Three champions set the tone
100 Thieves defeated NRG 3-1 in the Valorant Grand Finals, with Cryocells taking home MVP honors; UNLIMIT won the Apex Legends Match Point Finals ahead of ZETA DIVISION and Wolves, with Peace being named MVP; and Darkangel from NAVI beat Mi2ha4 5-1 from Virtus.pro in Fatal Fury: City of Wolves.
Official EWC listings list $600,000 for the winner of Valorant and $250,000 for the champion of Fatal Fury. The wider competition features a $75 million prize pool, including $30 million for its multi-game club championship.
These results opened a calendar from July 6 to August 23. Dota 2 remains active, while League of Legends, Free Fire and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational enter the Week 2 schedule.
Polymarket’s Top 20 Matching Markets
As of July 13, Polymarket lists 642 esports prediction market events. The 20 main contracts Bitcoin.com The stories reviewed brought in a total of $402,600 volume and $1.387 million in liquidityled by eSuba against Misa Esports at $61,400 in volumewhere eSuba held 34%, and Hanwha Life Esports against MIBR.LOS at $48,400, where Hanwha controlled 92%.
The EWC-bound League of Legends board showed Gen.G 86% against Karmine Corp for $22,900. volume and $49,900 liquidity; LYON at 45% against JD Gaming on $17,300 and $64,600; AG.AL at 51% against Dplus KIA at $19,100 and $46,600; Bilibili Gaming at 84% against Movistar KOI on $34,400 and $50,900; T1 at 91% against GAM Esports on $11,500 and $39,600; and Team Secret at 60% against Sentinels at $12,800 and $34,200.
Dota 2 traders rated Team Liquid 64% against Xtreme Gaming with $32,800 volume and $168,000 liquidity; Vici Gaming at 52% against Playtime with $35,100 and $78,600; Rune Eaters at 34% against Virtus.pro with $22,800 and $103,000; and LGD Gaming at 74% against MOUZ with $19,600 and $82,600.
The rest Polymarket the board included VfB eSports at 14% against BIG on $36,200 volume and $114,000 liquidity; ex-KRÜ Esports at 51% against Alzon on $6,400 and $204,000; Wolves Esports at 24% vs. All Gamers on $6,700 and $125,000; XLG Gaming at 85% vs. TEC Esports on $2,600 and $80,100; Fnatic at 52% vs. Geekay Esports on $2,800 and $25,400; G2 Esports at 66% against 100 Thieves on $3,500 and $32,100; Movistar KOI Fénix at 60% against Barça eSports at $2,300 and $19,400; and LUA Gaming at 62% against FALKE Esports on $4,000 and $20,200.
Kalshi’s broader correspondence table
THE Kalchi The order book we looked at was around 50 matchups.
Four markets showed volume totaling $156,324: SPARTA vs. MOUZ NXT at $85,617, with SPARTA at 98%; Virtus.pro vs. Falcons Esport at $28,373, with Virtus.pro at 69%; Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Kaufland Hangry Knights at $36,746, with Kaufland at 99%; and Sentinels vs. Team Secret at $5,588, with Team Secret at 52%. The rest of the confrontations concern completely new markets.
Favorites, draws and first price differences
Kalshi’s list of new markets listed Donstu Esports between 52 and 48% compared to ex-MANA eSports; Team Orange Gaming 57%-43% on the ROSSMANN Centaurs; Brute and GenOne at 43%-43%; Entropy and HOTU at 44%-44%; QUAZAR and Bushido Wildcats at 43%-43%; E WIE EINFACH E-SPORTS 71%-29% on Eintracht Frankfurt; LPH Gaming 75% to 25% on ENJOY; Berlin International Gaming 86%-14% on VfB eSports; Fnatic 52% to 48% on Geekay; Zeu5 Esports 66%-34% on 3v team; and Lyon Gaming Academy 60% to 40% on Esports kits.
The rest of the newly listed markets favored SDM Tigres between 86 and 14% over Polar Squad; Fuego 83%-17% on NCG; SPARTA 66%-34% on ENCE; LEO and Inner Circle Prospect at 47%-47%; All players 74% to 26% on Wolves; Misa Esports 63% to 37% on eSuba; GenOne and Honvéd at 46%-46%; Virtus.pro 67% to 34% on rune eaters; and Team Liquid 64% to 36% compared to Xtreme Gaming.
The rest showed XLG Gaming 84% to 16% compared to TEC; Patins da Ferrari 79%-21% on METANOIA WOLVES; Vici Gaming 53% to 47% on PlayTime; LUA Gaming 56% to 41% compared to FALKE; ODDIK 71% to 29% compared to Pain Academy; Los Heretics 78%-21% on UCAM Esports Club; Vasco Esports 75% to 25% on MAGICOS; Docta Esports 65% to 34% compared to ZEN Esports; Volticons 85% to 15% on Seven Dark; 9z Overall 79%-19% on Malvinas Gaming; Lavked 59% to 42% compared to Just_Players; and ONSIDE GAMING 82%-18% on ARETE.
Kalshi also rated FunPlus Phoenix and JD Gaming at 50%-50%; Gen.G 84%-16% on Karmine Corp; NIP 61%-38% on K27; Q1 88%-12% vs. GAM Esports; Bilibili Gaming 81%-19% on Movistar KOI; ENJOY and The Last Resort at 46%-46%; G2 Esports 75% to 26% compared to FURIA Esports; AG.AL 53%-44% on Dplus KIA; EDward Gaming 73% to 30% on TYLOO; Hanwha Life Esports 89%-11% on MIBR.LOS; JD Gaming 54%-46% in LYON; Heroic 58% to 42% on 3DMAX; Procyon Gaming 75% to 22% on Red Feet; and FUT Esports 57%-43% on Natus Vincere.
The platforms did not always agree. Polymarket preferred Wolves to All Gamers, while Kalshi leaned towards All Gamers. Both backed LUA over FALKE, placed Team Liquid at 64%, and gave XLG nearly identical odds, showing where independent trading pools converged ahead of the game.
For e-sports teams, organizers and sponsors, betting creates a continually re-evaluated record of expectations. The first champions have provided the first concrete results; Upcoming matches will show whether the most favored names, including T1, Hanwha Life, Gen.G and Bilibili Gaming, can convert market confidence into tournament victories.
