Valorant: 100 Thieves vs Cloud9 (BO3) - VCT Americas Stage 2 Group Omega

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Market context

100 Thieves and Cloud9 are scheduled for a best-of-three in VCT Americas Stage 2 Group Omega, and the market’s 0% crowd price is hard to square with the underlying match data. The most recent head-to-head listed in the available results is a 2-1 win for 100 Thieves on 13 February 2026, while broader series history is close, with 100 Thieves ahead 5-4 across nine meetings.[2][4] That balance matters because the matchup has not been one-way, even if recent form points more strongly one way: Strafe’s current snapshot has 100 Thieves winning four of their last five, while Cloud9 have won only one of their last five.[4]

The main trading catalyst is whether the teams actually play to schedule, because the market resolves to 50-50 if the match is cancelled, tied, or delayed beyond seven days without a winner.[1] As of the live listings, the match is still associated with an August 7 start and a live score page shows 0-0, which suggests it has either not begun or is not yet reflected as complete in the tracked results.[2][4] Lineup pages currently list full starters for both rosters, including vora, Cryocells, bang, Asuna and Timotino for 100 Thieves, and OXY, FireBallOps, Zellsis, v1c and Jackk for Cloud9, so any late roster change, emergency substitution or no-show would be the most obvious line-moving development.[5]

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Methodology

Football-specific comparison page for Valorant: 100 Thieves vs Cloud9 (BO3) - VCT Americas Stage 2 Group Omega. Polymarket's live quote (Polygon order book) plus platform attributes for the three reference venues. Sports markets reward liquidity — Polymarket and Betfair are materially deeper than Kalshi (US-focused) or Manifold (play-money).

Resolution & payout

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