Tournament NDUPL I - Week One

[Murphy Lawden]

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• Follow all rules listed here.
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Serendipity Supersonic Salamence (0) vs (0) Dark Sun Followers
SV ND Ubers: Cancel cult vs Ebony God
SV ND Ubers: Jojen vs Runo
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): Splendid Silver Star vs Metallica126
SV ND Ubers UU: ilikeeatingcrayons vs Xurkiyee
SV ND Ubers Doubles: oh the guilt vs eragon
SV ND Ubers Draft: Hacker (Draft 1) vs LogIce (Draft 2)

Johto Fried Ho-Ohs (0) vs (0) Oblivion Ambers
SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo vs liliou
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby vs Interlinked
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone vs xinnobu
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge vs SeaLife
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1)

Altered Forme Devils (0) vs (0) Broken Sunrazers
SV ND Ubers: mrfraud vs Swas
SV ND Ubers: omar vs Glory
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): sealoo vs entrocefalo
SV ND Ubers UU: ElectraineHeart vs TubeKnight
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Akaru Kokuyo vs GigaBytes7
SV ND Ubers Draft: Iride (Draft 2) vs 2playaLuffy (Draft 1)


Deadline for Week 1 is <t:1775447940:F>. GLHF!

Predictions Format

Serendipity Supersonic Salamence vs Dark Sun Followers
SV ND Ubers: Cancel cult vs Ebony God
SV ND Ubers: Jojen vs Runo
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): Splendid Silver Star vs Metallica126
SV ND Ubers UU: ilikeeatingcrayons vs Xurkiyee
SV ND Ubers Doubles: oh the guilt vs eragon
SV ND Ubers Draft: Hacker (Draft 1) vs LogIce (Draft 2)

Johto Fried Ho-Ohs vs Oblivion Ambers
SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo vs liliou
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby vs Interlinked
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone vs xinnobu
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge vs SeaLife
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1)

Altered Forme Devils vs Broken Sunrazers
SV ND Ubers: mrfraud vs Swas
SV ND Ubers: omar vs Glory]
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): sealoo vs entrocefalo
SV ND Ubers UU: ElectraineHeart vs TubeKnight
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Akaru Kokuyo vs GigaBytes7
SV ND Ubers Draft: Iride (Draft 2) vs 2playaLuffy (Draft 1)

 

[Swas]

Serendipity Supersonic Salamence (4) vs Dark Sun Followers (2)
SV ND Ubers: Cancel cult vs Ebony God: leaning cancel cult, this will be a fun one
SV ND Ubers: Jojen vs Runo: jojen is him with sss support
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): Splendid Silver Star vs Metallica126: circuit champion difference
SV ND Ubers UU: ilikeeatingcrayons vs Xurkiyee: xurk is tuff
SV ND Ubers Doubles: oh the guilt vs eragon: could go either way, idk about doubles
SV ND Ubers Draft: Hacker (Draft 1) vs LogIce (Draft 2): same as above but go logice

Johto Fried Ho-Ohs (2) vs Oblivion Ambers (4)
SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo vs liliou: kun has been more proven
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby vs Interlinked: both are quite even but interlinked has been performing better lately
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone vs xinnobu: close mu, favouring xinnobu because hoohs sv support looks lackluster
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat: zrp seems favoured off meta knowledge, but his oppo is good so it wont be a free win
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge vs SeaLife: bolding sealife since im more familiar with their gameplay
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1): idk draft but princess autumn themselves said vmnunes is decent...

 

[Anchor9]

Early predictions:

Serendipity Supersonic Salamence (3) vs (3) Dark Sun Followers

SV ND Ubers: Cancel cult (60) vs (40) Ebony God:
This will be a very interesting matchup. Cancel Cult is a genuinely good player who just needs to get out of his own head sometimes. I’m excited to see how he does with SSS building. Ebony God is the top ladder guy, so he’s great. I think Cancel Cult has the edge due to better prep and tour experience overall.
SV ND Ubers: Jojen (75) vs (25) Runo:
Jojen is good at mons and I really haven’t seen Runo seriously play this tier since that Shuckle-Xern HO RMT sometime near the end of 2023. I’m not going to count NDCL cause there were so many things internally that went wrong with that team.
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): Splendid Silver Star 70) vs (30) Metallica126:
Obviously SSS is heavily favored in this matchup, but I know Metallica126 well enough from other parts of this site to know this could be very interesting. I guess it depends on the team passed. I’m really wondering how building will go for the Sun Followers
SV ND Ubers UU: ilikeeatingcrayons (10) vs (90) Xurkiyee:
Xurk. idk what else to say. Kinda annoyed he didn’t end up playing main Ubers since he absolutely farms some of the player base, and the ones he doesn’t would be peak matchups.
SV ND Ubers Doubles: oh the guilt (30) vs (70) eragon:
Don’t know too much about either in this too, but eragon is apparently one of the big double players.
SV ND Ubers Draft: Hacker (45) (Draft 1) vs (55) LogIce (Draft 2):
Don’t know Hacker well enough to determine how well he would do. Some users have talked about him to me but they seem more like inside jokes so I'm not inclined to take it seriously. LogIce is one of the goats though.

Johto Fried Ho-Ohs (4) vs (1) Oblivion Ambers

SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo (70) vs (30) liliou
Probably the best matchup this week to me (outside of Sealoo vs Entro but that’s just pure curiosity to see how Sealoo will do in this tier). Kunvirgo is the better player, but liliou's been consistently good since I’ve started the tier and definitely has a good shot. I think this will come down to prep.
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby (35) vs (65) Interlinked:
Decently equal mu. I haven’t really kept up with Squeeby much. I just know he did well in NDFL. Interlinked is good although Swas would say mid but whatever. I like Interlink's play and fundamentals better and he’s learned the tier fast.
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone (40) vs (60) xinnobu:
This matchup is hype. hybone has broken onto the scene and done insane in tours. I'm wondering how it will go without serious SSS support though. Bumboclaat is a pretty solid substitution building-wise. I’m giving xinnobu the edge because of experience and the building support is better.
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat:
Zrp is a solid player and idk who the other guy is so I’m going with Zrp.
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge (70) vs (30) SeaLife:
Sealife has done solid in Ubers. I don’t know how that will translate to doubles so I’m giving Smudge the edge.
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1):
I don’t know either of you sorry.

 

[Splendid Silver Star]

I'm too lazy to write reasons.
Johto Fried Ho-Ohs (3) vs Oblivion Ambers (3)
SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo vs liliou
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby vs Interlinked
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone vs xinnobu
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge vs SeaLife
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1)

Altered Forme Devils (2) vs Broken Sunrazers (4)
SV ND Ubers: mrfraud vs Swas
SV ND Ubers: omar vs Glory
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): sealoo vs entrocefalo
SV ND Ubers UU: ElectraineHeart vs TubeKnight
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Akaru Kokuyo vs GigaBytes7
SV ND Ubers Draft: Iride (Draft 2) vs 2playaLuffy (Draft 1)

 

[Sami]

ngl i dont know jack abt Doubles and Draft pools so take those with a pinch of salt

Serendipity Supersonic Salamence vs Dark Sun Followers (4-2)
SV ND Ubers: Cancel cult vs Ebony God
SV ND Ubers: Jojen vs Runo
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): Splendid Silver Star vs Metallica126
SV ND Ubers UU: ilikeeatingcrayons vs Xurkiyee
SV ND Ubers Doubles: oh the guilt vs eragon
SV ND Ubers Draft: Hacker (Draft 1) vs LogIce (Draft 2)

Johto Fried Ho-Ohs vs Oblivion Ambers (6-0)
SV ND Ubers: Kunvirgo vs liliou
SV ND Ubers: Squeeby vs Interlinked
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): hybone vs xinnobu
SV ND Ubers UU: Zrp200 vs Rainbow PussyCat
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Smudge vs SeaLife
SV ND Ubers Draft: Princess Autumn (Draft 1) vs vmnunes (Draft 1)

Altered Forme Devils vs Broken Sunrazers (1-5)
SV ND Ubers: mrfraud vs Swas
SV ND Ubers: omar vs Glory
SV ND Ubers (Bo3): sealoo vs entrocefalo
SV ND Ubers UU: ElectraineHeart vs TubeKnight
SV ND Ubers Doubles: Akaru Kokuyo vs GigaBytes7
SV ND Ubers Draft: Iride (Draft 2) vs 2playaLuffy (Draft 1)

GO HOOHS