Alpha Ruiners vs Wifi Wolfpack
ORAS OU: ABR vs PDC - i see pdc as the crowd favorite, but i think abr will be extra motivated to prove himself after bustering out in olt finals
ORAS OU: TheEnder vs Laurel - while laurel isn't as bad as his rep suggests, ender is a sturdy OUer that will be tough to crack
ORAS UU: Mazar vs Omfuga - mazar has had a much more impressive open run than his opponent, this first game will be an indicator of the rest of his season
ORAS RU: Kushalos vs aim - kushalos seems prone to nerves and i expect some sort of choke - if this was a cookoff, it would be another story
ORAS NU: Jarii vs Bouffalant - while it's always hard to bold bouff, he is undoubtedly the favorite here with a large experience edge
ORAS Doubles: checkmater75 vs Braverius - zach will show the young doubles main some of the ins and outs of the ins and the outs
ORAS LC: mad0ka vs Mambo - i believe mambo getting drafted shows a severe lack of scouting. mad0ka is extremely talented and will not lose this match.
BW OU: SoulWind vs Thatsjustpeachy - while soulwind is the favorite, i was seriously impressed by peachys tour performance and see her taking this game IF SHE PREPS
DPP OU: Bad Ass vs Stathakis - two players with solid fundamentals, bad ass 55/45.. if he gets a timely rapid spin midgame
ADV OU: dekzeh vs undisputed - dekzeh is one of my favorite advers this year (and all time), undi's general inactivity and lack of prep will hurt him
GSC OU: idiotfrommars vs Lavos Spawn - ifm had an incredible 4-1 record last year, and haxed a GSC legend in POWC to get us some nice ribbons! u go girl
RBY OU: Tiba vs Ortheore - ortheore's spl debut will be a lot like a taxi picking him up.. with tiba as the driver
Congregation of the Classiest vs Firebot Falcons
ORAS OU: blunder vs Tesung - the new vil should have no issues asserting his dominance, still love you blunder
ORAS OU: daftmau5 vs Destiny Device - daftmau5 is certainly the favorite. dd never really impressed me, and d5 is huge talent fresh from PS
ORAS UU: Calloflochie vs dice
ORAS RU: New Breed vs 49 - kevin will show col49 who the real rank 1 RUer is
ORAS NU: soulgazer vs Can-Eh-Dian - NU doesnt tend to have many upsets, kawaii 'sg' desu will show why he has one of the best SPL wl %ages of all time
ORAS Doubles: Arcticblast vs KyleCole - kylecole is amazing at counterstyling, which will be a big asset for him this tournament
ORAS LC: Heysup vs ZoroarkForever
BW OU: Evuelf vs Leftiez - evuelf was one of my favorites bwers while scouting, ojama support makes him that much more threatening
DPP OU: Ojama vs Tamahome - yes, ojama is one of the greats. yes, he just won classic which included dpp. dracomalfoy is simply better at this tier imo
ADV OU: panamaxis vs Triangles - triangles is one of the most motivated advers this year, i expect a win from him, then a rotation from classiest next week
GSC OU: giara vs Mr.E - the public's confusion with the giara trade comes from a lack of knowledge - this guys a fucking monster
RBY OU: Agammemnon vs reyscarface - agammemnon can potentially take this, especially since rey is historically awful in spl specifically
Stark Sharks vs Circus Maximus Tigers
ORAS OU: reiku vs mencemeat - reiku's impressive wcop performance puts him way higher than he was ranked imo. i expect this to be a good pick for the sharks
ORAS OU: Steve Angello vs ben gay - while craing isn't my favorite pick up for oras this year, he certainly has the edge over steve-o
ORAS UU: Hikari vs dodmen - apart from cryos scoots, this is by far the match i am most interested in this week. fantastic bout.
ORAS RU: Meru vs qsns - meru is average, qsns has shown a deep understanding of in game mechanics. while meru has the metagame knowledge, that doesn't particularly matter here
ORAS NU: Cased vs Blast - the second best NU match this week (behind Teddeh v RW)
ORAS Doubles: TheFourthChaser vs majorbowman - my gut told me
ORAS LC: blarajan vs OP - original poster is a bundle of sticks, and rajan has more tournament experience. (OP is actually as solid as they come though)
BW OU: GOD MARTH vs Asuya - marth looks x3 as good as i remember him, going to be one of the funner bwers to watch this season
DPP OU: gene vs Lady Bug - gene certainly has the talent to take this, but dpp is lady bugs historically best tier, and gene seems inactive
ADV OU: Golden Sun vs JabbaTheGriffin - gs is a friendly reminder that you paid 10k to peel a retain to put a 5k~ player in this tier
GSC OU: Conflict vs Earthworm - conflict was very humble in accepting the splcast+ranking flattery, i hope he isn't doubting himself - he's certainly the best GSCer
RBY OU: The_Chaser vs Golden Gyarados - g_g
Ever Grande BIGS vs Team Raiders
ORAS OU: boudouche vs CrashinBoomBang - this will be a defining game for the tier as a whole, and showcase cbb's current state
ORAS OU: Reymedy vs TDK - reymedy is looking to reverse his record from last year, and while this is a tough place to start, i believe
ORAS UU: bugzinator vs kokoloko - esp after flochie's solid win over dice, you can't count these old - UUTLs out
ORAS RU: galbia vs Esteemed User Ginku - galbia is known for choking, and ginku is known for one of the best SPL wl %ages of all time
ORAS NU: rozes vs Hack - hack has been putting in a RIDICULOUS amount of work into this tier, his solid play and new found tier knowledge will grant him an above average record this year
ORAS Doubles: Laga vs BLOOD TOTEM - blood totem is one of my favorite DOUs, right behind kamikaze if i'm honest
ORAS LC: ZoroDark vs Kingler12345 - kingler numbers never particularly impressed me, and funk dropped 7.5k on this zorodark guy, maybe he knows something i dont
BW OU: Finchinator vs LuckOverSkill - as much as i hate finch, and even though he's the only true cryo hater out there, he does play a rather solid BW.. esp with McM support!
DPP OU: Malekith vs Marshall.Law - finally, malekith gets to play dpp after years of being forced into other tiers.. i expect him to do phenomenally, he was a steal btw
ADV OU: McMeghan vs Veteran In Love - vil seems very motivated in adv this year, but yeah, good luck ramming horns with the mon goat
GSC OU: d0nut vs Picollo - d0nut, the new ium of the bigs, has just as hard of a debut as ortheore
RBY OU: MetalGro$$ vs Tobes - metalgross came out of the gate strong last year, while tobes is washed up this year