Team BAL-SAL won despite Team Magician holding the stronger draft (+463). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Team BAL-SAL fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★38462 vs ★42250), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Team Magician (+463), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.