- Game 3: Both Teams Beat Roshan?<1¢
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This market refers to the Dota 2 Semifinal 2 match between Cloud Rising and Yakult Brothers in the BLAST Slam China Closed Qualifier Playoffs, initially scheduled for August 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET. This market will resolve to "Cloud Rising" if Cloud Rising win the match against Yakult Brothers. This market will resolve to "Yakult Brothers" if Yakult Brothers win the match against Cloud Rising. If the match is canceled (not played at all) or ends in a tie, this market will resolve to 50-50. If the match is postponed, it must be rescheduled to a start time on or before September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET). If, by that deadline, the most recently announced rescheduled start time is on or before the deadline, this market resolves based on the result of the match as played. Otherwise, this market resolves 50-50, regardless of whether the match is subsequently played. If the match begins but is not completed, and one team wins due to the opponent's forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover, this market will resolve to the team who wins. If the match ends in a forfeit, disqualification, or walkover (team withdraws before the start and the other wins automatically), this market will resolve to 50-50. The resolution source for this market will be official information from https://www.dotabuff.com. However, if https://www.dotabuff.com has not published final results within 2 hours after the event’s conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead including video evidence. In cases where a team’s listed name includes minor discrepancies from the resolution source, this market will resolve based on the underlying real-world match rather than exact name matching. Recognizable abbreviations, alternate or erroneous spellings, sponsor tags, affiliate or academy designations, regional identifiers, and minor formatting differences will be treated as referring to the same team, provided the intended team can be clearly and uniquely identified within the relevant competition. If a listed team name has no reasonable connection to any participating team, or if it matches or could reasonably refer to another team in the same competition such that the intended team cannot be unambiguously determined, this market will resolve 50-50.
Yakult Brothers enter the BLAST SLAM VIII China Closed Qualifier semifinal as clear favorites against Cloud Rising in this best-of-three series. Yakult Brothers bring a more established roster (lou, Emo, 项羽, kaka, 天命) with deeper recent experience in China-region events, including TI 2026 regional qualifiers and multiple closed-qualifier runs, plus a 2-1 head-to-head edge over Cloud Rising from April 2026. They dispatched their quarterfinal opponent 2-0 on August 29. Cloud Rising advanced with a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Novus Gaming but operates at a lower tier overall, with rankings typically in the 50-70 range and less consistent results against top Chinese sides. The single-elimination format means the winner claims the sole main-event spot, amplifying the stakes in a patch environment (7.41e) where draft execution and map control favor the more experienced lineup. Trader consensus reflects Yakult Brothers’ recent form and pedigree, though Cloud Rising’s momentum from the prior round keeps the series from being entirely one-sided.