FINISHED ESL One Birmingham 2026 Qualifiers| Delay 15:00 | ID 15417 | 16.01.2026 17:01 | View Match →
WINNER
837
GamerLegion
0 : 0
series
WINNER
9z Team
9439
VS

Draft Analysis: GamerLegion vs 9z Team

GamerLegion had a commanding draft advantage and converted it into victory — the matchup numbers told the story before the game even started (+1225).

GamerLegion fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★837 vs ★9439), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

From a hero matchup standpoint, GamerLegion has a commanding draft advantage (+1225). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.

GamerLegion
Chen +917

Dominant counter — statistically beats every hero in the opposing lineup.

Viper +423

Strong across the board, favourable against most opposing picks.

Night Stalker +386

Holds a decent edge overall.

Clockwerk -102

Roughly even.

Beastmaster -399

Faces resistance from the opposing draft.

9z Team
Gyrocopter +493

Strong across the board, favourable against most opposing picks.

Treant Protector -275

Faces resistance from the opposing draft.

Underlord -322

Faces resistance from the opposing draft.

Skywrath Mage -477

Struggles across the board.

Puck -644

Difficult matchup — countered by most heroes in the opposing lineup.