ill-sorted vs mismatched

ill-sorted and mismatched both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill-sorted	No	Yes	No	No
mismatched	No	Yes	No	No

ill-sorted (adjective)	mismatched (adjective)
not easy to combine harmoniously	either not matched or unsuitably matched
	(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents