YAHALLO and welcome back to the UNBIASED POWER RANKINGS! I got asked a bunch of times to do this, but I was lazy so. One game has already happened, but better late than never bop. As usual, I'm going to be like barely rating Doubles; I will consult the official PR a bit because it came out already. The bench players are also not really going to be mentioned unless necessary. Let's get into it.

The Arena Spartans

SV OU: Lily
SV OU: Ox the Fox
SV OU: Niko
SV DOU: Tenzai
SV Ubers: Icemaster
SV LC: goldenghost
SV UU: Sage
SV RU: TheFranklin
SV NU: GXE
SV PU: Mana
Substitutes: Toxigen, Wail Wailord, Taka, Jytcampbell
Managers: Hayburner & Vulpix

The Spartans are a team that seem to have a lot of hype surrounding them. Can they live up to it? Let's find out. The apparent headline player here is GXE who went for an ABSURD 28k LMAOOO what the fuck are we doing? How is this guy 28k dude the fuck?? I'm already heavily doubting the official prs here with this statement: "The third most expensive player in the SCL III draft, GXE, will without a doubt be worth his hefty price tag." "Without a doubt" is INSANE LMAO HE'S 28K!!! that's hard as fuck to live up to. He was solid last year and did win NU Open, but my expectations are definitely tempered. I think that the fact that Star chose not to retain him for 16k speaks volumes to me. Personally, I think this was for sure an overpay and probably the biggest "what the fuck is happening?" moment of the whole auction.

Luckily for Hayburner and Vulpix, the team did save some money by retaining Lily. She's a breakout star who has managed to go 11-3 in her past two tournaments; she should definitely provide some pretty good value for the team. The OU core is rounded out by Ox the Fox and Niko. Ox has fallen off from his lofty peak and expectations for him seem to have been tempered quite a bit; personally, I think 13k for him is a fine price and he should do decently enough to live up to that. I also think Niko will provide value for 5k; his takes on tera do scare me a bit, though...but, I do think he is better than a 5k player in general.

The official PRs apparently put Tenzai in last place despite his solid showing last SCL, which is interesting. I think he'll be a bit better than that. In Ubers, we have Icemaster, the dude who went for an absurd amount to sit on the bench last year or something lOL That was stupid as fuck. Well, he is back in Ubers now, but the hype for him seems to have died down somewhat. He went 6-4 in his last outing in SCL, which is respectable enough; he will probably do fine. According to the PRs, goldenghost is KSG, who is 1-6 on the sheet. I remember that name and I do remember him being fucking awful, so I guess he's going to suck again. In UU, we have Sage, who I think is a decent player. I honestly thought she would be more expensive because people seem to hype her a lot, but I think 12k for her is a pretty solid price; I would guess she goes around even. In RU, we have the new Ajna, TheFranklin. He's been basically unbeatable and at this point, I have no choice but to drink the kool-aid. Congrats, you win. Rounding out the roster is Mana, who certainly didn't really impress in World Cup. That performance left a lot to be desired, but I still believe in him to some extent as a player. And, come on, he's playing PU. Surely he goes positive.

Overall, I think this is a solid enough team. They don't really have any weaknesses and have some capable players. They also have AMQ main Jyt on the bench if Niko struggles. I think they can make the playoffs.

The Circuit Breakers

SV OU: Nat
SV OU: Highv0ltag3
SV OU: Sylveon used calm mind
SV DOU: Meminger21
SV Ubers: M Dragon
SV LC: tazz
SV UU: umbry
SV RU: eifo
SV NU: Elias PSY
SV PU: gum
Substitutes: Gondra, babyboyblues, ishtar, bage1, London Beats
Managers: Garay Oak & Lunala

After winning World Cup and finally putting together a good sheet campaign, Garay Oak decided to cast starmaster to the wayside to team up with...Lunala? LOL Miraculously, Lunala was chosen as an SCL manager. I'm not really sure what to say about that, but sure. The star players of the team are Nat and umbry. The dawn of SV has been very kind to Nat, as she has transformed herself from perennial cancer risk into being one of the most well-respected OU players on the site, being ranked as the 2nd highest OU player in the official PRs this season. The amount of Nat hype I have seen over the past 6 months has been utterly insane.  She has put together two good tournaments in a row and it really seems like her style has meshed well with the gen. I expect her to do pretty well.

umbry, meanwhile, is someone who I feel is definitely a bit overrated. It all started back in SPL 12, when umbry absolutely demolished the ADV competition and proved herself to be one of the best players on the site, only to let down by her managers who pigeonholed her into SS OU against her will. Oh wait, that's not what happened at all LOL That is just the narrative that is randomly being pushed by all of the umbry superfans because they think she is god's gift to the earth or something. The reality is that she went 4-3 in ADV while not even playing Star or linear. I bring this up because what I have noticed throughout the past few years is that umbry is a player whose wins are always celebrated because people are consistently impressed by her talent level, but these same people are always just very quick to dismiss her losses as being meaningless. She's 17-15 on the sheet and does fail to impress on many occasions. Now, let me be clear: I think she is an above average player. I just believe she overrated and not some god like everyone else thinks she is. This statement from the PR (where she was ranked 1st in UU by a landslide) is insane as hell, for example: "It is extremely likely that umbry finds her way to yet another fantastic record this SCL." I highly doubt umbry will finish with the best record in this tier; I would be EXTREMELY surprised if this happened. This player pool is the hardest lower tier player pool by far. Personally, I'm going to say she will go 5-4 so I consider this to be an overpay at 27.5.

The OU core is rounded out by Voltage and Sylveon. Voltage broke out onto the scene with an impressive World Cup performance where he won some high-pressure games. I will need to see a bit more from him before I am ready to full believe in him, though, but the future may be bright. This Sylveon was decent in World Cup and had some solid showings in other tournaments such as Grand Slam; they are probably okay.

The Doubles player apparently had some good performances this year, so I guess there's that. Next up is M Dragon, a player who I have always supported. World Cup was definitely a struggle for him, which may be a bad sign. It would be foolish to expect him to smash everyone, but maybe he can do enough to provide value for his low 5.5 price tag. In LC, we have tazz, who was decent last SCL and is already 1-0 this SCL. That being said, we're putting him 1st in the PRs? LOL This seems like sheet disrespect as fuck dude THIS MAN IS 10-15 ON THE SHEET!!! This feels like DeepBlueC all over again...I'm gonna say he goes 5-4. The roster is rounded out by eifo, Elias, Psy and gum. eifo is apparently 3-2 on the sheet and expectations don't seem to be that high for him. Elias is another mainer with extremely limited actual experience in tournaments that mean anything. Do I have any reason to believe in him? Not really. Last up is gum, who is 1-2 on the sheet. He's ranked low on the official PRs and honestly, I have no idea who this even is. He was positive in PUPL so...sure? LOL These three slots seem like a meme. That's my take.

Overall, I think this team might be kind of bad. They have some decent pieces but not that many people I believe in. We'll see. They also have some interesting players like Gondra on the bench who could maybe do something.

The Indigo Platoon

SV OU: MichaelderBeste2
SV OU: Finchinator
SV OU: zioziotrip
SV DOU: Xrn
SV Ubers: SiTuM
SV LC: Scottie
SV UU: McMeghan
SV RU: Ajna
SV NU: Axtrix
SV PU: Santu
Substitutes: Lunar., SuperEpicAmpharos, Achimoo, Potatochan, teal6
Managers: Star & Tony

The Jerk is back. After Garay stranded Star by the wayside in favor of someone who is clearly a better manager than him, Star had no choice but to pick up the pieces of his fractured ego and decide to manage with Z Strats. Z Strats then got banned, allowing Star to somehow immensely upgrade and manage with Tony. Honestly, this is ridiculous.

The star players of the team are Michael and Roro. Michael is a winning-machine. If there's anyone who deserves to be paid in this tournament, it's him. He's winning 6 games MINIMUM in the regular season. Roro had a solid World Cup campaign, even though his massive amount of plot armor couldn't save his team in the end. He was good last year in SCL and I expect more of the same here, even though the UU player pool appears to be harder than last year's RU one. I believe in his battling capabilities and think he can get around 6 wins.

The OU core is rounded out by Finch and zioziotrip. Finch is generally always at around 16.5, and I definitely like this price for him. He generally does well in team tournaments, and despite his rather disappointing World Cup showing, I have faith in him to go positive here. zio, meanwhile, was putting together a solid SPL campaign before their untimely erasure from the site. He seems to have potential, but I will need to see more before I am ready to full believe in him. I think his season could go either way. In Doubles, we have Xrn, who I didn't even know played this tier. He's generally decent enough in team tours, but will that be able to translate to Doubles? Who knows. In Ubers, we have Situm, who has been basically an average player so far throughout his sheet career. There's no real reason for me to believe that will change here, so I think he'll probably be a good value for the team.

In LC, we have Osh, who generally does decently in team tours. I expect more of the same here; he also has Star's support, so I guess there's that. In RU, we have the former king of the tier, the man whose throne was ripped out from under him by TheFranklin. Ajna is seemingly yesterday's news now, having failed to impress on the big stage in years. His last couple team tour performances have left A LOT to be desired. That being said, I certainly do like the 11k price tag for him in this tier. It's not like the player pool is the greatest, and the man has shown that he has the capability to annihilate any challenger in this tier when he's in form. Personally, I like the gamble, and I do think he will return to his winning ways here. In NU, we have Axtrix, a player whose name I have not heard until now. He apparently did well in some meme NU tours. I don't really have any expectations for him; he'll probably be bad. Last up is Santu, who I think is certainly a capable player. He should be good enough to go positive against this player pool.

Overall, I think this is definitely a good team. There are some question marks, but the team has some solid carries and a lot of upside players. They also have teal6 the goat to save them in times of great need. I would be surprised if they missed the playoffs.

The Mt. Silver Foxes

SV OU: mncmt
SV OU: Carkoala
SV OU: mimilimi
SV DOU: Akaru Kokuyo
SV Ubers: Highlord
SV LC: Drifting
SV UU: hariyana grande
SV RU: Floss
SV NU: Thiago Nunes
SV PU: Xiri
Substitutes: Ann, Togkey, Askov, asa, Eric
Managers: Raptor & njnp

The Foxes had one of the worst draft strategies I have ever seen. They basically spent no money for the majority of the auction and then spent 8 billion on a bunch of random players. Well, how bad can this tram really be?

The star player here is mncmt, who is coming off a dominant SPL campaign. I didn't know his stock was high enough to where he would go for 23k, though....but sure. He can definitely be hit or miss at times, and well, if he doesn't get 7 wins, this team should probably just forfeit right now. I think he'll go positive.

Rounding out the OU core are Carkoala and mimilimi. Carkoala famously beat ABR in World Cup, but then again, ABR went 0-3, so. I don't really have that much of a reason to believe in this guy, but maybe he'll be okay. The other clown went 2-2 in World Cup, so maybe they can be okay. Who knows? I'm not going to believe in them. In Doubles, we have some Weeb person who is ranked low in the official PR. Sure. In Ubers, we have Highlord, who is ranked 10th in the Official PR. He hasn't played a sheet game yet, so naturally, I am skeptical of his abilities. In LC, we have Drifting, the Smogtours Discord main who I honestly didn't think would ever play a sheet game. He went 2-0 in World Cup and seems to know a lot about LC, so maybe he has some potential. The fact that it took him until this tour to get drafted makes me a bit wary, though...It would not be surprising to see him struggle.

In UU, we have hariyana grande, another player with no sheet experience. Again, I have no reason to really believe in them. Floss had a decent Grand Slam run, but has struggled mightily on the big stage so far, only managing to amass 5 wins in 18 appearances. He went for an insane 17k, which really seems like blatant sheet disrespect to me. Definitely an overpay. Thiago Nunes, meanwhile, is a player who is debuting on the big stage for the first time. He went for 15.5k, which seems like a lot. I'm certainly not expecting him to do anything anytime soon. Last up is Xiri, an SCL mainstay. He struggled in his last appearance in SCL, and also lost in Round 1 of the PU Open. That certainly can't be a good sign. The hype around him seems to have gone down immensely as well, as he only went for 5.5k this year. Maybe he will be okay, but I would guess he goes negative.

Overall, this team is fucking dogshit. inb4 they make the playoffs because scl is a meme.

The Orange Islanders

SV OU: Welli0u
SV OU: Wolf
SV OU: asef
SV DOU: JRL
SV Ubers: Exiline
SV LC: Hacker
SV UU: pdt
SV RU: robjr
SV NU: Danny
SV PU: DugZa
Substitutes: Rubyblood, Amukamara, Frania, hellom, Lokifan, tier
Managers: Dave & Leru

Dave is back in SCL; this time, he has Leru by his side, a player with whom he has managed countless tournaments with over the past year. Dave has historically been terrible as a manager in SPL, but in SCL, the man knows how to win. His teams have consistently made the playoffs and his showings in the tournament have helped cement him as one of the best managers of all time. Can this group make the playoffs?

The star player here I suppose is Welli0u. He is a player who needs no introduction, a sheet warrior who consistently performs on the big stage. His performances have tapered off a bit as of late, but I am still a believer in his abilities. I think he will get 6 wins. I was going to say I had no fucking idea who Wolf is, but it is apparently Bloody Alfa? LOL That guy has been decent in the past, so I guess I will expect more of the same here. I'm not even going to pretend like I know who aesf is or whatever the fuck, but he's 1-0 on the sheet. Sure. He's probably dogshit; let's be real.

In Doubles, we have Jrl, who the team decided to retain for 13k despite his sub-par showing last year. I'm not really sure about this strategy. In Ubers, we have Exiline, who is trying to turn his sheet career around after an awful start. Despite a 6-3 campaign last SCL, the man is still -5 on the sheet. That makes me a bit dubious of his abilities, to be honest. In LC, we have Hacker, who I only know because I think I played him like a week ago. He did decently in the LC Open, but his lack of sheet results makes me skeptical. In UU, we have pdt, who was decent last SCL. He did badly in the UU Open, which isn't a good sign, and personally, I'm really not sure he's going to be worth 16k; this player pool is pretty strong. We shall see. In RU, we have rob LOL Well, we all know what I'm going to say here. robjr is 29-44 since the start of 2020; that is CRIMINAL. He miraculously managed to go 5-4 last SPL, which I am legitimately shocked by. He is going to win some games, and he was at least only 8k. If he was over 10, I was going to call it an insane overpay, but this price is MAYBE okay. At least the official PRs had the sense to not rate him high. 6th is fine. Danny is apparently a very hyped mainer. He was 4-2 last SCL and also had a solid Grand Slam showing. Things seem to be looking up for him, but I will still temper my expectations here. He'll probably be okay. Last up is the fake durza; he is 3-3 on the sheet and apparently did well in some meme tournaments. He was okay in Grand Slam, I suppose, although he did lose kind of early in the PU Open. I don't really have a reason to believe in him.

Overall, I don't really like this team. It seems bad. The subs are also a meme; it's not like any of these clowns are going to save the season LOL Watching Rubyblood play in SPL 13 almost gave me an aneurysm. That being said, it is SCL, and it is Dave, so even though I think the team is ass, they honestly might luck into the playoffs.

The Power Plant Dynamos

SV OU: Separation
SV OU: BIHI
SV OU: DAHLI
SV DOU: Feyy
SV Ubers: fade
SV LC: Collette
SV UU: tko
SV RU: Beraldo
SV NU: Kushalos
SV PU: TJ
Substitutes: Baloor, AshKetchumGamer, Mashing, s7a, clean, raf
Managers: Luthier & Tricking

The Dynamos return with a pretty different team from last year's winning roster. I did like the Dynamos a lot last year, so let's see if they can keep up the trend.

The headline players here are Kushalos and Separation. The chef went for an astronomical 25k, which is a lot more than I expected. Gone are the days of him being a good value buy, I suppose. That being said, though, I have always been a Kushalos believer. I would certainly rather have 25k Kushalos than 28k GXE; I will say that much. Separation is a player that broke onto the scene a couple of years ago. He is generally pretty highly-regarded and I do think he is a good player; I'm not sure if he is going to be able to live up to this price tag, but I do think he'll go positive.

The other members of the OU core are BIHI and DAHLI. BIHI has been playing for a century and does manage to usually do pretty decently; I expect more of the same here. DAHLI has been roughly average over his sheet tenure, amassing an 11-10 record over 21 games. Expectations seem to be that he'll struggle this tour based on the official PR, but his results thus far make me think he'll do decently. I have no idea who this Doubles player is but they apparently made it to the finals of OSDT. Sure. In Ubers, we have fade, who has been pretty damn good in his sheet career thus far. He has managed to put forth solid results across multiple tiers and generations, and has consistently demonstrated that he is in fact a good player. He's a ridiculous 18-6 over his past 3 tours, and I see no reason why the switch to Ubers would hinder him. In LC, we have Collette, who was 2-0 last year. I honestly forgot this person played Pokemon; I just assumed she was a Smogtours Discord main. Her season could go either way.

In UU, we have tko, who has been pretty bad in his time in the limelight as of now. He is a miserable 3-10 on the sheet, which certainly does not give me a lot of optimism here. He did manage to climb back onto the foot of clout everest after a solid Grand Slam showing, but personally, I think he'll go negative. In RU, we have Beraldo, who apparently went for 20k? LOL who the fuck is this!!!??? what? He was 4-4 last SPL, so I guess there's that...I really doubt he's going to live up to a 20k price tag, though. Rounding out the roster is TJ, a player who has certainly fallen from his lofty peak. He has struggled lately, and it may be hard for him to find his previous form. He is in PU, though, so maybe that will help him find success. Gun to my head, I think he goes slightly positive.

Overall, I think this is a solid team. They have a number of solid pieces and not that many weakpoints. The managers should also certainly be pretty useful to some extent.

The Showdown Shoguns

SV OU: blunder
SV OU: lax
SV OU: Storm Zone
SV DOU: xqiht
SV Ubers: SoulWind
SV LC: Eniigma
SV UU: Gilbert arenas
SV RU: bb skarm
SV NU: watashi
SV PU: zS
Substitutes: CTC, eragon11145, Edgar, Booty, feen, LpZ
Managers: ima & Vert

The Shoguns return to the stage after an extremely disappointing campaign last season. Can the team turn it around with some familiar faces?

The headline players here are blunder and SoulWind. For the first time in what feels like an eternity, blunder went for an extremely reasonable 15.5k. I find it very hard to believe he is not going to be able to exceed the vale of that price tag, especially with the team support he provides along with the basedlord. Because the team acquired blunder for a low price, they were able to splurge on Soulwind, one of the best players ever who should be expected to farm in this tournament. He was very good in Grand Slam and should be able to do well against the Ubers player pool. His floor is certainly lower without the presence of BW OU, but I think he should be good nonetheless.

The other two OU players are lax and Storm Zone. At this point, lax is basically a coin flip. He's either going to pretty good or just get washed. Last season started off on the wrong foot, but I am once again going to believe in him during this tour. I know how high his ceiling is, so it's just hard for me to think he'll fail that badly here. I'm going to predict 6 wins. Storm Zone is a player who has many believers and many doubters. I'm probably somewhere in the middle, honestly. His sheet performances have been okay, and he's not going for an insane price like 19k anymore. He'll probably be fine.

In Doubles, we have some dude I've never heard of. They apparently got to the finals of OSDT, which gives me some confidence in them, I suppose. In LC, we have Eniigma, who really is an enigma to me. Who the fuck is this? Expectations seem to be low for him and I honestly have no reason to expect him to be competent. He did do well in LC Open, I suppose. Next up, we have marcop, who the team decided to retain. Personally, I don’t think they really needed to retain him since I am almost certain he would have been under 10k. Regardless, I always believe in marcop, so I don't mind this price for him. This player pool is certainly more challenging than what he faced last year, but he has enough raw talent to where he can go positive, probably. In RU, we have bb skarm, who went 4-4 last SCL. He's playing a different tier this time, but that performance at least shows that he may be somewhat competent after all. He was also good in Grand Slam; he'll probably do okay. Next up is AMQ main watashi, who finds himself in his NU home once more. I like the 8.5k price for him, and I would guess he would probably go around 5-4 as is typical. Last up is zS, who is currently 0-3 on the sheet. That can't be a good sign. He did okay in the PU Open, so I guess there's that. Ultimately, I'm not really compelled to believe in him.

Overall, I think this team is pretty decent. They have some strong players who can carry the team; if they want to win the trophy, they will need their mainers to be competent and for the lax coin to land in their favor.

Studio Gible

SV OU: mind gaming
SV OU: Fogbound Lake
SV OU: z0mOG
SV DOU: zee
SV Ubers: Fc
SV LC: dcae
SV UU: Eternal Spirit
SV RU: GoldCat
SV NU: etern
SV PU: S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
Substitutes: Cam, justdrew, cleann, Dr. Phd. BJ, ninjadog, Clementine, Piyush25
Managers: false & sjneider

I never thought I would see this manager pair in SCL. It's certainly interesting. From what I can recall, usually the Gible are just mediocre, so let's see if these two can break the trend.

The headline player here is mind gaming, arguably the best OU player on the site. He has been pretty consistent lately and I don't really see a reason why he would fail here. The other two OU slots are occupied by Fogbound Lake and z0mOG. Fogbound Lake had a solid World Cup showing that gives me reason for optimism; he was also average last SCL. There is definitely potential here, and I think he could maybe go positive. z0mOG, meanwhile, is a player I usually believe him. I believe he usually goes for a cheap price tag that he can usually exceed. He struggled a bit in World Cup, but I do believe he can do better than his 4k price would suggest. In Doubles, we have zee, who is 0-6 on the sheet. Maybe they're just complete dogshit? LOL Who knows?

In Ubers, we have Fc, who the team retained for 16.5k. He has been pretty solid on the sheet so far, going 20-10 and also had an electric 7-2 showing last SCL. I expect him to get around 6 wins, probably. In LC, we have dcae, who didn't pricefix this time. He has farmed LC in the past, and expectations seem to be that he can do it again; I'll buy into the hype here. In UU, we have Gama, a player I always love to root for. While he may not repeat his insane sheet warrior peak, he has still managed to put up solid results in the modern era. I definitely think 10k is a good price for him; UU is a good player pool, but Gama is the type of player that can beat anyone and lose to anyone, so honestly, that probably works out fine for him. I think he'll do fine. In RU, we have Goldcat; he was apparently in World Cup but didn't play. He's probably garbage so. Next up, we have the rozes dude, who was only 4k. Despite this, he is ranked 4th in the PR, so there does seem to be some level of respect for him among the playerbase. Based on his past results, I would project him for around 4 wins. In PU, we have S1nn0h, who had a pretty strong SCL showing last year. He is ranked last on the official PRs, but he has displayed some skill on the big stage before. I think he'll be fine.

Overall, this team is honestly pretty decent. They have a solid amount of players I believe in and not many I think are dogshit. They could make the playoffs.

The Technical Machines

SV OU: Malekith
SV OU: Aberforth
SV OU: TPP
SV DOU: qsns
SV Ubers: entrocefalo
SV LC: Acehunter1
SV UU: Punny
SV RU: JustFranco
SV NU: freezai
SV PU: Chloe
Substitutes: Savouras, Guille, Elfuseon, Expulso, Glue, vivalospride, Pokeslice, sempra, Isza
Managers: Amaranth & Howkings

TIN is back in SCL after a decent campaign. Can he build upon it here?

The star player here is Punny, who generally does pretty well on the big stage. UU will definitely be a challenge, but he certainly has the talent level to overcome it. I expect him to rebound from his poor World Cup. Speaking of World Cup, Malekith was a force to be reckoned with in that tour. He was a menace and I honestly have no reason to doubt him here. He's been playing for a while and seems to be near the top of his game; he should definitely provide a lot of value for the team. The other two members of the OU core are Aberforth and TPP. Aberforth was also good in World Cup, and I honestly thought he would be around 10k due to his ability to play Ubers and OU. The official PRs do not seem to have much faith in him, but the man is 18-8 on the sheet. Show him some respect. I think he'll be good. Last up is TPP, a player whose stock is apparently in the gutter LOL This man was almost 30k like 2? years ago and now he's only 10k. Insane. He was 1-2 in World Cup, but TPP is generally a pretty decent player and I do like this price for him. I think he could definitely provide value here.

In doubles is qsns, a player who has historically been pretty average outside of an awful 0-4 showing last year. I did find this part of the official PRs kind of funny: "They also have prior success in official team tournaments, including a past SPL victory." Well, the man went 5-6 that tournament and also went 0-2 in the playoffs, so...I'm not really sure how that's supposed to vindicate his 3rd overall ranking. Regardless, he's probably fine. In Ubers, we have some guy who did really well in the Ubers Open. The hype for him seems to be through the roof, but as usual, I'm going to temper my expectations a bit until I see his performance in the limelight for myself. In LC, we have Acehunter, who was 4-4 last SCL. His season could probably go either way. In RU, we have some dude I have never heard of. He also lost in Round 3 of the RU Open; that certainly can't be a good thing. He's almost certainly dogshit, but we'll see. In NU, we have YouTube sensation freezai, who has historically been a sheet warrior over the course of his career. The fact that he was 5500 is a crime LOL People really have no respect for the sheet, my god. This is a steal for sure. Last up is Chloe, who I'm pretty sure is terrible. They did go positive in World Cup, though, so maybe there's some potential there. Personally, I think they go negative.

Overall, I like this team. They have a lot of good value picks who could definitely help them make a run in this tournament.

The Uncharted Terrors

SV OU: xavgb
SV OU: oldspicemike
SV OU: Joeshh
SV DOU: Nails
SV Ubers: RichardMilliePlain
SV LC: Laroxyl
SV UU: Accel
SV RU: Feliburn
SV NU: Meru
SV PU: sensei axew
Substitutes: Actuarily, procorphish, wesh papillon, Inder, avarice, Shaneghoul
Managers: rozes & Gingy

SCL god mozes is back with Gingy by his side; can he finally bring the trophy home?

This team has a lot of familiar names, including, OF COURSE, stresh, for what seems like the 90th time in a row. One of these days, rozes is going to move to Britain to play on team UK. My god. Stresh has been really good during his time on Smogon, and pretty much always does well. I see no reason why that would change this time around. Nails has also historically performed very well, and is coming off a 9-1 campaign last SCL. I expect him to smash the competitiion yet again. The other two OU players are two randoms from World Cup in oldspicemike and Joeshh. oldspicemike went 2-2, but he doesn't really have many other results to speak of. Joeshh went 3-1, but again, there's really not that much to go off of here. It would not be surprising to see both of them struggle.

In Ubers, we have some dude I have never fucking heard of; this dude's name looks weird af, though. He did okay in Ubers Open, but expectations for him seem to be pretty low. I have no reason to really believe in him. In LC, we have Laroxyl, who went 4-5 2 years ago in SCL. He also got kind of washed in LC Open. He was apparently 15k; I'm really not sure he can live up to that price. In UU, we have VoD legend Accel, who has performed well on the sheet so far. Now that I have gotten to the 10th and final UU player, I have really realized how stacked this pool really is. Well, there's no reason to expect Accel to go negative, but some people have to lose here. Still, in a vacuum, I would project him for around 5 wins. In RU, we have Feliburn, who comes into the tour with an immense level of hype surrounding him. He did win the UU Open, but I'm really not sure he's going to live up to his 21k price tag. That is a lot. He's historically been pretty mediocre on the sheet, but did have one impressive RU campaign. Personally, I think he'll do decently. In NU, we have Meru, who I think will definitely wind up being a steal at 3k. He historically performs at a slightly above average level and I think he can get around 4-5 wins and provide value to the team. Last up is sensei axew, who has gone 15-6 over the past 2 tournaments. He's basically TheFranklin of PU without the OU skill. At this point, I'll drink the kool-aid. Good job.

Overall, I think this is a solid team. They have some question marks, but they have a bunch of solid pieces and could definitely challenge for the crown.

Now, let's get to the overall rating. Basically, I just give every player a 'confidence' rating / 10 and then add all the points up. The UU player pool is like crazy good so all of the scores are very close together for that.

Overall Ranking:

1. Indigo Platoon

This team was pretty clearly the best.

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2. The Uncharted Terrors
3. The Technical Machines
4. The Arena Spartans
5. The Showdown Shoguns
6. The Power Plant Dynamos

These teams were all within like 2 points of each other. Terrors win tiebreak because of mozes. TIN apparently only drafts teams I like now, so there's that. I wouldn't be surprised if any of these made playoffs. They're all like about the same, but this is the order of the points right now.

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7. Studio Gible

I said this team could make the playoffs and they definitely could. They have a bunch of people I like. Below this, are the teams that would surprise me if they did anything.

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8. The Circuit Breakers
9. The Orange Islanders

I think these are pretty bad. But, you know, it's SCL, so somehow, Dave will make the playoffs anyway.

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10. The Mt. Silver Foxes

This is what I wrote about the Scooters last SPL:

"I knew before I did the PRs that this was the worst team this tournament. But, my god, this might actually be the worst team of all time. They were last by almost 10 points. The team is actually comically bad. Surely they cannot actually make the playoffs LOOOL jesus christ."

I lied. This team is worse. They were last by 12 points. Neither of these people should manage a team again. Embarrassing. If they make the playoffs, SCL is a giant meme.

I hope that you enjoyed this edition of the UNBIASED Power Rankings! See you again in SPL.