{"id":33971,"date":"2026-02-11T06:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=33971"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:10:53","slug":"polymarket-becomes-blasts-official-prediction-partner-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/polymarket-becomes-blasts-official-prediction-partner-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket Becomes BLAST\u2019s Official Prediction Partner in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BLAST, one of the <strong>world\u2019s leading esports tournament<\/strong> organizers in Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2, has partnered with Polymarket. The latter is <strong>a crypto prediction platform and the partnership<\/strong> between the two will last throughout the 2026 season. This is huge news for betting fans, so here\u2019s what we need to know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BLAST x Polymarket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Predictions meet elite competition \ud83d\udca5<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polymarket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Polymarket<\/a> joins BLAST as Official Prediction Partner on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BLASTPremier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTDota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BLASTDota<\/a> in 2026, bringing new ways for fans to engage with Counter-Strike and Dota 2. \ud83d\udcca<br><br>Read more on the partnership here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VDm6WVurtX\">https:\/\/t.co\/VDm6WVurtX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6OnhPzIcFv\">pic.twitter.com\/6OnhPzIcFv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BLAST (@BLASTEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTEsports\/status\/2021192429034999880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration between the two will affect <strong>both the BLAST Premier CS2 series as well as the BLAST Slam events<\/strong>. Based on the information we have, the deal will begin starting from BLAST Slam VI and the studio sweeps will take place in Malta (Feb 13 &#8211; 15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to the <strong>partnership between the two<\/strong>, fans can expect all kinds of things. According to the information we have, Polymarket will become an<strong> integral part of every stream<\/strong>, with features like market analytics, forecast content, and more. When it is time for the LAN events, there will be special <strong>Polymarket Fancams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Matthew Modabber, the CMO of Polymarket, \u201cEsports has long been dominated by traditional sportsbooks, but prediction markets open the door to a more transparent and community-driven way for fans to engage with competition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forecast Markets vs Classic Bookmakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that<strong> Polymarket has skyrocketed in popularity in the last year<\/strong>. The company is diving into loads of partnership deals because it seems like the younger generation appreciates the business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While not all of the traditional bookmakers are<strong> trying to scam users<\/strong>, this is a threat that many are aware of. Many esports fans know that and they<strong> require transparency<\/strong>, which is provided by<strong> decentralized prediction markets<\/strong>, such as the one from Polymarket. The latter targets people who like diving into stats and analyzing everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, it will be very interesting to follow these <strong>specific collaborations<\/strong> because they may change the way people bet on esports. As for the events themselves, <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/bast-slam-vi-play-in-recap\/\">BLAST Slam VI<\/a>\u2019s LAN Stage will start in just a few days from now, so make sure to follow us for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST, one of the world\u2019s leading esports tournament organizers in Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2, has partnered with Polymarket. The latter is a crypto prediction platform and the partnership between the two will last throughout the 2026 season. This is huge news for betting fans, so here\u2019s what we need to know.&nbsp; BLAST x Polymarket<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":33972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,4],"tags":[5,260,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-33971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dota-2","8":"category-cs-2","9":"tag-cs2","10":"tag-dota-2","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33979,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33971\/revisions\/33979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}