LoL: Conviction vs CCG Esports (BO3) - North American Challengers League Group Stage

Platform comparison

Market context

Conviction and CCG Esports are scheduled to face off in a best-of-three League of Legends match within the North American Challengers League group stage on 12 August at 20:00 ET. The 0% implied probability suggests either minimal trading activity or strong consensus that one outcome is heavily favoured, though the market's settlement window extends to 13 August at 05:10 UTC, allowing for potential schedule shifts or technical delays common in regional esports fixtures.

The Challengers League serves as North America's secondary competitive tier, where roster stability and scrim performance often diverge sharply from stage results. Historical precedent from similar regional matchups shows that teams entering group stages with limited recent competitive data can produce unexpected outcomes, particularly when one squad has invested in off-season roster changes. The 0% probability reading suggests traders may be pricing in either Conviction's documented superiority or an assumption that CCG Esports faces near-insurmountable odds—a positioning worth scrutinising if either team's recent scrim results or player availability shifts before match time.

Key variables to monitor include official Riot Games schedule confirmations, any last-minute roster substitutions announced on team social channels, and server stability alerts from Riot's status page. The seven-day delay clause in the settlement terms means matches rescheduled beyond 19 August without completion would trigger a 50-50 resolution. Traders should track whether either organisation announces coaching or player changes in the 48 hours before fixture time, as such announcements have historically moved confidence in regional Challengers League matchups.

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 Prediction Today, 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.

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