Lexington: Andre Ilagan vs Edas Butvilas

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Market context

Polymarket is pricing this contract at **0% YES**, which means the market is implying no chance that Andre Ilagan advances against Edas Butvilas under the current order book. On Polymarket, traders fund positions in USDC on Polygon, and the contract settles via conditional tokens, so the payout depends on the match outcome rather than the broader tournament narrative. The listed fixture has been the Lexington meeting at Stadium 1, with live-score data showing the match started on 9 August 2026 at 17:00 UTC.[1][13]

The most relevant historical read-through is the pair’s recent head-to-head. They have already met in Tyler in June 2026, where Andre Ilagan beat Edas Butvilas in straight sets, so there is at least one recent hard-court reference point rather than a blank matchup.[2][11] That said, both players sit in a similar ATP range in the mid-200s in the Lexington listing, which usually points to a fairly narrow pricing band when the market is still open and information is incomplete.[1][5] A 0% print is therefore more likely to reflect the market already believing the result is effectively decided, or a stale contract state, than a true pre-match consensus on a 50/50-type contest.

For traders, the key catalysts are whether the match has officially finished, whether the winner has been recorded, and whether any retirement, abandonment, or delay changes the settlement path. The market description is explicit that if the match is not played, ends level, or is delayed more than seven days from the scheduled date without a winner, it resolves 50-50, so updates from the tournament draw, scoreboard feeds, and any organiser announcements matter more than pre-match odds. If the result is confirmed on the ATP/scoreboard side, the conditional token outcome should follow that recorded advancement, which is the practical trigger to watch rather than the listing itself.[1][13]

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Methodology

We track Lexington: Andre Ilagan vs Edas Butvilas 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

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

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