Tournament BDSPPL V - Week One

Regiboob · Jul 27, 2026

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Week One

:staraptor:Staraptor Ever Afters (3) vs (5) Rolling Spheals:spheal:
Ubers: Wesleyy vs VTMagno
OU: AquaticCarlie vs sequoia
OU: Joeshh vs Concept
OU: Fragments vs ILoveGarchom
UU: A Welcome Guest vs TyCarter
RU: db vs SEROO
NU: One Last Kiss vs Pokemh
PU: Irys vs AstilCodex

:skitty:Sunyshore Skitties (6) vs (2) Gliscor Nightwings:gliscor:
Ubers: Fc vs DerpySuX
OU: Skitty (Skittyrox) vs ExguardiaN
OU: seraphz vs jackuzzler
OU: Huargensy vs eeriespell
UU: Jojen vs NDK
RU: Me Empty vs TTK
NU: Sagazinha vs hxmo
PU: yonitet vs Blaze

:empoleon:Empoleon Emperors (4) vs (4) Brexit Bibarels:bibarel:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106
OU: Glurakaiser vs LB
OU: Tempo di anguria vs Theycallmephil
OU: Sir Snub vs B1Kharma
UU: zRyan vs Baddy
RU: L Lawliet vs Medasus
NU: hida vs Meth Master
PU: Scarf Kricketune vs Zpice

Deadline for Week One is <t:1785747600:F>.

Challenge Codes

Code:

BDSP UU: /challenge gen8bdspou @@@ -ou, -uubl
BSDP RU: /challenge gen8bdspou @@@ -ou, -uubl, -uu, -rubl, -drought
BDSP NU: /challenge gen8bdspou @@@ -ou, -uubl, -uu, -rubl, -ru, -nubl, -drought, -damp rock, -heat rock, -sticky web
BDSP PU: /challenge gen8bdspou @@@ -ou, -uubl, -uu, -rubl, -ru, -nubl, -nu, -publ, -drought, -damp rock, -heat rock, -sticky web

:staraptor:Staraptor Ever Afters (0) vs (0) Rolling Spheals:spheal:
Ubers: Wesleyy vs VTMagno
OU: AquaticCarlie vs sequoia
OU: Joeshh vs Concept
OU: Fragments vs ILoveGarchom
UU: A Welcome Guest vs TyCarter
RU: db vs SEROO
NU: One Last Kiss vs White Atoq
PU: Irys vs AstilCodex

:skitty:Sunyshore Skitties (0) vs (0) Gliscor Nightwings:gliscor:
Ubers: Fc vs DerpySuX
OU: Skitty (Skittyrox) vs bello figo
OU: seraphz vs jackuzzler
OU: Huargensy vs eeriespell
UU: Jojen vs NDK
RU: Me Empty vs TTK
NU: remedy vs hxmo
PU: yonitet vs Blaze

:empoleon:Empoleon Emperors (0) vs (0) Brexit Bibarels:bibarel:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106
OU: Glurakaiser vs LB
OU: Tempo di anguria vs Theycallmephil
OU: Sir Snub vs B1Kharma
UU: zRyan vs Baddy
RU: L Lawliet vs Medasus
NU: hida vs Meth Master
PU: Scarf Kricketune vs Zpice

Princess · Jul 27, 2026

glhf Bibarels

TTK · Jul 27, 2026

:staraptor:Staraptor Ever Afters (0) vs (0) Rolling Spheals:spheal:
Ubers: Wesleyy vs VTMagno - VTMagno has been playing Ubers since PL 1 probably. Shouldn't lose unless he plays bad.
OU: AquaticCarlie vs sequoia - The one that plays more probably.
OU: Joeshh vs Concept - I know who Concept is.
OU: Fragments vs ILoveGarchom - I know who Fragments is.
UU: A Welcome Guest vs TyCarter - TyCarter should be undefeated.
RU: db vs SEROO - I have to admit db gets the jump on me everytime so
NU: One Last Kiss vs White Atoq - This goes either way ig but White Atoq has better support.
PU: Irys vs AstilCodex - Better grasp on the meta but Irys knows what they're doing. Will be interesting

:empoleon:Empoleon Emperors (0) vs (0) Brexit Bibarels:bibarel:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106 - one of the unfortunate souls that's actually good at this format.
OU: Glurakaiser vs LB - I know who LB is.
OU: Tempo di anguria vs Theycallmephil - goes either way.
OU: Sir Snub vs B1Kharma - Same as above
UU: zRyan vs Baddy - Superior clicker
RU: L Lawliet vs Medasus - I have nothing to go off of ngl, need to wait a week
NU: hida vs Meth Master
PU: Scarf Kricketune vs Zpice - Sorry Zpice but Kricketune is a day 1 PUer.

igiveuponaname · Jul 27, 2026

:staraptor: Staraptor Ever Afters (0) vs (0) Rolling Spheals :spheal:
Ubers: Wesleyy vs VTMagno - please
OU: AquaticCarlie vs sequoia - Carlie has played more BDSP but sequoia has performed better overall
OU: Joeshh vs Concept - in a vacuum the matchup is even but Concept has much more solid support imo
OU: Fragments vs ILoveGarchom - sheer player diff
UU: A Welcome Guest vs TyCarter - hard to bold against Carter in UU
RU: db vs SEROO - yea I'm willing to bet on db
NU: One Last Kiss vs White Atoq - Atoq has prior experience in NU + decent support but OLK is an SCL-level player, which evens things out a bit I feel
PU: Irys vs AstilCodex - PU leader buff though Irys can probably pull off an upset

:skitty: Sunyshore Skitties (0) vs (0) Gliscor Nightwings :gliscor:
Ubers: Fc vs DerpySuX - hard to bold against Fc
OU: Skitty (Skittyrox) vs bello figo - my alt advantage + generally more experienced with the tier
OU: seraphz vs jackuzzler - won PL3 vs hasn't played BDSP to my knowledge
OU: Huargensy vs eeriespell - Huargensy was pretty active in BDSP a few years back so it will be interesting to see what they bring to the table, eeriespells has been playing the past few PLs as well but this is their first venture into OU unless I'm forgetting something
UU: Jojen vs NDK - probably a slight edge to Jojen since they played BDSP in SSCL though UU is not OU
RU: Me Empty vs TTK - probably the strongest RU in the tour
NU: remedy vs hxmo - no real thoughts on this matchup
PU: yonitet vs Blaze - yonitet will pull out some bullshit at some point during this tour and lose the game cuz of it, it's just a question of when. Can't really bold in favour of him ever in that case I feel

:empoleon: Empoleon Emperors (0) vs (0) Brexit Bibarels :bibarel:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106 -

jokes aside, Iride performed well in Ubers last year and has proven herself in OU as well during SSCL, whereas TBIC is one of BDSP Ubers most dedicated players, so he would definitely have the edge in terms of experience and knowledge. He also won last time they played. I think it can go either way but if I had to pick I would go with The Bloke In Colchester.
OU: Glurakaiser vs LB - was on the winning team last year
OU: Tempo di anguria vs Theycallmephil - better player and has ventured into OU last year
OU: Sir Snub vs B1Kharma - Sir Snub vs Phip would have been a funny matchup to see this week in hindsight. otherwise not much to say, maybe a slight advantage to Snub based off prior experience
UU: zRyan vs Baddy - Always Bet On Baddy
RU: L Lawliet vs Medasus - no real thoughts on this matchup
NU: hida vs Meth Master - hida performed well last year after a bit of a rough start ~~we don't talk about the week 1 game~~ to where I think they're advantaged, though Meth Master has a bit more support to work with I think
PU: Scarf Kricketune vs Zpice - Sash is one of the most experienced players in the tour when it comes to PU, though I think a Zpice upset could be possible

Just some quick thoughts on the teams as a whole

:staraptor: Staraptor Ever Afters: The Staraptors were bargain hunting during the auction my lord, managing to pick up Fragments, db, and OLK all for 10k or less is absolutely insane. In fact not a single player on their team went over 11k aside from the manager self-buy, something no other team can say. That was until they decided to end their auction run by dumping 17.5k on bumboclaat for funsies. Every BDSPPL needs That One Randomly Expensive Player ig. Auction steals aside the lineup is pretty solid featuring many solid players mixed with BDSP experience. And those who remember BDSPPL III and the Slowbro/Chatot Daughters (I still don't understand that name) should be familiar with how they managed to do pretty well to many people's surprise by making it to the 2nd stage of the tour. I wouldn't be surprised if they were to pull off such a feat again but it's only the beginning of the tourwith much left to be seen. Wishing 11 of the 12 players the best of luck.

:spheal: Rolling Spheals: Spheals have participated in every BDSPPL and have made playoffs + finals ever since the second edition, giving them tons of experience and knowledge to draw from, which will help with their more inexperienced players. It's hard to see them doing poorly especially with a lineup consisting of BDSP mainstays such as Codex, Carter, VTMagno + Tbolt manager as well as returning Spheals like sequoia and Atoq.

:skitty: Sunyshore Skitties: The Skitties managed to draft a decently top heavy team with the likes of Fc, Huargensy, and seraphz, and then proceeded to buy as many players as possible as a part of Slowpoke Fan's quest to make an army for every team tour ever. There are definitely good players in the mix but it's hard to understand some of the drafting thought process, such as why would you purchase Sami, someone who only signed up for Ubers, when you already managed to get Fc, who will likely only leave the slot if he were to have a heart attack or something. This is also the team that managed to snag yonitet, who is one stupid ass load away from me flaming him nonstop. The team has the potential to pull stuff off but it would take some work I think.

:gliscor: Gliscor Nightwings: Hardest team to get a real grasp on considering there's not much history to pull from. Beyond TTK and a returning Derpy and eeriespell (who are playing different tiers than they have in previous editions) the lineup isn't exactly giving me the most confidence in terms of prior BDSP experience. There are definitely solid players in the lineup like bello figo, jackuzzler, and Fluore, I think it's mostly a matter of how quickly this team can find its footing in the format.

:empoleon: Empoleon Emperors: Our German duo returns under a new name this year with some BDSP experience under their belt. Draft wise they feel somewhat similar to the Skitties in that they seem pretty top heavy with the likes of Scarf Kricketune, Tempo, hida, and Iride with it thinning out a bit more afterwards. However that is not to say that the Empoleons have a poor draft, just that it will probably take more work to put out results compared to other teams.

:bibarel: Brexit Bibarels: I think one thing about the Brexit Bibarels that has stood out to me the past few years is that they always seem like they're a team punching above their weight. They always manage to get a few good players but at a glance the whole lineup tends to feel like it's in the middle of the pack, with a bunch of matchups that have me thinking it would either end as a toss-up or go to the other team. Despite that though they've managed to make it to playoffs both years the team has been active which is no small feat. Looking at the lineup this year though I get the feeling they might be more towards the front of the pack, largely carried off of Baddy returning to the Bibs as well as a new pickup in LB, both of whom won last year's PL. Otherwise it feels like standard Bibs stuff, with the only other notable thing being Phip being traded over to the Bibs after a mid-auction hiccup due to technical difficulties. She's in OU this year though, after me witnessing what was probably the least fun I've ever seen someone have in a tournament while she was in PU last year. Lastly they're the only team with the bare minimum number of players, so best hope a bunch of subs don't need to be made one week.

Overall I don't think any team has a poor lineup and I'm hoping they all do well. It can be really hard to make predicitions and cheer for any given team given that I want almost all of the people playing to win and have a good time during this tournament. So let's make sure that happens folks. Best of luck to everyone!

Princess · Jul 27, 2026

igiveuponaname said:
OU: Sir Snub vs B1Kharma - Sir Snub vs Phip would have been a funny matchup to see this week in hindsight.

Ah I see, we weren’t the only ones who would have been pleased about that

AnglersDream · Jul 28, 2026

Is there a replacement pool? If someone quits then i would love to join a team, i dont care what metagame it will be just glad to be on a team

igiveuponaname · Jul 28, 2026

AnglersDream said:
Is there a replacement pool? If someone quits then i would love to join a team, i dont care what metagame it will be just glad to be on a team

We have a list of the players that didn't get drafted during the auction that managers can choose from in the event one of their players gets banned. Outside of that there isn't a way to be able to play in the tournament proper. In the meantime though if you want to try out any of the metagames you can join the BDSP discord and ask for games there.

TBIC106 · Jul 28, 2026

TTK said:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106 - one of the unfortunate souls that's actually good at this format.

igiveuponaname said:
Ubers: Iride vs TBIC106 - View attachment 850951 jokes aside, Iride performed well in Ubers last year and has proven herself in OU as well during SSCL, whereas TBIC is one of BDSP Ubers most dedicated players, so he would definitely have the edge in terms of experience and knowledge. He also won last time they played. I think it can go either way but if I had to pick I would go with The Bloke In Colchester.

Even when glazed I also get slandered, truly the reason I keep coming back to BDSP

Zpice · Jul 29, 2026

AnglersDream said:
Is there a replacement pool? If someone quits then i would love to join a team, i dont care what metagame it will be just glad to be on a team

AnglersDream · Jul 29, 2026

igiveuponaname said:
We have a list of the players that didn't get drafted during the auction that managers can choose from in the event one of their players gets banned. Outside of that there isn't a way to be able to play in the tournament proper. In the meantime though if you want to try out any of the metagames you can join the BDSP discord and ask for games there.

Alright ive joined the discord and am waiting for approval. I should be on the list of players who didnt get drafted, so hopefully ill get the chance to play in case someone drops