Team Liquid won despite Team Nemesis holding the stronger draft (+453). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Team Liquid fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★574 vs ★804), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Team Nemesis (+453), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.