Does the player who picks second in BGS have a bigger chance of winning?

Phantomfire500

Obviously placing defender second is a pretty big advantage, but I'd have thought the player drafting second would be at an advantage too and have always wondered why they get to place second as well.

Across the board, is there a sizeable difference in winrate between the player who picks first and the player who picks second?

Greekhit

The player who drafts second defender at the first round has a serious advantage to win the match.
Defender placement should be simultaneous for both players and blind, meaning that your defender pick gets revealed to the opponent after the timer ends, same for the opponents defender reveal to you.
That would take away any advantage drafting defender second gives, and guarantee even ground for both players.

BeastDad

Yes it is a significant advantage.

Beewee

Kind of? But not really since the first draft is only for 1 champ and the second draft is for 2. If you pick a strong attacker as your first pick it wont matter to much who the second person drafts. Having to place a defender first always hurts way more.