Aomqu and friend won despite Team Essence holding the stronger draft (-436). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Team Essence fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★496 vs ★2244), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Team Essence (-436), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.