Tournament NUPL XIII - Week 1

[Eledyr]

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This tournament is hosted by Eledyr, veti, and Murphy Lawden.

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Semis | Finals | Administrative Decisions | Replays and Usages | Spreadsheet
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Rules

• Follow all rules listed here.​
• Schedule via Smogon VMs. It's easier for us to make decisions for activity calls when we can actually see what went down with scheduling.​
• If you are unable to schedule with your opponent, please let your managers know ASAP so they can communicate that to us or the other team's managers for a potential substitute.​
• Substitutions may be made after a week as started. When making a substitution, please tag myself, the managers of the opposing team, and all of the players affected by the substitute to ensure that everyone is made aware. Players who have already played in the week or were subbed out in the same week cannot be subbed back in.​
• If a match remains incomplete by the time of the deadline, it will be subject to an activity call.​
• Post replays. Not only are they useful for confirming wins, they contribute to usage stats and allow the people who couldn't watch the games live to watch them later. They're also required.​

Dubious Ducks (0) vs (0) Drudds with a Grudge
SV: Shengineer vs Sabella
SV: DugZa vs Esteb4n
SV: feen vs Wadley
SV: Metallica126 vs Ac1D
SS: Stareal vs damien the genius
SM: Hacker vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS: devin vs Oathkeeper
BW: neomon vs Real FV13
DPP: Ninja vs BeatsBlack
ADV: Plague vs Bughouse

Taunting Talonflames (0) vs (0) Vibrant Vivillons
SV: Tuthur vs zS
SV: mind gaming vs Dangerous
SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django
SV: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs 3d
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice
SM: avarice vs etern
ORAS: LpZ vs mclagno
BW: hellom vs Finchinator
DPP: Hubriz vs vivalospride
ADV: Fantos13 vs Rabia

Diancies Are Forever (0) vs (0) Let Flygons Be Flygons
SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo
SV: sufys vs Larry
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt
SM: ishtar vs Xiri
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew
DPP: HSOWA vs Void
ADV: Parpar vs violet river

Haripablos (0) vs (0) Act Fishing Arcanines
SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ
SV: Bouff vs Piyu
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish
SM: Garay oak vs Fc
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo
BW: Cow vs Baddy
DPP: elodin vs Drud
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom


Deadline for Week 1 is <t:1746421140:F>, GLHF!

Predictions Format

Dubious Ducks (0) vs (0) Drudds with a Grudge
SV: Shengineer vs Sabella
SV: DugZa vs Esteb4n
SV: feen vs Wadley
SV: Metallica126 vs Ac1D
SS: Stareal vs damien the genius
SM: Hacker vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS: devin vs Oathkeeper
BW: neomon vs Real FV13
DPP: Ninja vs BeatsBlack
ADV: Plague vs Bughouse

Taunting Talonflames (0) vs (0) Vibrant Vivillons
SV: Tuthur vs zS
SV: mind gaming vs Dangerous
SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django
SV: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs 3d
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice
SM: avarice vs etern
ORAS: LpZ vs mclagno
BW: hellom vs Finchinator
DPP: Hubriz vs vivalospride
ADV: Fantos13 vs Rabia

Diancies Are Forever (0) vs (0) Let Flygons Be Flygons
SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo
SV: sufys vs Larry
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt
SM: ishtar vs Xiri
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew
DPP: HSOWA vs Void
ADV: Parpar vs violet river

Haripablos (0) vs (0) Act Fishing Arcanines
SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ
SV: Bouff vs Piyu
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish
SM: Garay oak vs Fc
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo
BW: Cow vs Baddy
DPP: elodin vs Drud
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom

 

[Be13costa]

Taunting Talonflames (4) vs (6) Vibrant Vivillons

SV: Tuthur vs zS -- zS if he cares he is better, Tuthur will put a fight if he doesnt troll at the builder (HIGHLIGHT)
SV: mind gaming vs Dangerous -- Bolding by fame not familiar with their SV NU game and even liking rik is as 16k vs 3k MU
SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django -- Django is on fire atm second on SSNL, doing great on swiss. Will keep the trend
SV: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs 3d -- SPL REMATCH!!! Going with S1nnoh but fire mu regardless(HIGHLIGHT)
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice -- the third SS player in the pool vs the second (stareal first) I coin flip the bold and let them fight to know who is 2nd. (HIGHLIGHT)
SM: avarice vs etern -- Etern game to lose.
ORAS: LpZ vs mclagno -- LpZ game to lose
BW: hellom vs Finchinator -- Bolding Finch 100% of the BW games.
DPP: Hubriz vs vivalospride -- Nice MU, Viv is slightly favor in theory.
ADV: Fantos13 vs Rabia -- Boomer playing boomer tier.


Diancies Are Forever (4) vs (6) Let Flygons Be Flygons

SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories -- Amazing MU, I love both games. Stories never start the tour with bad luck it never happens. So bolding stories. (HIGHLIGHT)
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo -- Danny will get mentally exhausted in scheduling but will win the game.
SV: sufys vs Larry -- I rank Sufys higher
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014 -- Lilo just came back from playing just RU, while BT2014 is eating the tier.
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt -- coinflip but i like more meri support in SS
SM: ishtar vs Xiri -- Xiri is overall the better player
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ -- Coinflip. Like both.
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew -- Will bold SA except vs Finch.
DPP: HSOWA vs Void -- Come back tour for HSOWA, last NUCL the record wasn't the best but the plays where there.
ADV: Parpar vs violet river - They are very good, time to shine.(HIGHLIGHT)

Haripablos (6) vs (4) Act Fishing Arcanines

SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY -- Best NU player wins
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ -- BJ glorious return
SV: Bouff vs Piyu -- Trust Piyu more in newer gens
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster -- Machines MU. FA has a better history in SV NU .
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish -- Coin Flip
SM: Garay oak vs Fc -- I'm bolding GO vs anyone in any tier. (HIGHLIGHT)
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo -- This is a fire MU. If Kiyo wants he can make this really interesting. But still bolding the tashi. (HIGHLIGHT)
BW: Cow vs Baddy -- same as HSOWA the record didn't reflected the play. But 50-50 mu.
DPP: elodin vs Drud -- Drud is a great builder , was clicking well and had luck. If that continues he will be unstoppable again.
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom -- BOLD THE GOLD

 

[Django]

Dubious Ducks (7) vs (3) Drudds with a Grudge
SV: Shengineer vs Sabella - I expect Sabella to put up a decent record this tour, but it's a tough start vs the most recent SSNL winner. Shen brings something obscure and annoying and wins
SV: DugZa vs Esteb4n - Great matchup, think Dug just shades it
SV: feen vs Wadley - This will also be fun to watch, think feen is more motivated and engaged
SV: Metallica126 vs Ac1D - Expecting Metallica to make waves this year like he has in RU and PU
SS: Stareal vs damien the genius - another great matchup, depends on who gets passed the better team
SM: Hacker vs Thiago Nunes - Hacker will win despite inefficient calcing
ORAS: devin vs Oathkeeper - had a great NUCL, expect that to continue
BW: neomon vs Real FV13 - close
DPP: Ninja vs BeatsBlack - Solid retain by the ducks, I expect Ninja to do well in a stacked DPP pool
ADV: Plague vs Bughouse - hard to bold against The House despite middling ADVPL showing

Diancies Are Forever (8) vs (2) Let Flygons Be Flygons
SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories - very close, another SV highlight match
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo - can't wait to watch, I think if Danny has the motivation he wins this
SV: sufys vs Larry - even game, could go either way
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014 - think tony is more locked in to NU
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt - everyone keeps saying this guy is the goat
SM: ishtar vs Xiri - that was a short retirement
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew - fun game, think ninja can translate strong BW RU showings here as well
DPP: HSOWA vs Void - think they're more familiar with NU, but void is very strong in DPP
ADV: Parpar vs violet river - the goat

Haripablos (4) vs (6) Act Fishing Arcanines
SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY - hard to bold against Elias until he shows a dip in form
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ - hasn't played since SCL, but should mean he's fresh and ready to go
SV: Bouff vs Piyu - very strong player
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster - Fish is good and has more recent SV NU experience
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish
SM: Garay oak vs Fc - FC was heat in NUCL
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo - Sorry Kiyo, can't bold against watashi
BW: Cow vs Baddy - very close, think baddy just edges it
DPP: elodin vs Drud - more stacked DPP
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom - this will be close as well, but I know goldmason loves NUPL and will be motivated

 

[Hacker]

SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice

The Vivillons really trolled by retaining these two players. They will both lose and it will be because they suck at calcing. I expect a combined 0-14 record for the two of them. Pokeslice also probably likes his steak well done.

 

[asa]

 

[Tuthur]

GO TALONFLAMES

 

[Django]

I’ll PayPal $20 to whoever gets first blood

 

[ryan]

Dubious Ducks (0) vs (0) Drudds with a Grudge
who cares

Taunting Talonflames (0) vs (10) Vibrant Vivillons
SV: Tuthur vs zS
SV: mind gaming vs Dangerous
SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django
SV: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs 3d
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice
SM: avarice vs etern
ORAS: LpZ vs mclagno
BW: hellom vs Finchinator
DPP: Hubriz vs vivalospride
ADV: Fantos13 vs Rabia

Diancies Are Forever (0) vs (0) Let Flygons Be Flygons
doesn't matter

Haripablos (0) vs (0) Act Fishing Arcanines
won't make finals anyway

 

[Pokeslice]

Pokeslice also probably likes his steak well done

Hacker and having no clue what he's talking about go hand in hand it seems. I'd take every word out of his mouth with a grain of salt. I also heard this guy has a weird thing for Blastoise the way Tuthur has about Audino, probably because of those cannon holes....

Proof

 

[Wesleyy]

Taunting Talonflames (0) vs (0) Vibrant Vivillons
SV: Tuthur vs zS
SV: mind gaming vs Dangerous more dangerous
SV: Fogbound Lake vs Django
SV: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d vs 3d deja vu
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs Pokeslice
SM: avarice vs etern bolded against avarice is DPP so bolding him here so he knows i believe in him
ORAS: LpZ vs mclagno
BW: hellom vs Finchinator is lucky
DPP: Hubriz vs vivalospride same reason as avarice
ADV: Fantos13 vs Rabia is old (i think)

Diancies Are Forever (0) vs (0) Let Flygons Be Flygons
biased
SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories better at fortnite
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo why didnt we see danny vs stories?
SV: sufys vs Larry my favorite pilot
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014 dutch
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt loors.
SM: ishtar vs Xiri
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew
DPP: HSOWA vs Void
ADV: Parpar vs violet river

Haripablos (0) vs (0) Act Fishing Arcanines
SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ ass at fortnite so must be him at mons
SV: Bouff vs Piyu
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish honestly might be the 2 worst names on smogon
SM: Garay oak vs Fc
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo
BW: Cow vs Baddy
DPP: elodin vs Drud
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom

 

[Pokeslice]

My NUT predicts, video coming soon :eye:

Dubious Ducks (5) vs (5) Drudds with a Grudge
SV: Shengineer vs Sabella
SV: DugZa vs Esteb4n (SET HIGHLIGHT)
SV: feen vs Wadley
SV: Metallica126 vs Ac1D
SS: Stareal vs damien the genius
SM: Hacker vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS: devin vs Oathkeeper
BW: neomon vs Real FV13
DPP: Ninja vs BeatsBlack
ADV: Plague vs Bughouse

Diancies Are Forever (7) vs (3) Let Flygons Be Flygons
SV: Diamonds_realm vs Stories (SET HIGHLIGHT)
SV: Danny vs Don Eduardo
SV: sufys vs Larry
SV: Lilo vs big tony 2014
SS: turtledoggo1 vs pdt (SET HIGHLIGHT)
SM: ishtar vs Xiri
ORAS: Abejas vs MZ
BW: ninjadog vs sensei axew
DPP: HSOWA vs Void
ADV: Parpar vs violet river

Haripablos (5) vs (5) Act Fishing Arcanines
SV: Vulpix03 vs Elias PSY
SV: tko vs Dr. Phd. BJ
SV: Bouff vs Piyu
SV: fish anemometer vs Icemaster
SS: Realistic Waters vs Luck O' the Irish
SM: Garay oak vs Fc (SET HIGHLIGHT)
ORAS: watashi vs Kiyo (SET HIGHLIGHT)
BW: Cow vs Baddy
DPP: elodin vs Drud
ADV: goldmason vs Kaboom