2-1
Tricking vs
Ojama - My highlight series of this round, 2 undisputed top 5 sm ous battling to clinch top 16 after coming off some tough losses. Tricking got pretty unlucky in that last game vs charmflash so hes defo yearning to redeem that set. On the other side Ojama is coming off an uncharacteristic 2-0 loss vs Empo. Gonna give a slight edge to Ojama here because of overall consistency, and his ability to stay calm when facing weird/cheesey teams that tricking could very well bring, however this could fosure go either way.
Samqian vs
Sacri' - Gonna give sacri a significant edge in this mu, coming off a convincing 2-0 win vs star with some well-piloted games, sacri is another fairly consistent player who is not afraid to pull the trigger when needed. Samqian is a newcomer who has had some very impressive wins thus far. A big question mark for samqian however is his building. Squeezing out a 3 game win vs bea last round, samqian used 3 very well known teams and that sort of lazy prep could prove fatal for him here.
Pierrick
vs Kebab mlml
Hayburner vs Liones - Biases aside, gonna give hayburner a significant edge in this mu, liones last round looked pretty shaky facing Lio, finding himself in timer trouble every game. Ik hayburner will have access to a plethora of strong teams whilst Liones had some clunky offenses that seemed to lack the synergy needed for a chance at victory. As long as hayburner takes his time and uses his
calc, this should be a p convincing win for him.
Mob Barley
vs Updated Kanto - fire mu that i defo dont wanna miss, hoping for some spicy teams from these two.
Twixtry vs
Tace - another highlight of mine. Tace is sm's youngest prodigy, making a name for himself as a fierce competitor and achieving results no 8th grader ever has before. Twix is also relatively new, making his breakout this year with some decent tournament results. I know both of these guys can play, but it will defo come down to who can edge out a good mu in the builder.
1-2
Dora vs
Star
Chaitanya vs frisoeva
Lopunny Kicks vs Mimolette
Relous vs
Ilyakomaster
Ahsan-219 vs
Typhlosion48
beatiful vs Ash KetchumGamer
Pretty lazy so not gonna do writeups for 1-2s but gl to everyone!
Rooting for tace, hay, star and chait, hope to see you 4 in the top 16 alongside adam.
