An Up North Trip
Taking View of the North Bracket
by Tha Talent
The North is a bracket of intruige. It could go either way, from being the strongest to being the weakest. Part of that comes from its one seed, Awedishin aka Mac Flow. The guy has had terrible luck with tournaments. Putting that aside, he's a fantastic RSTL competitor and 4x champion. Though he has had issues with consistancy from time to time, he insists that this tournament will be the Awedishin we've all wanted to see in prior tournaments. He does have competition, though. L-Dogg won the 2003 Fall Tournament, and we're all wondering if he can bring back the magic and do it again. He certainly has the skills. Tekneek is reeling, one of the hottest hands in the RSTL recently, after beating User Name and Infinite Truth in back to back weeks, both very close battles. Noib da Mutt has been waiting for his chance to shine, and though he hasn't yet reached his goal of gold, this tournament looks like a good place to do it. Ex-champ Ssenlli has a lot of talent, but will he be rusty? If not, he could end up being a dark horse and taking it all. And LiQuiDliFe is a cocky guy, a former champ, and a beliver that he can beat anyone. Edward Lake is the alias that everyone except everyone knows. He's a great writer, and has a very good shot at winning this tournament if he pushes it to full throttle. Yo Momma 2nd and Nique are both talented writers who haven't found their niche yet, but will make for an interesting 8 vs. 9 battle. The same could be said for Eternal Path, who isn't quite on their levels, but has enough skill that she could knock out an unsuspecting Liquid Life and possibly Tekneek. Brimestone aka Alpengeist screwed his seed by signing in as an alias then immediately revealing it, he would have been seeded higher had i known his skill level better. Gerald Morgan and Wurd Y's are unpolished and new RSTL heads who hope to make a name for themselves. And finally, Metelcide and Collection are two guys I have no clue about. This bracket in particular will be a fun one to watch. I see the bracket final being between Awedishin and Tekneek, with Awedishin taking the bracket. But this could go in any way.
Southern Hospitality
Breaking Down the South Bracket
by Mac Flow
Now, in my opinion this is the second hardest Region in the tournament. There's so much talent in this one, it's really hard to call who's coming out of this Region to the final four. Let's take a quick look at who the obvious top notch writers are here : Tha Talent, Dahlohner, U S E R, dicenyaeye, Khoi, DMeTRIUS, Insanity, Buster Hymen (sleeper, watch out now), ill-logic, and Final Chapta....wow, I've personally read multiple writings from each of these guys and I have to tell you there's a lot of amazing talent in that list of names. From someone as hardcore yet so poetic as U S E R, to mr. Perfect himself Dahlohner, to a couple of sleepers in dicenyaeye and Buster Hymen, to cats who we haven't seen in a long time in Insanity,ill-logic and DMeTRIUS, and back to one of the most versatile writer's ever known in Talent. There's 2 heads here I've never seen, or maybe alias' and those would be LekCher and Vinnie T. I don't know about these guys, but they've got their work cut out for them being unheard of and going against such tough competition. Hey look, Peepers is in this one too, and Ashen Horse, Break It, and Unavailable. All these guys are old school RSTL floaters, with the exception of Ashen Horse, who's a current up and comer himself. It's been a while since I've read anything from those old schoolers, but if they still got what they once had, even they could knock off a few of the better names in this Region on their way to a surprise tourney championship. A lot of fun stories to read will come from this one, make sure you watch and study kids. My pick to win the South = Tha Talent....but he's got his work cut out for him