Fresh off completing the Power Rankings, it is time for the predictions.
For those expecting me to predict my own team's games, I regret to inforn you that doing that will be put in hold for the time being. My apologies. Anyway, on to the PREDICTIONS
Ambrette Astrotias (5) vs (4) Rumble Hall Rattlers
SM OU: Tamahome vs august | august is certainly a capable player, consistently churning out solid performances with BKC's support. That being said, Tama is probably the best DPPer of the modern era....wait this is an SM OU matchup? LOOL bro what the fuck is this. There's no way in hell I can bold august here. He probably has as much SM OU knowledge as me dude come on. If he was playing a goon, I would probably talk myself into it tbh but not against Tama.
SM OU: Cdumas vs Gondra | I can't believe I'm bolding this dumbass clown again LOL he let me down every week in SPL bro. The sheet looker in me can't resist, though. Gondra's a capable player but he's not that great, and one bad tour isn't gonna completely take me off the Cdumas bandwagon. I predict that he'll start off Snake strong with a win.
SM OU: Updated Kanto vs TonyFlygon | I haven't completely bought into the TonyFlygon hype, but he's surely better than Kanto in 2019 LOL Kanto has really done nothing to inspire confidence in his abilities in recent memory, whereas Tony is in heat form. Add in the teambuilding support edge, and Tony should have a solid advantage here.
SM OU: Santu vs SoulWind | Santu is pretty mediocre and unimpressive overall. Should be a donation for SoulWind, one of the best players in recent history.
SM DOU: Mint16 vs Spurrific | imagine predicting Doubles
SM UU: Lycans vs TDK | If this game happened in 2018, TDK would be favored fot sure. We are in 2019, though, and the tables have turned quite a bit. Lycans is in sensational form in his past three tournaments, whereas TDK seemingly can't buy a win to save his life. People are concerned about Lycans's lack of team support, but he did have 2 weeks to prepare for this game so he should be fine. TDK is still one of the best players of the past 3 years, so he could easily turn it on and take this. Until I see some evidence, though, solid edge to the player in crazy-good form.
SM RU: Feliburn vs rozes | I really may have lost my mind here LOL Banking on Feliburn to win after his disastrous SPL 9 showing is making me pretty nervous. Then again, it's not like rozes has had much success in team tournaments, and was relegated to a deep bench role for the Wolfpack in SPL 10. rozes is probably a hair better, but I'll trust Feliburn to use his extensive metagame knowledge and grab a solid team matchup for himself. Please don't "Feli" it away vro.
SM NU: jrdn vs Kushalos | jrdn farmed some wins against some dogshit losers in World Cup. He's probably gonna end up with less wins in Snake than he did in that tour LOL Kushalos is the best NUer in the tournament, and he should effortlessly destroy this random.
SM PU: false vs GaryTheGengar
| imagine picking false to win bros LOL there's 0 reason for me to think this man isn't terrible. apparently he has the fabled god tier team support from HJAD in his corner, but unless his mu is too good to throw, I'll take my chances. Gary is probably like an average player and he prob has under 5 games of PU experience. I'm sure the Rumblers will use the 2 weeks of preparation to get him a solid team, though, so I like his odds of winning this one.
SM LC: ZoroDark vs teal6 | This should be a cool game. teal's solid but I rate ZoroClick relatively highly. He's had some impressive tournament showings and is a better player overall than teal. He's unlikely to bring some mystery-spider-esque nonsense, but he has the talent to outplay here.
Lake of Rage Leviathans (4) vs (5) Celadon City Cobras
SM OU: Hayburner vs Eo Ut Mortus | Hayburner is pretty unimpressive, and I view him as like a 4k player. Eo's pretty solid, and is hard to counterteam as well. He should easily be able to take this one.
SM OU: Insult vs dice | This pick could easily look retarded. Insult's decently high ranking was pretty surprising to me, since he really hasn't done anything of note. I wasn't really impressed by his SPL games either. God knows how much experience dice has, but I've been really high on him as a player for a while. Gonna bank on that talent here.
SM OU: Tace vs FMG | Tace seems to have a decent amount of hype surrounding him. Some of it is from littlelucario, though, which doesn't inspire much faith in his skills LOL Regardless, FMG has the talent to become a franchise player in the near future. His play is impressive and he's had some nice showings lately. Big edge.
SM OU: Valentine vs Jytcampbell | Val's honestly relatively solid, and more ofte than not manages to grab some wins. That's more than I can say about Jyt
SM DOU: emforbes vs Tman | emi's the best doubles player bop
SM UU: Charmflash vs Accelgor | charm had a phenomenal SPL, and he's a relatively skilled battler. I'm not entire buying into the hype yet, but he should definitely win this game. Accel is a TagPro main and has very little success or experience on the big stage.
SM RU: Welliou vs UltraBallz | this game's basically a tossup. Two very comparable players that were forced into RU. I think the Well is a hair more proven so.
SM NU: Garay oak vs Finchinator | Honestly, as an outsider, Finch was disrespected hard in the PRs. He's not the greatest player but is certainly solid and is definitely better than number 6 in the rankings. Garay's hyped as hell and is in good form, but Finch has the drive, the experience, and until proven otherwise, probably a bit more talent. I like the "underdog"
SM PU: Xiri vs Raiza | irrelevant ass clowns LOL
SM LC: Luthier vs Kingler12345 | Bolding the loaf hurts my soul but it must be done. Luthier is hyped, but has yet to do anything groundbreaking in team tours. Kingler's pretty average, and that's better than nothing.
Black City Mambas (3) vs (6) Terminus Taipans
SM OU: Empo vs Chaitanya | I'm not ready to drink the Empo Kool Aid just yet. He's a pretty good battler, though, and way more proven than Chaitanya. Should be a cakewalk.
SM OU: Gilbert arenas vs Mana | marcop has been hot lately, but doing well in ADV is pretty irrelevant here. Far better players have struggled a bit adjusting to SM OU, and Mana with ABR'S support especially is no slouch.
SM OU: Rexus vs Twixtry | Twixtry had some decent showings in WCoP. He could easily be bad, but there's no way in hell you'll catch me bolding a PU mainer's name in OU LOOOL come on vros wtf r we doing here YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT THE ESTABLISHED TOUR VETERANS IN THE LOWER TIERS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
SM OU: xray vs ABR | In ORAS, I think xray would have a decent shot. But in SM, it's no contest. Expect domination from the number one overall player in the tour.
SM DOU: Human vs Ezrael
SM UU: Christo vs robjr | If you've seen anything I've said about UU lately, you'll know im a Christo fan. His skill is very impressive and he will be out to snatch the soul of the man who unjustly pillaged the number one ranking. rob with Pearl support is a scary foe, but Christo smashed Pearl in SPL and he has the skill to destroy rob as well.
SM RU: Averardo vs Alpha Rabbit | Mainer battle. Rabbit seems to habe some hype, while many feel Averardo shouldn't be a starter.
SM NU: ict vs Sjneider | Snjeider looked like a fish out of water in SPL. Leon is pretty solid and should annihilate him.
SM PU: Sam I Yam vs Teddeh | Sam is a random ass clown while Teddeh is the dominant force in the pool. Expect an effortless destruction.
SM LC: LilyAC vs jake | Lily is somewhat hyped, but Zeb is a veteran. Rookies are known to falter in the debuts, and Zeb should be good enough to take this.
Berry Forest Bushmasters (4) vs (6) Lanakila Nagas
SM OU: blarghlfarghl vs ramboss | Seeing is believing and I haven't seen enough just yet. ramboss could easily be a clown, but he's the more unknown quantity and had a decent World Cup. I refuse to believe blargh improved a significant amount in such a short time. Let's see if his run was a fluke or not.
SM OU: HSA vs Tricking | HSA is becoming a solid player, but this game's pretty difficult. Clicking is pretty consistent and is one of the best players in the tour.
SM OU: z0mOG vs Kory2600 | z0m is relatively solid and Kory is someone who never impressed me. I don't really think he's good. Big edge to z0m.
SM OU: Xtra vs Jimmy Turtwig | This game is NONSENSE LOOOL what the fuck. I have no reason to believe xtra is suddenly good after his long hiatus from tours. Jimmy probably knows jack shit about SM OU, but he's more talented than xtra in 2019 and had 2 weeks to learn the metagame. I don't feel good about this, but small edge.
SM DOU: SMB vs Nails | Nails is a VGC threat but SMB is widely considered to be a top 2 Doubles player.
SM UU: Amane Misa vs Adaam | Amane Misa is a complete random LOL like who tf. Adaam could definitely flop, but this should be a pretty free win fir the hyped prospect
SM RU: SPACE FORCE meeps vs Kink | bro there's no way someone who was bad for like 5 yrs suddenly became solid LOOL meeps plays like trash sometimes, but he has a decent pedigree and has won some important games on the big stage. In a terrible player pool, he could turn in a pretty solid performance.
SM NU: Eternally vs Ren-chon | Eternally is probably like slightly above average? Ren-chon did well in NUPL but we're in a relevant tournament now lol. Expect a demolition.
SM PU: Taskr vs Ktütverde | idk what to make of this but Ktut was drafted way earlier. People seem to think his innovation game is on point, so all else being equal, small edge against the BKC PU.
SM LC: tazz vs Osh | If you read Levi's description of tazz, you'll come away feeling like he's the second coming of Jesus LOL I'm not buying it yet. Osh is the Gerk slayer and has a knack for picking up wins. I'll take the experienced player here.
vs ramboss
