Aurora Gaming pulled off a major upset — Team Spirit had a commanding draft advantage (-880) but couldn't convert it. A clear case of execution beating the numbers.

Team Spirit fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★2349 vs ★4258), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

From a hero matchup standpoint, Team Spirit has a commanding draft advantage (-880). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.