Matchups for Week 3
Raiders vs. Tigers
- ORAS OU #1: CrashinBoomBang vs ben gay
- ORAS OU #2: TDK vs mencemeat
Cryonicles vs. Wolfpack
- ORAS OU #1: GeeMick vs PDC
- ORAS OU #2: Seeme vs Cicada
Scotters vs. Falcons
- ORAS OU #1: cosine180 vs Tesung
- ORAS OU #2: xray vs Destiny Device
Classiest vs. Ruiners
- ORAS OU #1: blunder vs ABR
- ORAS OU #2: daftmau5 vs TheEnder
Sharks vs. Bigs
- ORAS OU #1: Steve Angello vs Improbable
- ORAS OU #2: reiku vs Reymedy
Thoughts on some things for this week.
I don't think CBB is gonna lose this one. I think he's just in a more consistent state as of lately in terms of team-builds and playing abilities. Ben sort of has an uphill battle for what seems like he's still trying to get back into the groove of things.
TDKs match against reiku was kind of weird in terms of what he was using for team-builds but I've seen him work with crazier stuff so I have confidence in him. Mencemeat kind of brings the same stuff all the time in terms of team dynamics so it'll probably come down to who came better equipped as I think playing wise they're both solid.
PDC's over reliance on using fat stuff I think is what is going to give the fresh starter GeeMick the edge. GeeMicks match against Leftiez wasn't some mindblowing performance but I thought he played pretty well while PDCs mentality seems like everything he's doing is on a whim just asking for some teams he thought were good once and kind of hoping utilizing fat stuff will work. Geemick being more hungry I think will have a lot to do with how this game will turn out and I'm looking forward to what Geemick brings to the table in terms of team-builds.
I don't really know either of these two that well other than Cicada having some relative success and Seeme kind of just someone I'm suppose to know I guess but frankly I have 0 clue about.
Cosine v Tesung will more than likely be a battle that comes down to team-building being a large factor. I think the last thing cosine should be doing is bringing something like PDC brought against boudouche, sort of that fat stuff but you know always dies to the same wall-breakers. If he's ballsy enough full stall might do the trick seeing as how Tesung normally makes stall weak teams but the safer route will probably just bring an offense that can break a fat Clef core or two.
After the way Destiny Device took control of his Week 2 match like it was a snack I don't particularly see him losing. I can't count x-ray out either cause he did well against ABR last week but he made some questionable plays. Maintaining focus and not letting the inevitable SR + 3 spike shitstorm take place should give him some breathing room to play accordingly.
Both played pretty well in Week Two so blunder v ABR should be interesting. I think it's safe to assume ABR had the right idea of just sticking with consistent builds and not going out of his way to tryhard or use anything too stupid. blunder had good control in the ben gay game and I think daftmau5 familiarity with the crowd ABR associates with will help blunder with information to go off of for preparation.
Speaking of daftmau5, him v Ender should be a good watch. I don't have a whole lot to say other than it's good to see Ender not relying on some of the most predictable builds ever and going beyond his comfort zone to obtain better matchups. daftmau5 had a good showing Week 2 so let's see how this game turns out.
I haven't seen Improbable play but honestly it seems like Steve only knows how to use Sand and nothing else and kind of gets by off of some luck here and there. Idk how this match is going to turn out other than it's safe to say him bringing sand again won't be a surprise ~_~.
On one hand I'm not a huge fan of reikus builds or capabilities, on the other Reymedy has some pretty garbage luck when it matters and there isn't a whole lot you can count on when his optimal plays are being decided by RNG a lot. We'll see I suppose.
