Indie Scooters (7) vs Circus Maximus Tigers (5)
SM OU: Lopunny Kicks vs Eternal Spirit - Lopunny Kicks has done well for himself this SPL, but Gama has been one of the best players on this site for a while now and his unique approach to prepping combined with his erratic playstyle will make him a hard one to pin down for punny. Excited to catch this one.
SM OU: Will of Fire vs Sacri' - Sacri has had a 2-1 record thus far, but Will of Fire is coming off of winning blunder's tour while only dropping 2 games the entire tour and has looked mighty impressive lately. Sacri's brought some fairly formulaic teams thus far, and I think that wof will be able to exploit those trends.
SM UU: robjr vs HarrisIsAwesome - robjr has been a consistent UU playerever since last SPL and has continued to perform in basically every venue imaginable since then, so I'm confident that he'll be able to take down Harris, who's been really struggling to keep up with the level of competition this SPL.
SM RU: lighthouses vs Pohjis - I know that lighthouses is coming off of a pretty tough snake, but Pohjis has not been at the top of his game lately and I think lighthouses is pretty comfortable in current RU, so I'm confident he'll be able to pull off the upset win here against an opponent who seems like he'd much rather be playing NU right now.
SM NU: Realistic Waters vs Osh - Osh has definitely done better than I expected this SPL, being able to compete with some of the best players in the tier, but RW is a really strong player that's been able to surprise people with his ability to innovate along with a solid grasp of playing that's allowed him to pilot his way through games in conjunction with his great teambuilding prowess.
SM DOU: miltankmilk vs MajorBowman - I think people have been way too hard on Bowman lately after his snake, he's still the same consistent player that can pull out wins against basically anyone, especially those that are a good bit worse than him. miltankmilk on the other hand is on the lower end of this doubles pool and has yet to put up a really impressive performance this season.
ORAS OU: craing ;_; vs Bro Kappa - Bro Kappa's certainly a creative player that could very well catch ben off guard and come away with an upset win here, but ben looks like he's regained his top player form this SPL and should be favored against the majority of the ORAS pool with him exhibiting great play in conjunction with his unorthodox teambuilding style.
BW OU: Ojama vs zf - I get what the reasoning behind the swap of dice and zf is, especially this week where the opposing ADV slot is struggling, but while zf is a decent player in his own right he's no match for Ojama on his home turf. Ojama's looked as sharp as ever this SPL, piloting solid teams and simply outplaying his opponents every week.
DPP OU: giara vs 6A9 Ace Matador - Honestly I'm not very high on either of these guys, but I think that AM has been a little bit better this season and will likely be able to steal one from giara unless giara regains his prior form back when he won classic. Like I said earlier, I'm still not particularly high on AM, so I wouldn't be surprised if giara took this game.
ADV OU: dekzeh vs dice - dekzeh has been struggling so far this SPL, alternating between getting lucked and making questionable team choices, and I do think that he'll be able to bounce back. However, dice is a strong player that's exhibited a penchant for playing ADV in addition to his home tier of BW, and I think he'll be able to pull out a win here.
GSC OU: Century Express vs d0nut - These two appear to be doing the reverse of what their perceived preseason expectations were. d0nut has really been on a tear this SPL, being one of 3 players to be 3-0 thus far, while CE hasn't really put together much of anything in GSC, so it's hard to see him winning this game.
RBY OU: MetalGro$$ vs Kaz - Now I know that metal is struggling and Kaz has been doing fantastically in his SPL debut, but this is the land of RBY and we haven't had one of those signature metal series where he just plays out of his mind and dominates someone, so I've got a gut feeling that he's due for one here and is gonna take down Kaz.
Cryonicles (7) vs Team Raiders (5)
SM OU: BHARATH_THEBEST vs bro fist - BTB had a bounceback game last week, basically having the game wrapped up when Poek dc'd, and is coming off of a top 4 placement in blunder's tour, but bro fist returned to the win column last week with a solid win against Sacri, so I'll have to expect more of the same for the rest of the tour from him.
SM OU: Leru vs Talah - I think that Talah's actually played really well this tournament compared to his past couple of performances, he's just been playing some of the best players in the field and getting lucked a lot, and I think he'll be able to come back into the win column this week seeing as he's facing Leru, who is one of the weakest players in this SM pool.
SM UU: HT vs Pak - Pak has been the best UU player so far this SPL and completely outmatches HT both in his approach to prepping before the game and playing in the game, so it's very hard for me to see him dropping this game.
SM RU: Ajna vs Kingler12345 - Kingler's had a solid run of going 2-0 in RU so far this season, but Ajna's looking to bounce back after a tough loss against joey last week and I don't see him losing more than 1 in a row all season in a tier where he's been dominating the last couple tours. I don't know how good kingler actually is in RU, but I feel like Ajna has to be favored against basically everyone for the rest of the season.
SM NU: elodin vs SPACE FORCE meeps - Now I know that meeps has looked way better than elodin so far this tour, but elodin seems to get up for big games, whether that be gatekeeping in snake or just playing other good players, so I'm confident he'll be able to pull out an upset win against meeps in spite of what their records may suggest.
SM DOU: SMB vs Biosci - Both SMB and Biosci have looked really solid this SPL and I realistically don't know enough about doubles to make an informed decision here, but I've been more personally impressed by the way SMB's been playing this SPL and his teams look more broken so I'm gonna have to go with him.
ORAS OU: ABR vs Trosko - Trosko has been a pleasant surprise this SPL, bringing a nice variety of teams and piloting them well, but ABR seems to have regained his fire in ORAS OU with a very impressive win against top ranked blunder last week. I think ABR's ability to outplay basically anyone combined with his loss to z0mog in smogon tour snapping him out of his lazy teambuilding phase in ORAS OU makes it unlikely that he will drop a game the rest of the way in ORAS.
BW OU: obii vs SoulWind - Now I know that SoulWind is the heavy favorite in this matchup, but obii realistically should be 3-0 and has really impressed me with his play this SPL. That combined with his absurd access to powerful BW teams and strong teammate support leads me to believe that he'll be able to get a favorable matchup and push that advantage from the onset of the game.
DPP OU: Malekith vs roscoe - roscoe's continued to be a dominating force this SPL and while I wanna predict daddykith to bounce back after last week's unfortunate loss, it's just really fucking difficult to predict anyone to take down roscoe with the way he's playing. I think that Malekith is better than his 1-2 record would indicate and I wouldn't be surprised to see him come up with an upset win here, but roscoe's incredible teambuilding support along with his aggressive playstyle will allow him to beat basically anyone else in this pool.
ADV OU: Alexander. vs Jirachee - I'm pretty impressed with Jirachee taking out a couple of strong opponents in his last couple weeks. However, I'm still pretty unsure of whether he's good enough to be in the upper echelon of advers, and that holds me back from predicting against Alex, who is basically a swiss army knife player that is gonna be one of the top players in any tier he touches.
GSC OU: Arifeen vs CasedVictory - While I think Arifeen is better than the "lmao free ass win" title he's been branded with as of late, I think that Cased has actually played a lot better than his 0-3 record would indicate and I'd venture to say he should be 2-1 if it weren't for luck. I just think that Cased is gonna play a really solid, dominating game and is gonna notch his first win and go back on his way to doing well the rest of the tour.
RBY OU: Veteran In Love vs Cynara - Neither of these two is really known for their prowess in RBY, but VIL has Alex and teal providing RBY SUPPORT along with nearly a decade more experience in this game, so I definitely think he's the safer pick here.
Wi-fi Wolfpack (6) vs Stark Sharks (6)
SM OU: Kickasser vs Tricking - Kickasser has obviously had a great run so far this SPL and basically made no mistakes along the way, but I believe Tricking's insane team variation coupled with his erratic playstyle will be enough to catch Kickasser off guard and grab him a win here.
SM OU: Charmflash vs Tamahome - While I do believe Tamahome is the better player here, he has shown a pattern of bringing predictable teams, and Charmflash will ruthlessly take advantage of that trend and ensure that there's no way for Tamahome to claw back into the game with strong early game execution that can secure the game for him.
SM UU: bugzinator vs Lycans - Lycans seems to have finally found his groove in team tours after having a tough history in them up to this point, and I franky think that bugzinator is worse than his 3-0 record should indicate, as he should've lost to both Pak and robjr, so it seems like Lycans should be able to take this game and hand bugzi his first loss this SPL.
SM RU: Welli0u vs EviGaro - Evi has really impressed me this SPL with her great team choices as well as solid, aggressive play to secure close lategames in her first official tournament showing after her recent finals appearance in RU circuit. On the other hand, Well has struggled against the better players in the pool and it's tough to see him bouncing back against someone that's really hit their stride this SPL.
SM NU: Eternally vs Teddeh - Seeing Teddeh sitting at 0-3 coming into this week was downright shocking and I'd honestly be astounding if he went winless going into mids. Teddeh has consistently been a top 5 player in the NU metagame, and I'm sure he'll be able to bounce back from his rocky start to finish out the tour strong.
SM DOU: Human vs fespy - fespy finally got his first win last week with the help of trust Zygarde, but Human has looked much better this SPL overall and I don't see him dropping this game assuming that he gets a neutral matchp at preview.
ORAS OU: TDK vs High Impulse - TDK has had a few tough losses in the last couple of weeks to some tough ass matchups, but him actually clawing his way back from a 10-90 matchup last week really impressed me and leads me to believe there's no way that a seemingly rusty Amir will be able to knock him off his game.
BW OU: Sergi vs Posho - Now this one may come as a shock as Posho's actually doing decent this SPL, but Sergi has really impressed me so far this SPL, hanging around with Soulwind and Ojama these past couple weeks, and I think he'll be able to take Posho out here unless Posho turns it up to the next level that he has.
DPP OU: DeepBlueC vs ToF - I would normally predict DBC here because I'm pretty high on him as a rising DPP player, but he looked pretty bad last week and ToF is an SPL veteran that has more than enough DPP knowledge and great support from M Dragon and Tamahome that should carry him past DBC.
ADV OU: UD vs Kevin Garrett - KG has had a pretty tough SPL thus far, while UD has looked like the top player we know he can be, so I think that this should be a pretty routine win for UD.
GSC OU: GSC LOWER TIER KING HSA vs Conflict - The Conflict bandwagon is running full steam ahead after his defeat of Earthworm last week, and I've never seen HSA play GSC OU in my life, so there's no reason why Conflict won't tableflip this man.
RBY OU: The Idiot Ninja vs Sceptross - I haven't paid attention to either of these guys games too much, but TIN has more experience and seems to be the more solid player from my experience, so I'll have to go with him here.
Alpha Ruiners (8) vs Congregation of the Classiest (4)
SM OU: Empo vs 1 True Lycan - Empo has been on fire this SPL, starting off 3-0, while 1 True Lycan has seemed to struggle and basically got a free win against John with the Gunk miss + timer, so I'll have to take Empo in this one.
SM OU: Hiye vs yjh971203 - I haven't seen yjh play a single game of Pokemon since wcop and I think Hiye is way more comfortable in SM OU than ORAS OU, so I'm confident he'll be able to pull out a win here after his disappointing start to the season.
SM UU: Pearl vs Shiba - I'm excited for Shiba's SPL debut and hope he does well, but Pearl has been in top form so far this season and should be able to dispatch the inexperienced rookie here.
SM RU: passion vs Nat - Nat seems like she's on full tilt mode right now after getting cursed week 1, while passion brought a team I really liked last week and played a solid enough game to notch a win, so I'm looking forward to him potentially winning again this week. Obviously, Nat is still a top player, so she's still the favorite here and I hope she snaps out of her funk sooner rather than later.
SM NU: LAX vs Garay oak - Lax has been tearing the shit out of NU tours in the last few months and Garay Oak has been a lot more shaky so far this SPL, so I expect Lax to come through with a win here.
SM DOU: Croven vs EmbCPT - Croven has looked damn near impressive this SPL, as he should be 3-0 right now, and this is definitely my most anticipated doubles matchup of the week, but I just think EmbCPT is more than solid enough to pull out the win here and I've got a feeling that the matchup at team preview will be super lopsided here.
ORAS OU: imsosorrylol vs baddummy - Both of these guys got their first win last week and are looking to follow up that momentum to even up their record, but I feel like sorry has more of a drive to prove himself this SPL given his past performances and I believe his savvy teambuilding prowess will transfer over to ORAS, where he'll get a solid matchup and pilot it to a victory.
BW OU: Rewer vs ZoroDark - I love my man Rewer, but Zoro has actually been pretty impressive this season and I'm just not sure what Rewer's comfort level in BW is at all, so it's hard to give him the vote of confidence here.
DPP OU: Jimmy Turtwig vs Void - Both these guys have been pretty solid thus fur, but I think that Void has regained his grasp on DPP after bringing dogshit week 1, so I expect him to follow up his last couple wins with another one here.
ADV OU: Hyogafodex vs thelinearcurve - linear is just a step above everyone else in this ADV pool and he'll be favored in every game this season unless Ojama decides to shift to ADV, so I'm gonna have to go with him here against a completely unknown quantity in hyoga.
GSC OU: Lavos vs Earthworm - This is a matchup that's been anticipated ever since Earthworm signed up for this tour and I really hope it's a good, close game that comes down to the wire. Earthworm doesn't really seem to be on the top of his game while Lavos has continued his pattern of utter domination in GSC, so I'm gonna have to go with Lavos in this one.
RBY OU: FriendOfMrGolem120 vs Bedschibaer - I definitely think that Beds is a solid option in RBY against the average player, but FOMG has really excelled in RBY this season with a combination of great luck and consistent piloting while Beds has seemed to hit a bit of a rut, so it's pretty easy to pick FOMG to win this one.
Dragonspiral Tyrants (5) vs Ever Grande BIGS (7)
SM OU: Mana vs Sabella - Mana has had a bit of a resurchange this tour, recapturing his signature aggressive playstyle and sterling endgame execution to come up with some impressive wins, but Sabella is coming off of a pretty deflating loss last week and is gonna be looking to get back in the win column with a combination of his crafty ability to get a good matchup and solid team piloting.
SM OU: blunder vs Cdumas - Cdumas has definitely had a down SPL, playing a lot worse than he usually does and blunder's looked pretty sharp so far this SPL, and he's going to be looking to bounce back from a tough loss against ABR last week, so I'm going to have to take blunder to take down Cdumas pretty handily here.
SM UU: Christo vs Sage - I do think that Sage is a lot better than her record and hope to see her bounce back and do well in the rest of this tour, but Christo has returned to the same form he captured last SPL and I believe that along with his ample UU support will carry him to another win here against the struggling Sage.
SM RU: aim vs KW - KW has had a super disappointing SPL after a great snake, and joey has looked really sharp in the last couple weeks, taking down top ranked Ajna and coming up with some great teams on top of his solid playing allowing him to secure some impressive wins. I'm expecting joey to win a solid game here.
SM NU: ict vs Kushalos - Both these guys have looked pretty good, but Kushalos is coming in hot after ending Lax's NU killstreak last week, so I'm expecting him to nab a win here.
SM DOU: emforbes vs Lunar. - Lunar's only played one game so far this SPL and didn't look incredible in it while emilio has just been really good in dubs for the past few, months so I expect him to take this one.
ORAS OU: Poek vs xray - Poek has failed to KO a single mon this SPL and has appeared to be a shell of his former self and while I'm hopeful that he can recapture his previous magic in this game, xray has been on fire this SPL and has as much passion about ORAS OU as anyone else, so I expect him to take a win here.
BW OU: We Three Kings vs FLCL - We Three Kings won in a pretty bullshit game last week against obii that he probably should've lost and hasn't really made many plays this SPL, while fooly has been able to take down some of the top players in the pool, so I expect his unique playstyle to carry him to a win over lasse here.
DPP OU: GaryTheGengar vs soulgazer - GaryTheGengar has brought some interesting teams and had questionable execution throughout the season while soulgazer has looked pretty sharp and has great support backing him up, so I expect him to pretty easily take this game by taking advantage of the obvious patterns between GTG's teams.
ADV OU: Gilbert arenas vs Golden Sun - already happened
GSC OU: sulcata vs choolio - Choolio is struggling this SPL, but he's still been a lot more solid than sulcata and I believe he'll be refreshed following the week off and will be able to take out sulcata, who has not looked like the player he used to be here.
RBY OU: Heroic Troller vs Nails - Nails has looked great this SPL and has retained his signature luck while Troller has played his games pretty suboptimally according to the RBY mains I've talked to, so I'll expect Nails to win in a pretty one sided set here.
