Data sources
Every number on a scoreboard comes from somewhere. This page says where ours come from, how they are checked and what rules apply to names, marks and images.
How results reach the site
Results, league tables, fixtures, scorers, line-ups and brackets are entered by our desks once each round has finished, working from the competitions' own records. Wherever possible a figure is cross-checked against a second reference before it is published. Every match centre links to the report it was taken from, and every table carries the date it was last updated.
Kick-off times are stored in UTC and shown in your own time zone. When a fixture's kick-off has passed, its status reads "Live" during the usual length of a match and "Result soon" until the confirmed result is entered; we never show a score that has not been published by an official source.
Real-time updates. Minute-by-minute updates will come from a licensed real-time data provider. The agreement is not yet signed; the provider will be named here, with any attribution its licence requires, as soon as it is.
Sources by competition
Bundesliga (Football, 2026-27)
- Bundesliga (official)
- Wikipedia: 2026–27 Bundesliga
- ESPN Bundesliga scores, match reports, stats and lineups
- DFL Spielordnung (SpOL), 4 August 2026
Serie A (Football, 2026-27)
- Lega Serie A (official)
- Wikipedia: 2026–27 Serie A
- ESPN Serie A scores, match reports, stats and lineups
- FIGC Comunicato Ufficiale 244/A (standings criteria 2026–27)
Liga ACB (Basketball, 2026-27)
- ACB.com – Clasificación temporada 2026-27
- ACB Live – official match centre (box scores, quarter scores, start times, arenas)
- Wikipedia – Liga ACB 2026-27 (cross-check of standings and sample results)
NBL (Basketball, 2026-27)
- NBL – official ladder
- NBL – official schedule and match centre (scores, quarter scores, box scores)
- NBL – official stats hub (season player leaders)
- Wikipedia – 2026–27 NBL season (cross-check of results)
China Open (women's singles) (Tennis, 2026)
- WTA - Zheng Qinwen makes history with China Open WTA 1000 title
- Oman Observer - Zheng sets up Mertens clash (QF results)
- Oman Observer - Andreeva sets up semifinal with Bartunkova (QF results)
- China Daily HK - semifinal results
- Flashscore - Andreeva beats Bartunkova (SF report)
- Wikipedia - 2026 China Open - Women's singles
Japan Open Tennis Championships (Tennis, 2026)
- ATP Tour - Tokyo 2026 results archive
- ATP Tour - Alcaraz defends Tokyo crown (final report)
- Wikipedia - 2026 Japan Open Tennis Championships - Singles
BLAST Open Fall 2026 (Esports, 2026)
- BLAST.tv – BLAST Premier Open Porto 2026 (official)
- BLAST API – official match data
- BLAST.tv – Spirit close out BLAST Open Porto win
- Field Level Media – Champions again: Team Spirit defeat MOUZ for BLAST Open Fall title
- Field Level Media – Vitality survive quarter-final, Falcons sweep G2
- Field Level Media – BLAST Open Fall playoffs set
- Players.com.ua – Team Spirit crowned BLAST Open Porto 2026 champions
Games of the Future 2026 – Dota 2 (Esports, 2026)
- Games of the Future – Dota 2 title race narrows to four after quarterfinal clashes (official)
- Games of the Future – PlayTime and Yakult Brothers set for Dota 2 final showdown (official)
- Field Level Media – Quarterfinals all go distance at Dota's Games of the Future
- Times of Central Asia – Peru's PlayTime wins Dota 2 title at Astana Games of the Future
- OpenDota – league 19917 match data
LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs (Esports, 2026)
- LoL Esports official API (standings, event details, live-stats feed) for tournament lec_split_3_2026
- Wikipedia – 2026 LEC season
- Inven Global – G2 Esports wins record 20th LEC title with sweep of Movistar KOI
- GosuGamers – G2 Esports sweep Movistar KOI to win LEC 2026 Summer
VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2 (Esports, 2026)
- VLR.gg – VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2 event page
- VLR.gg – 100 Thieves triumph in São Paulo to claim Stage 2 trophy
- THESPIKE.GG – 100 Thieves are your VCT Americas 2026 Stage 2 champions
How we check
- Final scores are cross-checked against a second reference, and goal events are checked to add up to the final score.
- Where only one source publishes a detail, such as match statistics or line-ups, we say so in our internal notes and correct it if an official record differs.
- Disputed figures are reviewed by the Feed & Standards Desk against the competition's own records.
- We run no automated scrapers against other publishers' sites or apps.
Names, logos and marks
League, club, tournament and team logos are only shown when we hold a licence, either directly or through the data provider's agreement. Without one, teams appear as their name in text with a neutral coloured badge carrying their initials, which is how the whole site looks today. Names of real competitions and games, where they appear in text, are used only to identify them; they are never part of our own brand.
Images and video
There are no photographs on PlayTheDream today; every article image is a graphic drawn in-house and credited that way. Licensed agency photography, when used, will carry a caption with the agency name. Highlight clips, if we add them, will come only as embeds from the rights holder's own channels.
Game titles
Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends and Valorant are trademarks of their respective owners. PlayTheDream is not affiliated with or endorsed by any game publisher or competition organiser.