Dota 2: RE.Arise vs Ilbirs eSports (BO3) - Asgard Championship Playoffs

Platform comparison

Market context

RE.Arise and Ilbirs eSports are in a best-of-three lower-bracket playoff match in the Asgard Championship, with live listings showing the series in progress and tied 1-1 before the deciding game. Sofascore places the start at 18:15 UTC on 9 August 2026, while tournament pages list the playoff window as 7-10 August and the prize pool as $20,000, so the market is still tied to an active bracket rather than a standalone exhibition[1][12][17].

For probability reading, the cleanest comparator is the earlier meeting in the same event: RE.Arise beat Ilbirs 2-0 on 1 August, which gives a direct head-to-head reference for roster match-up and draft execution in this field[7][13]. That said, market participants are already pricing the rematch as extremely one-sided, with the crowd-implied YES line at 100%, so a programmatic approach would treat this as a near-certain favourite state but still verify whether the live series has actually concluded rather than assuming settlement from pre-match metadata alone[5][1].

The main catalysts are operational rather than speculative: official bracket progression, live series completion, and any schedule slippage that could push the result outside the settlement window. Because the description resolves to 50-50 if the match is cancelled, tied, or delayed by more than seven days without a winner, a bot should watch for bracket updates, match-page status changes, and whether third-party live trackers stop at map-level stalemates versus full series completion[1][8][12].

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Methodology

This page reviews Dota 2: RE.Arise vs Ilbirs eSports (BO3) - Asgard Championship Playoffs across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Polymarket Bot UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

UK Frequently Asked Questions

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