Pls No Bannerino won despite k bye for now holding the stronger draft (-459). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

k bye for now fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★9663 vs ★15658), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of k bye for now (-459), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.