Tournament USA vs The World II - The War [Won by Team World]

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USA vs The World II

Welcome to the second edition of this showdown between the USA and the World. Which one will be the best? It's time to find out.​
  • General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
  • If metagame changes occur during the middle of a round, they will take effect in the subsequent round.
  • Battles must take place on either Smogtours or Pokemon Showdown!
  • Replays are required. Any win post without replays will not be counted

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    • If you are unable to schedule with your opponent, please let your managers know ASAP so they can communicate that to me or the other team's managers for a potential substitute.
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    • Keep in mind once a player is subbed out, they cannot be subbed back.
    • Substitutions will not be allowed in tiebreak series unless both teams agree (or TDs enforce double sub). We will be reluctant to give activity wins to those who are clearly fishing for them.

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    • Note the sportsmanship infraction may be used liberally in this showdown, and any unsportsmanlike conduct on the forums, in the tours or 1v1 discord will be grounds for an infraction.
    • Remember, this is an event to enjoy.
Deadlines:

All battles are to be completed by Sunday, January 12th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
Battles that are not completed will be reviewed for activity and have a winner declared accordingly. If both parties are at fault, the game will simply not count in deciding final standing.
:braviary: Team USA (9) vs (11) Team World :mew:
SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU
SV Bo7: eblurb vs delemon
SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa
SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras
SV Bo5: bea vs neomon
SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia
SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows
SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched
SS Bo5: luser vs Bomb21XD Aliss
SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry
SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ
ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif
ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored
BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven
BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs ZackPalace stravench
DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos
ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat
GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK
LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher
MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM
Subs: BLJ mario, DannyDoritos, Opchurtle100, jhm5, zo, UwU1v1, Marshme1to, Rei vs ZackPalace, Podra, Mcthelegit, fake tom numbers, recti, Kanha Greninja, Miyoko, Bomb21XD

SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU
SV Bo7: eblurb vs delemon
SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa
SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras
SV Bo5: bea vs neomon
SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia
SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows
SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched
SS Bo5: luser vs Aliss
SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry
SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ
ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif
ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored
BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven
BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs stravench
DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos
ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat
GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK
LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher
MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM

as the old adage goes, FIGHT FOR YOUR OWN COUNTRY!!!!! OR REGION!!!!!!
 
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PREDICTS, Few hours before we enter in 2025!!!!

Even though I should be supporting The World but TEAM USA played so so so so sooooooooooooo good in Olympics 2024 that I am going to support them :skull: (BRO THAT USA VS SERBIA match was so fuckin intense though) . Overview, Team World's SV look absolutely bad compared to USA (according to their achievements, building skills and synergy).

SV PREDICTS
SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU; Bolding Radu in UMPL was easy but not here.... DripLegend will be roaring this year after getting a good amount of break from 1v1. He is too strong for RADU to face imo. 80-20
SV Bo7: eblurb vs delemon; Eblurb is a fuckin monster. Well, If Avengers Assemble then in 14,000,605 chances they can beat eblurb only once. ~Kala Chasmah . Also I would say the same thing what bern said in his predicts for me in semi finals of 1v1pl ''Kala Chasmah Delemon is just not on the same level imo''. Idk I can be wrong but I think she is playing this without a single break so they are burnt out ig? 100-0
SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa; Sorry Fancy1 but gorilaa absolutely dominated in WC and I feel like he won't give u a chance to win after outplaying Nuxl. 30-70
SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras; Me not bolding Akeras after my guy won vs bea and Nuxl? No way.... They showcased how good they can be play and no matter who's their opponent is.... I won't jynx this for them and wish you a good luck! 35-65
SV Bo5: bea vs neomon; Neomon just joined 1 more tour... ok bro u can give some time to urself CHILL!!! Bea will probably win this mu without any hesitation I think? Imagine bea gets jynxed and lose in 3 LOL? 60-40
SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia; 2 Hyperspace Horror teammates facing each other hmmm... This Mu is probably the worst compared to other slots. Why? They are going to remove Species clause and spam drifblim or maybe felucia will unban durant in SV and use entertainment against drifblim and secure the win. So it doesn't matter who I am bolding here, they will probably do some random shit lol. 51-49
SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows; Glass shadows went 3-1 but their probably pool was kinda mid and Indi01 way better than them so ye giving an upper hand to Indi01. 80-20

Overall:- DripLegend and Eblurb are going to dominate
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Why the hell are luser and aliss playing SS bo5 LOL?
SS PREDICTS
SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched; They had a better performance than glitched in PL. After losing to them in UMPL finals their prep and clicks actually changed my thoughts lmao. 70-30
SS Bo5: luser vs Aliss; Ur Series was fun compared to any other SS players in PL and I am happy to see u guys face each other again. 50-50

SM AND ORAS
SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry; YES! Nothing to comment on any1 of you. May the Best Win is what I can say!!!
SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ; Better Performance and more Ws than inkreativ?
ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif; Kaif the legend, the goat, the all rounder..... He is unstoppable.


ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored; they have more momentum than swordisbored in oras ig? idk, maybe swordisbored are washed? idk

Weird Animation Generations
BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven; Lumii cooked so much in BW and I haven't seen LittEleven playing BW. They might have played in past ogpl idk. 65-35
BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs stravench; Ya Urfgurgle were so..... helpful for us in old gens in PL. 60-40
DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos; 0 idea about this gen, heard of euphonos more than jamez in old gens ig?
ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat; OK WHY LONGRAT IS PLAYING ADV LMAO?? Have to support my dude!
GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK
Cmpk Journey --> SV then BW and now GSC
Bro right now:-
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LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher; Imagine this ends as a deadgame :skull:, jk... I couldn't understand this format but liked it. Hope the best wins!
MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM; What the fuck is this format? is MG = RBY? If yes... no words. Hope rtm loses
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After bolding against the world idt I will be recruited in their cord if I request LMAO.
Good Luck to all of You!!

Edit:- Missing word 'pool' in glass shadows predict
 
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SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU - drip is still one of the best players right now, and I was not particularly impressed by radu's performance in the sv7 pool
SV Bo7: eblurb vs delemon - emil had a great wc, so I doubt emil with a y (delemon aka delemily aka pineapple) is gonna be much of a challenge for him
SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa - apparently fancy is good at the game, but gorilaa is coming off of a huge clutch win in WC, so we'll see if fancy can shut down the momentum
SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras - Eli is getting his revenge.
SV Bo5: bea vs neomon - Alolan Golem strikes again!
SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia - happysh has mainer advantage. However, Felucia has much more experience in 1v1, and that may show here
SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows - Global Cup Winner vs who? You are NOT surviving Indi01's bravest Zapdos
SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched - The battle has already been won, glitched never stood a chance.
SS Bo5: luser vs Aliss - Sylv Pult RotomH GO!
SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry - Kry won in PL, but this will likely be a close series
SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ - Waylaid only loses to Close
ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif - I think Synon wins in builder, but Kaif is a better pilot, should be interesting
ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored - battle of top 20 oras
BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven - Lumii outpicks
BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs stravench - I think stravench has a good stylistic matchup here, but this could go either way
DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos - I just want to see some epic Euphonos techs
ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat - SMBZ has been improving his game, and actually knows the tier
GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK - Murm is one of the very few real GSC mainers
LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher - the other guy does not have a good team tour record, and also has lost in his name
MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM - one of the greatest to ever do it
 
SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU - drip is still one of the best players right now, and I was not particularly impressed by radu's performance in the sv7 pool
SV Bo7: eblurb vs delemon - emil had a great wc, so I doubt emil with a y (delemon aka delemily aka pineapple) is gonna be much of a challenge for him
SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa - apparently fancy is good at the game, but gorilaa is coming off of a huge clutch win in WC, so we'll see if fancy can shut down the momentum
SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras - Eli is getting his revenge.
SV Bo5: bea vs neomon - Alolan Golem strikes again!
SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia - happysh has mainer advantage. However, Felucia has much more experience in 1v1, and that may show here
SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows - Global Cup Winner vs who? You are NOT surviving Indi01's bravest Zapdos
SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched - The battle has already been won, glitched never stood a chance.
SS Bo5: luser vs Aliss - Sylv Pult RotomH GO!
SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry - Kry won in PL, but this will likely be a close series
SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ - Waylaid only loses to Close
ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif - I think Synon wins in builder, but Kaif is a better pilot, should be interesting
ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored - battle of top 20 oras
BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven - Lumii outpicks
BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs stravench - I think stravench has a good stylistic matchup here, but this could go either way
DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos - I just want to see some epic Euphonos techs
ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat - SMBZ has been improving his game, and actually knows the tier
GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK - Murm is one of the very few real GSC mainers
LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher - the other guy does not have a good team tour record, and also has lost in his name
MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM - one of the greatest to ever do it

Sure! Here's a reimagined version of the tournament predictions, where I disagree with the sentiments expressed in each aside:


SV Bo7: DripLegend vs RADU
While DripLegend is definitely a talented player, I’m actually leaning towards RADU here. Despite the less impressive performance in the SV7 pool, RADU has shown some serious adaptability and creativity that could catch Drip off guard in a Bo7 format.


SV Bo5: eblurb vs delemon
I actually think Delemon is going to surprise people here. While Emil had a great WC, I believe Delemon’s unconventional playstyle could throw him off, especially with how adaptable Delemon is. It might be closer than some expect.


SV Bo5: Fancy1 vs gorilaa
Gorilaa’s WC clutch was impressive, but I wouldn’t write off Fancy1 so easily. Fancy is no slouch and could very well leverage his superior preparation and versatile play to dismantle Gorilaa’s momentum.


SV Bo5: Nuxl vs Akeras
Akeras is absolutely poised to win this one. Eli's supposed “revenge” narrative is a bit overhyped. Akeras is just a more complete player, and I can’t see Nuxl overcoming him in a Bo5.


SV Bo5: bea vs neomon
I’m actually expecting Neomon to shine here. Bea’s reliance on Alolan Golem might be a bit too predictable, and Neomon has a solid grasp on counterplay that will prevent it from being as effective as it should be.


SV Bo5: happysh vs Felucia
I don’t think Happysh’s “mainer advantage” is going to be enough here. Felucia has been around the block in 1v1s and has a tactical edge that could prove decisive. Happysh might be in for a surprise.


SV Bo5: Indi01 vs glass shadows
I think Glass Shadows might actually have a chance here. While Indi01’s Zapdos is certainly a force to be reckoned with, Glass Shadows has the strategic depth and matchup knowledge to handle it, especially in a high-stakes format.


SS Bo7: crow crumbs vs glitched
I’m going with Crow Crumbs in this one. While Glitched might have the reputation, Crow Crumbs is a highly adaptable player who could find the cracks in Glitched’s game, especially over the course of a Bo7.


SS Bo5: luser vs Aliss
I believe Aliss will take this one. Luser’s Sylv Pult RotomH is solid, but Aliss’s versatility and experience in SS will give him the edge. Luser might struggle to deal with Aliss’s superior prediction skills.


SM Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Kry
Kry’s win in PL doesn’t guarantee a win here. Elo Bandit is no slouch, and I think his style and playmaking ability will allow him to exploit Kry’s more methodical approach. Expect this to be a tight series, but Bandit’s got the edge.


SM Bo5: Waylaid vs Inkreativ
Waylaid is overrated here. Inkreativ’s unique and unorthodox style could very well throw Waylaid off, and I think Inkreativ will take this series in a surprisingly convincing manner.


ORAS Bo7: Synonimous vs Kaif
I’m actually backing Kaif here. Synonimous may have the builder advantage, but Kaif has demonstrated time and again that his piloting skills are second to none. He’s going to outplay Synonimous in the clutch.


ORAS Bo5: torterraxx vs SwordIsBored
SwordIsBored has been showing great growth lately, and I think he has the tools to upset torterraxx here. Torterraxx is good, but I’m not convinced he can handle SwordIsBored’s adaptability in a Bo5 setting.


BW Bo7: Lumii vs LittEleven
I think LittEleven will surprise here. While Lumii is known for his outpicks, LittEleven has a very solid grasp on BW, and I think his consistency will win out over Lumii’s unpredictability in a Bo7.


BW Bo5: Urfgurgle vs stravench
Urfgurgle is not a favorite of mine here. Stravench has a far more stable and consistent approach that should neutralize Urfgurgle’s playstyle. I’m expecting Stravench to dominate in this matchup.


DPP Bo5: Jamez vs Euphonos
I’m betting on Jamez here. While Euphonos’s techs are certainly interesting, Jamez has more raw skill and consistency to outlast any gimmicks Euphonos tries to pull. This will be a solid win for Jamez.


ADV Bo5: SuperMemeBroz vs LongRat
LongRat is going to take this one. SuperMemeBroz may be improving, but LongRat has been a more solid performer in ADV, and his knowledge of the tier is simply superior. Expect a controlled series from LongRat.


GSC Bo5: Murm vs Call me PK
Call me PK is going to pull through here. While Murm is a well-regarded GSC main, PK’s understanding of the tier has been growing, and I think he’ll be able to use that to outplay Murm in key moments.


LGPE Bo5: lost heros vs Iron Crusher
I’m backing Iron Crusher to win here. Lost heros may have a more consistent record, but Iron Crusher has the raw talent and the creativity to break through lost heros’ playstyle. Expect a strong showing from Iron Crusher.


MG Bo9: zioziotrip vs RTM
I’m leaning towards RTM here. While Zioziotrip is undeniably great, RTM’s deep understanding of the metagame and ability to adapt in longer series will give him the edge. Zioziotrip might be in for a tough fight.


Let me know if you need any further changes or elaborations!
 
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