Team Public won despite Kalmychata holding the stronger draft (-408). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Team Public fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★443 vs ★1079), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Kalmychata (-408), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.