SM OU: Lopunny Kicks v robjr - I know that a lot of people are riding high on Lopunny Kicks after his performance last round, but he's still a largely instinctual and inconsistent player that can have horrible losses on the opposite end of the spectrum of last week. On the other hand, I believe that rob's aggressive, yet intelligent style of play makes him a good matchup for Lopunny Kicks and that in conjunction with his increased experience, having played in SPL and Snake, will allow him to pull through.
SM OU: Empo v bro fist - Empo's a formidable player in his own right, but bro fist is one of the most clutch players of all time, especially in wcop and I think that it's frankly hard to imagine him dropping a single game in these playoffs. However, John is also known for getting highly unlucky on a regular basis, so I wouldn't be entirely surprised if he ended up getting lucked here.
SM OU: Tricking v ABR - For the record, I don't think this matchup is as one sided as one would think initially think considering the magnitude of ABRs skill level and accomplishments, seeing that Tricking has an amazing builder behind him in will of fire and a strong ability to play consistently, but it's very hard to see ABR losing important games in these playoffs with the amazing teambuilding minds on this team in conjunction with his tendency to be very clutch in tours.
SM OU: Snou v Hiye - I think most people here can agree that Hiye is considered the better player on paper, but Snou has a tendency to make wack teambuilding choices and I believe he'll be able to catch Hiye off guard and steal a win from him that would otherwise be difficult to foresee.
ORAS OU: Santu v obii - Obii did lose last round, but he honestly didn't play bad at all that round and is a very good builder, so I think that he'll be able to pull through against Santu this time around. Santu is obviously not a horrible player by any means, but obii is just very solid with insane support and metagame knowledge, so I think he'll be able to safely pull through in this one.
BW OU: Asuya v Finchinator - Asuya has exceeded my expectations this tournament, but I think the BW tandem of Finch + BKC is too much to overcome in terms of the preparatory aspect of things, and Finch has enough experience under his belt and multi-generational playing ability that I think he'll be able to take down Asuya here barring an absolutely abhorrent matchup, which as I said earlier, is unlikely to happen.
DPP OU: Honor v august - August has been on an absolute tear so far this wcop, not having dropped a single game all tour, so I believe his high form right now in conjunction with his long-term experience and generally great DPP knowledge will allow him to edge out the highly respectable Honor in this matchup.
ADV OU: smilzo v zf - Frankly, I haven't been paying too much attention to zf as of late, but smilzo took down the red hot linearcurve last round and zf just lost to Ojama in a game where I never really saw him winning. zf isn't a bad player by any means, but smilzo seems to be the better player right now, so I'll take him winning this matchup.
GSC OU: Bomber. v BKC - BKC is another insanely clutch player on this roster, and arguably the best player of all time, so I think it's very hard to pick against him against anyone, regardless of what tier he's in. Bomber's a solid player, having a red hot start to classic this year, but it's just impossible to pick against BKC here.
RBY OU: marcoasd v teal6 - teal's a cool RBY player and my guy, but marcoasd is a veteran with too many RBY tour wins to count and has looked very sharp in this wcop. However, this is the tier where anything can happen and teal's a great player, so don't count him out.
Italy's had a strong season and looked good throughout this tournament, but they're simply outmatched by Northeast and it's hard to see anyone realistically taking down this juggernaut without copious amounts of RNG.