LoL: The Bandits vs Dynasty (BO3) - Road Of Legends Regular Season

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Market context

The match between The Bandits and Dynasty has already been played and finished 1-2 in Dynasty’s favour on 25 August 2026, which makes the current 100% YES pricing look stale rather than informative. Official schedule listings and live-score pages both show the fixture as a best-of-three in the Road Of Legends regular season, with the result recorded on the day. [2][3][4]

For context, Road Of Legends summer fixtures have tended to resolve on schedule, and The Bandits had entered the meeting with stronger recent form, including a 2-0 win over mCon earlier in August, while Dynasty were listed further down the regional rankings on match pages. That kind of pre-match gap can pull a market sharply towards one side, but once a result is in, the only live issue is whether the event has been settled and reflected correctly. [3][10][13]

The main catalysts now are administrative: whether the market operator has already ingested the final score, whether any replay or protest alters the outcome, and whether the settlement window closes without a status correction. The Road Of Legends schedule shows no postponement for this fixture, and the competition calendar around 25–27 August points to a busy end to the regular season rather than a deferred match. [9][11][15]

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Methodology

We track LoL: The Bandits vs Dynasty (BO3) - Road Of Legends Regular Season across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

Polymarket-based markets settle through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and unchallenged proposals finalise the resolution. Payouts settle automatically in USDC the moment the result is final — no bookmaker, no delay.

Kalshi-based markets settle in USD via the CFTC-regulated clearinghouse. Betfair Exchange settles in GBP/EUR net of commission. Manifold is play-money and does not pay out real funds.

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