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Tournaments SPL XVII DPP Discussion Thread

hello, been very busy week but I'll hv them up soon (hopefully)

SFG vs Marshall Law:

Pideous vs Skyrio:

199 vs Marcop:

Tenebricite vs Void:

DaBaby2 vs Sheik:

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Not sure if I will mark down SFG got haxed from his game vs Marshall. I will leave that judgement to the viewers. If I missed any others just DM me or something
 
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Fakes vs SFG: (55/45)

Saw a lot of Fakes’s teams during the revival tournament & it’s likely SFG will face hard HippoClef stall. I can see SFG pull off a victory so long as SFG banks in on unrelenting offense & denying Fakes any free turns. But we’ll see.

Skyrio vs Shiek: (30/70)

Shiek the GOAT is gonna take the W imo, highly consistent in every tournament Shiek participated in via win streak.

Void vs Pideous: (48/52)

I’m leaning a bit towards Pideous as she surprisingly enough adapted well amidst the Sporeless meta. This will undoubtedly be the most hype match seeing both legends, the best DPP SPL Champ in both 2024 & 2025 vs the winner of the Jirachee invitational, go toe to toe against one another. Def anticipating a long game between the two.

Gilbert Arenas vs BlazingDark: (65/35)

I’m loving all the teams Gilbert has been generating ever since week 1, looking forward to what spicy team Gilbert will cook!

Marshall Law vs 199: (60/40)

IDK much about Marshall Law aside from the DPP revival tournament, but I do know Marshall did have a strong record at that time. But 199 can pull a sleeper victory.
 
Week 7 is up, just 2 more weeks until we're on our way to the playoffs. Not surprised by who won last week, and this week looks just as intense as the last one. How exciting, and make sure to add your votes in here as well :)

:Alakazam-Mega: SFG vs 199 :Snorlax:
:Tyrantrum: BlazingDark vs Marshall.Law :Garchomp:
:Raikou: Pideous vs Gilbert arenas :Suicune:
:Gardevoir-Mega: Sheik vs Void :Lycanroc:
:Entei: Fakes vs Skyrio :Marowak-Alola:

SFG vs 199
BlazingDark vs Marshall.Law
Pideous vs Gilbert arenas
Sheik vs Void
Fakes vs Skyrio

Keeping images out this week since it's another busy week of uni, and I'm lazy tbf...
Every player besides Fakes(1-0) has taken a loss, with Sheik, Skyrio, and Eve(Pideous) sharing the best w/l score: 5-1
The tyrants have yet to win a DPP game. Will they be capable of taking one by the end of the tournament?
Marcop(Gilbert) is the only player who is in a tie on their score(3-3), but has a more likely chance to be positive as Cryo's are currently the first seed.
All these player matchups have something interesting in them. SFG and 199 are probably a 49:51 type of matchup, and both love leftovers Metagross, and have somewhat similar offensive and defensive structures when they're not trying to build with less common mons. BlazingDark vs Marshall.Law is another cool French MU and something I haven't seen before. Sheik vs Void is basically the current player who is on their way to get the best score vs the previous player that had the best records in past SPLs. Eve vs Marcop and Fakes vs Skyrio feels like an HL matchup, though for different reasons. Eve and Marcop were the top 3 finalists from DPP revival, where Eve has taken losses from him and PDC last year, so there's definitely some payback to be made. Fakes and Skyrio are in contention because of their high skill ceiling, esp Fakes, which is one of the most efficient players in DPP, and Skyrio is having a run on their bracket.

Personally, I'd say Eve vs Marcop is the HL if you take into account their past tournaments, and the Tigers are barely outside of the Top 4. But if it's SPL-dependent, then Fakes vs Skyrio makes more sense based on their momentum, and Sheik vs Void has more specific context with how they dominated their games from Week 1. Either way, this Week rocks, and it doesn't feel as one-sided for either side tbh.

Also, a Roserade team finally won this week, big W tbh tbh ignore it was a mirror mu though kek
 
SFG vs 199: (55/45)

Seeing SFG vs 199 is a nice refreshing matchup between both offensive players duking it out. Albeit 199 isn’t a fan of running suicide leads, so it’s likely offense vs bulky offense matchup. But I do think SFG can claim a W so long as they try to out offense 199.

BlazingDark vs Marshall.Law: (47/53)

Again, I know neither players, but maybe Marshall Law can redeem their loss? Really cool seeing 199 pull a classic Gyaralix in SPL!

Pideous vs Gilbert arenas: (65/35)

What surprised me the most from last match was seeing Pideous run a team that almost looks Pre Latias unban era (Back when Vaporeon was seen as an Ape ‘check’ before ppl realized Vap was weak to physical Ape), as much as I like Gilbert, I’m predicting that Pideous will likely claim the W. But who knows, Gilbert has plenty of tricks up their sleeve & has pulled off unexpected victories.

Sheik vs Void: (49/51)

Now this is once again a similar match between 2 of the strongest players in DPP, Shiek being a high level demon who also plays extremely well in tournaments vs the SPL Champ Void. This battle will be slightly closer compared to Pideous vs Void since Pideous did win the invitational endurance test, but I can see Void pick up his losses & claim victory.

Fakes vs Skyrio: (55/45)

This matchup will def get interesting, Fakes will likely run a slow Clef team vs Skyrio running hazard stack given their last match against Shiek. IDK much about Skyrio, maybe Fakes will run a DPP Superman team to counter Skyrio? (Bronzong/Skarmory/Clefable/Latias/Hippowdon/Rotom) Who knows.
 
I decided to get my predicts in early after forgetting about them last week.

:Lycanroc: Void vs Dababy2 :Entei:

Despite this down season, I can't help but root for one of the greatest DPPers to grace the competitive stage.

:Marowak-Alola:Skyrio vs SFG :Alakazam-Mega:

I'm a big fan of SFG's builds so he gets my vote for Week 8.

:Suicune:Gilbert arenas vs Sheik :Gardevoir-Mega:

Sheik has been on fire this season, and I don't expect them to let up anytime soon.

:Garchomp: Marshall.Law vs Pideous :Raikou:

Marshall's a fun guy to watch.

:Snorlax: 199 vs BlazingDark :Tyrantrum:

199 has brought a few teams that are similar to stuff I've run, so when I watch him play I can't help but root for him.
 
The SPL is two weeks before the pool ends, and we are in Week 8. Make sure to add your votes on the SPL predictions on here as well!

:Lycanroc: Void vs Dababy2 :Entei:
:Marowak-Alola: Skyrio vs SFG :Alakazam-mega:
:Suicune: Gilbert arenas vs Sheik :Gardevoir-Mega:
:Garchomp: Marshall.Law vs Pideous :Raikou:
:Snorlax: 199 vs BlazingDark :Tyrantrum:
Void vs Dababy2
Skyrio vs SFG
Gilbert arenas vs Sheik
Marshall.Law vs Pideous
199 vs BlazingDark
Quick thoughts/Recap/Whatever I'll ramble from Week 7.
- Eve (Pideous) is the only player to have taken a single loss that has played all weeks, and is a contender for the overall MVP of SPL XVII.
- Fakes remains undefeated, and has shifted to play BW this week
- 199 needs only one win to be guaranteed a positive record if BIGS isn't getting in the playoffs.
- The Tyrants finally won a DPP Match, big W for the tyrants fans.
- Every match in Week 7 looked very one-sided, which is pretty crazy, lmao.
- Two Infernape teams won this week, bit noticeable that both ran with steel lead + ttar behind the team.
- Almost every teams bar BlazingDark used Latias, with Tyranitar being just one less mon below. In contrast, Jirachi were in 2 teams only, and no signs for Zapdos this week.
- Roserade won a non-mirror matchup, very epic.


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