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Rising Sandstorm (0) vs (0) Magic Guardians
SV: Kitoothe vs Evie
SV: akxhdwy vs Sabella
SV: Paprikaflow vs Ac1D
SV: Daharan vs hi.naming is hard
SM: Metallica126 vs Leni
BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin
ADV: THE_CHUNGLER vs Sneakyplanner
SS: musashi109 vs sol
SM: lighthouses vs Cielau
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter

20/20 Virizion (0) vs (0) The Feraliburn
SV: seed vs zause
SV: feen vs Taka
SV: paysa vs Quinn
SV: Txunt! vs Elfuseon
SS: C0nfiden1 0yster vs Feliburn
SM: lza vs Master Chief
BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat
SS: Hoops vs OranBerryBlissey10
SM: toinha vs Dlanyer
ORAS: NoName6293 vs Fragments

Predictions Template

Rising Sandstorm (0) vs (0) Magic Guardians
SV: Kitoothe vs Evie
SV: akxhdwy vs Sabella
SV: Paprikaflow vs Ac1D
SV: Daharan vs hi.naming is hard
SM: Metallica126 vs Leni
BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin
ADV: THE_CHUNGLER vs Sneakyplanner
SS: musashi109 vs sol
SM: lighthouses vs Cielau
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter

20/20 Virizion (0) vs (0) The Feraliburn
SV: seed vs zause
SV: feen vs Taka
SV: paysa vs Quinn
SV: Txunt! vs Elfuseon
SS: C0nfiden1 0yster vs Feliburn
SM: lza vs Master Chief
BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat
SS: Hoops vs OranBerryBlissey10
SM: toinha vs Dlanyer
ORAS: NoName6293 vs Fragments

Flex Slot Picks per Team

Semifinals
1. Rising Sandstorm: SM, BW, ADV
2. 20/20 Virizion: SS, SM, BW
3. The Feraliburn: SS, SM, ORAS
4. Magic Guardians: SS, SM, BW

Week 7
Magic Guardians: SS, SM, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, ORAS, BW
Zui Zoruas: SM, BW, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SM, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: SS, ORAS, ADV
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: ORAS, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SM, ORAS, BW
Devious Diancies: SS, SM, ADV

Week 6
Magic Guardians: SS, SM, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, SM, ORAS
Zui Zoruas: SS, BW, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SM, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: SS, ORAS, ADV
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: ORAS, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SM, ORAS, BW
Devious Diancies: SS, SM, ADV

Week 5
Magic Guardians: SM, ORAS, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, ORAS, ADV
Zui Zoruas: SS, SM, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SM, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: ORAS, BW, ADV
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: ORAS, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SS, SM, ORAS
Devious Diancies: SS, SM, ORAS

Week 4
Magic Guardians: SM, ORAS, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, BW, ADV
Zui Zoruas: SS, SM, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SM, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: SM, ORAS, BW
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: ORAS, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SM, ORAS, BW
Devious Diancies: SS, SM, ORAS

Week 3
Magic Guardians: SS, ORAS, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, SM, BW
Zui Zoruas: SS, SM, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SS, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: SM, ORAS, BW
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: SM, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SM, ORAS, BW
Devious Diancies: SS, SM, ADV

Week 2
Magic Guardians: SM, ORAS, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, ORAS, BW
Zui Zoruas: SS, SM, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SM, BW, ADV
Rising Sandstorm: SM, ORAS, BW
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: ORAS, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SM, ORAS, BW
Devious Diancies: SM, ORAS, ADV

Week 1
Magic Guardians: SS, SM, BW
20/20 Virizion: SS, SM, ADV
Zui Zoruas: SS, BW, ADV
Borussia Donphans: SS, SM, BW
Rising Sandstorm: SS, SM, BW
Tsareena Bisexual Divas: SM, BW, ADV
The Feraliburn: SS, SM, ORAS
Devious Diancies: SM, BW, ADV

Deadline is December 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM.​

 

[Flabeauf]

SV: seed vs brainrot kid
bro is younger than the seed's smogon account

 

[Horii]

Rising Sandstorm (0) vs (0) Magic Guardians
SV: Kitoothe vs Evie
SV: akxhdwy vs Sabella
SV: Paprikaflow vs Ac1D
SV: Daharan vs hi.naming is hard
SM: Metallica126 vs Leni
BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin
ADV: THE_CHUNGLER vs Sneakyplanner
SS: musashi109 vs sol
SM: lighthouses vs Cielau
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter

 

[zause]

Alright free Ming549 predicts

 

[FlamPoke]

20/20 Virizion (5) vs (5) The Feraliburn
SV: seed vs zause - seed has plot armor... both playing pretty good mons for the most part, although they've had some pretty rough showings too. Slightly favor seed in a rematch after taking an L in their last ru game.
SV: feen vs Taka - Both susceptible to getting fished (and fishing) I think, rate Taka a bit higher overall as a player though especially with Feliburn support.
SV: paysa vs Quinn - Not super familiar with paysa but from the little I have seen I think they can secure a win vs an okay opp.
SV: Txunt! vs Elfuseon - I don't think this is favored too much for Txunt tbh, he's a fine clicker and builder but Elfu is probably better at clicking and has arguably better support so it's a toss up.
SS: C0nfiden1 0yster vs Feliburn - Really cool matchup ngl this one is going to be a great watch, Oyster has had a lot of success in the tier lately but is generally a touch below Feli as a player to me and is susceptible to getting outclicked in a fat v bo matchup.
SM: lza vs Master Chief - Rabbit hasn't had the best games as of late but I still rate him higher in the tier, could end up being a toss up because I've heard his opp is pretty sheist in the burro cord.
BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat - I rate vroom super high overall, maybe a tad lower than gk as a player but vroom loads solid teams and his prep is the polar opposite of gk so I favor vroom to continue showing up.
SS: Hoops vs OranBerryBlissey10 - OBB is a good SS player, even if his RU doesn't compare to other lower tiers, while Hoops will have a tougher time securing a winning matchup I think.
SM: toinha vs Dlanyer - toinha iirc started some sv this tour but idk what happened with that? His play is sometimes pretty sus but he should be slightly favored to click better I think.
ORAS: NoName6293 vs Fragments - Not familiar with NoName in ORAS (or much at all really) but Fragments is a known clicker and has much much better support so this should be pretty clean in their favor.

In the event of a tie, I don't know for sure if either team has a tier they love to pick into but it would definitely be some combo of;

seed Oyster vroom/feen
vs
Feliburn gk MC/Taka

which I would have to favor the Feliburns in by a touch for sure. Hope for a fun series and for burro cord to show up this week.

 

[Ampha]

Since I have some free time might as well do predicts tbh, most are gonna be based on vibes so ye

Amogus

Rising Sandstorm (6) vs (4) Magic Guardians
SV: Kitoothe vs Evie - Evie has been playing more of SV and I dont really know much on Kitoothe
SV: akxhdwy vs Sabella - Booty is just overall better player imo, Akx only really played 1 match this tour so yeah
SV: Paprikaflow vs Ac1D - Gonna be honest, I havent seen Ac1d playing ru but he was good in NU (I think?), that being said, ive teammed w paprika before and have seen him playing and hes more solid overall imo
SV: Daharan vs hi.naming is hard - Daha has been doing better on SV as a whole so gonna give them the edge here
SM: Metallica126 vs Leni - Idk if theres much to say here, Metallica is the goat and has been solid in the tour as well
BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin - More consistent player imo, Mclovin is also good but Guille is prob one of the best BW RU players overall
ADV: THE_CHUNGLER vs Sneakyplanner - goat Chungler
SS: musashi109 vs sol - Sol has been around on this tier for ages, dont really know who musashi is(wonder if its bc of Jessie? ik her name in japanese is Musashi) but ye, p straightforward imo
SM: lighthouses vs Cielau - Diogoat
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter - Think Carter takes this, from what i've seen hubriz mostly played ADV this tour, meanwhile carter has been playing BW for longer so ye

20/20 Virizion (6) vs (4) The Feraliburn
SV: seed vs zause - think this one is p close ngl, id give a edge of 6 for zause and 7 for seed, both have been doing well in SV so ye, hope this match doesnt go ohio tho!
SV: feen vs Taka - Taka is my goat but I think tier knowledge may weight more here, so ye, giving edge to feen
SV: paysa vs Quinn - I think paysa is a randbats main? Ik hes good there but idk how well it translates to ru, Quinn on the other hand has been playing more on SV and prob takes it
SV: Txunt! vs Elfuseon - goat txunt :b_cheer:
SS: C0nfiden1 0yster vs Feliburn - ngl, this is p much a 50/50 one, did go with oyster bc hes more experienced in the tier but I can see
SM: lza vs Master Chief - is it iza? lza? giving edge to mc anyway since hes been playing this for ages atp
BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat - vroom is goated but I think GK takes this one, he has been playing this for ages and I think clutched the tie last week for his team w Linoone so ye
SS: Hoops vs OranBerryBlissey10 - if this was SV id def give the edge to hoops, but OBB has been p consistent in most SS tier overall so yeah and idk how Hoops SS gaming is
SM: toinha vs Dlanyer - BR bias aside, Toinha was the goat as well in SM and im p sure he won a seasonal back in CG
ORAS: NoName6293 vs Fragments - Another one I can see going either side, both are good players but im giving Noname the edge mostly bc ik he games a lot in oras so ye


Think both series might be really close so hoping for some good gaming, cya on TB/Finals :b_wave:

 

[Accel]

BW predicts bc why not + this tier's predictions need more love and care. Yes, I am directly calling you out Ming549

Rising Sandstorm (1) vs (1) Magic Guardians

BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin - should be a relatively close game between two highly competent users, I think guille's way harder to account for in the builder which will be the difference maker here
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter - Mr. Carter and I had one of the funniest bw ru games of all time last rupl. Hopefully he puts on a similar show in this mu and simply put, I've seen more bw ru acumen from him than from Hubriz. Bring it home dude

20/20 Virizion (0) vs (1) The Feraliburn

BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat - closest bw ru mu of the week imo. I'm a big fan of what vroom has been doing here and his building style aligns very closely with my own ideals. Gk on the other hand is quite possibly the hardest builder to crack these days and his brings this tour have been straight diabolical LOL. I'd also give a slight edge to gk in-game as he's shown himself to pull the necessary triggers when it matters most. Hoping for a clean and exciting game between you two

 

[Ming549]

i fully just forgot ab predicts last week damn... my b chat

Rising Sandstorm (6) vs (4) Magic Guardians
SV: Kitoothe vs Evie - unbelievable seasons from both players who have been flagship hold em down type guys for both their teams, highlight matchup for sure, interestingly enough both of these guys caught an L vs Hacker good on u kingslayer hacker need that from u this week in nucl... but back on topic i think the strength of evies schedule has been a bit better and so will give advantage to her
SV: akxhdwy vs Sabella - ill be honest sabella has had like, a pretty lackluster tour from what i wouldve expected going in meanwhile ak is still super new having only recently come off the bench for the sandstorms, that being said i do highly rate the metallica support and again i just havent been impressed with the teams/play from sab so i have to go with ak i think
SV: Paprikaflow vs Ac1D - since his ssnl run paprika has had a slow tour meanwhile ac1d has been the litmus stick it seems on if his team is going ot win a week or not, when he wins his game his team has alway won, when hes lost theyve either lost or tied, so as far as keeping in line with that trend i think theyve picked a good spot for him to get a w
SV: Daharan vs hi.naming is hard - daha has looked pretty good this tour overall and will be probably just playing the tier more bc of circuit and stuff so will give that reliable edge to him vs gew who has been kinda inconsistent with his gaming
SM: Metallica126 vs Leni - another highlight matchup between two guys contending for best record outright in the tour, metallica has been a jack of all trades consistently flexing into some of the strongest slots of whoever they play every week while Leni has been mr consistent getting it done week in and week out in sm being the anchor for the guardians, i like metallica for my overall tour mvp with just how much hes done for his squad tho so i will give him the edge but this might be the highlight of the week
BW: Guille vs Mister McLovin - bw ru
ADV: THE_CHUNGLER vs Sneakyplanner - chungler been putting in that big work dominating the adv pool for basically the entire tour however he did suffer his first L vs oath last week so who knows the door is open... that being said sneaky also lost her game last week so in a way its a bounceback opportunity for both of them lols
SS: musashi109 vs sol - both of these guys have had split seasons so far but sol came up super clutch for his team last week and also is in general just mr ss ru so i dont really see a compelling reason not to give him the edge here
SM: lighthouses vs Cielau - another slot where both players have had split seasons but diogo in sm ru specifically has been great going 2/2 so far while, ciel isnt lagging too far behind tho being 2-1 in this slot so this is definitley an interesting set to call, as far as prior experience with the tier i will give the edge to diogo tho
BW: Hubriz vs TyCarter - bw ru, but also this is by far the most volatile slot this week and might end up being one of the most important, tycarter has had a shaky season so far but came through big clutch last week for his team and hubriz has as far as ive seen never played this tier before, and while i dont think that will matter a TON i also think it will matter a bit, edge to mike penix

20/20 Virizion (7) vs (3) The Feraliburn
SV: seed vs zause - after a crazy ass start to the season seed came back to earth dropping two in a row and then clutching up again last week albeit in a set that didnt matter, zause meanwhile has been on an insane burner with 4 straight since since he came off the bench week 3, it is hard to call against seed szn but momentum is momentum and after his circuit win too zause has got that in heaps
SV: feen vs Taka - taka and feen have both had pretty similar seasons records wise but the experience gap is pretty massive for feen as far as how much time hes given to the tier esp recently with his scl endeavors and whatnot, i think taka equipped with maybe a motivated felis builds is a pretty scary opp tho, i really think this can flip either way, will give feen the edge bc rutl but who knows that might actually be a debuff!
SV: paysa vs Quinn - no idea who paysa is, never seen them in a tour before last week, dont see any presence from them in disc really unless their name is smth else but they DID do a pretty good slowbroing sbpc last week, quinn has been alright for the feraliburns this szn, even record but has some pretty nice wins under his belt, so will give him the nod just off that prior knowledge, really volatile slot i think tho
SV: Txunt! vs Elfuseon - txunt has been the virizons journeyman playing a whole bunch of tiers, i have not exactly been impressed with his recent sv results, his circuit set games in particular stick in my mind but seeing elf pick up the sv sticks for the literal first time this tour does not inspire confidence, the feraliburns have had some pretty big issues filling in this sv4 slot all tour so edge i think definitely goes to txunt
SS: C0nfiden1 0yster vs Feliburn - i mentioned txunt being the virizions journeyman and his counterpart on the feraliburns is the team namesake feli himself who runs into BIG 0yster who is someone looking to put his hat in for the best record in the tournament outright, its gonna be a steep hill for the retirement home regular both with how great 0ysters been lately but also since this will be the first time felis been slotted in this tier this tour period
SM: lza vs Master Chief - rematch from the regular season and personally i think the edge still should go to lza mostly bc of that previous matchup, now do i expect mc to bring that same slurpuff team again? no so thats definitley a buff for the feraliburns lol, itll be a close game but yeah edge to lza
BW: FastCarVroom!!! vs GoldCat - bw ru, uncharacteristic loss from vroom last week, first of his in bw this tour actually, but we've already seen him give goldcat the business once already and given how all over the place gk has been, i dont really see that as a sign of huge confidence
SS: Hoops vs OranBerryBlissey10 - ss cup winner hoops returns this week vs obb who has had a nice bounceback from the otherwise lackluster start of their season, will give edge to obb, also honestly i dont like taking hoops out of sv after he seems to have hit his stride and rattled off 3 in a row vs pretty good opps
SM: toinha vs Dlanyer - two names who have spent most of the tour on their teams respective benches coming out to bat in semis, not a lot of info on either of these guys so it really is a big tossup, im more familiar with toinha so will give him the edge
ORAS: NoName6293 vs Fragments - noname has had an up and down season but has shown flashes of being both good and bad, fragments had unfortunately had worse luck as far as his performances although he DID beat noname in their meeting and is no slouch as far as bringing interesting teams

 

[Astro]

I won't do predictions because I'm lazy but looking forward to see Virizions vs Guardians in finals, don't disappoint me (Flygons got the #1 curse)