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Tournament ZUPL VI - Semifinals [ Tiebreak @ post #25 ]

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:morpeko: Morpeek-A-Boos (4) vs (4) To Pimp a Butterfree :butterfree:
SV ZU: yo cho vs Beraldo
SV ZU: asa vs feen
SV ZU: FlamPoke vs avarice
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs clean
SM ZU: Finchinator vs sasha
ORAS ZU: Toto vs TWiTT
BW ZU: Tack vs LpZ
DPP: Hubriz vs Drud

:shiinotic: Shiiny Shiinotics (5) vs (3) Cramlington Cramorants :cramorant:
SV ZU: zS vs Axrtix
SV ZU: Thiago Nunes vs lax
SV ZU: JJ09LIE vs THE_CHUNGLER
SS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs diegoyuhhi
SM ZU: MZ vs Tenebricite
ORAS ZU: tier vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Thor vs dawn to the dusk
DPP ZU: Shing vs Zpice

The deadline for this round is Sunday, September 8th at 23:59 GMT -4.

Morpeek-A-Boos (0) vs (0) To Pimp a Butterfree
SV ZU: yo cho vs Beraldo
SV ZU: asa vs feen
SV ZU: FlamPoke vs avarice
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs clean
SM ZU: Finchinator vs sasha
ORAS ZU: Toto vs TWiTT
BW ZU: Tack vs LpZ
DPP: Hubriz vs Drud

Shiiny Shiinotics (0) vs (0) Cramlington Cramorants
SV ZU: zS vs Axrtix
SV ZU: Thiago Nunes vs lax
SV ZU: JJ09LIE vs THE_CHUNGLER
SS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs diegoyuhhi
SM ZU: MZ vs Tenebricite
ORAS ZU: tier vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Thor vs dawn to the dusk
DPP ZU: Shing vs Zpice
 
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Morpeek-A-Boos (0) vs (0) To Pimp a Butterfree
SV ZU: yo cho vs Beraldo - yo cho seems to have a better feel for SV atm, upset could happen still as it seems like beraldo’s mostly gotten adjusted
SV ZU: asa vs feen - while feen did experience some rough luck last week in his loss, dude i completely forgot which game this was lol, i still haven’t been impressed overall by feen’s play
SV ZU: FlamPoke vs avarice - both have been doing quite solidly but i think avarice is gonna make it back to even here, seems to have a good enough grasp of sv at this point
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs clean - battle of peak
SM ZU: Finchinator vs sasha - btboy + finch prep synergy gonna be too strong I think
ORAS ZU: Toto vs TWiTT - hl mu, Toto’s been having a solid tour and twitt’s been doing great as well, both only dropping a couple games. i think twitt might have the edge if he’s able to make time for proper preparation, but i still think it’s a super close mu
BW ZU: Tack vs LpZ - really can’t predict against LpZ
DPP: Hubriz vs Drud - drud’s still better, surely he won’t fall to his hubriz once more

Shiiny Shiinotics (0) vs (0) Cramlington Cramorants
SV ZU: zS vs Axrtix - atp axrtix is one of the best SV players in the pool, crams clearly have something working for their SV and I think this guy’s one of the biggest reasons why. pretty close mu still though
SV ZU: Thiago Nunes vs lax - while both of these guys are doing great as well, lax has been bailed once or twice in his games while tnunes has been doing great in his own regard
SV ZU: JJ09LIE vs THE_CHUNGLER - dude do you think I’m gonna bold against the chungler, especially when my alternative is a tuthur alt
SS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs diegoyuhhi - this is about as obvious of a predict as you can expect due to the difference in records and play thus far, but if diego can find the right mu like he did against tuthur he could cause an upset still
SM ZU: MZ vs Tenebricite - yet another hl mu, both of these guys have been doing great. tene’s had such a dominant performance that i cant really predict against him, but same goes for MZ so here we are. maybe the *slightest* edge goes to MZ since he’s also got an extra brain in Beka helping out
ORAS ZU: tier vs 5Dots - going to favor tier since I think he’s the better player, but 5dots can still definitely win if he finds the right prep
BW ZU: Thor vs dawn to the dusk - to be blunt, neither of these two have particularly impressed me, but dttd’s set himself up for some pretty solid games where Thor, for the most part, has not
DPP ZU: Shing vs Zpice - crams dpp has had it rough all tour while shing’s been doing quite well, even finding wins against notable players like Heysup and HSOWA (sadge)
 
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Morpeek-A-Boos (4) vs (4) To Pimp a Butterfree
SV ZU: yo cho vs Beraldo - Beraldo has won last 4 weeks in a row despite an 0-3 start, and although yo-cho has been good too, I think Beraldo has more momentum entering the match
SV ZU: asa vs feen - Asa has had a much better season and feen unfortunately threw their game last week that had a guaranteed winpath.
SV ZU: FlamPoke vs avarice - Fp has had a better season so far, much more meta knowledge and motivation. Avarice hasn't been bad but Fp will lock in.
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs clean - gut feeling
SM ZU: Finchinator vs sasha - Despite losing the past two weeks Finch is a much better player imo and got unlucky as well
ORAS ZU: Toto vs TWiTT - TWiTT's only losses were due to excessive amounts of rng and losing a 50-50, and TWiTT won vs Toto in the regular season
BW ZU: Tack vs LpZ - LpZ has won 6 weeks in a row, but I wouldnt be surprised by an upset
DPP: Hubriz vs Drud

Shiiny Shiinotics (6) vs (2) Cramlington Cramorants
SV ZU: zS vs Axrtix - Both had 4 wins but I slightly favor zS though it should be close
SV ZU: Thiago Nunes vs lax - lax lucked last week and otherwise likely would've lost. He has been quite solid otherwise this season but Tnunes has been too.
SV ZU: JJ09LIE vs THE_CHUNGLER - THE_CHUNGLER is him
SS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs diegoyuhhi - OBB has been doing much better than usual in ZU teamtours this year and dodging cteams with the best record in the tour. Diego could definitely win too though
SM ZU: MZ vs Tenebricite - MZ has won 6 weeks in a row, whereas Tene lost 2 of last 3 weeks. I think Tene is goated and this is the highlight match of Semis, but MZ seems unstoppable right now.
ORAS ZU: tier vs 5Dots - both are 3-3 but tier has been doing better as of late. should be a close match though, and they will both probably bring something offensive
BW ZU: Thor vs dawn to the dusk - better tour thus far
DPP ZU: Shing vs Zpice - Zpice is the goat but has no experience leading into this game unfortunately, whereas Shing has had a very solid season in DPP so I don't think I can bold against him.
 
Morpeek-A-Boos (5) vs (3) To Pimp a Butterfree
SV ZU: yo cho vs Beraldo both have had good seasons and it’s really hard to hold against Beraldo, but Yo Cho has played great games every week and feels like he can pilot anything.
SV ZU: asa vs feen asa seems to have a better understanding of what the mons do which helps her and has played well, that honchcrow sweep she pulled off was immaculate. Feen is a good player but has gotten caught not finishing an endgame properly in a few games.
SV ZU: FlamPoke vs avarice both are great clickers, flampoke has better chance at a mu win, I like pekos builds better.
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs clean I would never want to face Franklin in any SS tier. Now that he’s comfortable letting his other Pekos play SV, he’s removing the weighted training gear and powering up to full.
SM ZU: Finchinator vs sasha I like sasha as a player and think it would be a cool upset, they played a great game in the regular season. midwest>northeast
ORAS ZU: Toto vs TWiTT I think TWiTT learned a little something from his titanic clash with BaitWiz and will be ready to apply that knowledge to this game.
BW ZU: Tack vs LpZ LpZ with trophy buff oh lord
DPP: Hubriz vs Drud Drud haxxed a couple weeks so karma is currently negative. I think this will be the series decider though.
 
Shiiny Shiinotics (0) vs (0) Cramlington Cramorants
SS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs diegoyuhhi - Both ended the season with a win and brought some cool teams as well. OBB has the best SS record and I've consistently liked the teams he's brought. When these two teams faced each other in the regular season, I expected Diego to build something that would aim to counter team OBB. However, I think that Diego built a standard, sample team type build because OLK was unfamiliar with SS ZU and the Crams preferred something straightforward to use. This time around, Diego is free to build how he wants. That makes the matchup a lot more interesting because like we saw vs Tuthur, Diego performs best with unorthodox teams. Should be a fun one and I'm going with OBB who has a much better record.
SM ZU: MZ vs Tenebricite - Their regular season game was a close one. MZ had a good pick that game with Camerupt and played it well, pressuring Tene quite a bit in the mid-game. I think that Tene could've played the end-game then a bit more smoothly, though MZ played it well too and won it. Although Tene lost to AFO last week, the loss doesn't really change how good I think Tene has been because Tene did reuse and fruits has a good shot vs anyone in SM ZU imo. I also don't want to predict against MZ who's on a six-game win streak, but my gut feeling says Tene will come in with better prep and win out.
ORAS ZU: tier vs 5Dots - I think 5dots will lock in and produce a polished team, perhaps even using a knowledge check against tier. tier has been a solid pilot this ZUPL and might be better in-game (I haven't watched tier's and 5dots' games closely enough to say who played ORAS ZU better). Honestly I'm not sure how much influence OBB has on the ORAS builds. In comparison, prepping for 5dots' style is tough imo because he can use anything. In an even matchup, I lean towards tier. I just think that 5dots will bring something that catches tier/Shiinotics and will win off that.
 
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