Tournament CAPPL VIII - Semifinals

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CAPPL VIII - Semifinals

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On to semifinals. Matchups are below. Please note that as this is a team tournament, no extensions will be granted. There will be no exceptions.


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Storming Saharajas (5) vs Cannon Crawlers (0) :caterpie:
Bo3: SHSP vs Micaiah
SS: zioziotrip vs The Number Man
SS: clean Baloor vs Atha
SS: Fogbound Lake vs Piyush25
SM: Lily vs Dj Breloominati♬
SM: LBN vs Jho
ORAS: Kaede vs Blui
ORAS: BasedWhat? vs So Noisy

All standard tournament rules apply. Ghosting is strictly prohibited. Replays must be posted or else your battle will be considered invalid. Once again, since this is a team tournament, no extensions are given; substitutions are used instead of extensions. If any trade occurs this week, neither traded player will be able to participate in a battle the same week. Please complete your games by Sunday, August 21st at 11:59pm GMT-5.​



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Matchups:
Week 1:
Thatcher Begone Bagons vs Weathermen Whimsicotts
Aogiri Aurumoths vs Cannon Crawlers
Lechonkers vs Storming Saharajas

Week 2:
Thatcher Begone Bagons vs Aogiri Aurumoths
Lechonkers vs Weathermen Whimsicotts
Storming Saharajas vs Cannon Crawlers

Week 3:
Thatcher Begone Bagons vs Lechonkers
Storming Saharajas vs Aogiri Aurumoths
Cannon Crawlers vs Weathermen Whimsicotts

Week 4:
Thatcher Begone Bagons vs Storming Saharajas
Cannon Crawlers vs Lechonkers
Weathermen Whimsicotts vs Aogiri Aurumoths

Week 5:
Thatcher Begone Bagons vs Cannon Crawlers
Weathermen Whimsicotts vs Storming Saharajas
Aogiri Aurumoths vs Lechonkers

Standings:
Lechonkers: (3/1/1) | +10
Cannon Crawlers: (3/1/1) | +6
Storming Saharajas: (1/3/1) | -2
Aogiri Aurumoths: (2/1/2) | -2
Thatcher Begone Bagons: (2/0/3) | +0
Weathermen Whimsicotts: (0/1/4) | -14

Predictions Format:
Storming Saharajas (0) vs Cannon Crawlers (0)
Bo3: SHSP vs Micaiah
SS: zioziotrip vs The Number Man
SS: clean vs Atha
SS: Fogbound Lake vs Piyush25
SM: Lily vs Dj Breloominati♬
SM: LBN vs Jho
ORAS: Kaede vs Blui
ORAS: BasedWhat? vs So Noisy
 
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Good Afternoon CAP Playerbase, This Is Smogon Forums User "shnowshner" (With The Leading Capital Letter Omitted To Reflect Said User's Intentions With Their Online Presence). I Am Here To Explain The Post Which Fellow User SHSP Has Made Following Their Upset Victory During The Semifinals Of CAP Premier League VIII.

In His Post, User SHSP Posts Nothing More Then A Single Animated Image Of Mr. Clean, The Mascot Of The Aptly-Named Mr. Clean Brand Of Cleaning Agents, Mopping A Hardwood Floor With Exaggerated Vigor And Bravado. Since The Nature Of Competitive Pokemon And General Purpose Cleaning Products Are Not Aligned, The Use Of This Medium Is Explicitly For Humorous Effect By Subtly Referencing The Events Which Occurred In Semifinals. In This Case, User SHSP Is The Head Manager Of The Storming Saharaja's Team, Who Achieved A Convincing 5 Wins To 0 Losses Record In Their Match Against The Cannon Crawlers, Securing Them Second Seed In The Finals Matchup. Impressive, Or Otherwise Noteworthy Feats Of Skill Like This Are Commonly Referred To Using Metaphorical Phrases Related To Cleaning Within Sports And Gaming, Such As "Sweep," and "Cleaned Up."

As The Manner Of Which The Losing Team Was Defeated Is Superfluously Similar To How One Might Render A Previously Dirty Perimeter Or Entity Spotless, With No Trace Of Any Prior Blemish, The Same Principle Can Be Observed For Moments Where, In A Showing Between Two Combatants, One Side Defeats Their Opponent Without Seceding Any Sort Of Advantage To Their Adversary, A Shared Perception Of These Two Otherwise Unrelated Situations Being Flawless.

Due To This, The Media File Of Mr. Clean Is An Example Of A Double Entendre, As He Shown Mopping The Floor Of A Mockup Household, Which Invokes The Idea Of User SHSP's CAP Premier League Team Effortlessly Defeating Their Opponents, Compounded By How "Mopping The Floor" Is A Common Idiom For Such Situations. The Purpose Of This Expression On Behalf Of User SHSP Is Multifaceted, Celebrating Their Continued And Sudden Success After A Mediocre Beginning Half To The Tournament, While Also Serving As Banter Towards Their Previous Opponents In A Way That Is Equal Parts Humiliatingly Obtuse, Yet Comical And Lighthearted So As To Avoid Any Strife Between The Two Parties.

This Is Why The Usage Of Mr. Clean In User SHSP's Post Following His Team's Victory Is Relevant To The Events Of This Smogon Forums Thread, Because It Implies That User SHSP Is Himself Mr. Clean In The Action Of "Sweeping" The Competition. This Imagery Is Doubly Effective Because Both Personalities Are Bald.
 
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