LoL: DN SOOPers Challengers vs KT Rolster Challengers (BO3) - LCK Challengers League Rounds 3-4 Challenge Group

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Market context

Polymarket is pricing this DN SOOPers Challengers v KT Rolster Challengers BO3 at **0% YES** on the current contract, so the market is effectively saying there is no live expectation of a DN SOOPers win in the conditional tokens sitting on Polygon and settled in USDC. The listed match time is 08:00 UTC, and the settlement window ends at 14:00 UTC, so on-chain resolution will depend on the official result being available within the market’s rules rather than on any late revision to the bracket.

That near-zero price is easy to read against the recent head-to-head. KT Rolster Challengers beat DN SOOPers Challengers in their last two reported meetings in 2026, including a 2-1 on 31 July and a 2-0 earlier in the spring, which gives KT the cleaner comparative profile in this pairing. Third-party preview boards also lean KT, with one match page listing KT as the stronger winner line and another showing KT carrying the higher rank and heavier pre-match vote share in prior encounters.[2][3][5][6][7][10]

For traders, the practical catalysts are simple: confirmation the series starts on schedule, whether the official LCK Challengers League feed posts a completed winner before the 7-day fallback clause, and whether any last-minute roster or schedule changes emerge from the league or team channels. The key dependency is not just who is stronger on paper, but whether the match is played and logged cleanly; if it is postponed past the market’s resolution rules, the contract can settle away from the on-paper favourite. Independent fixture listings still show the match as scheduled for 10 August at 08:00 UTC, but the only decisive trigger for Polymarket is the official outcome that matches the contract wording.[1][7]

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Methodology

This page reviews LoL: DN SOOPers Challengers vs KT Rolster Challengers (BO3) - LCK Challengers League Rounds 3-4 Challenge Group across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Kalshi UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

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.

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