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The Mighty Mudsdales (5) vs
The S-Rank Vileplumes (3)
SS:
Feliburn vs rozes: felibold ROFO
SS: pokeisfun vs
Yggdrasil60: absolutely no clue how good pif is in this tier, and Yggdrasil has been doing well. decent edge
SS: goldcat vs
jake: GoldCat has been unimpressive where jake has been as solid as ever. good edge
SS:
Meru vs Bouff: how good is meru again? who cares he's probably gonna do fine
SM:
lax vs Trace: trace has been decent at best vs god lax, big edge
SM:
ima vs Ark: lord ima is coming through
ORAS: SituM vs
Chaitanya: situm has played once this tour and got lucked, and chaitanya has been decent. tiny edge
BW:
Accelgor vs tko: a used bandaid could make better plays than tko has this entire tour
Match of the Week: Feliburn vs rozes (SS RU): frankly, none of the other games are too exciting, and these two are both very solid players and should put on a pretty good show for the fans.
The Happy-Go-Lucky Heliolisks (5) vs
The Nav Fan Nidoqueens (2)
SS:
Star vs Pepeduce: despite a loss to Mac3 last week, Star should still be able to pull a win here. no edge though, the pepe is quite good.
SS: mael vs
Luthier: both are hot off wins, but I still don't really trust mael in SS. Luthier, on the other hand, is very solid. decent edge
SS: Lilburr
vs TonyFlygon: despite not being native RUers, both of these players are very good at SS and should play a great game
SS: Dragon Claw vs
A Burn, Go Zit!: yeah, okay, fine, whatever man
SM:
TheFranklin vs sjneider: neider is solid but I trust arce's SS just a touch more. this should be very close though
SM:
termi vs Flamita: not a massive Flamita fan, and termi is good enough to pull out a win here. decent edge
ORAS: Gefährlicher Random vs
Santu: Gefahrlicher is quite solid, but I think Santu is among the best in the pool. this should be a close game
BW:
Bobby Dagen vs byronthewellwell: undefeated bobby dagen vs positive byron should make for a great and close game
Match of the Week: Lilburr vs TonyFlygon (SS RU): Each game these two have played up till this point has been incredibly exciting, bar Lily's wipeout last week at the hands of PDT's Ninetales. She looks to be in fine form this coming week to make up for her loss, and should prove a good challenger to the far more experienced TonyFlygon.
The Dreamless Drampas (3) vs
The SBWNUHGBH (4)
SS: Sensei Axew
vs GW: one of these two clowns is going to bring like, stonjourner or dusknoir or some shit so no use predicting this rofl
SS:
robjr vs Eternal Spirit: both these players have put up decent records but I think I trust robjr's game a bit more overall. no edge though
SS: Gondra vs
Osh: Gondra has... not been up to form this tour, and Osh has been decent. marginal edge
SS:
mncmt vs Amaroq: putting some faith in the superior player here, even if it's just slightly. tiny edge
SM: Finchinator vs
roman
SM:
Hurtadoo vs Xiri: Hurta is going to bring some wild shit and win, and Xiri has yet to impress this tour. slight edge
ORAS: Alkione vs
atomicllamas: llamas is an amazing ORAS, and I have no clue how good alkione is at the tier. big edge
BW: Pinboim3 vs
KW: much as I dislike bolding against my friend, KW is the best BWer in the pool. this will be a very good game though
The Solid Steelixes (3) vs
The Very Scary Braviarys (4)
SS:
Garay oak vs snaga: these two are both established tour faces and should play a close game
SS: gorex
vs Mac3: y'all know the rules, I don't bold one of my friends when they fight another friend
SS:
yeezyknows vs PinkDragonTamer: yeezydub should prove the superior UUer-having-fun-in-RU-er. slight edge
SS:
Yay vs Sabella: gustavoat????
SM: Arifeen vs
ODR: while not performing as well as he might hope so far, ODR is a fearsome opponent and not one to underestimate
SM: Ren-chon vs
Bebo: Milli has been wholly unimpressive and Bebo has been on fire, plus he knows the tier better. decent edge
ORAS: TSR vs
banks: she should do fine, TSR is a decent opponent so small edge to banks
BW:
The Leprechaun vs esche: by a tiny margin I have more faith in Lep's BW. this game should be excellent
Match of the Week: The Leprechaun vs esche (BW RU): these two are both some of the best when it comes to BW players, and despite not carrying the best of records, their prowess in the tier shouldn't be doubted. I have high hopes for this game, as someone who very much enjoys watching BW.
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Overall match of the week: Finchinator vs roman (SM RU): After an embarassingly unlucky run in RUPL, Finchinator returns to RU Snake Draft with an incredibly clean 3-0 in SM off the back of some great plays that are much more telling of his skill. On the other side of the ring, roman is a notoriously strong SMer, boasting an incredible 7-1 record across both RUPL and the first three weeks of RU Snake Draft. This battle of two undefeated SM powerhouses should easily be one of the best games of this week, if not the entire tournament. While I will bold roman due to my faith in his incredibly seasoned SM talent, I do so just barely, as this game will likely be incredibly close and can go either way. The game will be taking place Thursday evening, so don't miss it!
