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Also the didn't the human team have full control over what characters were used? Doesn't say much that the bots weren't able to strategize late game when they weren't allowed to pick their optimal lineup. The bots should have got to pick not the other way around.

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They reversed the characters used for the 2nd game. The pros considered the matchup to be fair (no draft advantage to either side).

It's argued that drafting is one of the major components of competitive play and more often than not, draft advantage wins games, but that wasn't a factor in this match.

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