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
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