Tournaments GSCPL VI - Week 8

[JensenDale]

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Magnificent Muks (1) vs. (0) Cracked Crobats
Bo3 OU: DAWNBUSTER vs. gorgie
OU: melancholy0 vs. Underlying
OU: Iguana vs. OmBrArch
OU: Sceptross vs. summer islands
Ubers: Waruchuu vs. betathunder
UU: Raahel vs. Estuardo19
NU: Shengineer vs. BeeOrSomething
PU: O1V7O2X9O vs. BloodAce

Royal Raikous vs. Carapiga Caterpies
OU Bo3: Conflict vs. aminita
OU: Elo Bandit vs. Seanobiwan
OU: Siatam vs. KeshBa54
OU: Bohrier vs. hybone
Ubers: Taka vs. Mashing
UU: Indulge in dreams vs. evakiyama!
NU: Real FV13 vs. MrSoup
PU: Estarossa vs. torkonpeter

Deadline is <t:1765162800:F>​

 

[leoperi]

Magnificent Muks vs. Cracked Crobats
Bo3 OU: DAWNBUSTER vs. gorgie . Will be a close battle but i belive in dawn more
OU: melancholy0 vs. Underlying 50/50 tbh but both are cool players so will be fun to watch
OU: Iguana vs. OmBrArch close game too but i belive ombrarch may win this week
OU: Sceptross vs. summer islands unc still got it
Ubers: Waruchuu vs. betathunder ngl idk much of both players in ubers though iirc waruchuu does have more experience with uber tiers in general.
UU: Raahel vs. Estuardo19 50/50 idk much of either
NU: Shengineer vs. BeeOrSomething will be close game but i think shen got this
PU: O1V7O2X9O vs. BloodAce idk

Royal Raikous vs. Carapiga Caterpies
OU Bo3: Conflict vs. aminita will be a close game but i think donphan nation will carry the tromphy
OU: Elo Bandit vs. Seanobiwan i just dont know much of elo tbh
OU: Siatam vs. KeshBa54 will be a close game but i belive siatam wins this
OU: Bohrier vs. hybone idk much of both players tbh so this is 50/50
Ubers: Taka vs. Mashing another 50/50 though pretty sure mashing has more experience with the tier so i belive she will win this
UU: Indulge in dreams vs. evakiyama!

NU: Real FV13 vs. MrSoup i think soup has better odds of winning the week
PU: Estarossa vs. torkonpeter will be a close game but i belive esta wins this

 

[Shing]

lfgggggg summer islands evakiyama! <3

 

[O1V7O2X9O]

won gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen2pu-891562

 

[LHF]

Coming back from not having spectated a lot of GSCPL to find some very cool and exciting matchups.

Magnificent Muks vs. Cracked Crobats
Bo3 OU: DAWNBUSTER vs. gorgie - if there was ever a game where you could say "I just hope both teams have fun" it would be this one. I genuinely can't predict this one because any time I bold one name I feel guilty for not having bolded the other.
OU: melancholy0 vs. Underlying - this one's a little more off the cuff than my Bo3 predict but I've always liked what I saw from melancholy so thats my pick here.
OU: Iguana vs. OmBrArch - Iguana is a good player in his own right but honestly this MU becomes more 50/50 if he loads a truly standard 6.
OU: Sceptross vs. summer islands - Sceptross's name precedes him but summer is a grinder of GSC and cannot be counted out.
Ubers: Waruchuu vs. betathunder - Intuition pick
UU: Raahel vs. Estuardo19 - Bolding Raahel purely on knowing how much of a grinder he is and seeing his name all over the site in random tours. Also having Dawnbuster able to feed you teams means that there's an inherent lead for Raahel to capitalize on.
NU: Shengineer vs. BeeOrSomething - New blood vs. old guard. Although Pokemon is a volatile game this is one of those matches I think will come down to matchup. Shen's never afraid to load new ideas while Bee's fundamentals in this tier are well established. Both are friends but if you put a gun to my head I really couldn't call this. It's a highlight matchup for anyone who wants quality LT action though.
PU: O1V7O2X9O vs. BloodAce - already happened but I would've picked Ace for honesty's sake.

Royal Raikous vs. Carapiga Caterpies
OU Bo3: Conflict vs. aminita - Conflict is an amazing player but my gut tells me aminita takes this one.
OU: Elo Bandit vs. Seanobiwan - I don't know Elo Bandit's GSC OU game but he's a very competent player and knowledgeable in other formats. I just don't know if that's enough to overcome Sean.
OU: Siatam vs. KeshBa54 - KeshBa is a notorious grinder. That said, I find it very hard to pick against Siatam.
OU: Bohrier vs. hybone - Literally just copying leoperi here and saying "idk much of both players tbh so this is 50/50"
Ubers: Taka vs. Mashing - Mashing is likely more familiar with the tier so I expect a win there barring Michael Mouse activity.
UU: Indulge in dreams vs. evakiyama! - At some point long ago Bee told me he was mentoring evakiyama in GSC UU and I hold his takes on the LTs in pretty high esteem. Indulge is a great player in their own right, but GSC UU is a fairly specific tier that the players who take seriously hold a major advantage in. Good luck to both players here.
NU: Real FV13 vs. MrSoup - MrSoup's track record in GSC NU is well established and yet Real FV13 always finds a way to be a threat in any GSC LT he plays. This is a 65/35 for me.
PU: Estarossa vs. torkonpeter - Torkon had an absolutely standout GSCPL last year for the Wobbuffets and while I haven't kept up with GSC PU in a while, I assume he's still in top form. Esta, much like FV, is never someone you can count out though.