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The final matches of the 2018 Battle Spot Singles are almost upon us. Before the matches get started, get to know top 4! Feel free to ask any other questions in this thread below and tag our contestants!
Semifinals Matchup 1: Psynergy vs. Greilmercenary9
Name: Psynergy
Region/State: California, USA
What are you most known for? Fire Emblem apparently. And being one of Serebii's upper staff
Brief Overview of playing career. I've played casually for years but didn't really start playing competitively until Gen 6 made it very easy. I played assorted formats like OU, Ubers, and RU for awhile until coming to Battle Spot around ORAS. The community was tiny back then but I've been here ever since then. I also got into VGC thanks to some of my friends at Berkeley and later DOU, though I've played those less lately.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Rayquaza, don't think that comes as a surprise to anyone.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? The circuit is definitely more varied than it was last year and I like the changes made to the format, hoping we'll see further improvement and more players in the coming years. As for me personally I didn't lose out to a Scald crit burn round 1 of this invitational, so I'm feeling pretty good about this year. No matter where I finished at this point I'm fairly satisfied.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? I have a very tough road in this invitational so I'm glad to have come this far, I know some have said I have the toughest opposition so it would be fantastic if I can take it to the end. Both have been very close sets though so I'm very happy with how things have gone so far, and it feels great to have been part of some of the best sets this invitational. Playing the same person twice in a row is going to be tough though, even though I won the first one I'm not necessarily feeling more confident about the second set. I'm hoping it'll be at least close to as good of a set as the first one though.
Name: Greilmercenary9
Region/State: Central US
What are you most known for? Probably either winning BSLT this year or making 2k on cartridge twice in the last three seasons
Brief Overview of playing career. Been playing off and on competitively since about 10 years ago; used to main UU way back in the day but gravitated towards cartridge formats when they became easier to play officially with BW2 and especially XY and ORAS.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Heracross. Was happy to be able to be able to make a team starring it that has done well for me in tournaments (especially BSLT) despite it not really being as good in USM as it was in ORAS.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? It's been fun, and the sets in this Invitational in particular have been very close and tense. In four quarterfinal matches we've had 19 of 20 possible games with three of the four sets (and both of mine) going five games.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? With me I guess we might as well skip the first four games. I've played five Bo5 matches in the last year and every. single. one. has gone five games.
Semifinal Matchup 2: 11oyd vs. Chemcoop
Name: 11oyd
Region/State: Australia
What are you most known for? I am most well known for being the guy that hard committed to using Suro's team on the cart ladder. Streaming and commentating has also been great, people kind of know me for that now too.
Brief Overview of playing career: Been fond of mons since I was 11. Completed stadium 1 and 2 way back in the day. Discovered bss around April 2016. Discovered the bss room mid - late 2017. Biggest moment for me so far was breaking 1800 in season 6.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Favourite of all time is Gengar but I am very fond of Breloom and Mawile too.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? The circuit has been a blast. Each tournament has been a lot of fun. I've made some great friendships along the way too. Biggest circuit moment to this day might have been beating Jmal in BSLT. That was a huge boost to my confidence as a player.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? Well I have only had one match, as I got the bye in round 1. I was fairly happy with how I played vs Groudon Empire except for two major mistakes and one minor mistake. It was a brutally close set. I will need to reduce my margin for error to have a chance against the boys in the next two weeks.
Name: Chemcoop
Region/State: Utah, USA
What are you most known for? Winning 4 BSSC Tours in the past 2 years, and recording a 2024 final score on cart during S6 of SM BSS
Brief Overview of playing career. Started playing competitively in ORAS, starting with a brief stint in OU before moving to BSS on cart. Regularly got to 1800s+ despite using random mons from my box, but didn't join the Smogon BSS community until SM and the start of the BSSC circuit. Continued improving on cart and in tours throughout 2017 and worked my way up to mod in the Battle Spot room on PS!. Started a YouTube for BSS content after USUM came out, and hoping to get that more active in the next few months.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Shiny Umbreon
Thoughts on the circuit so far? There have already been a ton of intense and close sets so far, looking forward to the next 2 rounds of games.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? Previous games have been a bit of a rollercoaster, but hoping I can keep the winning streak going
Hope you all are as excited as I am! The deadline for these matches is December 16th. When the time for the matches is announced, I'll update this thread.
The final matches of the 2018 Battle Spot Singles are almost upon us. Before the matches get started, get to know top 4! Feel free to ask any other questions in this thread below and tag our contestants!
Semifinals Matchup 1: Psynergy vs. Greilmercenary9
Name: Psynergy
Region/State: California, USA
What are you most known for? Fire Emblem apparently. And being one of Serebii's upper staff
Brief Overview of playing career. I've played casually for years but didn't really start playing competitively until Gen 6 made it very easy. I played assorted formats like OU, Ubers, and RU for awhile until coming to Battle Spot around ORAS. The community was tiny back then but I've been here ever since then. I also got into VGC thanks to some of my friends at Berkeley and later DOU, though I've played those less lately.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Rayquaza, don't think that comes as a surprise to anyone.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? The circuit is definitely more varied than it was last year and I like the changes made to the format, hoping we'll see further improvement and more players in the coming years. As for me personally I didn't lose out to a Scald crit burn round 1 of this invitational, so I'm feeling pretty good about this year. No matter where I finished at this point I'm fairly satisfied.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? I have a very tough road in this invitational so I'm glad to have come this far, I know some have said I have the toughest opposition so it would be fantastic if I can take it to the end. Both have been very close sets though so I'm very happy with how things have gone so far, and it feels great to have been part of some of the best sets this invitational. Playing the same person twice in a row is going to be tough though, even though I won the first one I'm not necessarily feeling more confident about the second set. I'm hoping it'll be at least close to as good of a set as the first one though.
Name: Greilmercenary9
Region/State: Central US
What are you most known for? Probably either winning BSLT this year or making 2k on cartridge twice in the last three seasons
Brief Overview of playing career. Been playing off and on competitively since about 10 years ago; used to main UU way back in the day but gravitated towards cartridge formats when they became easier to play officially with BW2 and especially XY and ORAS.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Heracross. Was happy to be able to be able to make a team starring it that has done well for me in tournaments (especially BSLT) despite it not really being as good in USM as it was in ORAS.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? It's been fun, and the sets in this Invitational in particular have been very close and tense. In four quarterfinal matches we've had 19 of 20 possible games with three of the four sets (and both of mine) going five games.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? With me I guess we might as well skip the first four games. I've played five Bo5 matches in the last year and every. single. one. has gone five games.
Semifinal Matchup 2: 11oyd vs. Chemcoop
Name: 11oyd
Region/State: Australia
What are you most known for? I am most well known for being the guy that hard committed to using Suro's team on the cart ladder. Streaming and commentating has also been great, people kind of know me for that now too.
Brief Overview of playing career: Been fond of mons since I was 11. Completed stadium 1 and 2 way back in the day. Discovered bss around April 2016. Discovered the bss room mid - late 2017. Biggest moment for me so far was breaking 1800 in season 6.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Favourite of all time is Gengar but I am very fond of Breloom and Mawile too.
Thoughts on the circuit so far? The circuit has been a blast. Each tournament has been a lot of fun. I've made some great friendships along the way too. Biggest circuit moment to this day might have been beating Jmal in BSLT. That was a huge boost to my confidence as a player.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? Well I have only had one match, as I got the bye in round 1. I was fairly happy with how I played vs Groudon Empire except for two major mistakes and one minor mistake. It was a brutally close set. I will need to reduce my margin for error to have a chance against the boys in the next two weeks.
Name: Chemcoop
Region/State: Utah, USA
What are you most known for? Winning 4 BSSC Tours in the past 2 years, and recording a 2024 final score on cart during S6 of SM BSS
Brief Overview of playing career. Started playing competitively in ORAS, starting with a brief stint in OU before moving to BSS on cart. Regularly got to 1800s+ despite using random mons from my box, but didn't join the Smogon BSS community until SM and the start of the BSSC circuit. Continued improving on cart and in tours throughout 2017 and worked my way up to mod in the Battle Spot room on PS!. Started a YouTube for BSS content after USUM came out, and hoping to get that more active in the next few months.
Favorite Pokemon of All Time? Shiny Umbreon
Thoughts on the circuit so far? There have already been a ton of intense and close sets so far, looking forward to the next 2 rounds of games.
Anything you want to say about your previous matches for the invitational? Previous games have been a bit of a rollercoaster, but hoping I can keep the winning streak going
Hope you all are as excited as I am! The deadline for these matches is December 16th. When the time for the matches is announced, I'll update this thread.
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