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-Riptide 2023
+Genesis X Rivals of Aether singles pools
 
-Here's a list of some interesting sets in pools at Riptide. Bold ones are ones I REALLY think should be streamed, either due to being hype matchups or featuring new / uncommon players.
+Here's my list of the most interesting sets in pools at Genesis X (not including any winners' qualifier sets, because I assume those will all be streamed). Sets are ordered by round they occur in and then by how interesting I think they will be; bold sets are especially exciting. "Rare players" are just any notable players we either have never seen before or don't see often at majors, and they are listed alphabetically. WR1 match recommendations are just "if you have dead time and need a WR1 match to stream, these are some decent options"; the WR2 and WR3 matches are generally more important.
 
-__**Wave G**__
+### Wave D
-WR1 matchups (if needed):
+Rare players: \_Liuser, ASINISTERTACO, Liam (Gizmo), LightlyToastedWaffle, Lucio (Mexico), mow_kitty, Troco (NASB2 player), W!ZiM (old XBox RoA player), WolfLord
-- G1 H: GammaStar (116, Pomme) vs VariableVacancy.com (141, Mollo) - a nice workshop matchup to start us off?
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-- G2 H: OffBeat (117, Maypul) vs Gorklax (140, Clairen) - Tennessee vs Alabama, two under-represented states
+**WR1 sets:**
-- G2 L: Guinness (108, Kragg) vs TG (149, Elliana)
+- D413 D: Troco (110, ???) vs Popguin (147, ???) - Troco is a high level NASB2 player, Popguin has been entering Rivals at Genesis for years (but DQs sometimes)
 - D413 F: \_Liuser (83, Eta?) vs Mansand (174, ???) - AFAIK, \_Liuser hasn't entered a tourney since Genesis 7 (4 years ago)
-WR2 matchups:
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-- G1 O: Zora (61, Maypul) vs Bagel is Friend (68, Maypul) - old-school Maypul vs new-school Maypul
+**WR2 sets:**
-- G2 T: Rakai (53, Wrastor) vs Bicycle (76, Orcane)
+- **D409 H: ASINISTERTACO (62, Absa) vs W!ZiM (67, Fors?)** - Taco hasn't entered anything in years, and W!ZiM has only ever entered XBox tournament(s?), should be a nice set to start off Rivals 1 singles
-- **G2 V: ThrownOrc (44, Wrastor) vs Sethix (85, Forsburn)** - there's some BIG upset potential here; Sethix is an online grinder who has improved very quickly in 2023, including wins over Qunne, Yeggy, HealsGood, Spyker, JLindy, mow_kitty, humanlime, and more
+- D415 H: LightlyToastedWaffle (60, Sylv) vs Gorklax (69, Clairen) - a rusty older player vs. an active up-and-comer, one of the better WR2 options
 - D417 H: jayson (63, Ranno) vs Guinness (66, SK?/Kragg?) - close in seed and close in skill, a decent choice for a WR2 stream match
-WR3 matchups:
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-- **G2 X: Onesy (28, Kragg) vs Spyker (37, Forsburn)** - upset potential, and generally should be a good set
+**WR3 sets:**
-- G1 Y: Sparx21 (20, Elliana) vs Vecho (45, Forsburn)
+- **D415 L: Oneoutkast (28, Kragg) vs mow_kitty (37, Eta)** - mow_kitty is potentially one of the most underseeded players, HUGE upset potential in this set
 - **D417 L: Ateozc (31, Oly/Absa) vs Qunne (34, Hodan)** - this matchup is a toss-up, should be a fun set
 - **D411 K: MSB (15, Kragg/Oly) vs Lucio (50, Zet/Ori?)** - Lucio is solidly the best player in Mexico, with either his Ori or Zetter, and this is only his second offline tournament in the States after Hurricane
-__**Wave H**__
+- D413 K: Bagel (14, Eta) vs TAILSEP (51, Wrastor) - TAILSEP has a history of taking games (and sometimes sets) against the best of the best, including kusi, ZeeBee, Sparx21, and more
-WR1 matchups:
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-- H1 H: Cobalt (115, Elliana) vs MusicGuyFade (142, Hodan) - MusicGuyFade is a decent Ohio local player, and it's a rare matchup; Cobalt has also leveled up in 2023
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-- H2 L: Jacey (107, Mollo/Kragg/Hodan/???) vs Heathen (150, Kragg/Clairen?) - Jacey is another strong Ohio local player, first major
+### Wave E
 Rare players: doctorbattle, GPik, MazeBeans (UK), NatySolo (PLEASE show on stream), oshari (LessTime), Robbie0-3, Seggo, T. Richard, Veil (Bookworm), Zatch
-WR2 matchups:
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-- **H2 P: Johann (59, Orcane?) vs Dingodial (70, Pomme)** - Johann is a wildcard, entered a few locals pre-COVID (under the tag Vorst) but suddenly came back in August 2023 and got 1st 2nd 1st at three Ohio locals including taking a tournament over HealsGood, would be great to get them on stream
+**WR1 set:**
-- H1 S: JohnJake (51, Forsburn) vs Action Hawk (78, Sylvanos) - upset potential, and winner probably gets top 48 automatically due to Bullets DQ
+- E413 F: TruePenguini (91, Maypul) vs MazeBeans (166, ???) - MazeBeans is one of the two EU players I know of at GX, and is also a decent Ult player (PRed top 30 in Europe)
-- H2 T: Breadstick (54, Orcane/Absa) vs Luca (75, Maypul)
+
 **WR2 sets:**
-WR3 matchups:
+- **E417 H: NatySolo (61, Orcane) vs doctorbattle (68, Ori?)** - NatySolo is a new competitor who already has really scary results; won their first ever tournament in upstate NY beating Bagel is Friend and Shotglass, then got 7th at the Guildhouse pre-GX local beating Seelder and going game 5 vs both Lucius and Rakai; also, doctorbattle hasn't entered anything in 4 years (Genesis 7)
-- **H1 W: Lattim (30, Maypul/???) vs Qunne (35, Hodan)** - HUGE upset potential, and Qunne's first offline appearance
+- **E409 G: miming (64, Pomme?) vs GPik (65, Absa)** - we haven't seen GPik in bracket much lately; miming has been improving a lot at Washington locals and hasn't gotten much time on stream at majors
-- H2 X: Lucius (27, Ranno) vs Pity (38, Zetterburn)
+- E411 J: T. Richard (40, Maypul) vs Robbie0-3 (89, Clairen) - Robbie0-3 is a NorCal player who has never been to anything bigger than a local; at the Guildhouse pre-local, they went game 5 vs both mow_kitty and Miss Manners, so maybe there's upset potential here
-- H1 Y: elkiies (19, Maypul/???) vs Tabski (46, Pomme) - we haven't seen Tabski offline in almost a year, and it'd be nice to get some high level Pomme gameplay on stream; some upset potential as well
+- E411 H: skrupp (57, Zetter?) vs Dauzen (72, Random???) - two players who have both improved a lot over the past few months
 
 **WR3 sets:**
-__**Wave I**__
+- **E415 L: Spyker (23, Fors) vs ThrownOrc (42, Wrastor)** - Spyker looked really strong at HW6, but Torc has been known to make upsets and it's a pretty hard matchup for Forsburn; should be a good set
-WR1 matchups:
+- **E409 K: Zatch (32, Eta) vs Skooli (33, Fors)** - this is Zatch's second tournament in 15 months (got 2nd at Port Priority 8 back in November), so I think Skooli has a good shot at winning
-- **I2 A: LokiNB (122, Clairen???) vs Aalaxel (135, Sylvanos???)** - two wildcards with few (or no) recent results, sounds like a good set to start off the wave; LokiNB's first local?
+- **E415 K: Seggo (10, Oly?) vs ColbyJackC (55, Mollo)** - Seggo is always fun to watch, and we also don't get to see actually good Mollos on stream often
-- I2 L: Staypuft (106, Ranno) vs Squiggs (151, Kragg) - it's rare to see Staypuft offline
+- E413 L: Onesy (27, Kragg) vs Seelder (38, Ori) - Ori vs Kragg means big upset potential
 - E417 K: Penguin (4, Absa) vs NatySolo (61, Orcane) - this is my number one pick if NatySolo's previous set is not streamed; see E417 H description for why I REALLY want NatySolo to be on stream
-WR2 matchups:
+- E413 K: darai (6, Ranno) vs oshari (59, Etalus) - oshari (AKA LessTime) has very few offline results, but notably beat frootloops at GOML 2023
-- **I1 O: Stev (63, Kragg) vs jayson (66, Ranno)** - Stev, aka Steveie, aka Diceroll, has never been to an out-of-region major before, and this set could definitely go either way
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-- I2 T: Pbj702 (55, Kragg) vs scooter388 (74, Kragg) - this is Pbj's first local, and scooter is really good at the Kragg ditto, should be a good set
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-- I2 V: Tricki3 (42, Etalus) vs Joe Cool (87, Ranno) - Joe Cool, previously BowlingKing, has improved quite a bit in 2023, and neither player goes to many majors
+### Wave F
 Rare players: Black Ace, geck0, Haze, Moosseff, Pugx<3, safe (safeAR)
-WR3 matchups:
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-- I2 X: Games & Flames (26, Ori) vs w0wells (39, Wrastor)
+**WR1 set:**
-- I1 Y: Danzello (18, Zetterburn) vs Refrain (47, Clairen) - Refrain has recent upsets over players like Akashi and Spyker; there's definitely a chance for an upset here
+- F415 D: KrakenUp (109, Orcane?/Kragg?) vs A1tered (148, ???) - if you need a WR1 match, this could be a decent option
 
 **WR2 sets:**
-__**Wave J**__
+- F415 H: BlackAce (52, Absa/Oly?) vs Pugx<3 (77, ???) - Pugx is an all-around good player at platform fighters, and improved noticeably in the time between HW5 and HW6
-WR1 matchups:
+- F417 H: Nemmy (49, Oly/Kragg) vs lolnice (80, SK) - MDVA vs NorCal cross-country matchup, with a rare SK appearance
-- J1 A: NoName (128, Ranno) vs shenangelo (129, Orcane) - two underdogs, both of whom have an argument for being somewhat underseeded; probably the best round 1 match in ANY pool
+- F415 J: RubySoul (45, Fors) vs Shoe (84, Absa?) - Shoe is primarily a Colorado Ultimate player, but has also entered some Rivals locals (the same one as Cowboy Dan, Mr. Garrison, and nofin)
-- **J2 H: Mischief Man (120, Etalus/???) vs Revilo2112 (137, Forsburn???)** - Mischief Man previously went by GamerDad, he's an Indiana player who has decent in-region results in 2023; more importantly, Revilo is an all-time top 10 Slap City player (may even be as high as #2 currently), so that's a big reason to stream this set
+
 **WR3 sets:**
-WR2 matchups:
+- **F413 L: Ahntye (26, Ori) vs geck0 (39, Kragg)** - geck0 hasn't been to a large offline tournament since... Genesis 4? and his playstyle is so unique, he deserves a stream match...
-- J1 O: T. Richard (64, Maypul) vs ColossalMini (65, Kragg) - pretty sure this is Mini's first offline major? he had a couple local appearances before COVID, but no majors; it would be nice to get him on stream, considering how long he has been in the community, plus his playstyle is fun to watch
+- **F413 K: Wai (7, Ranno) vs safe (58, Hodan?)** - safe has been an active online player but is relatively new to offline Rivals, this is his first major
-- **J2 P: Geez (57, SK) vs Jubilo (72, Zetterburn)** - Geez is a crowd favorite, and I feel like Jubilo deserves a chance on stream after how well he did at Hitfall 2 without getting a single streamed match (beat Jules and NME, went game 5 vs ZeeBee off-stream, then got 3rd in Redemption)
+- F417 L: Bucket (17, Orcane) vs Haze (48, Clairen) - Haze doesn't get many chances to fight out-of-region top players, and this matchup is very volatile
-- J2 U: Ahntye (24, Ori) vs TAILSEP (105, Wrastor) - TAILSEP kinda fell off locally after trying to switch to B0XX controller, but prior to that he had taken games off players like ZeeBee and kusi at offline majors; could be some upset potential, or at least a good set
+
 
-WR3 matchups:
+### Wave G (Saturday)
-- **J1 W: Ateozc (32, Olympia?) vs Subserial (33, ???)** - two players we haven't seen much of lately, and they're only one seed apart, seems like a must watch set
+Rare players: chocolatJP (Japan), jenova, Longo (Germany), Nuzzlyleaf, Wisp
-- Every single WR3 match in Wave J sounds really exciting except CakeAssault vs. his victim, so take your picks from the rest of them. My second top pick would be J2 X, Sawtooth (25, Sylvanos) vs Omar (40, SK), but they all seem like fun sets.
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 **WR1 set:**
 - G417 D: Trainer Red (108, Etalus) vs HomebrewedLemonade (149, ???) - Trainer Red is an okay WIL player
 
 **WR2 sets:**
 - **G413 H: Scooby (56, Hodan) vs chocolatJP (73, Ranno)** - we almost never get Japanese players at NA majors, and this should be a decent set
 - **G415 J: HealsGood (43, Sylv) vs Longo (86, Orcane?)** - Longo is a player from Germany who hasn't even been active in Europe for a long time, and this is his first NA tournament; huge wildcard player
 - **G415 H: Dingodial (54, Pomme) vs Nuzzlyleaf (75, Pomme)** - this is an especially important set because the winner is almost guaranteed to get top 48 due to Sparx DQing
 
 **WR3 sets:**
 - **G415 L: Lucius (22, Ranno) vs HealsGood (43, Sylv)** - due to the Sparx DQ, winner of this probably gets winners' side top 48 pretty easily
 - **G413 L: Rakai (24, Wrastor) vs Wisp (41, Clairen)** - Rakai had a huge performance at HW6, and we haven't seen Wisp in a long time
 - G417 L: Danzello (21, Zet) vs jenova (44, Elli) - we don't see jenova often, and there's always the possibility of an upset when Elli is involved