---
title: "Damm Jr vs Shelbayh"
canonical_url: https://betcrypto.now/events/damm-jr-vs-shelbayh
status: settled
kickoff_at: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
trading_closes_at: 2026-08-02T14:00:00+00:00
settled_at: 2026-07-26T16:30:25+00:00
total_volume_usd: 2155140.79
venues: ["Kalshi", "Polymarket"]
categories: ["Sports", "Tennis"]
prices_as_of: 2026-10-09T18:02:00+00:00
publisher: BetCrypto
data_api: https://betcrypto.now/api/v1/events/damm-jr-vs-shelbayh
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# Damm Jr vs Shelbayh

Settled · kickoff 2026-07-26 00:00 UTC · $2,155,141 traded · listed on Kalshi, Polymarket

## Result

**Martin Damm** won. Settled 2026-07-26.

## About

This is the qualification final of the 2026 Mubadala Citi DC Open (ATP Washington) between Martin Damm Jr. and Abedallah Shelbayh, with both players having already won their earlier qualifying rounds to reach this decisive match. A win advances the victor into the main draw; a loss ends their tournament. Markets on Kalshi and Polymarket price Damm Jr. as the clear favourite, with Kalshi at 70.0% and Polymarket closely aligned at 69.0% (implying Shelbayh at 31.0% and 33.0%, respectively — a modest 2.0-point spread on the underdog side that represents the most notable cross-platform divergence in this event).

The ranking gap explains much of the confidence behind Damm Jr. Damm Jr. is a 22-year-old American currently ranked around world No. 112, while Shelbayh, a 22-year-old Jordanian, holds a current ranking outside the top 290. Damm Jr.'s form in the qualifying draw has also been emphatic: his previous qualifying match ended in a 2–0 (sets) win over Kimmer Coppejans, and the ATP's own results page shows Martin Damm winning his prior match 6–2, 6–0. Shelbayh, meanwhile, advanced via a 6–4, 7–6(2) result over Billy Harris.

Kalshi carries the bulk of market activity with over $1.2 million in volume and strong liquidity, while Polymarket shows negligible trading interest at essentially zero volume. The ranking differential and Damm Jr.'s dominant scoreline through qualifying justify his ~70% consensus — and the near-identical implied probabilities across both platforms suggest little disagreement between markets on the likely outcome.

_AI-written summary written 2026-07-26; its figures date from then — the table below is live._

## Other markets

- Completed Match — 2 outcomes

_Every market's prices are on the event page._

## Open on a venue

- [Kalshi](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/101100?via=md)
- [Polymarket](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/104444?via=md)

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