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Playoffs Smogon Tour 26 Playoffs - Finals [Won by z0mOG]
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1. Tricking (SM, BW) vs 16. Gondra (ORAS) - Tricking has seemed dominant in SM OU especially as of late, coming off of a 7-2 snake record as well as having gained the most SM points in this stour. His ability to use more or less anything in the teambuilder, knack for innovation, and solid grip on the metagames will be able to give him the advantage in both SM OU and BW OU. However, I believe that Gondra has more metagame knowledge in ORAS OU and I've seen him play it a good bit in side tours, so I think he'll be able to steal a game from tricking.
2. Finchinator (SM, ORAS, BW) vs 15. Zokuru - Zokuru has gotten the vast majority of his points this smogon tour by stalling or cheesing his way to wins, and I know that Finchinator will be able to dispatch his bullshit with ease. I don't expect this to be a close series at all because Finchinator's no-nonsense approach to prepping and playing will give him a clear advantage over Zokuru that will be very difficult to overcome.
3. SoulWind (SM) vs 14. Bad Ass (ORAS, BW) - Soulwind is considered one of the best players of all time, but Bad Ass is a very hot player right now, having the most Stour BW points as well as coming off of a tour win in the last tour of the season, so I believe he'll be able to make the first upset of the tour. Soulwind's obviously excellent in all 3 tiers, but I believe Bad Ass's solid grasp of the BW OU metagame coupled with ORAS's less matchup-based metagame will favor him as the player that's been hotter down the stretch.
5. Empo (ORAS) vs 12. craing ;_; (SM, BW) - This was probably the hardest series to predict, since both these players are unpredictable and very solid at playing for the most part. Empo is an incredible player in all 3 of these generations whereas ben gay's knack for counterstyling his opponents is a large reason why he's been immensely successful lately, so realistically either of these guys could take it. However, I believe that ben will be able to generate a matchup advantage at preview that will be too much for Empo to deal with in SM and BW whereas the less matchup-centric nature of ORAS OU will favor Empo.
6. Ojama (SM, BW) vs 11. Welli0u (ORAS) - Ojama's been a dominant force in SM OU this year and has been a top 5 BW OU player for as long as I can remember, so it's very difficult to predict him losing in either of those tiers here due to just how strong a player he is. However, Ojama isn't very comfortable with ORAS OU, as it's easily his weakest gen, so the well is favored there with his relative comfort in the tier as well as him still being a really solid player overall.
7. xray (ORAS, BW) vs 10. FMG (SM) - FMG is a great player with a strong grasp on all three of these generations, but xray has looked untouchable in ORAS OU and has a slight edge in piloting the standard types of teams these two will likely bring in BW OU, but FMG is a very strong SM OU player and builder and I think he has the edge their. Aside from ORAS OU, I think both games will be very close and entertaining, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this series go either way.
8. z0mOG vs 9. Kickasser (SM, ORAS, BW) - z0mog isn't a bad player by any means, but Kickasser has just looked like a much better player in all 3 of these tiers in my eyes, having a versatility in teamstyles ranging from borderline stall to bulky offense and being at the top of his game playing-wise. I expect Kickasser to turn some heads in this tour and I think he can beat anyone in this tour on the right day, but z0mog is still a formidable player in his own right, so he could easily snatch a game or two and steal the series.
2. Finchinator (SM, ORAS, BW) vs 15. Zokuru - Zokuru has gotten the vast majority of his points this smogon tour by stalling or cheesing his way to wins, and I know that Finchinator will be able to dispatch his bullshit with ease. I don't expect this to be a close series at all because Finchinator's no-nonsense approach to prepping and playing will give him a clear advantage over Zokuru that will be very difficult to overcome.
3. SoulWind (SM) vs 14. Bad Ass (ORAS, BW) - Soulwind is considered one of the best players of all time, but Bad Ass is a very hot player right now, having the most Stour BW points as well as coming off of a tour win in the last tour of the season, so I believe he'll be able to make the first upset of the tour. Soulwind's obviously excellent in all 3 tiers, but I believe Bad Ass's solid grasp of the BW OU metagame coupled with ORAS's less matchup-based metagame will favor him as the player that's been hotter down the stretch.
5. Empo (ORAS) vs 12. craing ;_; (SM, BW) - This was probably the hardest series to predict, since both these players are unpredictable and very solid at playing for the most part. Empo is an incredible player in all 3 of these generations whereas ben gay's knack for counterstyling his opponents is a large reason why he's been immensely successful lately, so realistically either of these guys could take it. However, I believe that ben will be able to generate a matchup advantage at preview that will be too much for Empo to deal with in SM and BW whereas the less matchup-centric nature of ORAS OU will favor Empo.
6. Ojama (SM, BW) vs 11. Welli0u (ORAS) - Ojama's been a dominant force in SM OU this year and has been a top 5 BW OU player for as long as I can remember, so it's very difficult to predict him losing in either of those tiers here due to just how strong a player he is. However, Ojama isn't very comfortable with ORAS OU, as it's easily his weakest gen, so the well is favored there with his relative comfort in the tier as well as him still being a really solid player overall.
7. xray (ORAS, BW) vs 10. FMG (SM) - FMG is a great player with a strong grasp on all three of these generations, but xray has looked untouchable in ORAS OU and has a slight edge in piloting the standard types of teams these two will likely bring in BW OU, but FMG is a very strong SM OU player and builder and I think he has the edge their. Aside from ORAS OU, I think both games will be very close and entertaining, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this series go either way.
8. z0mOG vs 9. Kickasser (SM, ORAS, BW) - z0mog isn't a bad player by any means, but Kickasser has just looked like a much better player in all 3 of these tiers in my eyes, having a versatility in teamstyles ranging from borderline stall to bulky offense and being at the top of his game playing-wise. I expect Kickasser to turn some heads in this tour and I think he can beat anyone in this tour on the right day, but z0mog is still a formidable player in his own right, so he could easily snatch a game or two and steal the series.
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Tricking è una pippa.
Tricking, you suck!
Ma insieme a Empo ha tutto il mio supporto.
However (togheter with Empo) I just wanted to support you.
Tricking, you suck!
Ma insieme a Empo ha tutto il mio supporto.
However (togheter with Empo) I just wanted to support you.
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/smogon-tournaments-discord.3608658/ I believe this will be it.
I think there are lots of players that deserve the trophy more than anyone else;
Empo and Tricking both represent my country, Italy, and they both are the best italian players in the new gens and one of the most prolific players on the community.
The kingpin litteraly is the best player of the year and one of the best of Smogon History and yeah, he prolly deserves the trophy more than anyone else for his amazing run this year and carreer.
Soulwind, well-known as the "BW MASTER" has been in the last few years one of the most consistent players i ever seen since a while...is this the "right time" to see "EL TALENTO HISPANICO" with the trophy he deserves???
Since when i met Bad Ass, he's the player that impressed me more. I just think that he's capable of winning everything if he only wants and this stour is the "right example" of how the "talent" works and it paid off! He joined few stour and check it out lol. He got top16.
We spent lot of time at playing DPP, having fun and tbh you are the player who inspired me to improve and play. I do not know exactly how much you are strong at new gens, but im pretty sure you will do well, and i really hope you win this trophy that you deserve for the impressive skills you have and amazing person to interact with you are!
FINCHTOURLEGEND!!!
I do not know a lot about the rest of the players, but this looks a tough top16 and may the best can win!
GO BAD ASS KONG!
Empo and Tricking both represent my country, Italy, and they both are the best italian players in the new gens and one of the most prolific players on the community.
The kingpin litteraly is the best player of the year and one of the best of Smogon History and yeah, he prolly deserves the trophy more than anyone else for his amazing run this year and carreer.
Soulwind, well-known as the "BW MASTER" has been in the last few years one of the most consistent players i ever seen since a while...is this the "right time" to see "EL TALENTO HISPANICO" with the trophy he deserves???
Since when i met Bad Ass, he's the player that impressed me more. I just think that he's capable of winning everything if he only wants and this stour is the "right example" of how the "talent" works and it paid off! He joined few stour and check it out lol. He got top16.
We spent lot of time at playing DPP, having fun and tbh you are the player who inspired me to improve and play. I do not know exactly how much you are strong at new gens, but im pretty sure you will do well, and i really hope you win this trophy that you deserve for the impressive skills you have and amazing person to interact with you are!
FINCHTOURLEGEND!!!
I do not know a lot about the rest of the players, but this looks a tough top16 and may the best can win!
GO BAD ASS KONG!
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Lost in 2 vs xray. ggs
I'm disappointed in myself for playing that poorly, definitely could've played better especially in sm. I guess it was still a cool experience. Thank you to all my friends who helped me prep, test, and decide on teams, appreciate all of you.
GL to everyone who is still in the tour. I will definitely try to make stour playoffs in the future and hopefully do better as it is my favorite individual tour.
I'm disappointed in myself for playing that poorly, definitely could've played better especially in sm. I guess it was still a cool experience. Thank you to all my friends who helped me prep, test, and decide on teams, appreciate all of you.
GL to everyone who is still in the tour. I will definitely try to make stour playoffs in the future and hopefully do better as it is my favorite individual tour.
LieslLovesMons
Banned deucer.
xray is too good, hope he wins it all. X
Updated Kanto
Banned deucer.
Knew you could do it z0m, good job. Rooting for tricking to win the whole thing
I don't know how, but i managed to win in an overall bad series, even if i played like shit. This game always reserves surprises. Sorry bro.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen5ou-410094
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-410099
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen6ou-410100
edit: cellerino vive.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen5ou-410094
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-410099
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen6ou-410100
edit: cellerino vive.
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