LoL: Frites Esports Club vs mCon esports (BO3) - Road Of Legends Regular Season

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Market context

Frites Esports Club face mCon esports in a League of Legends best-of-three match within the Road Of Legends Regular Season, scheduled for 11 August at 1:00 PM ET. The settlement window closes at 23:00 UTC the same day, allowing a six-hour buffer beyond the scheduled start time for match completion. Resolution hinges on a decisive winner; any cancellation, postponement beyond seven days, or incomplete match triggers a 50-50 split.

The 100% implied probability reflects either extreme confidence in match occurrence or insufficient liquidity to establish meaningful odds. Historical precedent from regional LoL tournaments shows that regular-season fixtures rarely cancel outright—administrative postponements typically occur with 48–72 hours' notice rather than on match day. Comparable Road Of Legends fixtures have proceeded as scheduled in 2024–2025 seasons, though technical delays of 30–90 minutes are routine. Traders evaluating this market programmatically should treat the current odds as a liquidity signal rather than predictive consensus.

Key catalysts include official roster confirmations from both organisations, which typically publish 24–48 hours before fixture day. Venue or broadcast infrastructure issues occasionally surface via team social channels or esports news outlets such as Esports Charts or the official Road Of Legends broadcast schedule. Server stability announcements from the hosting region's infrastructure provider should be monitored. Conditional order logic should account for the seven-day postponement clause: if the match is rescheduled beyond 18 August without a result, the market resolves 50-50 regardless of eventual outcome.

Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Polymarket Bot UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

UK Frequently Asked Questions

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How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

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