/esports

name: esports
description: |
  Esports data — Dota 2 (OpenDota) and League of Legends esports (Leaguepedia).
  Pro matches, tournaments, teams, and structured LoL competitive data.
  Use when: user asks about Dota 2 pro matches/teams/leagues, or LoL esports
  tournaments/rosters/results.
  Don't use when: user asks about esports betting/odds — use the `kalshi`
  (get_esports_odds) or `polymarket` (get_esports_events) skills (no keyless
  bookmaker-odds source exists). Don't use for non-Dota/LoL titles (only Dota 2
  and LoL are covered).
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: machina-sports
  version: "0.1.0"

Esports Data

Keyless, public sources. **No API key, no signup.**

• **Dota 2** → OpenDota (`api.opendota.com`). Real JSON. Free tier ~60 req/min.
• **League of Legends esports** → Leaguepedia Cargo (`lol.fandom.com`). Structured

rows. **CC-BY-SA — attribute Leaguepedia when you reuse the data.**

CRITICAL

• **Dota 2 only** for match/team/league data (OpenDota). LoL uses Leaguepedia Cargo.
• **Leaguepedia is aggressively rate-limited.** The throttle comes back as an

*in-body* error (`Leaguepedia API error: ...`) on an HTTP 200 — not a 4xx. Results are cached ~30 min; don't hammer it.

• **No odds here.** Bookmaker odds for esports are not available keyless. For

implied-probability signals, use `kalshi get_esports_odds --game=cs2` or `polymarket get_esports_events`.

• **Personal use.** Third-party ToS apply (OpenDota MIT; Leaguepedia CC-BY-SA).

Quick Start

CLI:

sports-skills esports get_pro_matches --limit=10
sports-skills esports get_pro_teams --limit=10
sports-skills esports get_leagues --tier=premium
sports-skills esports get_lol_tournaments --region=Korea --limit=5
sports-skills esports lol_cargo_query --tables=Teams --fields=Name,Region --limit=5

Python:

from sports_skills import esports

esports.get_pro_matches(limit=10)
esports.get_lol_tournaments(region="Brazil")

Commands

| Command | Description | |---|---| | `get_pro_matches` | Recent Dota 2 professional matches (OpenDota) | | `get_leagues` | Dota 2 leagues/tournaments, filter by tier (OpenDota) | | `get_pro_teams` | Top Dota 2 teams by rating (OpenDota) | | `get_match` | Detailed Dota 2 match by id (OpenDota) | | `get_lol_tournaments` | Recent LoL esports tournaments (Leaguepedia) | | `lol_cargo_query` | Raw Leaguepedia Cargo query (any table/fields) |

Leaguepedia Cargo reference

`lol_cargo_query` needs `tables` + `fields`. Common tables (fields vary — verify with a small query first): `Tournaments` (Name, DateStart, DateEnd, League, Region, Prizepool), `MatchSchedule` (Team1, Team2, Winner, DateTime_UTC, BestOf), `ScoreboardGames`, `Players`, `Teams`. Full schema: <https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/Special:CargoTables>.

Troubleshooting

• `Leaguepedia API error: You've exceeded your rate limit` → you're being

throttled. Wait and retry; the connector caches for ~30 min to help.

• Empty `matches`/`teams` from OpenDota → transient; OpenDota is volunteer-run

best-effort infra with no SLA. Retry.