Team Monotype Winter Premier III - Week 2

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Week 2
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vs.


Inebriated Incineroars (3) vs. Po Town Pandas (5)

SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss
Threat: Bouff vs Kev
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic
STAB: Plas vs Sae
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute

vs.


Weaboo Wartortles (5) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (3)

SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza
Threat: taide vs K3ppr
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan
STAB: vivalospride vs power
LC: Crashy vs tko
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun

vs.


Circhester Centiskorchers (2) vs. Viridian Vivillons (6)

SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex
SS: Shiba vs kythr
Bo3: King Choco vs Decem
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash
LC: Nailec vs Toadow
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon

vs.


Mossdeep Murkrows (5) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (3)

SS: Maki vs TJ
SS: Sabella vs dahli
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom
AAA: smub vs Zap
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys
LC: Leru vs imjustgray
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp

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The deadline for Week 2 is: Sunday, December 13th @ 11:59 PM EST (GMT -5)!

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Maskun

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Week 2 is now here! I'll update my predictions percentage every week.

Week 1: 62.5% (15/24) (I don't include my team)

Inebriated Incineroars (3) vs. Po Town Pandas (5)
SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew - MR7 had a tough flying mirror from Week 1, but everyone (including myself) he'll bounce back. Sensei Axew also has a loss in the sheet from Crashy's immaculate Mono LC playing. I think MR7 will show up this week even though Sensei Axew won Fall Seasonals which should mean something right?
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash - Splash is coming from an amazing Week 1, and Zugu did not have the best of weeks as his team got clobbered. If I'm right, Zugu should be tilted by seeing a worthy opponent like Splash and will lose. Though this will be a close match, I am excited.
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss - I think this could be the highlight of this week's match between the two teams. I personally think Conflux should come out strong even though the two have suffered a loss, one to Tapu Fini, and the other to NAMDEX.
Threat: Bouff vs Kev - Both players played well but got haxed. Unfortunately I think Kev's knowledge on Monothreat is going give him another win unless he gets haxed...
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic - Just a stronger performance overall from Week 1. Both good players who know their stuff, but I think Catalystic might have a few more tricks up his sleeves.
STAB: Plas vs Sae - I expect Sae to take this game wholeheartedly. Sae just seems to have more knowledge of this Monotype OM than Plas does.
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba - Even though Confide's team had lost the series, he still played and won from a 1-3 margin! I don't know if Riku has played Mono LC, but I am willing to bet Riku will challenge Confide. Still, Confide should edge out and win.
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute - I call this tier SM DLC expansion pack, and Attribute's high caliber SM building and experience will probably give him the win against the Nat Dex tier leader.

Weaboo Wartortles (0) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (8) Since Fylkir wants reasoning here it is...
SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka - All Wanka needs to do is name all of his Pokemon Clara, and Dieu will faint from PTSD.
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush - Last week Bush was defense mode now its time for Bushblade Attack Stance (stance changed)!
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza - What can a mere mortal do to a king?
Threat: taide vs K3ppr - The power of anime (hax) only happens at the beginning and end of the season. Sorry Taide!
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan - Piper taking one for the team I respect it.
STAB: vivalospride vs power - Power is going to power through some pride!
LC: Crashy vs tko - TKO about to deliver one of the most devastasting KOs!
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun - I'm here to cure cancer~

Circhester Centiskorchers (3) vs. Viridian Vivillons (5)
SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex - All gorex needs to here is have one mon to beat ES team. In reality that's such a low chance I think ES wins this.
SS: Shiba vs kythr - Even though Kythr may be angry from his circuit loss, I think if his team cheers him up who knows an angry Kythr will body his opponent this week.
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem - Choco and Decem played well in their Bo3 games, but I think Choco will have the better day and beat Decem.
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex - Surely a man who has done the VR would have many tricks for this week's Ice Monothreat?!
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man - I just like his name too much to not support him.
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash - Trash names win!
LC: Nailec vs Toadow - Frenchie on French... I still think Nailec wins this for his performance in Mono LC in general.
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon - I can't go against the Tier Leader... While the game will go down to the wire, I think Maroon's knowledge of the tier will give him a slight edge. Highlight match of the week for me!

Mossdeep Murkrows (4) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (4)
SS: Maki vs TJ - Maki is hungry for a win after losing to Wankers last week. While TJ is a good player, Maki just has more experience in the tier to outplay him unless Maki challenges someone from the Miltanks for a test game.
SS: Sabella vs dahli - Highlight match for me this week! While both are great battlers, I feel like peachy has spent more time in the tier than Sabella at the moment. Also peachy is coming off of a dominant Week 1 game.
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya - Chaitanya surely has the edge in this Bo3. While Star is a good player, Chaitanya is a great player.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom - Man... I wanna support you Vodoom, but I haven't seen you play... Also you might lose to something wack.
AAA: smub vs Zap - Smub should be able to take this, if Zap brings another bad matchup! If not, I can still see smub winning this by a close margin for his knowledge in the tier.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys - Hys seems to be given another chance to play this week. Let's see if he can execute a win. While both are good players, I predict Hys to win.
LC: Leru vs imjustgray - I've heard imjustgray is fire, but I think Leru has more firepower in him to take the W this week.
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp - While both are solid players, Harpp has more knowledge in the tier causing Harpp's team to be better constructed than Gondra's team.
 
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Week 2 is now here! I'll update my predictions percentage every week.

Week 1: 33% (12/36)


Inebriated Incineroars (4) vs. Po Town Pandas (4)
SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew - More exp and solid player imo.
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash - A german doesn't lose twice in a row.
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss - Fluxx is prob better at SM and ORAS while SS is a 50/50 for me. Nvm its only SS, still betting on Fluxx ig.
Threat: Bouff vs Kev - Ticken's alumnus shouldn't lose again, right?
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic - Cata is GOAT in AAA wtf.
STAB: Plas vs Sae - Sae won last week so they prob have good confidence on themselves.
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba - Overall more solid player imo.
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute - I like what I saw from NatDex TL last week, but I think Attribute still has this since NatDex is basically what SS Mono should have been.

Weaboo Wartortles (0) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (8)
SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
Threat: taide vs K3ppr - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
STAB: vivalospride vs power - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
LC: Crashy vs tko - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.

Circhester Centiskorchers (5) vs. Viridian Vivillons (3)
SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex - Beating Fluxx had to have a reward, so I'm betting for you this time.
SS: Shiba vs kythr - Could go either way but I know kythr better and he's fire.
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem - CHOCO IS FIRE WOOOOO LET'S GET IT.
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex - Ganhamos last week so...
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man - I still... don't like maths...
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash - He's trash... but he won last week so, I'll trust him this time.
LC: Nailec vs Toadow - Nailec LC GOAT.
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon - Sorry NatDex Mono leader but I feel bad for you because of the monster you are facing.

Mossdeep Murkrows (4) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (4)
SS: Maki vs TJ - Sorry furry, gl tho.
SS: Sabella vs dahli - Amor a la americana.
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya - I don't see Chait losing this honestly.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom - Posting it in case you need it, you're welcome
AAA: smub vs Zap - Smub likes OMs more than Zap so I think he has a slightly advantage here.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys - LET'S GOOOO
LC: Leru vs imjustgray - A german doesn't lose twice in a row.
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp - This is a tough one, still giving it to Harpp because hes more familiar with mono
 
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Kaguya Lys

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iKioi said:
Week 2 is now here! I'll update my predictions percentage every week.

Week 1: 33% (12/36)


Inebriated Incineroars (4) vs. Po Town Pandas (4)
SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew - More exp and solid player imo.
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash - A german doesn't lose twice in a row.
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss - Fluxx is prob better at SM and ORAS while SS is a 50/50 for me. Nvm its only SS, still betting on Fluxx ig.
Threat: Bouff vs Kev - Ticken's alumnus shouldn't lose again, right?
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic - Cata is GOAT in AAA wtf.
STAB: Plas vs Sae - Sae won last week so they prob have good confidence on themselves.
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba - Overall more solid player imo.
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute - I like what I saw from NatDex TL last week, but I think Attribute still has this since NatDex is basically what SS Mono should have been.

Weaboo Wartortles (0) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (8)
SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
Threat: taide vs K3ppr - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
STAB: vivalospride vs power - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
LC: Crashy vs tko - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun - I'm a Tsareenas hoe now.

Circhester Centiskorchers (5) vs. Viridian Vivillons (3)
SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex - Beating Fluxx had to have a reward, so I'm betting for you this time.
SS: Shiba vs kythr - Could go either way but I know kythr better and he's fire.
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem - CHOCO IS FIRE WOOOOO LET'S GET IT.
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex - Ganhamos last week so...
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man - I still... don't like maths...
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash - He's trash... but he won last week so, I'll trust him this time.
LC: Nailec vs Toadow - Nailec LC GOAT.
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon - Sorry NatDex Mono leader but I feel bad for you because of the monster you are facing.

Mossdeep Murkrows (4) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (4)
SS: Maki vs TJ - Sorry furry, gl tho.
SS: Sabella vs dahli - Amor a la americana.
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya - I don't see Chait losing this honestly.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom - Posting it in case you need it, you're welcome
AAA: smub vs Zap - Smub likes OMs more than Zap so I think he has a slightly advantage here.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys - LET'S GOOOO
LC: Leru vs imjustgray - A german doesn't lose twice in a row.
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp - This is a tough one, still giving it to Harpp because hes more familiar with mono
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You'd think that after getting a third of the games right, he'd realise he's not cut out for this...
 
Fírnen

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Week1: 71.875% (23/32)

Week1 ikioi: 33%

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Ok, close enough, time to keep showing my only quality in monotype with quality prono (fuck my teammate Toadow ruined my 8-0 Vivillon btw).


Inebriated Incineroars (3) vs. Po Town Pandas (5)
SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew - He wasn't in cr7 mode last week because of MessiKythr, couldn't deal with that, but now, he will win this week to keep trying to win a ballon d'or.
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash - Clearly a cool highlight here, Zugubu wasn't motivated last week but I see him winning here. Like Bayern Munchen, this team may lose sometimes but it doesn't happen often.
Bo3: ConfluXX vs Floss - Smashed last week by my painful memory, ConfluXX is able to win but Floss has to prove his nice mpl score and will win here.
Threat: Bouff vs Kev - Both lost last week, but only one will lose this week, I see Kev praising Ticken Monothreat god to have a little of his teambuilding skills and win this game.
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic - Like Maskun said, strong perf from Catalystic last week and I see him keeping winning here.
STAB: Plas vs Sae - What can I say except Boomer and Gentleman win here?
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba - Confide defeated Toabook last week and I see him keep winning here.
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute - Fuck Attribute.

Weaboo Wartortles (3) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (5)
SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka - This baby salow can't win against a monotype veteran.
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush - Bush will win here with Kaiser teambuilding.
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza - Fylkir can't win against a monotype veteran.
Threat: taide vs K3ppr - Taide may be the first win here, globally good ig, maybe Dieu Amphibien will help him to build a decent monothreat team.
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan - Rip, don't lose ur time to hope beating my boy Lycan and go watch some waifus in anime Luckypiper!
STAB: vivalospride vs power - Power is on, it won't be off this week.
LC: Crashy vs tko - Crashy has to win it to confirm his skill in LC.
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun - Poor predicts and poor lose here for Maskun.

Circhester Centiskorchers (2) vs. Viridian Vivillons (6)
SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex - Hey, I'm honnest, I support my teammate but I don't see Gorex win here even if he's really good because Eternal Spirit is god tier.
SS: Shiba vs kythr - Kythr lost circuit, fine, it was only to kick Shiba ass here.
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem - Like I said, I respect Choco, great IG and teambuilding too, but Decem is going to bring back some quality sets and win.
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex -
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Well, I introduced and formed Basaninho to Monothreat, no way he can't beat his opponent because he's in my team. I can clearly see in your mind Basa, I know what will be ur team. And more important, fuck basa.
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man - I think TNM has potential in AAA and I hope he will confirm it here.
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash - Teamwork always win.
LC: Nailec vs Toadow - Nailec said to Toadow to lose or he will lose his mod role on the French discord. Dear MWP hosts, ban Nailec for his corruption please.
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon - Close game here, Tricho is better IG but Maroon knows better this meta. Let's be crazy and iExca for the win.

Mossdeep Murkrows (5) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (3)
SS: Maki vs TJ - Maki for the win.
SS: Sabella vs dahli - Dahli is great but boomer clause always wins.
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya - Great bo3 here, and I can clearly see Chait be motivated enough to make forget to everyone his lose against a poor Prono maker in the first week.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom - Vodoom wins here because I don't know TonyFlygon (sorry mate).
AAA: smub vs Zap - Smub is better in OMs than Zap.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys - Betathunder can win it with a skilly teambuilding.
LC: Leru vs imjustgray - Leru failed in regular mono, maybe he should see his future smaller, so small Pokemon are better for him.
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp - Highlight game, I think Sab will build a wonderfull team for a wonderfull player and Gondra's win will be wonderfull
 
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Kaguya Lys said:
You'd think that after getting a third of the games right, he'd realise he's not cut out for this...
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iKioi said:
Sit down Frnen and Fylkir, the REAL SUPERIOR QUALITY PREDICTIONS ARE HERE:
Viridian Vivillons (1*) vs. Inebriated Incineroars (6*)

SS: gorex vs Conflux - following Pudin on this one ''???????????????????????????? why is gorex slot 1 you guys are so fucking aids man hes for sure not winning here now''
SS: kythr vs MetaRiolu7 - Both solid players, could go either way.
Bo3: Decem vs zugubu royale - Now that Zugu is locked he can concentrate on demolishing people instead of preparing his next roast. #freezugu.
Threat: ToxaNex vs Bouff - Flipped a coin. Bouff won.
AAA: The Number Man vs aesf - The number man vs the letter man. I hate maths.
STAB: trash vs Plas - This was easy, he's trash...
LC: Toadow vs Confide - After a poor MPL season for Tdow, I think Confide might have bigger confidence on himself.
NatDex: maroon vs Jordy - Imagine maroon being the only win on your team LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL cba.
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Dieu Amphibien

Dieu Amphibien

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My first predictions :D​


Inebriated Incineroars (3) vs. Po Town Pandas (3)

SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew : 2004 players are really the strongest, like Mr7 or me or Makis (one imposter among us)
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash : cancering each others
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss : wins by insulting his oppo in Indian
Threat: Bouff vs Kev : i put kev winner because if I don't, he's going to cry
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic : who are these?
STAB: Plas vs Sae : fake weeb wins here
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba : he beats toadow w1, so if def gonna win here
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute : i put jordy winner to balance the score


Circhester Centiskorchers (4) vs. Viridian Vivillons (3)

SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex : Decem wins here
SS: Shiba vs kythr : The word "ignorant" is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, or even cognitive dissonance and other cognitive relation, and can describe individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts, or individuals who are unaware of important information or facts. Ignorance can appear in three different types: factual ignorance (absence of knowledge of some fact), object ignorance (unacquaintance with some object), and technical ignorance (absence of knowledge of how to do something).
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem : wait why there is another Decem
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex : frenchies win as always
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man : sounds like "The Namranan"
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash : the name of the oppo is not to his advantage
LC: Nailec vs Toadow : yo wtf
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon : he said me that he will win


Mossdeep Murkrows (3) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (5)

SS: Maki vs TJ : calling his furry friends for helping him during the match
SS: Sabella vs dahli : PLEASE DAHLI PUT BACK YOUR OLD PFP WITH THE BIRDS
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya : Sasuketanya wins.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom : please daddy, you can do it
AAA: smub vs Zap : Narutozap wins.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys : i like his name
LC: Leru vs imjustgray : someone said to me that his guy is strong
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp : i like harpp pfp


Weaboo Wartortles vs. Tsundere Tsareenas

LET'S GO WARTORTLES
 
iLlama

iLlama

Nothing personal, I protect my people
I'll include predictions for my own team from an outside perspective and mostly focused on performance, regardless of us inevitably winning the week.

Inebriated Incineroars (2) vs. Po Town Pandas (6)
SS: MetaRiolu7 vs Sensei Axew - Each player lost mirrors Week 1 so they'll both be hungry for a win going into this week. Only thing I know about Sensei Axew is he won the most recent ssnls which I suppose is impressive in its own right. MR7 definitely has the edge in experience as he helped lead the Treeckos to a 2nd place finish in the most recent MPL and is all around a solid player and builder. Should be a clean win for MR7.
SS: zugubu royale vs Splash - Splash is starting off hot with a convincing victory to open his tournament, while Zugu got shut out by Decem in Bo3. Normally I'd give Zugu the edge here but until he grabs his first win he'll be on cancer alert.
Bo3: Conflux vs Floss - The most important matchup this week for both teams as both players need a win to help get themselves rolling. Floss is coming into this Bo3 following a tough matchup where he didn't get an opportunity to shine. Confluxx on the other hand was seemingly caught completely off guard by a supereffective threat that outpaced his team and the ever common Urshifu. Bo3 should give Flux a better opportunity to not lose at preview but Floss looks stronger here.
Threat: Bouff vs Kev - Aside from each player trading hax in their first games this matchup is heavily favored for the Monothreat Co-TL Kev. Bouff's only real chance of winning here is either pulling out some great hax or having a threat that Kev doesn't account for. Zugu and his whack teambuilding can prove to be Bouff's greatest asset here but that's only if Zugu helps with prep.
AAA: aesf vs Catalystic - Catalystic has the clear edge here judging from team and performance. If the Incineroars want aesf to pull a W out in AAA he's going to need some serious building and testing, not a 5 minute straight from the VR balance Flying.
STAB: Plas vs Sae - Plas looked good in his first game, unfortunately losing to two crucial crits. His opponent Sae is by far the stand out Mono STAB player in this tournament and even though his first win was in a literal 100-0 matchup in his favor, I'm still heavily favoring him to come out on top. Should be a fun match to watch regardless.
LC: Confide vs Riku Sakuraba - Probably the most one-sided matchup for these teams. Not sure if Riku has played Mono LC before while Confide is both experienced and started off with a comeback win even after his team had lost the week.
NatDex: Jordy vs Attribute - Another instance where I don't know a player, Jordy is going to need some serious team support to matchup against Attribute. Should be another clear winner but you never know with Z-Moves and Megas running around.

Weaboo Wartortles (4) vs. Tsundere Tsareenas (4)
SS: Dieu Amphibien vs Wanka - Dieu and Wanka are coming of good wins respectively but the difference maker here is going to come down to teambuilding and experience. Wanka on paper is highly favored and, judging by Dieu almost choking a sure victory in his previous game, will have a strong advantage.
SS: Kaguya Lys vs Bushtush - Kaguya is starting off his tournament against the recently freed from chains Bush. Kaguya I believe is another ssnl winner and had a respectable individual performance in the most recent MPL whereas Bush was the only member of his team to lose in Week 1. I seriously doubt Bush's loss affects him at all and history has shown that he's an extremely strong player, plus he has the Mono boomers building for him. I imagine this will come down to team matchup but slight edge for Bush.
Bo3: Fylkir Pudin vs Isza - Fylkir's AAA loss in the first week in a matchup where he looked favored was a tough start to the tour for him. Recently unbanned Kaiser is fresh off a victory in Bo3 over Leru. Fylkir most likely has a better understanding of the current SS meta but Kaiser's personal skill and superior team support should outclass.
Threat: taide vs K3ppr - taide's first game was haxy and he almost choked a win when all was said and done. K3ppr faced off against the only team that either put almost no time into their threat slot or simply don't know how to build for it, so it's hard to tell how well he can perform. Judging by their teams used and support for the slot taide should have a slight edge here.
AAA: LuckyPiper vs 1 True Lycan - Most likely to be this series most slanted matchup. Piper is a good player and the Wartortles seem to have decent AAA support in their lineup, but Lycan is simply in a whole other class.
STAB: vivalospride vs power - vivalospride loaded up an impossible matchup Week 1 that also lead to Glacial Lance being banned at the end of Week 1. power won his first match and looked strong overall. I want to avoid making it a toss-up so I'll give vivalospride the edge as he's STAB council.
LC: Crashy vs tko - Crashy dominated in his first game even in the mirror whereas tko won what looked to be a 80-20 (possibly even better) matchup in his favor. Both looked good but Crashy should be the favorite here.
NatDex: Feitan the steam vs Maskun - Runner-up for the most slanted matchup for these teams we have Feitan vs Maskun. Maskun started off his first game by immediately letting his biggest threat to the opposing team get Toxic'd while Feitan missed his scheduled time and went awol for days. Assuming Feitan doesn't disappear for his game again this week he should win.

Circhester Centiskorchers (4) vs. Viridian Vivillons (4)
SS: Eternal Spirit vs gorex - Eternal Spirit loaded up into a tough matchup Week 1 but ultimately left with a performance that was heavily lacking. gorex had the opposite happen where he loaded up into an amazing matchup Week 1 and ultimately smashed his opponent. Eternal Spirit did well in the most recent MPL but that was on the Honchkrows. Without that support I have to give gorex the edge.
SS: Shiba vs kythr - kythr winning against MR7 is a phenomenal start to the season. His opponent Shiba is no slouch as a veteran in Mono tours but I don't see him winning here. Edge to kythr.
Bo3: Its Choco Bitch vs Decem - Highlight matchup for these teams, sorry Trich and maroon. Choco is unpredictable with his team choices and is overall a very strong Bo3 player when he tries. Decem on the other hand is an incredibly strong builder and so far he's living up to his 35k price tag. Going to give a slight edge to Decem but should be a close series.
Threat: basaninho vs ToxaNex - basaninho got a win in his debut but ToxaNex is much more experienced in threat. Would definitely be surprised if Nex doesn't win here.
AAA: Fissure vs The Number Man - Both won their first games but Fissure definitely has AAA experience in spades. Should be a clear winner.
STAB: Quantum Tesseract vs trash - QT has much more experience with OMs and trash had to crit his way to a win in Week 1. Advantage QT.
LC: Nailec vs Toadow - Toadow was the only person on his team to lose last week and allowed Confide to pull out a great win. Nailec is a very strong Mono LC player historically and so far it shows.
NatDex: Trichotomy vs maroon - maroon is the TL for NatDex so in theory he should be favored here, however his opponent is Trichotomy who is easily one of the best overall players in this tour. Unless maroon gets matchup or has some crazy tech this should be another win for Trich.

Mossdeep Murkrows (5) vs. Milk Bagged Miltanks (3)
SS: Maki vs TJ - Maki has the edge in play and experience here for sure and has the classic Honchkrow team support to back him up. TJ does have part of the Gengar core to help him prep but I don't see him winning here.
SS: Sabella vs dahli - The matchup to look forward to this week for sure. Both have their classic team support and are in need of a team win. dahli won his first game and probably has a better idea of the current meta, but I know Sabella is itching for a win going into Week 2. Slight edge Sabella.
Bo3: Star vs Chaitanya - Star is a strong player and performs well in Mono tours but this is Chait we're talking about. Unless Chait gets blown out by matchup he's the clear winner.
Threat: TonyFlygon vs Vodoom - By far the least exciting matchup on paper going into Week 2. Tony's first game was bad to be frank. His play seemed like threat is definitely the weakest link in the Murkrows lineup and the team screamed 5 minute build. On the other side we have the Miltanks who decided to bench their only threat player coming into Ice threat, the same type in which D2TheW had previously beaten Ticken in the recent OM tour. So needless to say I have no idea what their decision making is here. Vod is more than likely a stronger player than D2 but I'm not entirely sure if he's played threat before. Assuming the Murkrows put minimal thought into their threat slot again, Vod has a slight edge.
AAA: smub vs Zap - smub is only winning through a highly favored matchup and by annoying the shit out of Zap. Thankfully for him, he is historically good at accomplishing both of these. Zap is easily favored here on paper but we'll have to see at preview if smub can sneak an advantage.
STAB: Betathunder vs Hys - Boomer Betathunder is the OG of STAB and surely will be pressed to get a win coming into Week 2. On the other side we have Hys who still has a lot to prove after his great run in the Mono OM tour. Giving the edge to the boomer here but this could be the win that puts Hys on the map.
LC: Leru vs imjustgray - Not sure who imjustgray is and Leru is Leru. The Miltanks may have Seo on their team for support in this slot but even then their performance was lackluster. Large advantage to Leru.
NatDex: Gondra vs Harpp - Normally I would easily favor Gondra here based on Harpp's history of not showing up in team tours, however he's apparently extremely active for the Miltanks and got one of their two wins in Week 1. Gondra is coming off a loss with a tough mirror match but even so I think the Honchkrow core is going to be even more focused on pulling a win this week. Slight edge Gondra but it should be close.
 
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