2020 ISL Match 4: Dressel, Sakci, Smoliga Earn MVP Bonuses (Prize Money Table)

2020 International Swimming League – Match 4

• Monday, October 26: 3 PM-5 PM Local Time (10 AM-12 noon U.S. Eastern, 11 PM-1 AM J+1 Japan)
• Tuesday, October 27: 3 PM-5 PM Local Time (10 AM-12 noon U.S. Eastern, 11 PM-1 AM J+1 Japan)
• Duna Arena – Budapest, Hungary
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• ISL Technical Handbook
• 2020 ISL Scoring Format
• 2020 ISL Prize Money and Bonuses
• How To Watch
• Match 4 Full Results
• Teams: Cali Condors / DC Trident / Iron / NY Breakers

Thank you to Barry Revzin for the analysis.

Cali Condors’ Caeleb Dressel had a busy two days, swimming six individual events, two relays, and three rounds of skins races. He finished at the top of the MVP standings for Match 4 with a total of 75 points. Iron’s Emre Sakci, whom Dressel faced in the skins, was the second-highest MVP scorer with 66.5 points. Dressel’s teammate Olivia Smoliga came in third with 60 points. The three were the only swimmers to earn 5-digit payouts in Match 4, and each of them made more than $20,000 when you include their respective MVP bonuses of $10,000, $6,000, and $4,000.

For Dressel, it was his fourth MVP award in five ISL appearances. He won the honor in all three of his meets of the 2019 ISL season.

Dressel began Match 4 with a win in the 100 fly, his biggest blowout of the two-day meet with 6 stolen Jackpot points. He followed with wins in the 50 free, 100 IM and men’s 4×100 free relay, 2nds in the 100 free and 50 fly, and 3rds in the 50 breast and men’s 4×100 medley relay. In the 50 breast skins race, he made it into the semi-final with a 3rd-place finish in round 2. He then finished second to Sakci in both the semi-final and final.

In addition to the $16, 800 in prize money he earned for his racing, Dressel picked up a $10,000 bonus for earning 75 MVP points.

* Note: for MVP calculations, the points scored in the Skins rounds are divided in half.

Sakci was less prolific than Dressel, competing in only 5 events, including the 50 breast skins. However, where he won, he won big. Sakci started off with a blowout in the 50 breast in which he Jackpotted 15 points from finishers 4-8. He anchored Iron’s runner-up men’s 400 free relay and swam breast on the winning men’s 400 medley relay. He then won the 100 breast, taking 6 Jackpot points, and finished with victories in all three rounds of the skins.

Like Dressel, Sakci won $16,800 from racing. He also took home a $6,000 MVP bonus.

* Note: for MVP calculations, the points scored in the Skins rounds are divided in half.

Smoliga was a steady performer for Cali Condors in the back and free. She contributed to two winning relays -women’s 4×100 free and women’s 4×100 medley- and won the 50 back and 100 back with Jackpots of 6 points in both races. She also tied for 4th in the 50 free and finished the meet winning all three rounds of 50 back skins.

Smoliga actually had the highest race earnings of the trio, pocketing $17,000 for her results. She added another $4,000 for the MVP bonus.

* Note: for MVP calculations, the points scored in the Skins rounds are divided in half.

Full Individual Awards Prize Money (USD) List – Match 4 – sorted by earnings:

Season MVP Standings – Top 20 Through Match 4

PRIZE MONEY FORMAT

Athletes and relays earn money for top-4 finishes under the following system, which we’ve simplified below:

Prize Money Points

Event Earnings – Regular Season Matches

MVP Bonus in Regular Season Matches

• 1st: 10,000 USD
• 2nd 6,000 USD
• 3rd 4,000 USD

The ISL confirmed to SwimSwam that where relevant, Jackpot swims can also steal prize money.