Earlier today was Day 1 of the Season 3 Invitational! The 32 players that proved themselves over the span of our regular season have since been reduced to the top 8. Who made it and who has the easiest road left ahead of them?
The RNG Eternal staff made predictions on who would make it this far and a couple of us have made brackets for the rest of the tournament. How accurate were their predictions and who do they think will win?
And remember, players, these brackets are just for fun – or maybe it’s best to consider them as us egging you on to prove us wrong!
Top 8
The remaining Top 8 Decklists can be found here.
Winner’s Bracket:
AngryChicken (Big Combrei) vs LoveUP (TJP Midrange)
Sarius (Burn Queen) vs HiThar (Big Combrei)
Loser’s Bracket:
Unearthly (Anti-Combrei Rakano Plate) vs TheSkeeJay (Big Combrei)
CATalyst (Big Combrei) vs Paradox (Midrange Rakano / Rakano Burn)
Yep, most of the remaining field is Big Combrei… but the other half of the field are decks that want to pray on Big Combrei. But the remaining Big Combrei decks are mostly the ones that didn’t end up skimping on anti-aggro cards – though SkeeJay’s trimming of Valkyrie Enforcers might bite him!
Staff Predictions
Top 8 Predictions
Bold picks remain in WB, struck out picks have been eliminated.
rekenner’s Top 8 Predictions:
AngrychickenSirRhinoToth201Marius294PeacefulUnearthly HiThar LoveUP
4/8, with 3 of them being in the WB. Am I allowed to call this a tiebreaker, that I got more WB accurate than Bairdrus? And 2 of my players were Top 12!
Hmmm….
Bairdrus’s Top 8 Predictions:
RhinoUnearthlySheddTothAngrychicken Skeejay HiTharLv13david
4/8, with 2 of them being in the WB.
I begrudgingly admit – being our usual week-in, week-out caster, Bairdrus might have a decent eye for this prediction. Or he got lucky! (Yes, 3 of our picks were the same…)
LightsOutAce’s Top 8 Predictions:
AngryChicken UnearthlySirRhinoTheSkeeJayRewind Toth201 IlyaK Juaspas
3/8, with 1 of them being in the WB. Ace’s keen eye for CCG players seems to have paid off!
brekcut’s Top 8 Predictions:
UnearthlySirRhino Shedd Toth IlyaK tvkelleyAngryChickenRewind
2/8, with 1 of them being in the WB.
MillerTool’s Top 8 Predictions:
Sir RhinoUnearthlyFrancois TothAngrychickenWaladil Pingonme Tvkelley
2/8, with 1 of them being in the WB.
aReNGee’s Top 8 Predictions:
AngryChickenSirRhinoToth201komodotvkellySheddFrancoisMarius294
1/8, with 1 of them being in the WB. Things don’t look too good for the bossman.
rek was fired for the above comment, then rehired to finish the article.
Top 8 Brackets
rekenner’s Top 8 Prediction:
AngryChicken has maintained his hot streak, I think he’s favored in his final match before finals, and he has a ton of respect for Aggro decks in his maindeck and side. I think his hot streak stays hot, though I do think either Sarius or Unearthly could reset the bracket. Speaking of Unearthly, I think if he only faces Big Combrei on his way to Loser’s Finals, he can make it – however, his anti-Combrei tech doesn’t fare well in the aggro mirror.
aReNGee’s Top 8 Prediction:
aReNGee also has faith in AngryChicken to seal the deal on his hot streak, but now that he’s seen Unearthly make Top 8, he thinks he can make it all the way to the finals!
We’ll try to cajole a few more of the staff to make a prediction bracket before coverage resumes at Noon Eastern tomorrow on https://www.twitch.tv/arengeeeternal! Bairdrus was the one that was hyped up to make a full bracket prediction, but is mysteriously absent so far…