Predictions for today's Top 96 > Top 32
Bracket 1:
Winners:
ZeRo
Wizzrobe
Losers:
JJROCKETS
Venom
Bracket 2:
Winners:
Nairo
Ksev
Losers:
Raziek
Tarextherex
Bracket 3:
Winners:
Ally
Mr. E
Losers:
SuperGirlKels
Nom
Bracket 4:
Winners:
Mr. R
Yoh
Losers:
Exodia
DKWill
Bracket 5:
Winners:
Larry Lurr (sorry San)
Chrim Foish
Losers:
San
iStudying
Bracket 6:
Winners:
ANTi
Holy Nightmare
Losers:
Jpeds
Astro
Bracket 7:
Winners:
Leo
False
Losers:
KID Goggles
PikaPika
Bracket 8:
Winners:
Mew2King
C3PO
Losers:
Poke
Smasher1001
It's going to be really interesting to see how ZeRo does against Mew2King. How Mew2KIng could very well depend on his mindset. If he beats Leffen in Melee before needing to face ZeRo in Sm4sh, I'm predicting he'll go in very confident and probably 3-2 or 3-1 ZeRo. If he gets demolished by Leffen prior, he'll go 0-3, and probably buster out really hard. Losers Bracket Mew2King is Sad2King, and that's always bad.
If he goes in fighting ZeRo first before he fights Leffen, that could potentially affect his mindset for the latter depending on how well he does, etc. Basically, I think if he wins one, he'll win the other, but if he loses one, he'll lose both.
...I'm also interested to see what ZeRo can do to Mr. R. He'll go Diddy, and he's bopped and demolished very good Sheik players pre-patch with Diddy Kong, but he hasn't attended in forever and has already opened the door to the idea that GOML might not be "a good tourney" for him.
I'm lowkey hoping for the potential greatest upset of all time (Wizzy > ZeRo) so Wizzrobe can be considered a top pro at 3 Smash games but if Wizzy beats ZeRo I think ZeRo's prospects are grim. If ZeRo went on to win after getting sent to losers that early he'd be pulling off a Mango-tier losers run.