Dota 2: Level UP vs RE.Arise (BO3) - EPL Masters Group B

Platform comparison

Market context

Polymarket is pricing this Dota 2 best-of-three at **100% YES**, so the contract is effectively treating Level UP as a certainty to beat RE.Arise on the scheduled EPL Masters Group B slate. On Polymarket, that exposure is handled through USDC on Polygon and settles via conditional tokens, so the market outcome depends on the actual match result rather than a points table or map differential.

The read-through from comparable data is that the spot looks consistent with a heavy favourite rather than a genuine coin flip. Bo3.gg gives Level UP a 71% win probability and expects a 2-0, while Strafe’s pre-match model shows Level UP at 67% with RE.Arise at 33%; the Polymarket contract page also describes Level UP as entering with an undefeated 4-0 map record and 2-0 series mark in the group, versus RE.Arise at 2-1 in series and 4-2 in maps.[1][4][7] Head-to-head context is less decisive: DLTV says the teams have met twice with the current rosters and have split those matches 1-1, which matters because a short Bo3 can swing on draft edges and early tempo rather than season-long reputation.[15]

For traders, the key catalysts are operational rather than narrative: the start time, any schedule change, and whether the series is played to completion before the settlement window closes. Live listings place the match at 09:00 UTC on 6 August, and Esport Agenda notes the watch mode activates 30 minutes before start, which is a useful check that the fixture is actually going ahead.[2][8] If the match is delayed, cancelled, or aborted without a winner, the contract terms point to a 50-50 resolution; if it begins but ends by forfeit or disqualification, that status can still decide the market, so official tournament updates and the in-play match state are the relevant signals to monitor.

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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 Kalshi 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.

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