Ballas won despite manulization^^ holding the stronger draft (-448). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

manulization^^ fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★9566 vs ★10000), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of manulization^^ (-448), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.