GRID introduced a partnership with Sportstensor, a market maker and liquidity supplier for Polymarket, to energy esports prediction markets with official match information.
Underneath the settlement, GRID will change into the official esports information supplier for Sportstensor throughout main esports titles, together with Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends, Valorant, and extra.
Following the acquisition of Bayes Esports, GRID holds the vast majority of the rights for official esports information. The partnership permits GRID to capitalize on the latest growth of prediction markets as Polymarket prepares to relaunch within the US.
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In a press launch, Dominika Szot, VP of Development at GRID. said, “Prediction markets are rising as one of many fastest-growing frontiers for digital engagement.
“Esports, a sport digital by nature, is a pure match inside that ecosystem. Integrity in settlement is vital, and official information gives the muse to make sure predictions stay honest, clear, and tamper-proof whereas including new dimensions of leisure worth.”
Capturing the $2.8 Billion Esports Market
Sportstensor introduced the partnership in a put up on X, noting, “Collectively we’re constructing intelligence on official information to seize the $2.8 billion esports market. Ushering within the subsequent wave of market intelligence that may circulate into Almanac and Polymarket.”
We’re excited to announce that Sportstensor is partnering with @GRIDesports to rework official esports information into market intelligence.Information is every part in predictive modelling. Scraping web sites that scrape different web sites dilute alpha earlier than you even begin. Public information will get… pic.twitter.com/ANPSa2yfAp— Sportstensor (@sportstensor) November 5, 2025
Leo Chan, Co-founder & CEO of Sportstensor, added, “Prediction markets rely upon belief, not simply between merchants, however within the accuracy of outcomes that underpin each contract.
Partnering with GRID ensures our esports markets are settled utilizing verified, rights-compliant information straight from the supply. That permits us to design richer and extra participating markets for Polymarket customers, uniquely enabled by official information.’’
Sportstensor Journey From Bittensor Subnet To Polymarket Associate
Sportstensor introduced a partnership with Polymarket in September. The corporate launched as a Bittensor Subnet in July final 12 months.
Since then, it has developed an AI buying and selling mannequin and, in a put up detailing its journey, declared that, “The outcomes have been outstanding, with top-performing miners reaching common mid-single-digit proportion returns on funding (ROI) on turnover; efficiency that rivals institutional sports activities merchants.”
Polymarket Launching Within the US Amid Prediction Market Growth
Polymarket is about to relaunch within the US within the coming weeks after buying QCEX, an trade licensed by the Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee (CFTC). Beforehand, the CFTC fined Polymarket $1.4 million and ordered it to stop operations within the US.
As the corporate gears as much as formally re-enter the nation, sports activities prediction markets have exploded. CFTC-licensed Kalshi has grown exponentially since launching a market on the Tremendous Bowl in January this 12 months.
Regardless of authorized opposition, sports activities markets proceed to broaden on Kalshi, Polymarket, and different platforms equivalent to Crypto.com. The latter has partnered with Underdog to mix DFS and prediction markets.
Main sportsbooks at the moment are additionally coming into the house. DraftKings this week introduced it is going to launch DraftKings Predictions by the top of the 12 months. CEO Jason Robins mentioned, “That is essentially the most bullish I’ve ever felt about the way forward for DraftKings.”
Rival platform FanDuel has additionally partnered with the CFTC-licensed trade CME, which appears to be like set to launch sports activities markets.
Moreover, PrizePicks gained CFTC approval following its takeover by Allwyn and appears set to compete within the booming trade.
Polymarket will hope the partnership with Sportstensor, which in flip is partnering with GRID will place itself as one of many market leaders within the new esports betting panorama.
