not predicting ss cause lmao what?
Masquerading Mimikyus () vs Marauding Marowaks ()
USUM: Dandy Highwayman vs dahli - peachy has been one of the better sm players in recent memory. taide, on the other hand, isn't exactly the most proven individual and isn't exactly the most motivated one either. although, his motivation may change since luckypiper is his manager. luckypiper also claims peachy to be one of the more easier people to predict in terms of what team hes gonna bring, so perhaps this may be closer than what meets the eye. but for now, i will favor the more proven player in peachy in a significant edge
ORAS: Wyn vs Cell - battle between 2 of what i consider the best oras players in the pool. the way i see it is that wyn is the better player but cell is the better builder. however, the margin in which cell is a better builder is a bit larger than the margin in which wyn is a better player. with that being said, i give cell a small edge in what should be a good match
BW: zugubu royale vs DYA - neither really play bw but zugu has played it a couple of times in mpl, though that was 2 years ago. experience nonetheless, in which i feel like dya doesn't have aside from playing it i assume only in roomtour qualifications. dya most definitely has the motivation to do well here and definitely does have the better support which should boost his chances, but i still gotta favor the better player
Slateport Scorpions () vs Snowpoint Staravias ()
USUM: Chaitanya vs DugZa - i think chait plays in such a way that generally matches up well vs how dugza plays, and i don't know if hes gonna adapt to that. because of this, i will give chait a decent edge here
ORAS: Crashy vs Riku Sakuraba - crashy i believe is the better battler and has access to good teams. idk how motivated he is in this team environment (i heard it wasn't good but not sure), but he should still have a big edge vs an unproven riku, despite probably being very motivated to win here in his first ever blt game first ever because i accidentally snaked him last year
BW: GotCookies vs Yami - well, these two apparently have beef so this should be interesting i guess lol. cookies is most likely a better builder and definitely has the better support. meanwhile, yami got top 2 in gens which is enough for me to say that hes at least a better player than cookies. i don't really have a good read here, but ill favor cookies cause of the better support and me not buying into the idea of many people saying that hes the "worst player ever"