Age of the Starmies (6) vs (4) Shiesty Shell Smashers
SV Ubers: shieldpoke vs Skyiew - still more familiar with him as a player
SV OU: erza vs Chansey and Lulu - will be a crazy upset if chansey wins this
SV OU: Mimikyu Stardust vs Taka - one x-0 has gotta go, also fuck both these guys for doing better in this tour than they've ever done for ME
SV OU: LBN vs Oculars - idk both are in the trenches
SV UU: DripLegend vs Lupla - never seen my son drip play natdex but maybe sasha will prep him well enough
SV RU: sasha vs Thiago Nunes - I think nunes is stronger but sasha has been tryharding so maybe she snatches it
SV DOU: laptops vs xqiht - both good, kind of a tossup imo
SV Monotype: Scarfire vs Big Chungus irl - more familiar with scarfire
SS OU: Isza vs Lameflame - better player
SS OU: Tenebricite vs Unowndragon - both are good, I think tene is a bit better but wouldn't be too shocked if it went the other way
Will make the same comment as last week, this is way closer to me than I woulda predicted at the start of the tour. I do think starmies are def favored here but smashers have shown to be capable of strong wins so I won't be knocked off my chair to see them win.
Unrelenting Unmons (3) vs (7) Glaring Gengars
SV Ubers: bumboclaat vs entrocefalo - better player
SV OU: Kyo vs peap - peap is washed etc etc
SV OU: omarsgarciav vs mada - perhaps a bit of a tossup but mada has been great this season
SV OU: ARTYMASION vs kayzn - already happened but woulda bolded my goat anyways
SV UU: R1C3M4N vs Saurav the great - this match has so much meme potential
SV RU: Runo vs feen - I think feen is stronger overall but he's been in the trenches while runo has found his flow state
SV DOU: Iceberg77 vs bagel - tough season for bagel but unmons dou is winless which does not inspire confidence
SV Monotype: roxie vs style.css - roxie does not give a shite
SS OU: TPP vs stareal - both good players but stareal has better support
SS OU: Boomenheimer vs Fc - both winless, have more faith in Fc tho to finally get on the board
Both teams have had tough seasons but gengars still have a shot here while unmons are effectively outta playoff contention, never seen 6 points qual before which is all they can get. Can't imagine motivation is very high so gengars should be able to take this comfortably unless unmons start tryharding just for honor which would be epic.
Wired Weaviles (5) vs (5) Always Midnight Absols
SV Ubers: skimmythegod vs zuzhouwawa - more familiar with skimmy
SV OU: pdt vs seth - I think pdt is stronger overall but when he gets in ruts he struggles to get himself out of them
SV OU: Lily vs Nashrock - better player
SV OU: sealoo vs Separation - better player
SV UU: Rasche vs Elfuseon - really torn on this one tbh
SV RU: Micaiah vs Leni - better season altho leni surprised me last week so maybe he does it again
SV DOU: eragon vs Schister - will go with who I'm more familiar with but both are doing well rn so either could take it
SV Monotype: Splash vs Dieu Amphibien - splash will load a favorable mu then call it an unwinnable game
SS OU: Luthier vs Roginald - pulling for my boy rogi but does not look cash money for him rn
SS OU: kDCA vs yonmd - both are doing well but I think yonmd has been a bit more impressive with his wins
This series seems pretty even to me on paper so will be intrigued to see how it goes. Pivotal moment in the tour for both teams which may determine who makes that playoffs run.
