Wrong assumption in m opinion. If the skill gap is not extremely huge, this will work nearly nowhere. Look at F1 for example. The best combination of Car + Driver usually wins.The assertion is that a good player should always win against a less skilled player despite lists.
You can't just go and say "if he was a really good driver he would win F1 even with a VW Beetle." Doesn't work like this.
But I do agree that the list is too important thus my rants against GWs incompetent internal and external balance.