LoL: FlyQuest vs Team Liquid (BO3) - LCS Regular Season

Platform comparison

Market context

FlyQuest’s BO3 with Team Liquid looks markedly tighter on bookmaker boards than the prediction market suggests, with Polymarket showing Team Liquid around **82%** and FlyQuest about **19%** on the contract page, while external betting aggregators list Team Liquid as a favourite at roughly **1.48–1.53** decimal odds and FlyQuest nearer **2.34–2.46**.[9][4] That gap matters because a 0% YES crowd price implies the market is treating a FlyQuest win as effectively impossible, which is much more extreme than both sportsbook pricing and recent form would justify.[9][4]

Recent head-to-head results frame this as a rivalry with real upset potential rather than a one-way spot. Team Liquid beat FlyQuest **3–1** in a recent LCS Championship final, but FlyQuest have also been able to reverse the matchup in high-stakes play, including a **3–1** win noted in championship coverage.[11][1] Comparable regular-season and playoff results in 2026 show both teams winning individual series, which argues for a meaningful probability of variance rather than a clean favourite-only market.[3][13]

For traders, the main catalysts are confirmation that the match starts on schedule and that both starting line-ups remain intact, because any late cancellation, delay beyond seven days, or unresolved abandonment would push the contract to **50-50** under the rules. The market is also sensitive to whether this remains a standard LCS regular-season BO3 or is reslated, since the settlement only tracks the named FlyQuest v Team Liquid series and not broader team records or standings. With no clear analyst consensus in the sources beyond the sportsbook lean to Team Liquid, the more relevant comparison is whether the prediction market is over-discounting FlyQuest relative to the book line and prior series history.[9][4][3]

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Methodology

We track LoL: FlyQuest vs Team Liquid (BO3) - LCS Regular Season 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

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.

FAQ

Is this market available outside the US?

Polymarket itself is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. Always check the legal status of prediction markets in your jurisdiction before trading.

How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

How fast are USDC deposits?

Polygon credits deposits after 12 confirmations — usually under 30 seconds. Withdrawals follow the same path and land back in your wallet within minutes.

Do I need to KYC for this market?

On Polymarket directly, no — it's wallet-based. Intermediary brokers like PolyGram trigger KYC only above $1,500 of lifetime trading volume; under that you trade pseudonymously with a single wallet address.

How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.