Bruh, what happened in week 2?? I know the matchups were close, but damn I'm shocked on some of them for different reasons. Anyway, I ended up with 2-4 (3-7 overall), which isn't any better FFS. I'm hoping to get my predicted score positive or else I'll let Jett have the right to call me a clown for the rest of the year.
SS NFE: Quagg vs
Skysolo (45:55)
Skysolo has continued to impress me by taking wins against "top-level" NFE players. And now he will face another known player in NFE. Quag decided to play NFE this week, and I'm very excited about this match. Still, I do think Skysolo is in favor to win here. Both are great players for different reasons, but Quag has recently been back playing pokemon and I feel like he isn't completely used with the new meta, while Skysolo's results speak for themself. For the playstyle, I've already talked about Skysolo. Quag has a solid understanding of the situation he is in so whenever he goes aggressive or defensive depends on his position. So I feel they're both equally good, but Skysolo is still the better player atm.
I'm unsure about the building part. Skysolo has been using a solid, but very similar team structure. 3 defensive cores, with 1-2 bulky-offense mon and one breaker that has limited checks. Not that's bad though, but Quag is extremely good at prepping and can use that to the advantage. Quag's builds overall is very "sample team" worthy, so I think Quag's building part is a little better, even if he's still a little rusty right now. How I would imagine the match will be typical. Early and endgame shouldn't matter too much, but those critical plays in mid-game will matter a ton. Since I think Skysolo is the better player atm = better plays = more likely to win.
SS NFE: Professor Tox vs
Ojr (45:55)
After Ojr gave hands to Xavgb, I decided to go through his
and Skysolo replays from other tiers to get information on them as a player. I think I got what I needed to form my reasoning behind this prediction. This matchup is quite a ballsy one, and I'll give it to Ojr the favor to win the match. I can go with the "Ojr won against Xavgb while Tox lost against him" and he's simply a more experienced/better player, but that's boring. So speaking of them as a player, Ojr is an aggressive player with a lot of good predictions mostly from playing LC. Tox is similar by going a fair amount of prediction himself, but Ojr has better decisions. Tox is a better builder by simply being more optimal. However, Ojr isn't something to shrug off. Looking at his team against Xavgb showed me he has some deadly traps which can turn around the game. As for how I would think the match would go, I think this is why I favor Ojr over Tox. He is someone that likes to hold the advantage right from the start, and with his strong prediction and 50/50 game, he could honestly cause frustration for Tox. And If he ever gets in Tox's head, I think that's an easy GG since Tox tends to lose composure. But as long Tox doesn't give Ojr a lot of opportunities and limits his chances all to the end game, which is possible because of the nature of NFE itself, he has always a good chance to win. I'm just gonna say this match may be hella wild lol, I'm so gonna watch it.
SS NFE:
S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs Frisoeva (60:40)
Ho3n has shown better performance than what Friso has to offer atm. Friso's a better player though so it's never one-sided when it comes to NFE. But what Tox said + I think the Tlenit game didn't convince me to think Friso has a better chance to win against ho3n. Because I felt more than that Tlenit just choked that game hard. For the match itself though, I actually don't know LOL. I thought it was going to be a slow mid-game, but after seeing Friso's team against Tlenit I'm a little unsure how it will be viewed. I do think it's going to be 50+ turns like easily, but I'm curious how the match will look at early/mid-game. To think about it, have these two played against each other before? I can't recall lol. Frisoeva isn't someone to ever underestimate, but I'll still give it to ho3n as a clear favorite to win this match. As long ho3n does not choke, he should be fine.
SS NFE: Rav3ndan vs 85percent (60:40)
I think Rav3ndan is a clear winner here. I haven't seen enough to think that 85% has a chance to win over Rav3. He's obviously better with his builds and preparation, but Rav3 is the better NFE player right now and has solid teams enough. I think the match is going to the "most NFE" I can think of since both of them builds very standard, so the game will be heavily focused on Mid-game. I think anyone can win the game, but I'll give Rav3 the likely chance to win. Not much I can say from here except I'm glad to see 85% and Rav3 are playing more, make the match as high quality as possible ty :)
SS NFE:
Rav3ndan vs Monsareeasy (55:45)
Tired to tell my reason behind this prediction, but I'll predict Rav3 over Arctic.
SS NFE: Pileosand vs
King Leo V (48:52)
Oh my, seems like the NFEPL IV Winners are facing each other. The kiddo vs the Leader
Funny enough Pileosand should be the favorite to win here, and it's not a surprise with the wins she has taken. While Leo had an underwhelming start, I'm going for the risky read and predict Leo to win. Both of them know each other somewhat since they have been in the same team, and while I think Pileosand has the momentum going on, I'm seeing Leo is getting more closer to win his matches while Pileosand feels like she's getting closer to lose. Pileosand has the better teams, while I still think Leo is the better player. So it kinda evens it out. For the match itself, I've no idea how it ends up. I'll just say that while Leo is cheering for her, I don't think he wants to disappoint her so I'm seeing this match being close as it gets. I think both of them are even in early and mid-game, but the endgame is the most important. Either I'm seeing Leo is having the calculated win here, or Pileosand can either take the cleaner endgame or risk a 50/50 situation as she did against Rav3.
The only other reason why I'm betting for Leo is the "
V" if you know what that is. I'm just saying that should be a lil factor that matters just in this match.
Otherwise, I haven't seen those two play against each other, and it'll be a very "cursed" match haha. I think it's the closest MU for this week, even if the result does not reflect it. It's the match I'm looking forward to the most this week. Best of luck to both of you guys.
SS NFE: Greybaum vs
Hys (35:65)
It's very rare that I'll see Hys playing NFE but I'll always welcome good players like him being back in action. Now I think Hys will give Greybaum a lot of trouble. Hys isn't a player that takes a lot of risks, but he will always try to find opportunities to limits the opponent's options and put them in deadly situations where he's able to sweep the game. One of the concerning problems I've with Greybaum is that he corners himself in very uncomfortable positions, where he's forced to make passive plays to keep himself alive. That's because he loses his offensive checks too early or gets them crippled/worn down and ends up fodder. Hys is the perfect player that's able to capitalize on these flaws to his advantage, basically a strong counter to Greybaum's playstyle. Hys's builds have also more favored matchup against Greybaum's balance teams. Just mostly because he has the mix of bulky offense cores, but also some deadly setup wincons. And that those type of teams causes bulky-balance teams a ton of trouble. My conclusion after seeing Greybaum's recent performance, and analyzing Hys by watching his replays(I forgot the count LMAO), Hys should win with no trouble. Should Greybaum have a chance to win over Hys, he has to adjust his plays and change his bulky-balance teams to something else. This could be Greybaum's most difficult challenger as I feel Hys is a counter to him as an NFE player.
Btw I intentionally added uppercase on the first letter of your name. And ngl some of you guys look mad ugly af with that uppercase lmao, not sorry.
