Smogon Premier League XI - Week 1

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Welcome to the eleventh iteration of SPL, SPL XI. In this tournament, 10 teams containing the best players on Smogon (and starry) play against each other and duke it out every week, attempting to gather as many wins as they can to reach playoffs. Some of them will fail, while others will bloom. Whatever the case, the matches will be exciting, so without further ado, here are tournament rules and the matchups!

Tournaments Rules and General Guidelines

Matchups


Circus Maximus Tigers (4) vs (8) Alpha Ruiners

SS OU: robjr vs Twixtry
SS OU: 1 True Lycan vs Empo
SS OU: Tace vs FLCL
SS DOU: MajorBowman vs qsns
SS LC: Osh vs jake
SM OU: Eternal Spirit vs Gondra
ORAS OU: Luigi vs xImRaptor
BW OU: Zokuru vs Caetano93
DPP OU: Vay vs Hyogafodex
ADV OU: dekzeh vs Alexander.
GSC OU: McMeghan vs FriendOfMrGolem120
RBY OU: Kaz vs ErPeris


Dragonspiral Tyrants (6) vs (6) Team Raiders

SS OU: TDK vs Trosko
SS OU: Christo vs reiku
SS OU: Nat vs Lusa
SS DOU: marilli vs kaori
SS LC: Luthier vs LilyAC
SM OU: blunder vs Posho
ORAS OU: CrashinBoomBang vs Lycans
BW OU: John W vs dice
DPP OU: The Grand Babido vs ToF
ADV OU: Gilbert arenas vs pasy_g
GSC OU: gorgie vs Earthworm
RBY OU: Heroic Troller vs MetalGro$$


Ever Grande BIGS (4) vs (8) Indie Scooters

SS OU: Santu vs talah
SS OU: Sage vs Jayde
SS OU: ima vs Lopunny Kicks
SS DOU: Ezrael vs Memoric
SS LC: trash vs tazz
SM OU: Adaam vs ZoroDark
ORAS OU: Sabella vs Quaze
BW OU: Fakes vs zf
DPP OU: GaryTheGengar vs Honor
ADV OU: eden vs CyberOdin
GSC OU: idiotfrommars vs Fear
RBY OU: Nails vs Bedschibaer


Cryonicles (4) vs (8) Congregation of the Classiest

SS OU: Updated Kanto vs Insult
SS OU: Sacri' vs Relous
SS OU: Eo Ut Mortus vs suapah
SS DOU: Tman vs stax
SS LC: ggggd vs Serene Grace
SM OU: Leftiez vs blarghlfarghl
ORAS OU: Garay oak vs Persephone
BW OU: Finchinator vs Raiza
DPP OU: Jirachee vs Tamahome
ADV OU: z0mOG vs Teclis
GSC OU: Mr.E vs KratosMana
RBY OU: HML am vs Amaranth


Stark Sharks (7) vs (5) Wi-fi Wolfpack

SS OU: teal6 vs Charmflash
SS OU: bro fist vs Star
SS OU: xray vs The Hallows
SS DOU: Mr.GX vs SMB
SS LC: EviGaro vs HT
SM OU: frisoeva vs Welli0u
ORAS OU: Erzengel vs Sjneider
BW OU: SoulWind vs Pearl
DPP OU: DeepBlueC vs BIHI
ADV OU: Conflict vs BKC
GSC OU: Blightbringer vs sulcata
RBY OU: Genesis7 vs Sceptross
Deadline January 12th, 9 PM EST
 
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Stark Sharks (0) vs (12) Wi-fi Wolfpack

SS OU: teal6 vs Charmflash
SS OU: bro fist vs Star
SS OU: xray vs The Hallows
SS DOU: Mr.GX vs SMB
SS LC: EviGaro vs HT
SM OU: frisoeva vs Welli0u
ORAS OU: Erzengel vs Sjneider
BW OU: SoulWind vs Pearl
DPP OU: DeepBlueC vs BIHI
ADV OU: Conflict vs BKC
GSC OU: Blightbringer vs sulcata
DPP OU: Genesis7 vs Sceptross

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SM OU: Eternal Spirit vs Gondra - 55/45. Gama is really good at SM but I wouldn't sleep on Gondra. I am not a personal fan of either ones team selection choices, so I eke Gama ahead by his more proven playing success.
ORAS OU: Luigi vs xImRaptor - 40/60. Luigi sucks and is a TD, thus he double sucks. Raptor was impressive in Snake, and while it wasn't ORAS that he played, he's vs Luigi (who is a TD).
BW OU: Zokuru vs Caetano93 - 50/50. Both kinda noobs but I admire Caetano's teambuilding innovation more. Zokuru is better in my eyes, but I have only seen him in SM/ORAS/ADV really. His playstyle does not lend itself well to BW.
ADV OU: dekzeh vs Alexander. - 65/35. I think dekzeh plays better pokemon and cares more about doing well. I would say the ceilings of these two players are very near one-another, so prep and effort will be the biggest factor -- both of which I lean to dekzeh.

SM OU: blunder vs Posho - 70/30. Last time I saw Posho play SM OU he brought regular Latios in Snake 2.
ORAS OU: CrashinBoomBang vs Lycans - 45/55. Both good, Lycans plays better pokemon more consistently. Unsure of his team sources though, PM me if you want help.
BW OU: John W vs dice - 35/65. Dice is one cringe individual but he sure is better at BW.
ADV OU: Gilbert arenas vs pasy_g - 60/40. Marcop is my vote for best ADV in the pool, only concern I have for him is that he himself seems to be tired of ADV. This might lead to some whack prep, whereas Pasy has a lot of support between himself, dice, and UD. Both play really well regardless so it'll be a nice match.

SM OU: Adaam vs ZoroDark - 40/60. Zorodark was fantastic when he was my teammate last year so I expect him to do well again. Get him to not be lazy and he will play good, aggressive pokemon for you. I have yet to see adaam play SM OU, but I have hope he is decent regardless.
ORAS OU: Sabella vs Quaze - 50/50. Both pretty good. Strange to see Sabella in ORAS, but I think he gravitates towards ORAS style teams in SM anyway.
BW OU: Fakes vs zf - 40/60. Highlight BW game for the week. Two good af players who both use teams that are suboptimal. I like watching zf play more, sorry fakes :(
ADV OU: eden vs CyberOdin - 50/50. I like this matchup because I go back and forth in my head over who I rank above who in my mental power rankings. A week 1 game is a good way to settle it.

SM OU: frisoeva vs Welli0u - 35/65. I think the well is just better. Both players come in with the best options for team support amongst the 10 teams imo. Welli0u's experience and recent dominance is irrefutable compared to friso though.
ORAS OU: Erzengel vs Sjneider - 40/60. Future West ORASer so there's a good chance sjneider goes 0-7, but if he doesn't his techs+good pokemoning will win him many games. I don't really know Erzengel, the 40 is an arbitrary number.
BW OU: SoulWind vs Pearl - 65/35. SW vs middle of pack BW guy sry pearl.
ADV OU: Conflict vs BKC - 45/55. Another great ADV MU. I like conflict's teambuilding a lot so I expect a show. BKC has likely been practicing his ADV up to snuff, and exp wise I think he has an edge.
 
Dragonspiral Tyrants (7) vs (5) Team Raiders

SS OU: TDK vs Trosko - depends on tdk's form really
SS OU: Christo vs reiku
SS OU: Nat vs Lusa - fun one im personally excited to watch lusa finally in the big stage after killing brazilian tours for 2 years
SM OU: blunder vs Posho
ORAS OU: CrashinBoomBang vs Lycans - should be closer than it seems. lycans is a top dog
BW OU: John W vs dice - a real test of consistency for john w, can he keep up the performace he showed in stour?
DPP OU: The Grand Babido vs ToF - no idea, whoever brings the better team i think
ADV OU: Gilbert arenas vs pasy_g

Ever Grande BIGS (6) vs (6) Indie Scooters

SS OU: soulgazer vs talah
SS OU: aim vs Jayde
SS OU: ima vs Lopunny Kicks - very close
SM OU: Adaam vs ZoroDark - think adam is a better pokemon player but zoro knows sm better
ORAS OU: Sabella vs Quaze - interesting one because i wanna see what quaze brings now
BW OU: Fakes vs zf - no idea what to expect
DPP OU: GaryTheGengar vs Honor
ADV OU: eden vs CyberOdin

Cryonicles (8) vs (4) Congregation of the Classiest

SS OU: Updated Kanto vs Insult - very close
SS OU: Sacri' vs Relous
SS OU: Eo Ut Mortus vs suapah
SM OU: Leftiez vs :bloblul:
ORAS OU: Garay oak vs Persephone
BW OU: Finchinator vs Raiza - rematch for the one billion no sleep tour finals these two played
DPP OU: Jirachee vs Tamahome
ADV OU: z0mOG vs Teclis

Stark Sharks (5) vs (7) Wi-fi Wolfpack

SS OU: teal6 vs Charmflash
SS OU: bro fist vs Star
SS OU: xray vs The Hallows
SM OU: frisoeva vs Welli0u
ORAS OU: Erzengel vs Sjneider
BW OU: SoulWind vs Pearl - first strong opponent pearl faces in bw, i know hes hyped for this 1
DPP OU: DeepBlueC vs BIHI
ADV OU: Conflict vs BKC
 
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DPP OU: Heist vs. ToF (55-45)

I'm really looking forward to this one and hope both bring their A game. It's close both due to the two's skill level and their significant time away from the game, which leaves a lot up in the air (team choice, general playing). Other big factors include the effectiveness of the surprises Heist is known for, which tend to hit in a major way (hence the slight advantage), the aggression ToF has shown flashes of in recent years, which could see him execute his own strategy before he becomes susceptible to any tricks, and both players' current view of the metagame, which will shape their teams. Make it a good one guys
 
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