Winston-Salem Open: James Duckworth vs Mariano Navone

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Market context

James Duckworth has already advanced past Mariano Navone at the Winston-Salem Open, with the official event head-to-head page recording Duckworth as the winner by 6-3, 7-6(5).[4] That makes the current 100% yes price look more like a completed-result market than an open tennis call, because the match was played and a winner was determined within the event window.[4][8]

The main historical frame here is straightforward: both players were listed for a second-round hard-court meeting, with no prior head-to-head record before this match, so pre-match pricing would normally have leaned on rankings and surface form rather than any direct matchup history.[1][3][13] Duckworth was the lower-ranked player on paper, while Navone had the stronger ranking, which is why several previews had Navone marginally favoured before play.[1][3][14]

For traders, the key catalysts are no longer on-court performance but official scoring and whether the result is finalised in the tournament records before the settlement deadline.[2][4][11] The live schedule sources showed the match on Court 3 on 25 August, and the event’s own results page now shows Duckworth as advancing, so the remaining dependency is whether any late administrative correction or exceptional ruling alters the published outcome before 1 September settlement.[4][11][15]

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Methodology

We track Winston-Salem Open: James Duckworth vs Mariano Navone 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

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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