Will a team from LPL (China) win LoL Worlds 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 24% probability that Will a team from LPL (China) win LoL Worlds 2026?. This contract trades at 24¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. The 24¢ price reflects a notably pessimistic view of LPL dominance at Worlds 2026, despite China's historical strength in League of Legends, with the Yes position offering an extreme 448% implied yield that suggests significant underpricing relative to the No side's 44.7% yield.

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24¢
Bid/Ask 20/27¢·Spread 7¢·Vol $13.636·OI $2,223.409·Closes Dec 31, 2026·245d remaining
0xcede29c8af89d8bd2118088768dcee36736ed43af143e70d59f60d7b365a98ef
7-day price142 snapshots · 7 regime
50¢24¢ current
Apr 1014¢Apr 29

Analysis

12d ago

The 24¢ price reflects a notably pessimistic view of LPL dominance at Worlds 2026, despite China's historical strength in League of Legends, with the Yes position offering an extreme 448% implied yield that suggests significant underpricing relative to the No side's 44.7% yield. The market shows concerning illiquidity with only $200 in 24-hour volume against $3.9M open interest and a wide 5¢ spread, while the 527% realized volatility and 2.74 vol ratio indicate this is a highly unstable market prone to sharp repricing. With 258 days to expiry and a 1.6/hour information arrival rate, the market appears to be pricing in either structural shifts in competitive balance or simply lacks sufficient liquidity to reflect true probability, making this a potentially exploitable mispricing if you have conviction on LPL's continued regional strength.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the region or country of the esports team winning 1st place in the League of Legends 2026 Season World Championship (Worlds 2026). If the winner of Worlds 2026 is not determined by December 31, 2026 ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The resolution source for this market will be official information from Fandom (https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/2026_Season_World_Championship). Regions counted in World 2026: - LCK (South Korea) - LPL (China) - LEC (Europe / EMEA) - LCP (Asia-Pacific) - LCS (North America) - CBLOL (Brazil)

Indicators

IY (Yes) 471.5%
IY (No) 47.0%
Adj IY 167%
CRI 3
Overround 0.1%
LAS 0.29
▶ Full indicator table (6)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)471.5%
IY (No)47.0%
Adj IY167%
CRI3
Overround0.1%
LAS0.29

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Computed
4/29/2026, 8:49:35 PM
Has orderbookIndicators computed 4/29/2026, 8:38:54 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0xcede29c8af89d8bd2118088768dcee36736ed43af143e70d59f60d7b365a98ef yes 100

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