Masterclass (DPP, ORAS) VS Ciele (BW) - Interesting match-up. I feel as if either winner would be favored VS either opponent in a prospective finals, but that doesn't mean they'll win, especially knowing how tournaments have went as of late. Regardless, I feel like this will go 3 games - Ciele and Masterclass are both very competent in BW. I think Masterclass is objectively better (albeit, by a small margin) in BW, but Ciele will take it. My reasoning behind this is that Ciele often uses an aggressive, breaker heavy style often that can penetrate and break a more passive, bulky team that you would expect from Masterclass. This may sound incredibly cliché, but I feel like if Masterclass can (comfortably) change it up, then he can take this one, but ultimately these players are close and there are a lot of variables (what each brings, how each plays, who gets breaks in the game, etc.) so it's hard to say, but I'd slightly favor Ciele on the virtue that he tends to match up well with players like Masterclass given what I said before. In DPP, I think Masterclass is straight-up favored here on the virtue of experience and level of play/teambuilding in the tier. I feel like he is one of the better DPPers out there (probably the best one remaining) while Ciele is above average, but not quite on his level. Assuming these two split, ORAS will be quite close and the decider. I feel like they're pretty even here - Ciele probably has a better grasp on the tier by a slight margin, but I think Masterclass has access to solid builds and plenty of experience playing, so it's hard to say. Overall, I'd favor Masterclass on virtue of him being low-key very determined and coming off two straight wins against a stronger opponent last round (BKC) who many people thought would take it all after a dominant regular season. I don't think he will let something like being 6-0d by lead cune get in his head or hold him back. I also feel like Masterclass has a greater chance of taking BW than Ciele does DPP.
Cosine180 (ORAS) vs Soulwind (BW, DPP) - Honestly, Cosine has consistently shown that he is a good player. He can put in some effort and make playoffs almost every time and probably advance 1-2 rounds in. The issue is that I think he either has a ceiling or limits himself in terms of team selection and play style. I feel like Cosine is not quite good enough to win this match-up in two tiers that he doesn't have as much experience as his opponent in. If BW or DPP were a more level playing field (tbh, DPP might be quite close), then I could definitely see it happening, but I could not see it now. I feel like Cosine will take ORAS on virtue of him being more experienced, comfortable, and simply better at the tier - he's probably the best ORAS player remaining. Soulwind should take the other two, though. His BW game is on point, for sure, and he's shown consistent competency in DPP.