Royals won despite Team Mafia holding the stronger draft (-416). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Royals fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★18232 vs ★18828), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Team Mafia (-416), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.