Parpar vs Elias PSY - better player; has proven themself competent in this tier for past few years
Expulso vs poh - hmmmmm a hl match from this bracket. poh is probably more aware of current trends and how to capitalise on them; expulso, on the other hand, has displayed more general playing prowess recently, and i'd put faith in him to take this win if his builds don't let him down.
Enzo Gorlami vs the Pharoah - i think pharoah maybe won a wcop game, but gunner is definitely more secure in his play and should take this
pattek vs GW - gw is pretty good and a passionate mainer, and i don't have any recollection of pattek in nu
kythr vs Chokepic - kythr is a tours room person i think? they're usually decent, but chokepic should be confident in nu
The LpZ vs Jrdn - don't recognise the other player and jrdn is proven
Ta9967 vs Roxiee - not seen either play, but i recognise roxiee's name
Mr.Bossaru vs UBERLandon21 - i may be wrong here but i have a vague recollection of UBERLandon from nfe? never seen the other person's name but could go either way
Feliburn vs Confide - confide is decent enough, but feliburn is good and i'd be comfortable bolding him against a good chunk of people here
Stareal vs Kev - kev is good but clicks sometimes; should win
Sensei Axew vs Socrates1O1 - same can be said for sensei regarding clicking, he's able enough though
Ren-chon vs vivalospride - ren-chon is consistently solid and doesn't let a game down easily
Youngster_Bill vs Espeonage. - underrated mainer
Thiago Nunes vs Bouff - either could win, but when it comes down to making game-winning plays i'd trust bouff a tad more
false vs devinn - false has experience and devinn has a 2020 join date. not to be dismissive or anything -- hope you surprise me!
zugubu royale vs [Winner of robjr vs Andyboy] - zugubu is better than most people give him credit for. he's smart and can plan a win pretty successfully, but robjr can also do that and can probably do it a bit better. this is a close match though
TopLel TopKek vs Davon - one of the better mainers
SANJAY vs Maple - maple knows how to play a game -- that much is obvious from their circuit win -- but sanjay usually builds for nu (bear in mind idk how true that is for gen 8) and should take this.
IRazvannN vs Attack on Samurott - genuinely don't know sorry
Xiri vs zben - another hl match. xiri is definitely good, but i feel he just has off-days sometimes and plays sloppily. notwithstanding that, he's still consistent and competent. zben is also in the same boat. xiri has a higher ceiling but zben is arguably more consistent. both could win though and both are certainly good!
NEWAL vs Internal - don't know much about either but newal's name rings a bell
Osh vs Ho3nConfirm3d - ho3n is absolutely competent in this tier, and builds like a horse 24/7, so he does have that to his advantage. but osh is one of the best lower tier all-rounders and i'd be hard-pressed to not bold his name. definitely a hl match
Sjneider vs ToastedBunzzz02 - better player
EviGaro vs Boat - i'm sure boat isn't terrible and i think he won a wcop game? regardless, evi could win against most people in this bracket if she really tried
ACR1 vs Akashi - don't recognise acr1 and akashi is decent enough
Waylaid vs Oathkeepre - the famed 1v1er has definitely made a name for himself, whether from memorable wcop games or contentious views or in-team drama. i'm unsure on his playing ability though. oath is a mainer who has the potential to be decent, he just needs to practice and play more games and find his jive, cause rn i'm not too convinced. with that said, this is his home tier and he should pilot himself to a win.
Alvaro271 vs Hammy - don't know sorry
Forsendi vs gorex - both these players are p good and i'd be confident in both to win vs most people here, but gorex does have a bit more experience in ss nu. could go either way
RaJ.Shoot vs Kiyo - kiyo is fine enough in gen 8. he should win.
Xizaaa vs Lil Infant Tylenol - just a hunch, can't remember seeing either play
PinkDragonTamer vs [Winner of Finchinator vs SpacialRendevous] - interesting matchups. spacial is a mainer i think but finch can build some nice teams and should win. pdt is someone who's making a name for themself through lower tiers, but yet again finch's experience and cool should make this bracket his.
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