Official Smogon Doubles Tournament III - Round 1

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Welcome to the third edition of the Official Smogon Doubles Tournament! This year's format will be a Bo3 SV Doubles OU swiss tournament with a top cut, in which the winner walks away with the OSDT trophy
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Rules & Tournament Format

General Tournament Rules
  • This is a standard SV DOU tournament.
  • OSDT III will be a swiss tournament with a to be determined top cut size depending on signups.
    • Players will be automatically dropped when they hit three losses as they are no longer in contention for top cut.
    • Players will be assigned a random opponent out of the pool of players with the same record as you each round.
  • Rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
  • Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!. If you can't agree on which server to play on, the Smogtours server is the default option.
  • Replays are required and must be posted every round.
  • There are no extensions, so please get your games done on time.
  • Your hosts are TPP, Theia, bunnyy, Lady Salamence
Activity Decisions / Coin Flips: In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.

For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.

In case of disconnections, if you played in the SmogTours server, call a Tournament Director as soon as possible and we'll see about the possibility of having a rematch.
Prize

Courtesy of the Pokemon Showdown! Upper Staff, in addition to the trophy, the winner of OSDT III will win an additional prize. The winner will have a choice of receiving a Custom Avatar or reclaiming an inactive username on Pokemon Showdown!, with the runner-up receiving the option not chosen by the winner.

Resources

Smogon Tournament Discord
Doubles OU Discord
Doubles OU Overview
Doubles OU Strategy Dex
Doubles OU Sample Teams
Doubles OU Viability Rankings

Round 1

entrocefalo  vs  GasaiYunoSan
BirdNotReal vs Future_Control
Rayenith vs RelicanthPrimal
Miyoko  vs  teal6
Pocket Pete  vs  Indi01
Fluore  vs  ariesbk
ratpacker  vs  jonas
PandaDoux vs SingleThunder
lax  vs  ihbst
avarice  vs  Wamr
LordDoesOtherStuff vs Lhions
somnum dirae  vs  Ann
Despacito87  vs  Mihowk
a fruitshop owner  vs  MultiPokemon
Star  vs  Gatubraz
Banbadoro  vs  Actuarily
hynax  vs  Ash KetchumGamer
mikeymankind  vs  SMB
VGCsavant vs Canned Furs
yovan33321  vs  danotrex159
Commander Beta  vs  Yeetree
xqiht  vs  Phantom0rion
Dark Shion  vs  Rival Andrew
Rxchx vs Dabingsta
MADARAAAA  vs  Tenzai
Dj Breloominati♬  vs  yogo896
papiloco  vs  mind gaming
Gyatch  vs  Kaneki-san
NotAnHacker  vs  GenOne
Akaru Kokuyo  vs  sir jelloton
Daveefaser vs ZoroDark
Liurnian Shaymin  vs  SoulWind
It'sRainin'Frogs vs Shaneghoul
seroo  vs  Z Strats
Mizuhime  vs  Sebaszc08
Frania  vs  elodin
big pichu vs Animayshu
tier  vs  herotozero
FazureVGC vs Lemurro
SpectralThief vs Watercelly
Soodra_  vs  CyndaKill-SH
zee  vs  bydy
false  vs  Alexander IV
John1240 vs KyleCole
ThatWolfCam  vs  slyfoxybrazenboi
InkVGC  vs  PigWarrior19
TTTech  vs  twash
NecasInTrouble  vs  Raytro
Sanjay das  vs  Pancakes24
PikaSpark  vs  Mattadome02
DHUVANESH  vs  JJ2112
Schister  vs  eragon11145
Fangame10  vs  luisin
Hugo  vs  Voltix
KennyJ  vs  LoSconosciuto
JimmyLeSimplet  vs  Ev_Evan
yandaud  vs  giove97
Cao Jie  vs  Bless
Licenciado Pan  vs  FloristtheBudew
qsns  vs  crying
GarchompFan1512  vs  Nido-Rus
Quartosa  vs  Elfuseon
NinjaSnapple  vs  Maxouille
kreatorkat  vs  Lyssa
Theblobfishman9  vs  Kaif
Ikaishi  vs  lemonstre1
zerodragon  vs  Neblina
AIRedzone vs ClaimingRobin
Enzonana.  vs  Greedy_eb
Deadify  vs  Eeveon7
Lily  vs  Frixel
egalvanc  vs  QianJiang-China
popamolly247  vs  Nudisto
Tji69 vs chuggachuggachooo
Yoda2798  vs  natsuzamaki
DugZa  vs  Chloe
Teals  vs  Irene-2002
Hys vs Marshadouw 2007
Amaranth  vs  Javi
B1Kharma vs Normalname
Sylveon used calm mind  vs  Givrix
Ace4869  vs  Meminger21
idiotclips  vs  Genesis77
Trout In Space  vs  oh the guilt
Tempo di anguria  vs  Mrctothec
Trosko  vs  Medeia
Terekusai  vs  waffle2O2O
Animus  vs  JRL
raf  vs  Chris32156
Ashbala  vs  Farfromani
Mimikyu Stardust  vs  MichaelderBeste2
MLQ Fey  vs  sasha
maretusbasement1  vs  jcbc
Astro Nation Shoe vs Iceberg77
z0mOG  vs  Xalvadore
I_Am_Wrenellen  vs  hybone
Xrn  vs  Éric
baloozpideros  vs  damien the genius
Bananacrazy111  vs  JJ09LIE
Grandmas Cookin  vs  K3ppr
robjr  vs  MZB
Bctime47  vs  Sificon
Concept Everything  vs  KeanuGrindingArc
skinnyrainbow11  vs  tausifur
Fragments  vs  EternalSnowman
smudgerox  vs  cinnasaur
Laurel  vs  kythr
Polaris711  vs  BlazingDark
Kaboom  vs  Yellow Paint
Lucky-Sama  vs  txitxas
KokenoCastro  vs  localdealerr
Nephtyrix  vs  leo-bloodysweet
tyo  vs  Mr.Bossaru
Ohyeah1212  vs  sk1191212
LogIce  vs  Spurrific
kotori6304 vs sundays.n_sundaes
yokoisop  vs  Arcticblast
zoe  vs  Feyy
KingKrash78  vs  Zerotti
AtraX Madara  vs  Realblazing
Toxigen  vs  fespy
Zeal  vs  WhoDatMan
Failbor  vs  D_Bowey
A Quail's Query  vs  yakarimseni
bage1  vs  MTB
cheesesir  vs  Mishimono
choicebadkyurem  vs  Memoric
swag god  vs  SuckyLucky

JJ2112
kotori6304
It'sRainin'Frogs
chuggachuggachooo
Watercelly
ClaimingRobin
Iceberg77
Rayenith
Lhions
KyleCole
Hys
PandaDoux
blce

Contact deadline will be Wednesday, June 14 at 11:59 PM GMT-5, you may be subbed out if you do not contact by then.
There are no extensions so please do your best to get your games done by Sunday, June 18th at 11:59 PM
Replays are required!!!​
 
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Round 1 Stream Matches
ratpacker vs jonas -- Thursday 8pm +2 -- streamed by eragon11145 & Lunar.; VOD by Lunar
We kick off OSDT III coverage with a matchup with the French phenom ratpacker who first gained recognition with a top 8 finish in Doubles Majors as well as going 6-1 in DWCOP III going against DWCOP III Winner jonas who gained a starting slot on US West and the Paldea Cratermakers in DPL 9, combining for a 5-6 team tour record this year.

Fangame10 vs luisin -- Friday 6am +2 -- streamed by papiloco, Bless & smudgerox; VOD by Smudge
Fangame is one of Doubles' most idiosyncratic players, going all the way back to 2015 where he almost exclusively used Trick Room teams. He returned after a 6-year hiatus with a new development in Frosty Fanroom; an adaptable Hail full Trick Room team archetype with a penchant for getting timely freezes. On the other side of the matchup we find luisin: a long-term LATAM stalwart who, despite a down year (6-12 in the DOU circuit so far), remains a force to be reckoned with.

Hugo vs Voltix -- Friday 2pm +2 -- streamed by AIRedzone & Despacito87; no VOD available
Lower tier ladder hero and #1 Barraskewda fan Hugo is a newcomer looking to make a splash in the Doubles OU circuit squaring off against the veteran Voltix who will be trying to jolt the rookie with their electric play.

Sylveon used calm mind vs Givrix & Star vs Gatubraz -- Friday 8pm +2 -- streamed by Grandmas Cookin & zee; VOD by Yoda2798
Double coverage starting from Friday 8pm GMT+2!
Sylveon used calm mind (check out their art thread!) will be trying to improve on their 3-3 OSDT II record this year, but faces a tough round 1 matchup against 2022 Fall Seasonal winner Givrix, who's looking to return after a quiet 2023 so far.
Hall of Famer Star claimed a starting slot in SS DOU for the Slateport City Sp_ndas in DPL 9, finishing the tournament with a 4-2 record. He'll be looking to adapt to a new Doubles metagame against Gatubraz, a fresh face with a 6-5 record on the year so far.

zoe vs Feyy -- Friday 9pm -4 -- streamed by eragon11145, AIRedzone & Despacito87; game was rescheduled and therefore not casted
Doubles Moderator and SCL II starter zoe has leveled up as a player this year with a strong 14-5 record (of which 7-3 in team tournaments) and a SM Cup semi-finals slot. She'll be facing Feyy, a newcomer who gained prominence after a top 16 finish in the Winter Seasonal and a 4-3 record in DPL 9 for the Cold Crew.

Xrn vs Éric -- Saturday 6:30pm +2 -- streamed by Lunar. & big pichu; VOD by Lunar.
Xrn has been having a tremendous year so far by dominating the team tournaments (an 8-1 record in DWCOP and DPL combined) while Éric has been raising his involvement in Doubles and picked up solid wins in the Classic Cup to make for a 8-5 Circuit record so far.

Animus vs JRL -- Saturday 9pm +2 -- streamed by Lunar.; VOD by Lunar.
Animus vs JRL is undoubtedly the biggest matchup of round 1: two all-time great Doubles behemoths (JRL is 8th all-time, Animus is 21st). JRL has been dominating the circuit with a 13-3 team tournament record and thus leading the Thieves to their unlikely DPL 9 trophy, while also coming off a BW Cup win so far. JRL is a proven OSDT killer as well, with 10-3 and 4-1 records in OSDT II and I respectively. While 3-time Worlds qualifier Animus may be better known for his VGC play, he's proven just as good in Doubles with a 8-2 record in 2023 team tournaments and a 6-3 record in SCL II.

MADARAAAA vs Tenzai -- Sunday 3pm +2 -- streamed by Hugo & eragon11145
Our marquee European matchup, with MADARAAAA coming off an impressive 2023 Winter Seasonal win versus Lands manager Tenzai who is looking to bounce back with a vengeance after what has been a suboptimal year so far.

qsns vs crying -- Monday 1am +2 -- streamed by Memoric & smudgerox
Doubles veteran qsns has quietly been putting up a fantastic year with a 16-2 record in unofficial tournaments, generally losing to activity calls and late scheduling attempts. One hour before the deadline they'll face off against crying, better known as a Singles player but who boasted a 4-2 record in OSDT II.
 
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