SSCam Season 4 Div B Playoff Preds

For a change div B was actually the more active division this season and thanks to everyone who played their sets. Here we are at playoff time with two spots up for grabs in the prize tourney that will be coming up shortly after this season. Good luck to everyone and congrats for making it this far.

Rd 1 Matchups

#16 Jordanj11 vs #17 Top__Dawg__ - Sterlo finally qualified for some playoff action... big props there. Props also going out to Jordan for making it in his first try. Didn't really think he had it in him. Should be a pretty interesting set here. I'd have to say Sterlo is the better player in this matchup but sets seem to be his kryptonite. Jordan proved that he's no slouch though earning a couple wins in his first time going through the group stage. Not sure that Jordan beat any players of Sterlo's caliber though.

Sterlo 7-4 Result - 7-4 Sterlo

#13 Sweet_Nicki vs #20 king_hustler2004 - Nicki is back into the playoffs in her return to SSCam and is getting absolutely no love with her first round matchup here. King is mostly known for his asswaxing skills just like days of old. Qualifying as almost a pity wildcard King will be one of the top contenders to win div B. Not saying that Nicki has no chance here because she's definitely been improving her game ever since SSCam has started in this lg. Nicki will definitely have to use some patience to have any chance in this set and hope that King leaves her some easy open tables to finish. King on the other hand is a div A player when he's finishing his runs so I think he advances here.

King 7-4 Result - 7-0 King

#12 lvlr.hotty vs #21 l3_lvl_x - We have two pretty good players here who have an outside chance at making a run in these playoffs. Josh had a pretty good group stage as a late entrant with two big wins in his sets. David is pretty lucky to be included here with his horrible win % but he squeaked in as the last wild card. Now that we're into the playoff round none of this really matters much. I predict this will be fairly close set once again with the seedings meaning nothing. David is the stronger player and is getting a lot of experience against top players lately which should help out the strategy game. Josh is a run first player with decent english skills and is a really good banker which helps him finish quite a few tables. If David is on his game I see him moving on but either way Josh will put up a fight.

David 8-6 Result - DQ win for David

#15 Gremlin05 vs #18 showstopper.1985 - Another matchup where its the first time I've seen either name in a playoffs bracket. I was fairly surprised that Fahd didn't do a little better in the group stage as he snagged the last auto qualify spot that was up for grabs by finishing 3rd in his group. I think this is Matt's second time doing SSCam and I seem to remember the first one not going this well. So maybe he's improved his game significantly from when way back when I remember, hard to say. Both players talk a good game and this would be a great time to put up or shut up for everyone's sake. Fahd is pretty new to set play so maybe that would explain some shaky play. If he takes this playoff set seriously and takes his time then I think he will outclass Matt.

7-4 Fahd Result - 7-4 Matt

#14 shweet.shtuff vs #19 shelle4461 - Its been a while since we've seen Shelle in the postseason and she's definitely earned it having probably played all her sets in every sscam since the beginning. Jenni on the other hand is on her first time around in the competition and is looking to make some noise. Shelle definitely has the edge with the strategy in this set as she has played so many sets herself and been there to watch lots of great players in inters. She definitely will safety and has different tactics to use to open up tables in her favour. Jenni sometimes seems like she's playing unconcious just hitting any shot thats there and available. Of late Jenni has improved a lot on her english, banking and just overall shooting and can actually finish off some tables. If Shelle can stick to her guns over the course of this set I think her experience will show in the end but it will be close.

Shelle 7-5 Result - 7-5 Shelle

Rd 2 Matchups

#1 gbwarrior1 vs #17 Top__Dawg__ - Here we have the untested #1 seed Andy, who breezed through the group stage without much of a challenge and Sterlo who is definitely not used to being in this deep. Don't really know too much about Andy's game but it's hard to ignore the stats from the group stage. I think that when Sterlo is on his game he can play with anyone in this bracket and he'll be challenging in this set but I'd imagine he comes up just a bit short in this round. Would definitely like to see Sterlo step it up and play like he can this could be fun to watch.

7-5 Andy Result - 7-2 Sterlo

#8 ll_eskimo_ownage_ll vs #9 dr_papsmear_at_your_cervix - To dub this the battle of guys with long ids would just be silly. So we won't. Both Petey and Adam have earned byes into the second round after posting some pretty good group stages. Last season Petey got screwed out of his playoff match so I'm sure he's eager to finally make his run here. Adam is here in the playoffs for the first time but he's definitely no pushover. Adam was once thought of as crazy banger shooting shots too fast for his own good but he's shown some pretty good overall play of late (probably got tired of losing). I've always considered Petey to be a really good player when he's on top of his game. Whether its killer safeties or wicked pots he has a bigger than average bag of tricks. Definitely give the edge as well to Petey because of his big game experience in inters. Not sure that I've ever seen him go deep in a cam comp but he'll be hard to knock out of this one.

Petey 7-4 Result - 7-2 Petey

#4 xl_bankqueen_lx vs #20 king_hustler2004 - Here is a fairly interesting second round matchup where once again the seedings mean nothing. King was able to advance past Nicki without losing any of the games so it's possible that he's playing pretty well. I still think he's one of the favourites to go all the way but Kerry will definitely be a test in this round. Kerry has been able to compete with good players from what I've seen in this competition and other recent results. Still not always the best shooter but she seems to pick and choose when she runs a lot better than before and might even hold the advantage over King in that aspect of the game. Sometimes strategies make all the difference here so that will give Kerry a chance... I still think King might be too much.

7-5 King Result - 7-1 King

#5 dx.fanatic vs #21 l3_lvl_x - This could be a pretty good matchup here so hopefully it does get played. Both of these players play a similar style where they look for runs first and are both capable of finishing tables. The problem with these players is their lack of consistency so you can almost expect one of them to maybe show up and put together a few terrible games. Luckily its a race to 7 and there's always time to make a comeback. David has been pretty active in all comps lately and I haven't seen Jack at all other than briefly in this competition. While Jack definitely has the skills to pull out this win I think David is overdue for a decent playoff win and I think he might win here with a little margin for error at the end.

7-4 David Result - 8-6 David

#2 zZ_LazyAss_Zz vs #15 Gremlin05 - For Matt's rd 1 matchup there was no clear favourite, however that will not be the case this time. Hani had a great group stage winning every set possible with a fairly impressive win %. Matt definitely showed something by knocking out Fahd and winning it by three definitely but this should be a much tougher challenge. Don't really know too much about Hani's game but from few tourney games I've seen that he likes to run tables (who doesn't). Based off of MCC results too this wasn't any kind of fluke. Hani showed with earning the second seed here that he should contend for the title. Don't see this being a match he can lose.

7-4 Hani Result - 7-1 Hani

#7 PyroOfHell vs #10 total.0verdose - As we venture further into round 2 we come to DJ vs Rahul. One of these guys is going to be participating in the final 8... well good job guys. Rahul has been talking about making a playoffs for like 3-4 seasons now so he's finally pulled that off and with a decent enough seed too. DJ was a playoff qualifier last season but wasn't heard from beyond the first round. Rahul has definitely improved as a player of late with his shotmaking for sure. He's still a little green with safeties which could hurt a little bit but has still added another dimension to his game. DJ has been in the last couple sscams and this one was definiteily his best showing capping it off with a decisive win in the group stage. He's gained some experience of late whoring himself out to interlgs (don't we all). Neither guy has anything overwhelming about their game styles so I'm just going to have to go with my hunch and say DJ pulls this one out.

7-4 DJ Result - 7-3 DJ

#3 FreeJackpot vs #19 shelle4461 - Welcome Bryan to the predictions section in his second round matchup against Shelle. Bryan put together a much better group stage this season and earned a pretty high seed for the elimination round. Shelle definitely showed us something by advancing past the first round with a tight win. It's not beyond the realm of possibility to think that Shelle could keep up and even possibly win this set. Bryan is definitely a better shooter and strategist and his play seems to be a lot more consistent at this time. He should be looking for a comfortable win here with a little room to breathe.

7-4 Bryan Result - 7-1 Bryan

#6 eat_pinaples vs #11 dc_sacha@ymail.com - Not really too sure Hope got such a good seed. I mean she only really played one set... its amazing how those archive wins can pay off in an inactive group. Her one win was 9-0 vs a pretty good player though so I guess that's noteworthy. Sacha has qualified for the playoffs now for the 3rd season in a row. Haven't really seen Sacha about too much lately so not sure what the level of play is going to be like from that end. Hope is pretty confident in the way that she's playing and she's always been a player with great potential so hopefully that's all coming together. Sacha is definitely no slouch but Hope will take this.

7-5 Hope Result - Sacha 7-2

Rd 3 Matchups

#17 Top__Dawg__ vs #9 ll_eskimo_ownage_ll - Sterlo is definitely in unknown territory here, advancing to the quarter-final round in his first forray into the playoffs in any competition. Petey's potentially exciting previous round was cut short early due to boredom, always a great excuse. Sterlo definitely proved that he is playing well with a dominating win over Andy in the previous round but I think Petey will definitely present a different challenge. If Sterlo can somehow win this round then I'll start taking him seriously as a contender for this div B title but I think Petey holds enough of an advantage here skillswise that he should pull it out.

7-5 Petey Result - 7-1 Petey

#20 king_hustler2004 vs #21 l3_lvl_x -

no pred Result - 7-3 King

#2 zZ_LazyAss_Zz vs #7 PyroOfHell - This quarter-finals matchup has a mistmatch written all over it. Hani is now the top seed remaining in the tournament after Andy went out in his first playoff match. DJ wasn't very impressive in making in this far with his win coming against Rahul in the previous round. He's going to have to tighten up his game and not make as many mistakes to have any chance in this round. Hani showed that he's serious about making a deep run here with the 7-1 win in the previous round so its hard to pick against him here.

7-3 Hani Result - 7-3 Hani

#3 FreeJackpot vs #11 dc_sacha@ymail.com -

no pred Result - 7-5 Sacha

Semi-Final Matchups

#9 ll_eskimo_ownage_ll vs #20 king_hustler2004 -

no pred Result - 9-6 King

#2 zZ_LazyAss_Zz vs #11 dc_sacha@ymail.com -

no pred Result - 9-1 Hani

Finals

#20 king_hustler2004 vs #2 zZ_LazyAss_Zz - All the way to the finals we have two players proving they probably should have been competing in div A this season. Up until now in the playoffs Hani has had no trouble at all his closest challenge was a 4 win cushion in the 3rd round vs DJ. King has also been steamrolling through the bracket allowing Petey to come back and make his semi-final set look closer than it might have been. So will one player keep on rolling here or will we finally have a good matchup. I'm going to have to say Hani is the favourite but just barely because I'm much more impressed with the wins King picked up to get here. Both of these players are going to be going for runs and so far it looks like Hani has been more consistent with his game based. King will definitely be no pushover but he'll have to recognize that this will be a much tougher matchup and will require some strategy. Hoping for good things in this final as both players have qualified for the prize trny.

9-7 Hani

SSCam Season 4 Div A Playoff Preds

Ok so once again with a little foreword action here. I'll be the first to say this is the most fucked up playoff bracket in the history of the competition. Because so many sets didn't get played a lot of players were rewarded for getting their shit done. The seedings don't mean too much but we will definitely have a deserving champ crowned by the end of all this. Preds done by Jon(Drunk_Canuck) for the top half of bracket and Cam (legend.skills) for the bottom half.

Rd 1 Matchups

#16 pas_killa vs #17 tonzmaniac - Here is a great matchup if it gets played. Both of these guys can be hard to track down..I could see a potential double DQ here. But if we're talking about just the pool aspect of the match (and we should) both of these players play conflicting styles, both skilled in their own areas. I'd have to say Pascal is the better shot maker and he usually controls his own destiny in sets because it always comes down to whether or not he can finish his runs. Chris is also a pretty good shotmaker, he'll play a little more down tempo and pick and choose when he wants to run. Can sometimes take off a little too early with his runs but always seems to find a way.

7-4 Pas Result - DQ win Pas

#13 aka_hero vs #20 mr_camtasia - This is a marquee matchup in the first round that is a result of the slow season. There's very few people who can keep up with Chris, especially in an elimination game. Kevin is definitely one of those guys. Chris is the defending champ in this competition but ended up with a pretty bad seed just due to being in an inactive group/not taking advantage of the sets that were available. Haven't heard from him lately so we're hoping this can be played too. Kevin plays a similar style to Chris as he has a wide variety of shots to choose from and prefers to run unbelievable tables. Hopefully we can scrounge Chris up so that this set can take place. Can't see him losing rd 1 if he shows.

7-5 Chris Result - DQ win Kevin

#12 n0_0b vs #21 PRO_BOY - Musti was concerned about being in div A at the start of the season but it looks like it worked out ok for him after all. Uriel in his first try at SSCam has qualified for the playoffs with a whopping 3 points. Hard to guage how he's playing based off the group stage but he's always solid. Musti is going to have to stay on top of his game and make sure that he's picking his spots well in this matchup because Uriel will just roll right over him if he's not careful. The seeding in this matchup really means nothing and Uriel just has too much big time cam comp experience to lose this one.

7-4 Uriel Result - 7-4 Uriel

#15 l1_stephen_1 vs #18 __Trav__ - Well this match is hard to decide... trav is clearly the better player.. however Trav doesnt play much anymore.. i think he told me hes going to stick to interlgs.. so i wont be surprised if stephen gets a dq win.... Stephen is a scrappy player.. he always hangs around.... and if you make a mistake he will take advantage and beat you.. im going with an upset pick here.

7-5 Stephen Result - DQ win for Stephen

#10 fv_arctic vs #23 underdogg_ - Chip and Ant are both good players.. this will be a great match to watch.. i like the way chip plays.. knows table runs very well.. very smart player.. but hes going against possibly the best on here right now.

7-4 Ant Result - 7-3 Ant

#14 Drunk_Canuck vs #19 pr0.g0dly - This will be an interesting match.... Mina has shown he can beat top players but hes very inconsistant.. but when hes on.. hes one of the best out there... Jons in the same boat.. great player.. just lacks on consistancy... im going with what some ppl may say is an upset however i dont.

7-5 Mina Result - DQ win Jon

#11 TlNO_NICA vs #22 hp_king22 - I think this will be one of the only ones where i will say its gonna be a blowout.. i do like tino.. classy guy.. very nice player.. he is without doubt overmatched in this contest.. Don is an oldschool player and he seems to have found his form back.

7-1 Don Result - 7-2 Don

Rd 2 Matchups

#1 gg_7balled vs #16 pas_killa - This is a matchup that I don't want to waste too much time predicting because it probably won't take place. I would like to predict though that if it were to take place that Pascal would probably rise to the occaision and bring out a classic Craig style meltdown in the process with some lucky bangs. But really, haven't heard from Pas in a few weeks and he's only here because Chris gave the win.

Pas 7-5 Result - DQ win Craig

#8 mvp_adept vs #9 ll_chex_ll - A sneak peak at round 2 here. Joe had an undefeated group stage, unforutunately only with 3 games played to explain the seeding. Didn't really blow anyone out of the water but had solid results against good competition. Luiz on the other hand had a pretty average group stage with a couple decent wins. This could go either way as both players can bring it at a high level when on their game. From what I can remember anyways Joe likes to run a little more than Luiz but he probably has a better safety game when he chooses. Luiz definitely likes to pick his spots for runs and sometimes can lose focus with what he's doing with his safety game and give away easy games. Haven't really seen either of these guys to see how they play lately (we all go through stages). I think Joe has a better chance to advance to the final 8 in this competition.

Joe 7-5 Result - 7-3 Luiz

#4 ya_maybe_bro vs #13 aka_hero - This should be a pretty good matchup between Matt and Kevin. Not too sure if Matt will be doing much trash talking in this game because Kevin is the most recent 8brcam champ and will definitely be playing some good pool. Matt has put together his second pretty good sscam group stage in two tries and is looking to make it 2 for 2 as well in deep playoff runs. Matt's run game definitely gives him potential to take down any opponent but I believe over the course of a race to seven Kevin might be too much to take down here.

7-4 Kevin Result - 7-0 Kevin

#5 __imaj__ vs #21 PRO_BOY - Yet another matchup where we can throw seedings out the window. AJ might appear to be a big favourite with his 5 seed here but that would definitely be misleading. AJ sort of lucked out winning his group because of how few sets were played, normally 3-2 doesn't win. Uriel on the other hand was in an even less active group and was the last direct entrant into this bracket with 3 points. Uriel definitely showed us something with his domination of Musti, 7-3 in the last round. AJ is probably better prepared to play vs Uriel in this matchup and definitely has a chance to win but I would still say its a slim chance. Uriel's big game experience and shot making ability will be the difference in this set.

7-4 Uriel Result - DQ win Uriel

#2 i.am_the_zodiac vs #15 l1_stephen_l - This has potential to be a decent matchup for round 2. Chirag and Stephen were both vocal about finding some sets to play during the group stage so I'm hoping they can find each other to get this one done. I haven't seen Chirag play in a while but any time he surfaces to play in comps he seems to do very well. Stephen is a pretty good player too. He's no stranger to the playoffs but he's definitely not used to making long playoff runs. Both players have all around games they can use but Chirag will be more consistent over the course of this race.

7-4 Chirag Result - 7-3 Chirag

#7 nick_a_dick vs #23 underdogg_ - Nick definitely got a rough draw here. Would probably have hoped to avoid an opponent of this quality until maybe round 3. Definitely throw the seedings out the window in this matchup because most people would say that Ant is the favourite here. He's not the overwhelming favourite as he was vs Chip in the last round because Nick actually does pose a real threat in any matchup. Nick has proven recently that he can knock off top notch players and he's looking to add Ant to his list. I'd say it's more likely that Nick is just able to keep this set close.

8-6 Ant Result - 7-2 Ant

#3 s.lacka vs #14 Drunk_Canuck -

no pred Result - 7-4 Jon

#6 safdarbandali vs #22 hp_king22 - Don vs Safdar should be a set with a lot of table running and wild shots. Safdar was able to put a pretty good season together and is into the playoffs for the first time in this competition. From set to set its hard to tell what you're going to get from the guy but he's definitely capable of scoring a win in this matchup. Don is always a run first player and his consistency is a much less in question that Safdar with recent deep runs in comps. After squeaking into the playoffs Don figures to be one of the favourites to at least make a deep run here. Even though the seeding says otherwise I'm going to pick an upset here to spice things up.

Safdar 7-4 Result - 7-4 Don

Rd 3 Matchups

#1 gg_7balled vs #9 ll_chex_ll - Both players here are no strangers to being in the final 8 players remaining of a cam comp. I think the start to this set... or any set where Craig is involved is key. Craig definitely has a tendency to go for spectacular runs when he feels that he's the favourite in a race so how that works out early on can be the difference. If Craig gets off to a good start it could be a blowout pretty easily. Luiz on the other hand is no slouch and could potentially keep up with Craig. Not sure that his safety game is quite up to par with Craig though. This should be a pretty good set, could really go either way but I think Craig will pull it out in a close one.

7-5 Craig Result - DQ win for Craig

#13 aka_hero vs #21 PRO_BOY - Here we have a re-match from a recent MCC playoff matchup where Uriel actually came out on top in a matchup with Kevin. If I had been making a prediction in that matchup I would have definitely said Uriel had no chance but now that I've seen he has won definitely makes me think about it again. Once again though Kevin is on another level and because of the previous match I'd have to say if anything there will be some kind of a revenge factor here. I think Kevin will come into this matchup with a rock solid strategy ready to deal with Uriel's sloppy runs. I guarantee Kevin will grab a spot for the semi finals.

7-4 Kevin Result - 7-5 Kevin

#2 i.am_the_zodiac vs #23 underdogg_ - Well now that we're in the quarter-finals no one can complain about getting bad matchups... right? So far Chirag is probably the player best equipped to be able to handle a set with Ant so hopefully Ant's streak of laughers will end here. Chirag has a rock solid game and turns his game up into spectacular mode when necessary. Ant on the other hand has been here before in just about every competition he's been in and will be favoured to advance beyond it here again. Ant's wide variety of skills can be troubling to players who play more one dimensional styles but I think Chirag has what it takes to put up a fight and maybe even has an outside chance of coming away with the win.

8-6 Ant Result - 7-2 Ant

#14 Drunk_Canuck vs #22 hp_king22 - Well as of right now I feel as though these two guys are the strongest in cam comps today. As of late, Jon is 6-0 in MCC in a very tough group, but thelast time I played him his power and english were a little shaky although he did beat me 5-4. Don has been making it to the latter part of playoffs in 8brcam, MCC, and SSCAM. I haven't seen his form deteriorate and he almost never gets his cage rattled. Look for each guy to run a lot of tables and toughsnooks are no problem to get out of. Depending on who brings their 'A' game will determine this set. A few mistakes for either player will prove to be very costly in this runner vs. runner matchup. As consistent as he's been for quite some time now, look for Don to make a few less mistakes and edge out Jon.

8-6 Don (by Chip)

This will be a great match to watch.. Jon is playing phenominal at the moment.. and Don from what ive seen... he isnt been playin that great.. ive seen better days out of him ill tell you that.. i do think don will show up for this match... but at the moment jon seems to be running everything right now.. so im going to go with Jon winning this in Extras.

9-7 Jon (by Cam) Result - 7-2 Don

Semi-Finals

#1 gg_7balled vs #13 aka_hero -

no pred Result - 9-7 Kevin

#23 underdogg_ vs #22 hp_king22 - Another fine example of how the seedings really meant nothing this season. We have two of the top players in the competition who scraped into the playoffs and are now facing off to see which one will be a finalist. Don has a recent history of going deep into the playoffs of cam comps and getting over this hurdle would be a nice accomplishment. Ant had some pretty questionable results in the group stage but hasn't given up many wins at all in these playoffs. Don's run game will have to be very tight to have a chance in this matchup because Ant won't be making errors on open tables. Before Ant's domination of Chirag I would have been inclined to maybe go for Don in this matchup but I think Ant might be a little too much.

9-6 Ant Result - 9-5 Ant

Finals

#13 aka_hero vs #23 underdogg_ - Ok so we've finally gotten to the finals and arguably the two best players in the field have managed to scrap their way to the final race. Ant has returned to the finals in consecutive seasons with relative ease with no one really coming close in a race. Kevin was tested a couple times with Uriel and Craig but advanced with superior play. This should be a pretty good final set with Kevin being one of the few people in the field who can run and safety with the same quality as Ant. Lots of great shots will be hit in this race and the winner will be the player who is more timely with thier quality. Hoping this is close really either player could blow it out... will have to give a close score.

10-8 Ant