i scored a mere 51% last week, meaning i just barely beat the ape. this means the time for monkey business is over lfgi. also tof be sure to look away i'm also predicting dpp!
Circus Maximus Tigers (7) vs Indie Scooters (5)
SM OU: Eternal Spirit vs
Philip7079 - philip7079 recycled last week and understandably isn't the most motivated philip out there, but one can hope he decides to show up for this one. actually never mind it won't matter either way bc the akhiller is wrawnstoppable.
SM OU: azogue vs
Philip7080 - on paper philip7080 is obviously favored here, especially when you consider said paper runs a timid nature. :weary:
SM UU: A Hero's Destiny vs
Philip7081 - ahd couldn't be more cursed if he was a gsc snorlax set. philip7081 is one of the best uu players in the tour on top of that, too.
SM RU:
lighthouses vs Philip7082 - lighthouses could very well be the most motivated player in spl right now given his game last week and the direct consequences that followed. philip7082 hasn't convinced me yet either, but does know ru better than most. maybe some heat techs in the back?
SM NU: Hootie vs
Philip7083 - philip7083 played a very good game last week while hootie suffered a rough defeat to finland's finest. mr. burgers won't lose this one: papai no L.
SM DOU:
MajorBowman vs Philip7084 - the student vs the master.. after being majorbowman's understudy last spl, philip7084 has been a starter for both this tour and ssd. honestly this one could go either way but given the stakes i'm expecting a very motivated and prepared bowman.
ORAS OU:
Nintendi vs Philip7085 - will nintendi cope with the pressure as philip7085 mounts a serious challenge?! he probably will tbh, nintendi is insane in all the right ways.
BW OU:
McMeghan vs Ojama - ojama hasn't been as successful as he would've liked, but i wouldn't pin that on the king entirely. this is obviously more than just a highlight but guaranteeing the result is huge for the tigers this week, so i gotta go with roro fo sho.
DPP OU:
Tamahome vs Philip7O86 - something's off about philip7O86's username this week, but i haven't been able to zero in on the exact issue. :wesmart:
ADV OU:
k3nan vs Philip7087 - hahaha i just realized the tigers adv core is/was kenan and kellous. anyway, i'm happy for k3nan that he's performing in his preferred tier (excellent midseason decision making tigers!), so i'll go
against with the flo
w here.
GSC OU:
Century Express vs Philip7088 - philip7088 has actually been winning a few games lately so he could definitely continue with the momentum, but i feel ce has been a really smart pick looking back and given that the scoots are already out i'll give him the edge.
RBY OU: Diegolh vs
Philip7089 - if alex wins with the cat he should be crowned as the prinz of persian. also italian rby lol.
Alpha Ruiners (6)
vs Stark Sharks (6)
SM OU:
Cdumas vs BHARATH_THEBEST - i think both players are great but i rate cdumas even higher than btb. btb if you bring an av grass-type please name it BHARATH_THEVEST! could also work for like helmet tang to
really get into cdudu's head. :wesmart:
SM OU:
Kory2600 vs nihilillie - kory overcame with timid paper and clutched his game with a recover mega zam. having officially won without amoonguss and actually bringing steel-types again, i can't see anyone stopping him.
SM UU:
Bushtush vs dodmen - uu's most elegant users face off in what hopefully will make for a very exciting battle. gonna predict the tush to win here bc dod's prep is lazy. :(
SM RU:
Chill Shadow vs Arifeen - chill talked some of that good shit about ari's game week 1, but ari did take out the trash last week vs shake in what did in fact turn out to be the easiest prediction of my life. when in doubt, predict in favor of the user supported by goat49.
SM NU: lax vs
Teddeh - man, i don't really understand teddeh and how his level fluctuates so much. i'd go as far as predicting myself to win vs him if he played like he did during nupl, but his game vs zukushiku wasn't just the best nu game of the tour, it might have been one of the best games of this spl in general. if he keeps up his current form, he should win.
SM DOU: qsns vs
Demantoid - demantoid is fantastic and why he didn't cost more is a complete mishtery to me. i ADORE qsns however and will root for him with all my heart. hope you're feeling better my man!
ORAS OU: Hiye vs
Tricking - in what was the nastiest edition of "shoutouts will of fire" that we've seen so far, tricking farmed a free win with bp last week. hiye hasn't been as good as i had hoped and tricking's already taking a guaranteed L soon with how the italian elections are shaping up as well.
BW OU:
ZoroDark vs Smurf. - smurf posted in this thread that he'd have preferred to duke it out with kevin s-trogen, but with kg back in action it's another week of bw instead. if zorodark doesn't open himself up to offensive starmie too much i think he'll take it. maybe take lo vaporeon into account as well if you can!
DPP OU:
We Three Kings vs ToF - this could actually be a really fun one to watch for the 4 people other than myself that actually like dpp. i know first hand that w3k is a master at predicting match-ups, so i'm gonna let that be the deciding factor. looking forward to this one!
ADV OU: undisputed vs
Kevin Garrett - both have been really good, but my (so far consistently inaccurate) gut leans towards kg. i've also been kind of scared of kg ever since i dropped that
astamaddos joke in the tournaments server.
GSC OU: Tiba vs
Pleasure - please both take this very seriously, think of the fans! and i mean that with regards to both playing but especially scheduling...
RBY OU: roudolf13 vs
GGFan - [20:06:41] GGFanTwoOhOneEight was warned by ABR. (orgasm noises + odd laughter)
Team Raiders (6)
vs Congregation of the Classiest (6)
SM OU: TDK vs
Blackoblivion - i'm a big fan of both these guys but playing wise bo has been the more impressive player to me. it is worth noting that bo got dumpstered by tdk's gravity lando in the wcop final, but i think bo's evolved since the conclusion of that tour.
SM OU: R!cardo vs
Sabella - whenever i predict ricardo to win he gets a shit match-up, so maybe this will work? the booty likes a certain type of team in perticular, but did break pattern (unsuccessfully) last week. could be a close one but i'm hoping my boy ricardo catches a break.
SM UU:
Pak vs Sacri' - the pak + pearl combination has proved to be dominant this spl. it should be noted that sacri has absolutely turned his rough start around and i wouldn't be shocked if he took this at all. having said that, it's hard to go against the raiders tandem atm.
SM RU:
mael vs Bouff - while bouff's win helped the neccs finally knock out mike tieson last week, i am expecting mael to come through for the raiders this week. he prefers to ou, but he's been stringing together a solid ru record for himself. i wasn't a fan of his team vs soulgazer, but if the raiders bring a good team i expect mael to win.
SM NU: Zukushiku vs
Pohjis - pohjis won under the highest of pressure last week but didn't crack whatsoever, although zukushiku played a fantastic game himself in the loss vs teddeh. wasn't a huge nu fan at the start of this tour but i'm genuinely looking forward to this one.
SM DOU: Kaori vs
EmbCPT - hng this game is HOT. sam's really good at games and i do adore him a lot, BUT edu is top 3 hottest players in the tour for me.
ORAS OU: Gondra vs
Znain - i like znain and his games are exciting. ^_^ gondra might be spiced up after last week's bp game, in which case znain might be forced to mandex out of the battle.
BW OU:
BKC vs LuckOverSkill - i can't imagine many predictors are havin' luck over kevin, and i too don't think bkc will falter over walter.
DPP OU:
roscoe vs NightFox - the bkc + roscoe core is similar to the raiders' uu core to me; great teams combined with solid playing. while nightfox has been on the exploitable end for me, he does have jimmy on his team who knows bkc's dpp better than most. could be a really good one!
ADV OU: Jirachee vs
thelinearcurve - much like sacri, the curve's impressed me following a shaky start. the curve's also gotten the shorter end of the stick more than once.
GSC OU:
choolio vs Jimmy Turtwig - oof, a
former team europe clash. i still think jimmy should play in a different tier, but i should keep management armchairing to a minimum. could go either way, but my gut says choolio.
RBY OU:
MetalGro$$ vs Lusch - people with
metallophobia literally find metal gross btw. anyway, if metal keeps his managers apprised of any and all scheduling updates i'm sure there won't be too many issues.
Ever Grande BIGS (8) vs Cryonicles (4)
SM OU:
Eo Ut Mortus vs HT - eoat. seriously though eo's been one of the better players in the tournament. big fan.
SM OU:
bro fist vs ict - hard to predict against john here but ict is always a dangerous player with the stones to make the big plays. definitely not a 100% win for john.
SM UU: Manipulative vs
Tman - i'm told tman is as motivated as he's ever been, and who doesn't love an underdog!
SM RU: Windsong vs
Nat - this is low-key one of the hottest games of the week between what's probably the two best ru players this season.
SM NU:
Kushalos vs London Beats - feels dirty to predict kushalos to win, but alas here we are. will probably run some broken z-move sweeper that's perfect for the match-up or something.
SM DOU: Jhon vs
Biosci - jhon's been struggling and biosci's reputation in spl needs no reminding. play early if you can! #nojhons
ORAS OU: xray vs
CrashinBoomBang - oof. haven't really a huge fan of xray's attitude and cbb is enjoying oras too much right now. latios isn't as bad as you make it out to be cbb smh.
BW OU:
Posho vs Peasounay - well then. afaik peas actually does know bw btw, but posho seems like an unrealistically high hurdle.
DPP OU:
d0nut vs Snou - snoup dogg is hot heat but d0nut's got more experience in dpp and the pop's support is no joke either.
ADV OU:
Triangles vs Poek - it's always difficult to pick sides when it comes to triangles. curious to see which angle he's taking this week!
GSC OU:
Mr.E vs sulcata - both have been good this tour, but i have a feeling mr.e's going to whip out mr.d for this one.
RBY OU:
marcoasd vs Arii Stella - italian rby lol. in case you're reading this though arii, you've played very nicely this tour and proved to your haters you're more than just a cheerleader.
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