Tournaments RBY Grand Slam III - Playoffs (Won by gastlies)

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Hello everyone, and welcome to RBY Grand Slam III! RBY Grand Slam is a six-Open into Playoffs tournament to decide the strongest RBY Lower Tier player of the year! Previous editions and winners can be found below.


This year's format consists of six separate tournaments: The RBY Ubers Open III, The RBY UU Open III, The RBY NU Open III, The RBY PU Open II, The Stadium OU Open III, and The RBY Tradebacks OU Open III. Players will be awarded points for their performance in each Open; the results can be found here.

Thank you to our hosts and artists & congratulations to our winners! Additional thanks to Amaranth and phoopes for helping pioneer RBY Grand Slam.
Thank you to the 91 people who signed up for RBY Grand Slam III & congratulations to the top eight nine players who have advanced to playoffs: a single elimination, best-of-five series to determine the champion of RBY Grand Slam III. Let's meet our competitors:

1. gastlies (40 Points) **2nd Playoffs Appearance
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2. NotVeryCake (35 Points)
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3. Cao Jie (18 Points) **2nd Playoffs Appearance
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4. Sabelette (16 Points; 61.5% Win Percentage) **3rd Playoffs Appearance
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5. Toxin Boost (16 Points; 58.33% Win Percentage; Two Round 3 Appearances)
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6. emma (16 Points; 58.33% Win Percentage; One Round 3 Appearance)
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7. Enigami (15 Points)
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8. Dawn Dreams / King Billu (14 Points)
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Tiebreaker

Dawn Dreams vs. King Billu
UU / NU / PU / Ubers / Tradebacks OU

Round 1

1. gastlies vs. 8. Dawn Dreams
NU / Tradebacks OU / UU / Ubers

2. NotVeryCake vs. 7. Enigami
Ubers / Stadium OU / PU / Tradebacks OU / UU

3. Cao Jie vs. 6. emma
Tradebacks OU / NU / Stadium OU / Ubers / UU

4. Sabelette vs. 5. Toxin Boost
UU / PU / Stadium OU / Ubers

Semifinals

1. gastlies vs. 5. Toxin Boost
Ubers / Stadium OU / NU / PU

7. Enigami vs. 6. emma
UU / PU / Stadium OU / NU

Finals

1. gastlies vs. 7. Enigami
UU / Ubers / PU / NU / Tradebacks OU

All sets are best of five, defined as first to three wins. The higher seed will pick the first tier to be played (out of Ubers, UU, NU, PU, Stadium OU, Tradebacks OU) and the loser of each match will then pick which tier the next match will be played in. In the event of a tie, the match will be replayed in the same tier. Gastly is legal in RBY PU.

REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MATCHES

Tiebreaker Deadline: Sunday August 11th at 8:00 PM GMT-4
Round 1 Deadline: Sunday August 18th at 8:00 PM GMT-4
 
Predicts:
Dawn Dreams (1) vs King Billu (3)
I rate Billu highly after watching his OU play, but I was also impressed by Dawn in UU open. I think Dawn will take UU but Billu will take the other three games.

NotVeryCake (3) vs Enigami (2)
Despite this matchup being the #2 seed vs #7 seed, I'd say these two are pretty evenly matched. Enigami is a good and very innovative player but Cake has more experience in the non-Ubers lowtiers. I think Enigami can take Ubers and Stadium but Cake is favored in the other tiers.

Cao Jie (3) vs emma (2)
Emma is very experienced in RBY OU but she is less familiar with lowtiers, which may come back to bite her against more experienced players in playoffs. Cao Jie has more experience, making poffs last year. I’m not sure who will do better in which tier but I think Cao Jie having more familiarity with lowtiers will give them the edge in teambuilding and lines.

Sabelette (3) vs Toxin Boost (1)
Sabelette is a very strong contender for the RBY Lowtier GOAT but Toxin is also secretly cracked at this game. I was really impressed by Toxin’s Stadium play and think he can take that, but it’s very difficult to predict against Sabel.

Also special predict:
Ctown6 (0) vs Gar Birds (3)
 
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Semifinals

1. gastlies vs. 5. Toxin Boost
Ubers / Stadium OU / NU / PU

7. Enigami vs. 6. emma
UU / PU / Stadium OU / NU

Finals

1. gastlies vs. 7. Enigami
UU / Ubers / PU / NU / Tradebacks OU

All sets are best of five, defined as first to three wins. The higher seed will pick the first tier to be played (out of Ubers, UU, NU, PU, Stadium OU, Tradebacks OU) and the loser of each match will then pick which tier the next match will be played in. In the event of a tie, the match will be replayed in the same tier. Gastly is legal in RBY PU.

REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MATCHES

Semifinals Deadline: Sunday August 25th at 8:00 PM GMT-4
Finals Deadline: Sunday September 1st at 8:00 PM GMT-4
 
Boy oh boy where do I even begin. Gastlies… honey, my pookie bear. I have loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. The way you drive into the paint and strike fear into your enemies eyes. Your silky smooth touch around the rim, and that gorgeous jumpshot. I would do anything for you. I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire. You had a rough childhood, but you never gave up hope. You are even amazing off the court, you're a great husband and father, sometimes I even call you dad. I forvever dread and weep, thinking of the day you will one day retire. I would sacrifice my own life it were the only thing that could put a smile on your beautiful face. You have given me so much joy, and heartbreak over the years. I remember when you first left clevenland and its like my heart got broken into a million pieces. But a tear still fell from my right eye when I watched you win your first ring in miami, because deep down, my glorious king deserved it. I just wanted you to return home. Then allas, you did, my sweet baby boy came home and I rejoiced. 2015 was a hard year for us baby, but in 2016 you made history happen. You came back from 3-1 and I couldn't believe it. I was crying, bawling even, and I heard my glorious king exclaim these words, "PAMPU, THIS IS FOR YOU!" Not only have you changed the game of basketball and the world forever, but you've eternally changed my world. And now you're getting older, but still the goat, my goat. I love you pookie bear, my glorious king, Gastlies.☺️♥️
 
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