$558,924 in Esports Bets Reveal the Esports World Cup’s Biggest Week 2 Favorites

The first full week of the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) crowned three champions in Paris, while prediction market traders spread more than $558,000 in reported volume across the Polymarket and Kalshi events. Key Takeaways100 Thieves beat NRG 3-1 as the EWC awarded Valorant’s winner $600,000.Polymarket’s top 20 esports markets held $402,600 in volume and $1.

39 million in liquidity.Kalshi priced T1 at 88% and Hanwha Life at 89% before their coming EWC matches. Three Champions Set the Early Pace 100 Thieves defeated NRG 3-1 in the Valorant grand final, with Cryocells earning MVP honors; UNLIMIT won the Apex Legends Match Point Finals ahead of ZETA DIVISION and Wolves, with Peace named MVP; and NAVI’s Darkangel beat Virtus.

pro’s mi2ha4 5-1 in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Images in this report were sourced from esportsworldcup.com and data from Polymarket and Kalshi.

Official EWC listings show $600,000 for the Valorant winner and $250,000 for the Fatal Fury champion. The broader competition carries a reported $75 million prize pool, including $30 million for its cross-game Club Championship. Those results opened a schedule running from July 6 through Aug.

23. Dota 2 remains active, while League of Legends, Free Fire, and the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational enter the Week 2 program. Polymarket’s 20 Leading Match Markets As of July 13, Polymarket lists 642 esports prediction-market events.

The 20 leading contracts Bitcoin.com News reviewed carried $402,600 in combined volume and $1.387 million in liquidity, led by eSuba vs.

Misa Esports at $61,400 in volume, where eSuba held 34%, and Hanwha Life Esports vs. MIBR.LOS at $48,400, where Hanwha commanded 92%.

Polymarket Esports market snapshot for EWC matchups. Odds and volume were logged on July 13, 2026, and are subject to changes. The EWC-linked League of Legends board showed Gen.

G at 86% against Karmine Corp on $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 on $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 on $12,800 and $34,200. Dota 2 traders priced Team Liquid at 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 remaining Polymarket 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% against All Gamers on $6,700 and $125,000; XLG Gaming at 85% against TEC Esports on $2,600 and $80,100; Fnatic at 52% against 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 on $2,300 and $19,400; and LUA Gaming at 62% against FALKE Esports on $4,000 and $20,200. Kalshi’s Wider Matchup Board The Kalshi order book we reviewed stood at around 50 matchups.

Kalshi Esports market snapshot for EWC matchups. Odds and volume were logged on July 13, 2026, and are subject to changes. 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 matchups are brand new markets. Favorites, Toss-Ups and Early Pricing Gaps Kalshi’s new-market slate listed Donstu Esports 52%-48% over ex-MANA eSports; Team Orange Gaming 57%-43% over 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% over Eintracht Frankfurt; LPH Gaming 75%-25% over ENJOY; Berlin International Gaming 86%-14% over VfB eSports; Fnatic 52%-48% over Geekay; Zeu5 Esports 66%-34% over 3v Team; and Lyon Gaming Academy 60%-40% over Kits Esports. The remainder of the newly listed markets favored SDM Tigres 86%-14% over Polar Squad; Fuego 83%-17% over NCG; SPARTA 66%-34% over ENCE; LEO and Inner Circle Prospect at 47%-47%; All Gamers 74%-26% over Wolves; Misa Esports 63%-37% over eSuba; GenOne and Honvéd at 46%-46%; Virtus.

pro 67%-34% over Rune Eaters; and Team Liquid 64%-36% over Xtreme Gaming. The rest showed XLG Gaming 84%-16% over TEC; Patins da Ferrari 79%-21% over METANOIA WOLVES; Vici Gaming 53%-47% over PlayTime; LUA Gaming 56%-41% over FALKE; ODDIK 71%-29% over paiN Academy; Los Heretics 78%-21% over UCAM Esports Club; Vasco Esports 75%-25% over MAGICOS; Docta Esports 65%-34% over ZEN Esports; Volticons 85%-15% over Seven Dark; 9z Globant 79%-19% over Malvinas Gaming; Lavked 59%-42% over Just_Players; and ONSIDE GAMING 82%-18% ove