Finals The World Cup of Pokémon 2024 - Finals [Won by Team US Midwest]

[ken]

The World Cup of Pokémon 2024 - Finals

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Hosted by ken and SparksBlade
with help from Celever, Concept Everything, Eledyr, Mathy, Tuthur, & Vertigo

~Spreadsheet~

We've made it to finals! Having knocked out first-time quarterfinalist India and subsequently winning a semifinals tiebreak against the reigning second-place Europe, US Midwest now makes their first appearance in the finals, led by outstanding streaks from 6-0 Tace and 5-1 Luthier. Italy returns to the finals for the first time since their win in 2020, eagerly hoping to secure another after dominating Oceania in quarterfinals and overtaking US West in the semifinals. With a roster deep in strong performances, including 4-1 records from Pais, entrocefalo, and zS, as well as an undefeated 3-0 streak from Laroxyl, they're likely going to be the favorite of many to take it home. Will US Midwest be the 5th consecutive new team to win the title, or will Italy pull through and earn their second? Stay tuned!

US Midwest (6) vs (4) Italy
SV OU: zioziotrip vs zS
SV OU: DripLegend vs Kebab mlml
SV OU: kythr vs Laroxyl
SV OU: oldspicemike vs Pais
SV OU: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs Niko
SS OU: Luthier vs Raiza
SM OU: Tace vs Empo
ORAS OU: avarice vs Santu
SV UU: passion vs Punny
SV Ubers: Highlord vs entrocefalo

The deadline for this round is Sunday, July 21st @ 11pm GMT-4.

predictions format

US Midwest (0) vs (0) Italy
SV OU: zioziotrip vs zS
SV OU: DripLegend vs Kebab mlml
SV OU: kythr vs Laroxyl
SV OU: oldspicemike vs Pais
SV OU: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs Niko
SS OU: Luthier vs Raiza
SM OU: Tace vs Empo
ORAS OU: avarice vs Santu
SV UU: passion vs Punny
SV Ubers: Highlord vs entrocefalo

 

[ausma]

LETS GO MIDWEST!!!!!!!!!! IM SO PROUD OF YALL!!!!

 

[Rubyblood]

FORZA ITALIA !!!

 

[Potatochan]

US Midwest (5) vs (5) Italy
SV OU: zioziotrip vs zS
SV OU: DripLegend vs Kebab mlml
SV OU: kythr vs Laroxyl
SV OU: oldspicemike vs Pais
SV OU: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs Niko
SS OU: Luthier vs Raiza
SM OU: Tace vs Empo
ORAS OU: avarice vs Santu
SV UU: passion vs Punny
SV Ubers: Highlord vs entrocefalo

 

[OreoSpeedruns]

LETS GET THIS W MIDWEST

 

[Zcarlett]

SV OU: kythr vs Laroxyl
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The Little Cup Finale.

 

[Chisa]

Vamos italiaaaaaaaa por la chucha

 

[Tio Chico]

The deadline for this round is Sunday, July 14th @ 11pm GMT-4.

4 hours for all matchs!

 

[1LDK]

go italy

 

[Darkk]

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Team Europe cheat the WCOP system by stacking all star players, thinking they are the 2017 Warriors / Real Madrid. Unfortunately they are James Harden Clippers or Neymar PSG at best. Still choke every year even with the system and odds stack in your favor

The downfall and disbandment of Team Europe cannot come soon enough. Midwest please show them why you are not just the fly over region Also remember you have the power of "questionable" Grovyle Art on your side.

I will be hate watching and praying for Team Europe downfall, which fortunately happened every year.

Please remember that the battle is won, but the war is not over. List of Europe's crime:

• Continental team that has players from existing National Team(Dutch and Belgium)
  • This means players that actually don't have a national team lost their spot to these players
  • Belgium national team barely missed playoffs, if only they have their full roster
  • Dutch team placed last in qualifiers, because they lost 6 Dutch members to Team Europe
• Encourage other players in Europe to sabotage / abandon their own national team
  • Charmflash screwed over Team Austria because he wanted to be in Team Europe
  • 1 True Lycan (UK) and Ruft (manager of Belgium) abandoned their own national teams for Europe
  • You are literally playing against your own country in a WORLD Cup???
• Team US was split into 4 smaller teamsto make WCoP more competitive, because there are too many good players in US
  • Team Europe did the opposite. Handpick best players from whatever countries they want. This is literally an SPL team with no auctioning / credit limit. How come every teams have to follow the rules, except Team Europe?
  • Many teams and WCOP history have suffered because of this abomination all star Team Europe. They have made multiple Finals / Semi Finals more than any other team in recent memories, and have the best Group Stage record of all time.
• Sketchy Policy Review / Influential Members
  • A thread was made by Amaranth on September 2023, nothing said by TDs. Brought up again by Belgium leaders in Feb 2024, ignored. Then in April TDs said "it's time for things to get underway," because it is too close to WCOP. What? You had 7 months.
  • Without a doubt there are some incredibly influential and powerful Smogon members on Team Europe, could this be why Team Europe is getting the preferential treatment year after year?
    • Lily - Highest Tiering Council, UU Leader, Smogon Moderator
    • Ruft - OU Tiering Leader
    • TheFranklin - RU Tiering Leader
    • Roro - ex TD / leader, ADV Leader, one of the Smogon best player of all time
    • TonyFlygon - one of Smogons TDs GOATs

See you in Policy Review, Team Europe Better pull some more strings this year to keep your all star team. Maybe if you poach SoulWind / Empo on your team next year you will finally win WCOP





US Midwest (2) vs (8) Italy
SV OU: zioziotrip vs zS
SV OU: DripLegend vs Kebab mlml
SV OU: kythr vs Laroxyl
SV OU: oldspicemike vs Pais
SV OU: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs Niko
SS OU: Luthier vs Raiza
SM OU: Tace vs Empo
ORAS OU: avarice vs Santu
SV UU: passion vs Punny
SV Ubers: Highlord vs entrocefal

Amazing run by Midwest, unfortunately Italy is too strong and all their star players are on form again this year. Plus Empo is probably angry at Midwest because no one can look at his Grovyle the same way again Also isn't Grovyle only a teenager? Not even fully evolved...

 

[bumboclaat]

Go Entro!

Don't know anyone else but go Italy because that logo slaps

 

[leng loi]

Sub in my hero heileone2 @usmidwest

 

[Gtcha]

 

[ausma]

Also isn't Grovyle only a teenager? Not even fully evolved...

grovyle from pmd2 is an adult, and if it’s not convincing by the va for the pmd2 special, there is evidence of age not directly correlating with a pokémon’s evolution stage (fittingly, with an elder treecko in the pokemon anime)

italy may be broken but we have something better on our side…

 

[clean]

ROOTING FOR KIBO

 

[Amaranth]

extremely based final, hope it's a good show

 

[lihj]

go Italia

 

[Supraz]

Daje Italia!!!

 

[Tricking]

PERCHÉ EMPO DE CHILENA
PUNNY DE CABEZA
KEBAB CON LA ZURDA
Y SANTU CASCANTE

PARA LA CUMBIA

E facciamo calcio

 

[Eternal Spirit]

Great finals, Itália looks strong, but both would be deserving for sure. Good luck!

 

[el poeta]

pos na, vamos italiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Le Don]

forza italia

 

[LORD SAGIS]

I know you guys hate me but go Italy!

edit: glad to see the talent stealers are out

 

[Dorron]

Fratelli d'Italia
L'Italia s'è desta
Dell'elmo di Scipio
S'è cinta la testa
Dov'è la Vittoria?
Le porga la chioma
Ché schiava di Roma
Iddio la creò.

Fratelli d'Italia
L'Italia s'è desta
Dell'elmo di Scipio
S'è cinta la testa
Dov'è la Vittoria?
Le porga la chioma
Ché schiava di Roma
Iddio la creò

Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò

Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò
Sì!

Noi fummo da secoli
Calpesti, derisi
Perché non siam popolo
Perché siam divisi
Raccolgaci un'unica
Bandiera, una speme
Di fonderci insieme
Già l'ora suonò

Uniamoci, amiamoci
L'unione e l'amore
Rivelano ai Popoli
Le vie del Signore
Giuriamo far libero
Il suolo natìo.
Uniti per Dio
Chi vincer ci può?

Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte,
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò.

Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò
Sì!

Dall'Alpi a Sicilia
Dovunque è Legnano
Ogn'uom di Ferruccio
Ha il core, ha la mano
I bimbi d'Italia
Si chiaman Balilla
Il suon d'ogni squilla
I vespri suonò

Son giunchi che piegano
Le spade vendute
Già l'aquila d'Austria
Le penne ha perdute
Il sangue d'Italia
Il sangue polacco
Bevé, col cosacco
Ma il cor le bruciò

Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò
Sì!

 

[teal6]

If Italy win, they will be the first repeat champions in the post-USA-reorganization era. If Midwest win we will continue the tradition of having a unique winner every single year since said reorganization. I think it's kind of neat how competitive this tournament is in the sense that there are so many teams that have been champion material in this era.