Tournament NDBD I - Semifinals

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  • If you are unable to schedule with your opponent, please let your managers know ASAP so they can communicate that to the hosts or the other team's managers for a potential substitute.​
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:Iron Hands:Dead Man's Iron Hands (5) vs (5) DB Fanclub Dragonites:Dragonite:
SV Ubers: bumboclaat vs MirrorSaMa
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin
SV OU: ojr vs Foolycl
SV OU: themonkeydidit vs AM
SV OU: Big Chungus irl vs Frixel
SV UU: awyp vs HoodedZack
SV RU: Rafadude vs Fluore
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon
SV Monotype: Hyjinks vs crash
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): LBN vs Micaiah

:spectrier:Spectacular Spectriers (3) vs (6) Darkrai Lane Demo Tapes:darkrai:
SV Ubers: Sami vs entrocefalo
SV OU: Xurkiyee vs Mada
SV OU: estra vs Typical_bastard
SV OU: sealoo vs Skyiew
SV OU: velvet vs Adriyun
SV UU: Iride vs Saurav the great
SV RU: Danbear02 vs seth
SV DOU: Farfromani vs xqiht
SV Monotype: style.css vs twinkay
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): devin vs skimmythegod


The deadline for this round is Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM-7.

Dead Man's Iron Hands (0) vs (0) DB Fanclub Dragonites
SV Ubers: bumboclaat vs 0.5Mirror
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin
SV OU: ojr vs Foolycl
SV OU: themonkeydidit vs AM
SV OU: Bigchungusirl vs Frixel
SV UU: Awyp vs HoodedZack
SV RU: Rafadude vs Fluore
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon
SV Monotype: Hyjinks vs crash
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): LBN vs Micaiah

Spectacular Spectriers (0) vs (0) Darkrai Lane Demo Tapes
SV Ubers: Sami vs entrocefalo
SV OU: Xurkiyee vs Mada
SV OU: Estra vs Typical_bastard
SV OU: Sealoo vs Skyiew
SV OU: Velvet vs Adriyun
SV UU: Danbear02 vs Saurav the great
SV RU: about15gals vs seth
SV DOU: Farfromani vs xqiht
SV Monotype: Style.css vs twinkay
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): Devin vs skimmythegod

TIEBREAKERS!!!
:Iron Hands:Dead Man's Iron Hands (0) vs (2) DB Fanclub Dragonites:Dragonite:
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin
SV RU: Big Chungus irl vs Micaiah
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon

The deadline for this round is Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 at 11:59 PM-7.

Dead Man's Iron Hands (0) vs (0) DB Fanclub Dragonites
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin
SV RU: Big Chungus irl vs Micaiah
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon

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Dead Man's Iron Hands (3) vs (7) DB Fanclub Dragonites
SV Ubers: bumboclaat vs 0.5Mirror - mirrorzamazenta
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin - 51/49
SV OU: ojr vs Foolycl - 52/48
SV OU: themonkeydidit vs AM - idk
SV OU: Bigchungusirl vs Frixel - prob better
SV UU: Awyp vs HoodedZack - close
SV RU: Rafadude vs Fluore - good season
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon - eragon da goat
SV Monotype: Hyjinks vs crash - mono
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): LBN vs Micaiah - highlight mu
 
SV Ubers: Sami vs entrocefalo - trust in entro
SV OU: Xurkiyee vs Mada - SPL experience or sumth idk
SV OU: estra vs Typical_bastard - principle
SV OU: sealoo vs Skyiew - goat sealoo
SV OU: velvet vs Adriyun - hunch
SV UU: Iride vs Saurav the great - pretty good
SV RU: Danbear02 vs seth - idk
SV DOU: Farfromani vs xqiht - idk
SV Monotype: style.css vs twinkay - can clutch i feel
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): devin vs skimmythegod - maybe

Courtesy of having only watched few games in quarter finals and no experience in BDs whatsoever LET'S GOOO!
 
Dead Man's Iron Hands (6) vs (4) DB Fanclub Dragonites
SV Ubers: bumboclaat vs 0.5Mirror-Bumbo preps better but I like mirror’s play better
SV OU: Tempo di anguria vs hidin-Tempo Will lock in for playoffs
SV OU: ojr vs Foolycl-OJR’s been on a heater
SV OU: themonkeydidit vs AM-AM’s been on a hot streak recently
SV OU: Bigchungusirl vs Frixel-If hidin passes frixel a shiest team it’s over
SV UU: Awyp vs HoodedZack-Honestly a 50/50
SV RU: Rafadude vs Fluore-Can this guy lose a least once please?
SV DOU: Voltix vs eragon-My goat now has eatfoods support
SV Monotype: Hyjinks vs crash-mono
BO3 (OU, UU, RU): LBN vs Micaiah-highlight
 
"Unfortunate" doesn't begin to describe my series, this game rewards blind luck and nothing else, I am beyond convinced at this point. After getting completely tooled by scheduling with my opponent changing times on me last minute and refusing to provide confirmation prior to the day of the match as to play times, losing this way somehow felt even worse than I had thought possible. My preparation was superior, my play was superior, and I lost, so I don't see a reason to continue engaging in an activity where what is within my control is overwhelmingly outweighed by what is not.

I am done with competitive Pokemon, and you won't get a fond farewell. This community is infected to its roots with a degenerative disease that grows stronger over time but stops short of killing its host. Tournaments used to have a competitive spirit at their heart, this has been transplanted and replaced with an artificial organ that feeds on vitriol and mockery from insecure little boys that heckle by the sidelines and tear each other to shreds over scraps of attention. The environment we fostered has trapped us all like this in a vicious cycle, and escaping it requires acceptance of the harshest reality we all scramble to explain away, that none of the countless straining efforts we put ourselves through here will ever amount to one single shining glimmer of significance. I would make this the end, but World Cup is still ongoing, and I would never leave so many great friends out to dry, so I'll suffer through a few more games for them.

One last thing before I leave you all to react with disdain, ridicule, and self-righteous fervor, before you do everything in your power to minimize my words and thoughts, box them up and shove them to some cobwebbed corner of your memory, and hope they disappear forever as a stain on your finite time ground to dust. From this moment on, nothing you say matters to me. The foulest insults you hurl with intent to wound will calmly settle at the earth before my feet, and the venom you spit will bring all the pain of a warm summer breeze. You are less than anything you can conceive, while I carry on, brimming with joy distilled from detachment.
 
Sami said:
"Unfortunate" doesn't begin to describe my series, this game rewards blind luck and nothing else, I am beyond convinced at this point. After getting completely tooled by scheduling with my opponent changing times on me last minute and refusing to provide confirmation prior to the day of the match as to play times, losing this way somehow felt even worse than I had thought possible. My preparation was superior, my play was superior, and I lost, so I don't see a reason to continue engaging in an activity where what is within my control is overwhelmingly outweighed by what is not.

I am done with competitive Pokemon, and you won't get a fond farewell. This community is infected to its roots with a degenerative disease that grows stronger over time but stops short of killing its host. Tournaments used to have a competitive spirit at their heart, this has been transplanted and replaced with an artificial organ that feeds on vitriol and mockery from insecure little boys that heckle by the sidelines and tear each other to shreds over scraps of attention. The environment we fostered has trapped us all like this in a vicious cycle, and escaping it requires acceptance of the harshest reality we all scramble to explain away, that none of the countless straining efforts we put ourselves through here will ever amount to one single shining glimmer of significance. I would make this the end, but World Cup is still ongoing, and I would never leave so many great friends out to dry, so I'll suffer through a few more games for them.

One last thing before I leave you all to react with disdain, ridicule, and self-righteous fervor, before you do everything in your power to minimize my words and thoughts, box them up and shove them to some cobwebbed corner of your memory, and hope they disappear forever as a stain on your finite time ground to dust. From this moment on, nothing you say matters to me. The foulest insults you hurl with intent to wound will calmly settle at the earth before my feet, and the venom you spit will bring all the pain of a warm summer breeze. You are less than anything you can conceive, while I carry on, brimming with joy distilled from detachment.
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