Team Liquid enters this 1win Essence Season 3 Group C BO3 as the clear favorite against lower-ranked LEGION, reflecting their higher ENSI rating and stronger overall roster depth featuring players like m1CKe, Nisha, Ace, Boxi, and tOfu. Liquid's recent form includes mixed results, highlighted by a 1-2 loss to LGD Gaming on November 13 that may impact short-term momentum, though the team maintains solid historical performance in similar tier events and prior editions of this tournament. LEGION, ranked around 24-27, shows a recent win streak in play-ins but has struggled against top competition with several 0-2 and 1-2 defeats; their current lineup lacks extensive head-to-head history against Liquid. Key upcoming factors include map selection dynamics in the best-of-three format and any roster adjustments or fatigue from the condensed schedule.
This market refers to the Dota 2 match between Team Liquid and LEGION in the 1win Essence Group C, initially scheduled for November 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET. This market will resolve to "Team Liquid" if Team Liquid win the match against LEGION. This market will resolve to "LEGION" if LEGION win the match against Team Liquid. 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 November 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of November 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM 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.