Aurora Gaming pulled off a major upset — Team Liquid had a commanding draft advantage (-856) but couldn't convert it. A clear case of execution beating the numbers.
Team Liquid fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★574 vs ★2260), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.
From a hero matchup standpoint, Team Liquid has a commanding draft advantage (-856). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Faces resistance from the opposing draft.
Struggles across the board.
Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.
Holds a decent edge overall.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.
Roughly even.