AAA The Almost Any Ability Open - Finals [Won by Atha]

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Welcome to the Almost Any Ability Open!

Tournament Rules:
  • General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
  • OM Grand Slam VI information can be found here.
  • The banlist for this tournament is the same as the Almost Any Ability ladder on the Smogon University server of Pokemon Showdown, and can be found here.
  • Best of three, single elimination.
  • If metagame changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
  • Battles must take place on Pokemon Showdown!.
  • Sw/Sh cartridge win conditions are in place; there are no ties.
  • Replays are required.
Round 5

Atha vs Osake
Atha vs PandaDoux
Osake vs PandaDoux


Deadline is Sunday, March 7th, at 11:59 PM EST (UTC -5).
 
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Osake

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I’m not sure but I think a French is gonna win this open :blobthinking:

And here is a prono for Atha vs PandaDoux (45-55) : I think that Atha is basically the best French AAA player, and he won in 2 against TNM which is in my opinion the best AAA player currently. However, inspired by kakapos power, and using the fact that he’s workless but a hard worker, I think that my friend Panda has the ability to beat the monster Atha, because he’s a very serious player (when he doesn’t crack under the pressure like versus Jordy lol) and I’m very happy and impatient to see this match between two of the greatest AAA players !
 
Weeeell, AAA is mastered by French players! After a cumulative 6-0 in WCoOMs II and III and a finalist in last year’s Open, this time France realized another miracle: all of this Open’s finalists are French !

So here are my predicts :

1. Atha (55%)
We have a player whose style resembles that of Siamato. AAA is Atha’s main tier (and CAP, but we don’t talk about that). He always brings solid teams that show no signs of passivity; he knows and studies the metagame in depth. He went 2-0 in his first WCoOM, and just beat probably the best aaa player at the moment, The Number Man, in semis. What can I add about this solid player ? Nothing, he is probably the favorite to bring this home.

2. SweetPanda PandaDoux (30%)
This player has a completely different profile : he is young, and was only a sub in WCoOM III, where he provided great support in AAA, his main tier. A defensive player, lover of stall and fat teams, he is patient and will not hesitate to wait, then wait some more, until he can exploit a misplay and win his battle after 150+ turns. Less known, and with less experience than Atha, he will be under great amounts of pressure that he might not overcome, which is why favor Atha to win !

3. Osake (15%)
The biggest surprise of this finale, nobody knows how he got here, but nonetheless, he is in top 3 of this AAA Open (kind of like me last year, lmao). In a similar way to MZ, Osake plays well but needs a lot of teambuilding support to shine. He has had it until now, mostly from… Atha and Pandadoux. To defeat his two opponents, maybe he will need a little help, or some luck... Who may provide them, now ?

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Boooon, L'AAA est bien confirmé comme un tier maîtrisé par les français, après un 6-0 a la world cup, un finaliste l'année dernière, par un miracle et une folie, on a 3 français sur 3 places en finale de cet open !

Je vais donc faire mes pronostiques par un classement :

1. Atha (55%)
Que dire sur ce joueur ? On a un Siamato style, spécialisé en AAA (et en CAP, mais chut), qui a toujours des teams très solide, sans jamais être passive, tout en étudiant attentivement la méta. Pour sa première World Cup, il a fini en 2-0. De plus, au round précédent il a battu possiblement LE meilleur joueur AAA à l'heure actuelle, aka The Number Man. Qu'ajouter de plus pour ce joueur solide ? Rien, mise à part le fait qu'il part certainement favori de cette finale à 3.

2. PandaDoux (30%)
Joueur ayant un profil différent des deux autres protagonistes, PandaDoux est un jeune joueur, remplaçant à la world cup pour son main tier, l'AAA Joueur défensif, adorant le stall et les fat, joueur patient, et n'hésitera pas a faire durer afin de trouver la faille et de win son match en 150 tours (voire plus). Joueur moins connu et ayant moins d'expérience, cela sera sans doute un point qui pourra lui faire défaut pour cette finale d'un tournoi smogon !

3. Osake (15%)
Surprise de cette finale, personne ne sait ce qu'il fait là, mais en attendant, le voila dans un top 3 d'un AAA Open (on dirait moi l'année dernière mdr). Même profil que MZ, bon IG mais il a besoin de soutien pour briller ! Or, la grande majorité de ses teams venait de ses amis PandaDoux et d'Atha... Qui pour lui donner un coup de main ? Pour vaincre ses deux opposants, peut-être qu'il aura besoin d'un petit coup de pouce, ou de chance...

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Osake

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Hey SectoniaServant,
Sorry to disturb you.

I'm supposed to play with Atha and PandaDoux today, but because of personal problems during all the week, I've been unable to build teams, and I'm right now in a state of mind which doesn't allow me to play in good conditions. In order to give the best games that I can in finals, and because I don't want that 'playing' becomes a pain instead of a pleasure, which is currently the case, I'm asking you an extend. I don't know how much time I'll need to feel better and being able to play 'great' games, I'll adapt myself and my schedule in fonction of the extend, if you grant it.

Sorry for that, but I don't want to play if I'm bad, and by respect for my opponents during the open, I don't want to resign or play the worst games of my life.
 
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I had a great experience in this tournament, facing a lot of worthy opponents and competing at the highest level (most of the time). I've got a long list of shoutouts so here we go

The Number Man looooool bro you're the best builder, you're the best player, you're the best training partner, you're the best coach, you're the best person period. I can't thank you enough, I'm so happy you exist

Siamato Le maître, le sage retiré, mais qui tire encore les ficelles dans l'ombre. C'était un plaisir de jouer et de discuter avec toi. Un immense merci pour ton aide précieuse. On te troll beaucoup pour ta retraite, mais sache que je te comprends et je respecte beaucoup ce choix. J'espère qu'on pourra se revoir en vrai un de ces 4.

Osake Plus je te connais (même si c'est encore peu) et plus je t'apprécie ; je pense que t'as compris beaucoup de choses sur la vie et le reste. C'était un plaisir de t'affronter, et je pense que tu peux devenir très rapidement l'un des meilleurs joueurs du monde vus tes progrès. Bonne chance dans la vie aussi.

PandaDoux Finale très compliquée pour toi, mais je reconnais la grande qualité de tes builds et de ton jeu ; et tu n'avais pas besoin de gagner pour montrer ta valeur. N'oublie pas qu'on est des poussières dans l'Univers en train de jouer à un jeu. Tu finiras par gagner des tournois, ça ne fait aucun doute.

Thinkerino xavgb Dragonillis Palapapop LBDC I don't remember exactly who I tested with but thanks to y'all for the tests

Gmansour20 Mec, qu'est-ce qu'on ferait sans toi ?

Dj Breloominati♬ Noob.
 

Osake

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Gratz Atha !
You really deserve it, I'm pretty sure you're one of the best AAA players atm.

I'm not going to overflow here, but I wanted to thanks some people who helped me to reach this final, and battle with you and PandaDoux with honor.

First, thanks to Atha and PandaDoux because it's with their teams that I've gone this far in the tour, and I've only build my own teams (and not always) for the final, so thanks for that, and thanks for all what you've done during the tour, and for your mental support, espacially Atha who advised me to listen Beetheven and wow it's amazing :D anyway, thanks you guys, it was a pretty nice moment to live with you

Thanks to Dragonillis for the big help in final, when I was tired and just wanted to rq the tour because of stuff, he was there, and helped me so much (espacially with his luck /o) and yeah thanks because this final was a pleasure to play, and without you it would probably have been a pain.

Thanks to all the french community, it was really insane to have a french final, it was pretty cool to see all your enjoyment when we were playing, and you are all so cute and so nice :blobuwu: :blobnom:

And, finally, thanks to SectoniaServant for hosting this tour, and thank you for granting me an extend, I know it delayed everything, and then we've tied, and so on and so on, and it was long, and sorry for that but it was really kind to give me the extend, I would haven't been able to play last sunday, and I'm happy of the games I've done after, so thanks !

Okay I'm kinda tired my english is probably pretty bad at this hour but just thanks everyone and gz Atha and good luck for next tournaments y'all !
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P-S : Genesect is a shame
 
Félicitations Atha ! Je suis très content du parcours que j'ai fais malgré cette finale qui a été juste HORRIBLE pour moi mdrr
Grats Atha ! I'm very happy of my run despite this final who was just HORRIBLE for me lmao
Merci à tous ceux qui m'ont soutenus (c'est à dire plein de gens adorables :blobuwu: & Palapapop)
Thx to everyone who supported me (so a lot of lovely people :blobuwu: & Palapapop)
Je prendrais ma revanche Atha & cette fois-ci Dragonillis ne t'aidera pas :blobtriumph:
Siamato arrête d'in les tournois sous alt & viens sur ton vrai compte !!!!
 
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