Tournament UPL XII - Semifinals [Tiebreaker @ Post #36]

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Dangerous Dracovish (7) vs (4) Devastating Dialgas
SV Ubers: Shuwri vs Yellow Armchair
SV Ubers: myjava vs RichardMillePlain
SV Ubers: etern vs yovan33321
SS Ubers: Icemaster vs LouisIX
USUM Ubers: Rhmsitb vs Master Chief
ORAS Ubers: keys vs freezai
BW Ubers: Evuelf vs Monai
DPP Ubers: susciety vs shrang
ADV Ubers: Heysup vs MMII
GSC Ubers: dawnbuster vs cyberacc
RBY Ubers: YBW vs CollectorEly
Multigen Ubers: baconeatinassassin vs entrocefalo

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Eternal Voyagers (6) vs (6) DaReal Drizzers
SV Ubers: Mashing vs Taka
SV Ubers: Kate vs Skyiew
SV Ubers: elodin vs Dark Shion
SS Ubers: lotiasite vs FatFighter2
USUM Ubers: Lasen vs PurpleGatorade
ORAS Ubers: Hack vs Hoopas Dad
BW Ubers: Shitrock enjoyer vs Blim
DPP Ubers: robjr vs Inspirited
ADV Ubers: iry vs Raph369
GSC Ubers: BigFatMantis vs Conflict
RBY Ubers: Unowndragon vs SaDiSTiCNarwhal
Multigen Ubers: pdt vs Ainzcrad

TIEBREAK
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Eternal Voyagers (2) vs (1) DaReal Drizzers
SV Ubers: Kate vs Skyiew
BW Ubers: Hack vs Blim
GSC Ubers: BigFatMantis vs Conflict

The deadline for this round is Sunday, July 28th at 11:59 PM GMT-4.
 
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Dangerous Dracovish (6) vs (6) Devastating Dialgas
SV Ubers: Shuwri vs Reje
SV Ubers: myjava vs RichardMillePlain
SV Ubers: etern vs yovan33321
SS Ubers: Icemaster vs LouisIX
USUM Ubers: Rhmsitb vs Master Chief
ORAS Ubers: keys vs freezai
BW Ubers: Evuelf vs Monai
DPP Ubers: susciety vs shrang
ADV Ubers: Heysup vs MMII
GSC Ubers: dawnbuster vs cyberacc
RBY Ubers: YBW vs CollectorEly
Multigen Ubers: baconeatinassassin vs entrocefalo

Eternal Voyagers (6) vs (6) DaReal Drizzers
SV Ubers: Mashing vs Taka
SV Ubers: Kate vs Skyiew
SV Ubers: elodin vs Dark Shion
SS Ubers: lotiasite vs FatFighter2
USUM Ubers: Lasen vs PurpleGatorade
ORAS Ubers: Hack vs Hoopas Dad
BW Ubers: Shitrock enjoyer vs Blim
DPP Ubers: robjr vs Inspirited
ADV Ubers: iry vs Raph369
GSC Ubers: BigFatMantis vs Conflict
RBY Ubers: Unowndragon vs SaDiSTiCNarwhal
Multigen Ubers: pdt vs Ainzcrad


Predicts with Micciu and Suzuya
 
Semifinals predictions

Dangerous Dracovish vs Devastating Dialgas

SV Ubers: :zacian-crowned: Shuwri vs Reje :Zamazenta-Crowned:

My personal highlight of the SV pairings. Shuwri has great fundamentals while Reje to me seems very slept on in this tier despite playing clean games consistently. I feel like this one really could go either way but im giving the bold to Shuwri.

SV Ubers: :koraidon: myjava vs RichardMillePlain :miraidon:

Both good players but Richard has been on a very impressive run lately thus i predict him to win even tho i can see this be a really close game.

SV Ubers: :Ducklett: etern vs yovan33321 :Landorus-Therian:

etern has been doing good while i personaly dont have much of a recollection of yovan33321 this UPL. i'm predicting etern to win based of current results but i would not be shocked if yovan' wins this one.

SS Ubers: :Kyogre-Primal: Icemaster vs LouisIX :eternatus:

Very cool matchup, both are seasoned SS Ubers players but from what i've seen have a very different game-approach. i am looking forward to seeing what heat LouisIX might unleash for this one but maybe its not just Louis' that will surprise us with something innovative!. I'm giving Icemaster the edge.

USUM Ubers: :Zygarde-Complete: Rhmsitb vs Master Chief :Mewtwo-Mega-Y:

Rhm' tends to be quite abit predictive with team-choices and playstyle-preferences but he appears to know what he is doing backed up by solid tour results consistently. The Chief has been a pleasant surprise to me and im glad seeing him do well!. this match-up could really go either way to me but for the sake of the bold im predicting Rhmsitb to win.

ORAS Ubers: :klefki: keys vs freezai :darkrai:

Dream is a veteran of the tier while freezai has shown to be a promising player in this tier with his monstrous world cup performance earlier this year. both are currently having a similar run score-wise but im predicting Dream to win because of his fundamentals and experience in the tier.

BW Ubers: :zekrom: Evuelf vs Monai :reshiram:

elf is strong and i recall both of his only two losses came with the help of rng which is really impressive given how stacked the bw pool has been this year. Monai is good but Evuelf has been too good to not bold him here, far away from a squash-match however.

DPP Ubers: :jumpluff: susciety vs shrang :wobbuffet:

I feel like this one can go either way but im more in tune with susciety´s teamchoices and for the sake of bolding i am predicting susciety to win.

ADV Ubers: :kyogre: Heysup vs MMII :groudon:

Great matchup with two mainstaples of the tier. both players aren't shy about bringing rather unconventional teams or sets for better or for worse and it will be interesting to see what both will come up with this time given that this is basically a back to back rematch and im expecting this to be another Bo3 which should be a good watch. i feel like this series can go either way which is also backed up by them having the exact same record but for the sake of the bold im predicting Heysup to win.

GSC Ubers: :ho-oh: dawnbuster vs cyberacc :lugia:

My GSC experience is very minimal to really have a say thus i figured that i'd bold the player thats has more wins.. only to learn that both players are infact 5-1. given how high the stakes are not only it being semifinals but for both players individually i am looking forward to watching this one. bolding cyberacc for the sake of bolding.

RBY Ubers: :alakazam: YBW vs CollectorEly :mew:

Same as GSC my RBY experience is too minimal to have much of a say here. I am bolding YBW for the sake of bolding, apologies.

Multigen Ubers: :yveltal: baconeatinassassin vs entrocefalo :xerneas:

Strong matchup right here, i think the SV game will be pretty important on who will decide the set for himself. expecting bacon to win SS and entro SV and USUM.

Having predicted every matchup 1 by 1 without "quick predicting" before i started to write anything i concluded a final score of 9 - 3 which is definetly more onesided than i initially thought it would end up being. however, about 6 to 7 matchups i have predicted as "could go either way". that being said i still think that the Dangerous Dracovish are going to win this week. may the better team win.

Eternal Voyagers vs DaReal Drizzers

SV Ubers: :minun: Mashing vs Taka :aegislash:

Mashing had a pretty solid showing thus far unlike Taka who seems to be struggling. I'm giving Mashing the bold but i can definetly see Taka win this one too.

SV Ubers: :Ting-Lu: Kate vs Skyiew :Chien-Pao:

Both good and invested players of the tier. i am giving Kate the edge here but Skyiew can certainly win this.

SV Ubers: :garchomp: elodin vs Dark Shion :Calyrex-Shadow:

I think elodin is the better player here and if i recall correctly there was plenty of misfortune in most of his games putting him at a score he should not be at right now.

SS Ubers: :Spheal: lotiasite vs FatFighter2 :Zacian:

Custom Avatar on the line means FF2 is in his best form. Im giving ff2 the edge here but i would not be shocked it loti wins this one.

USUM Ubers: :Kyurem-White: Lasen vs PurpleGatorade :Necrozma-Dusk-Mane:

PG is the established main and even tho he is not invested as he used to i predict him to win based off his solid showing this UPL and his experience with the tier.

ORAS Ubers: :Arceus-Water: Hack vs Hoopas Dad :Salamence-Mega:

Hack has been on a flawless run thus far albeit with a fair bit of rng in his favor while Hoopas Dad has done pretty solid in a stacked pool as this one. if my observation is correct Hoopas Dad puts alot of effort into prep and same goes for Hack. im looking forward to how both players will try to exploit one-another in their preperations.

BW Ubers: :raikou: Shitrock enjoyer vs Blim :Giratina-Origin:

I was genuinely surprised about the great quality of games by Shitrock despite (what i assume) is his first time playing the tier while Blim appears to have picked up right where he left showing little to no rust. I'm predicting Blim to win this one but i think it can get pretty close.

DPP Ubers: :tyranitar: robjr vs Inspirited :skarmory:

It will be very interesting to see how Inspirited approaches this game both in the builder and on the field given how their match from last week has went. robjr played the early game phenomenally which caused him to get a big lead in the game from his leading pokemon in a matchup that could have otherwise been difficult if not for the way that he played early on. despite that i think that Inspirited will take it this time but i would not be surprised by now if robjr does robjr and wins this one too.

ADV Ubers: :Deoxys-Defense: iry vs Raph369 :Deoxys-Attack:

Raph369 has been tearing it apart lately and i dont see iry who does not appear to even want to play pokemon stop him which is unfortunate because i would have much enjoyed seeing these two play at their best. not entirely counting out iry in this one because i still think he is a force to be reckoned with in adv when he wants to play but i dont see it at the moment, would love to be proven wrong!.

GSC Ubers: :scyther: BigFatMantis vs Conflict :snorlax:

Conflict tax. He shuffles the cards in the tier and i dont see him stopping. BigFatMantis has had a solid showing this UPL but Conflict is extraordinary.

RBY Ubers: :dragonite: Unowndragon vs SaDiSTiCNarwhal :mewtwo:

I'm a big fan of Unowndragon and his set vs Torchic last years UPL is still one of my personal highlights of the whole tour. He has been doing great this tour so i dont see a reason not to bold him even if SaDiSTiCNarwhal is a pretty solid player himself. as with most sets of RBY this one can go either way but im giving Unowndragon the edge here.

Multigen Ubers: :Mewtwo-Mega-X: pdt vs Ainzcrad :Marshadow:

This series feels pretty close to me. I think this one might come down to who is winning in SS, i'd give pdt the edge in SV and ainz the edge in USUM. Bolded pdt for the sake of bolding but i think this one really can go either way.

Having predicted every matchup 1 by 1 without "quick predicting" again i predicted a final score of 6 - 6 ! based on how i predicted i can see either team win this week but if i had to bold one im giving the slight edge to the Eternal Voyagers. i feel the SV games this week will be very important for both teams, may the better team win.
 
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