Looks like a few vgc players with minimal dou experience were taken this year. Which I’m not sure how well that will work out seeing as with dynamax being such a lynchpin of the VGC metagame, but banned in DOU, dou and VGC have never been more different. But mons is mons I guess. Anyway here’s my PRs, and as always, if you don’t like where you get projected, prove me wrong:
1.Indigo Platoon - Z Strats, zee
Projected record: 7-2
Z Strats will be quick to remind you they went 7-2 last year, so I expect big things from them this year again. Zee is an excellent partner, so this pairing gets the #1 slot.
2. Orange Islanders - JRL, Paraplegic
Projected record: 6-3
JRL was last years biggest snub, and Paraplegic did well last SCL. I’m not sure who the starter will be, but both could work. I think they have a great mix of experienced building and playing. My only concern is language barrier & timezones.
3. Power Plant Dynamos - Spurrific, emma, Enzonana
Projected record: 6-3
Spurrific is a fantastic player, and they’re supported by the two best supports in the tournament. I think this is a perfect pairing, as Spurrific’s focus can sometimes be elsewhere, but with Emma and Enzo in support I know they’ll be ready for every matchup.
4. Uncharted Terrors - Nails, Lunar.
Projected record: 5-4
Nails always performs well in these official team tournaments, and Lunar has been around the block in these tournaments as well. There’s excellent playing ability on this team, but my only concern is the building.
5. Circuit Breakers - Toxigen, Tenzai
Projected record: 5-4
Two capable players and builders, but I don’t know who will start, either could work. The only concern is lack of official team tour wins on their record, but both have been around before and should do admirably.
6. Showdown Shoguns - Ninja, Grandmas Cookin
Projected record: 5-4
Ninja has been dominant so far in OSDT, and will look to continue that here. They’ve had the most respectable showing recently, but are fairly new to the tier, and might be heavily reliant on Grandmas Cookin’s solid support.
7. Arena Spartans - Animus, Akaru Kokuyo
Projected record: 4-5
This one is a little confusing to me, if you told me these two were the drafted players for a team, I would say Akaru is the starter, but Animus got drafted for way more. So I could definitely see a rotation here if things don’t start off well. Akaru’s been playing extremely well, and Animus did top cut osdt, but my concern is neither are known for building their own teams (but at this point you could definitely skate by from bringing known solid teams, so building isn’t necessarily required)
8. Studio Gible - Frania, Shadowmonstr7
Projected record: 3-6
Two good players that have been around, but I do worry about activity, and both are known for bringing some eccentric teams. They both do just know how to win games, so it’s definitely possible they do better than expected.
9. Mt. Silver Foxes - qsns, dnagerbdager
Projected record: 2-7
This team’s fate is going to be decided by teamwork, as qsns is a very capable player when focused, but hasn’t been on mons recently. Dnager is the perfect partner however, as they’re a great teammate who is constantly active and tries hard, plus the two have a good relationship. So this could very easily go the other way and we could see qsns back in form.
10. Technical Machines - Joeux9, Memoric
Projected record: 2-7
If Memoric was the starter here I’d probably have them higher, but as Memoric has stated they want to support, and Joeux9 is an unknown quantity, they come in last. Memoric is a very capable builder, but they’ve made their disdain for SS known. Joeux’s only experience as of right know is one losing seasonal set, so this team will be the test of whether VGC results truly translate to DOU.