+4   Long time no see, guys! Christmas break has finally rolled around and my work load has lessened, so now I’ll *finally* deliver my predictions for next year, as promised ages ago. We have no idea what the format will be next year, which makes things a bit more difficult to figure out… Here goes nothing!  Without further ado, here’s the list. 1. Lost Desert 2. Darigan Citadel 3. Maraqua 4. Meridell 5. Krawk Island 6. Mystery Island 7. Virtupets 8. Roo Island 9. Kreludor 10. Haunted Woods 11. Kiko Lake 12. Tyrannia 13. Brightvale 14. Terror Mountain 15. Shenkuu 16. Moltara 17. Faerieland 18. Altador   And now, to explain. 1. I’ve predicted that the team taking home the cup will be LD–which is to say, I’m predicting the
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+1    This is my awful one piece video of me rambling, some of which doesn’t make sense and some of which I said completely wrong. Enjoy. xD   Video notes:  1. I’m so sorry I fidget so much. x.X 2. 2:15 – …derp. Also, I watched it back, and no, it didn’t make sense. :P 3. 7:50 – Blonde moment… Er, would’ve cut that if I could’ve. 4. 14:10 – I didn’t really finish my thought. :P KD’s been underrated, which helped them stay up a bit, but many are looking at them optimistically now, which may end up hurting them. 5. 10:50ish I got kind of… snarky… D: Sorry, I didn’t mean to T_T /cranky   For those looking for specific parts: 0:30 – 2nd place tiebreaker commentary begins
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0   Commentary MD vs FL √ MD takes home the sweep, finishing up their final bracket domination in the best way they knew how. Nothing surprising here. HW vs TM √ I got this one right purely on dumb luck, but HW takes the overall win as expected, since YYB drew. What I didn’t expect was SOSD going to HW as well, but I suppose the focus just must have been on YYB, throwing the sides to the wind. VP vs MT √ VP unexpectedly takes SlS, but other than that, a normal match for these two to end the year with. LD vs BV √ LD indeed goes for SOSD, and manages to take it! In return, MSN upsets in BV’s favor, though. Thinks definitely could’ve turned out worse for both teams, though.
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0   Commentary MD vs HW √ HW gets in with a draw in MSN,  nothing spectacular, but a respectable sweep avoidance. MT vs FL √ Or, FL could get in everywhere. FL did much better than I expected, even getting their first win in MSN. MT still won the match overall, though. VP vs TM √ VP made a stronger showing in sides than expected. Either TM went for YYB or VP changed their minds and went for sides, idk. BV vs KL √ Hey whoa, I got this one exactly right! MI vs LD √ MI faces their biggest challenge, and doesn’t sweep.  Well, MI is LD’s biggest challenge, too, so I’m guessing LD gave it their all. Perhaps MI is a little fatigued and confident that they won’t be moving in their bracket
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0   Commentary Before I start: Just, oh my gosh. Today was a helluva day. Wow. I’m totally still reeling, perfect time for commentary! TM vs FL √ FL slightly upset SOSD with a draw, which was one of the danger games, so no big shock. HW vs MT X UPSET #1: MT beats HW at YYB. Not too bad an upset, but noteworthy. HW takes the side game sweep, so we can see what price the win game in at for MT. Moving on… MD vs VP √ All as expected. Onward we go. BV vs RI X UPSET #2: RI takes YYB. BV indeed defends SOSD, but as I’d feared, didn’t put enough focus in YYB. These teams were pretty close, so it still isn’t that bad.   We’re building up to the big ones,
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0   Commentary VP vs HW √ Or not. :K  Maybe VP smelled a win and changed their minds about what they’d play. MT vs TM X Bad gut, bad. TM nearly sweeps MT, and I’m starting to wonder if such a thing as consistency exists this year. MD vs FL √ Thank you, MD & FL, for saving my sanity! LD vs RI √ RI makes a slightly stronger showing in sides, but LD wins YYB as expected, keeping the match high and dry away from RI. MI vs BV √ Aye! KL vs SK X *spews water* WHAT IS EVEN–… no, okay. It looks like KL’s slip yesterday wasn’t just a fluke. For some reason or another, KL is finally starting to check out of the competition. Not to completely discredit SK, but it’s too much of a
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0   Commentary VP vs TM √ Wow, it looks like VP certainly is playing only YYB… without exception. HW vs FL √ HW not only misses the sweep (in SOSD, like predicted) but FL also manages to draw YYB with them!! If FL had just one draw more, the match would’ve come to an overall draw. This really doesn’t make much sense. After yesterday I thought HW might be still around, but FL drawing them in YYB? Nuts. Doesn’t speak well for HW. MD vs MT √ Finally, a normal result. MI vs LD √ MI takes SlS, and for some reason, SOSD draws. LD’s pretty bad at SOSD, so I don’t know where that came from. BV vs SK X Aaargh! SK pulls a really good match out from nowhere. This is so unexpected it
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0   Commentary MD vs TM √ As expected. MT vs HW √ YYB draws, but HW surprisingly makes a stronger showing in all three side games, leaving them with the overall win. VP vs FL √ FL wins all of SOSD, and VP doesn’t manage to completely defend SlS, either. I’m thinking VP possibly didn’t think to defend SOSD, and well, just isn’t that great at SlS. It IS possible that they didn’t refocus at all, though. BV vs RI √ Everything went as expected but SOSD. What’s up with RI winning that?! BV’s record is astronomically higher, but I guess that’s what happens when YYB is the focus. DC vs AL √ Nevermind! Motivation or not, DC gets the full-blown sweep. MI vs SK √ MI just misses the
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0    Commentary MD vs TM √ TM, incredibly, draws SlS. It was out of nowhere, so I’ll conclude that it was an honest misfocus on MD’s end. MD’s in second, and just hairs out of first. They still have a chance. MI vs FL √ Yup. KI vs KL X My insane prediction was just too far. *sigh* The match goes 100% normally, how boring. LD vs MT √ LD takes MSN, but other than that, nothing surprising. TY vs AL √ Or, AL can just go totally nuts and win one game while drawing another in the SAME MATCH. I have no idea where AL’s strength is coming from, this is just so different from how they started. VP vs BV X VP takes both question games, and
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0   Commentary MI vs MD √ I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud of any prediction in my life. MI grabs the win, but MD still wasn’t completely annihilated.  If MI wins this bracket, too, they simply must be placed with KD next round. MD might still have it even after today, though. KL vs FL √ Completely out of left field, FL takes SOSD. I thought they were done for the year, but I guess not. KI vs TM √ Maybe KI’s morale is more affected than what I thought. TM pulls out two draws in games KI should’ve been protecting. BV vs AL √ AL takes SlS as expected but the MSN draw isn’t there. It might just not be in AL to take more than one
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