --- | ------------- |
| Genesis      | $150 | $100 | $75 | 10            |
| Pattern      | $150 | $100 | $75 | 10            |
| Divergence   | $150 | $100 | $75 | 10            |
| Championship | $150 | $100 | $75 | 10            |

Distribution: automatic via Base smart contract within 1 hour of tournament end.