Herald Gaming won despite AUXILIARY RATS holding the stronger draft (+419). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Herald Gaming fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★27327 vs ★34000), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of AUXILIARY RATS (+419), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.