Malicious and Stupid won despite Merrill Howard Kalin Fan Club holding the stronger draft (+431). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Malicious and Stupid fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★25000 vs ★32000), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Merrill Howard Kalin Fan Club (+431), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.