Resolution criteria on PolyGram: This market will resolve according to which teams qualify for the Playoffs of DreamLeague Season 29, scheduled to take place from May 13 to May 24, 2026. Ties in standings will be broken according to the official ESL rules. If the DreamLeague Season 29 is canceled, postponed, or if the official list of DreamLeague Season 29 Playoffs participants is not published before June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No." The primary resolution source will be official information from the ESL website (https://pro.eslgaming.com/dreamleague/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/dota2/DreamLeague/Season_29) may also be used.
PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.
Market outcomes
| Tundra Esports | 45% YES | 56% NO |
| Aurora Gaming | 52% YES | 48% NO |
| Team Spirit | 44% YES | 56% NO |
| Natus Vincere | 41% YES | 59% NO |
| Team Liquid | 44% YES | 56% NO |
| REKONIX | 41% YES | 60% NO |
| GamerLegion | 42% YES | 59% NO |
| PlayTime | 49% YES | 52% NO |
DreamLeague Season 29, the annual Dota 2 championship organised by ESL, will run from 13–24 May 2026 with playoffs determining which teams advance from the group stage. The market currently prices qualification at 44% on Polymarket's order book, reflecting moderate uncertainty about which specific teams will secure playoff berths. Resolution depends on official ESL publication of the final playoff roster before 30 June 2026, with tiebreakers governed by standard ESL competition rules.
DreamLeague has maintained consistent playoff qualification structures across recent seasons, typically advancing eight teams from group play. Historical participation rates show that top-tier organisations rarely fail to qualify, whilst mid-tier rosters face genuine jeopardy depending on bracket positioning and head-to-head records. The 44% probability suggests traders are pricing in meaningful uncertainty about borderline qualifiers rather than questioning whether the event itself occurs—cancellation or postponement risk appears modest given ESL's operational track record and the May 2026 scheduling window.
Key catalysts include the official group-stage draw announcement, which determines fixture scheduling and opponent strength, and roster confirmations from competing organisations in the months preceding the event. Any significant roster changes, visa complications, or organisational withdrawals could shift qualification probabilities for affected teams. Traders should monitor ESL's official announcements and team rosters through early 2026, as the playoff field typically becomes clearer only once group-stage matches begin in mid-May.
DreamHack Winter 2017 was an eSports and gaming convention event that was held in Jönköping, Sweden from December 1–4, 2017. The event hosted several eSports tournaments of multiple disciplines, such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2,, H1Z1, Hearthstone, Quake Champions, and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if no one stakes a counter-claim the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token-holder voting. Payouts clear in USDC to the winning side.
The mechanics for trading "DreamLeague Season 29: Qualify to Playoffs" are the same as any other PolyGram event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.
$18 in lifetime turnover and $894 of resting liquidity puts this market in the below the median by volume for esports contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is thin — large orders may need to be split across the book or executed as limit orders.
The market has been open for under a month — fresh enough that information asymmetry remains a real factor.
Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a 2-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token holders.
This prediction market is scheduled to close on 25 May 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.
To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.
When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.
Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of staked capital. Outcomes are uncertain by definition — historical accuracy of crowd-implied probabilities is high in aggregate but not for any single market. PolyGram does not provide investment advice. Trade only with capital you can afford to lose.
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