Discussion U-17 Match-Ups. Place your bets!

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

I must be missing something...Yuuta, Richard, and Kadowaki were introduced in the latest chapter. I thought that was 47. Unless Chinen was overlooked before?

And in most of the matches are predictable. In cases like Renji and Kirihara, just assume that the one with more room to grow will succeed. Renji's power may be superior to Kirihara;s but that is exactly why it would be boring for him to win.

Ones like Jiro and Kabaji are harder to pin down, but I think Jiro's got it.

 

[Fayte]

Jiro's got it in the bag. Kabaji is boring anyway.

Edit: I am updating the front page as the manga gets updated.

 

[Lomalith]

1. Oshitari vs. Gakuto: Oshitari (No brainer here).
2. Niou vs. Yagyuu: Niou (Obviously I'm late and he lost but still I would've voted for him. How can he lose when he could mimic Tezuka's Phantom Zone?)
3. Oishi vs. Eiji: Eiji (No brainer here. Oishi is horrible in singles).
4. Kamio vs. Shinji: Kamio (I want Shinji to win, but Kamio will, im sure, because one thing is who I want to win, and another is who will will , Kamio has more of an impact in the series).
5. Krauser vs. Richard: Krauser.
6. Yukimura vs. Sanada: Sanada. (dunno how, but still lol).
7. Shishido vs. Ootori: Shishido. (He's already trained in seeing Ootori's Scud Serve, which is the only thing Ootori has going for him).
8. Yuuta vs. Shyuusuke: Shyuusuke obviously.
9. Kai vs. Kite: Kite.
10. Atobe vs. Hiyoshi: Atobe.
11. Tezuka vs. Kaidoh: Tezuka.
12. Shiraishi vs. Kenya?: Shiraishi.
13. Jackal vs. Bunta?: Jackal.
14. Koharu vs. Gin?: Gin. (Obvious when you think about it, seeing as Takashi and Momoshiro are leaving, he'll be the power player of the group).
15. Echizen vs. Momo?: Echizen. Duh.
16. Inui vs. Mizuki: Inui. (Inui's data tennis beat even Renji's data tennis. If Mizuki beats him, Imma be pissed... Not to mention I doubt Mizuki can even hold his ground against Waterfall Serve).
17. Akutsu vs. Taka: Akutsu.
18. Kirihara vs. Renji: Kirihara. (Same as with Kamio vs Shinji, Renji should win because Kirihara has never been able to beat him before, but Kirihara has more of a spotlight in the series soooooo...).
19. Kintarou vs. Chitose: Kintarou. (Although it would be awesome to see Tezuka & Chitose as a pair in doubles, with double Pinnacle of Wisdom... Would be awesome indeed).
20. Tachibana vs. Kadowaki: Tachibana.
21. Kabaji vs. Jirou: Kabaji. (Jirou should win, but they wouldnt leave Atobe without his Kabaji around, cmon).
22. Chinen vs. Tanishi: ?
23. David vs. Kurobane: David.
24. Rin vs. ?: ?
25. Sengoku vs ?: Sengoku. (He needs to win some day!)

 

[Atobe the king]

Well...Nioh's out..the color spread theory is alive with vengeance...

 

[SetsuTheYena]

1. Oshitari - Wee he won too =D But kinda surprising that Gakuto didn't got a single point
2. Niou - Awww I wanted him to win T~T *kicks Yagyuu*
3. Eiji - Well Eiji IS better than Oishi xD
4. Shinji - I would prefer if Shinji won, but Kamio sure'll win..
5. Krauser - Krauser for the win! He makes funny jokes..
6. Yukimura - I wanna see more of him T_T But Sanada sure'll win T^T...
7. Shishido - Again, I would prefer Shishido, but Ootori sure wins..
8. Fuji - Surpriiiiise
9. Kai - I want Kai! But.... Kite sure wins..
10. Atobe - Anything else would make no sense
11. Tezuka - Snake against Tezuka zooooone... Doom over snake
12. Shiraishi - He beated Fuji!
13. Bunta - Because gum gives energy!
14. Koharu - But Gin'll win >_>..
15. Echizen - Interesting if Echizen losed o_o...
16. Inui - I can't imagine Mizuki winning this
17. Akutsu - He is just better. Poor Kawamura *pet pet*
18. Renji - Renji can control Kirihara demon! Win!
19. Chitose - I want Chitose T_T..!
20. Tachibana - For sure!
21. Jirou - He have to win! Go on, sleepyhead
22. Tanishi - If we look at the picture..
23. Kurobane - He needs some love
24. Rin - Who is left that's able to beat him?
25. Sengoku - Luckyyyy

 

[Ravsieg]

6. Inui vs. Mizuki: Inui. (Inui's data tennis beat even Renji's data tennis. If Mizuki beats him, Imma be pissed... Not to mention I doubt Mizuki can even hold his ground against Waterfall Serve).

That was Kanto. On the nationals Renji put Inui through the biggest humillation PoT has ever witnessed. What a huge ownage that was. It was so supreme and badass it made Renji my favorite immediately.

 

[javimgol]

After Oshitari, Nioh and Eiji wins:
4. I think Ibus is better, and if Konomi is deleting clones (Kaidoh out, Gakutoh out, etc), Kamio is going to lost (I suppose Kenya will win)
5.Krauser seems much better ,no?
6. Yukimira is better, but Sanada is much more popular, so Yukimira will have a new disease or something like that
7. A new Eiji-Oishi: Shishido should win but he will lose. At least, Choutaroh it's a good player, and it´s necessary a server.
8.Syuusuke'' win, but we''ll see the mercy that he has with his oni-san
9.Kite should won easy
10.Atobe will won,obviously, but I expect a bit of emotion
11.Tezuka is better, but I think Kaidoh will stand up a bit (7-4?) I expect something similar to Inui-Tezuka. And one thing, who is the actually buchou, Tezuka or Kaidoh?
12.¿¿?? Against any "freshman", except Atobe, Ryoma, Fuji, Sanada, Yukimira or Tezuka, Shiraishi'll win.
13. Bunta is gonna win.Jackal has popularity = 0
14. I hope Kenya (if he `plays vs him) will crush this bastard
15. Ryoma of course. Momo hasn´t won a singles match since Sengoku...
16.Inui should won, but cover doesn´t lie...
17.GREAT-VERY GREAT MATCH. .Akutsu is better, but Kawamura it's a good guy, Seigaku, and gives humour.
18. Kirihara seems better with Devil mode, but Yanagi is the one who knows Akaya the most ("beast tamer", not?). It should be close but Kirihara is more popular, appears in the cover and with Kaidoh out, his Devil mode is the only one
19.Kintaroh is gonna win,although I don't know how (maybe Konomi says he's so wild that is unpredictable or sth like that o algo. Since we have seen Tezuka, Ryoma and even Nioh (copying) with Saiki, Chitose isn´t neccessary. And Kintaro's wild style is a very good idea for PoT
20.Tachibana needs a win, and he will get it now.
21. Kabaji is realy good, but Jirou will win. His tennis isn´t based in a hit,it's based in a style,"serve and volley" very difficult to copy. Jirou can give new ideas an dstyles to PoT (I'm sure he has improved a lot),and I really missed him in Nationals. Kabaji, althoug can even be paired with Tezuka in that match,it's a very unpopular character, and for copying we have Nio, Muga's...
22.Tanishi, of course. I don´t why is rival is here
23. Who knows. Very good match, in any case
24??
25. I hope an Aoi-Sengok, it would be great

Summary: I see very clear the victories (because they are better, or if they are tied, popularity) Krauser,Sanada,Choutaro, Fuji,Kite, Atobe,Tezuka, Shiraishi,Ryoma, Kirihara,Kintaroh,Tachibana and Tanishi.
I doubt with Ibu-Kamio,Inui-Mizuki(for the cover), Akutsu-Kawamura,Jirou-Kabaji, Amane-Kurobane and the last two.

 

[JyAZ]

And in most of the matches are predictable. In cases like Renji and Kirihara, just assume that the one with more room to grow will succeed. Renji's power may be superior to Kirihara;s but that is exactly why it would be boring for him to win.

So is Kaidoh going to win because Tezuka's all grown up? I guess that means bye to Echizen, too!

 

[αlpha]

Pardon my lateness

1. Oshitari vs. Gakuto
2. Niou vs. Yagyuu
3. Oishi vs. Eiji
4. Kamio vs. Shinji
5. Krauser vs. Richard
6. Yukimura vs. Sanada. I’m most excited for this match and a little torn over who might win, although because it exists at all I’m assuming it’s an opportunity to show Sanada victorious.
7. Shishido vs. Ootori. Although it may be really close.
8. Yuuta vs. Fuji. Although it’s an obvious victory, I think Yuuta will be able to surprise his brother somehow during the match.
9. Kai vs. Kite
10. Atobe vs. Hiyoshi. (This isn’t a fitting ‘gekokujyou’ match.)
11. Tezuka vs. Kaidoh.
12. Shiraishi vs. ?. His unknown partner (possibly Kenya?) would have to be really remarkable to beat him.
13. Jackal vs. Bunta. Jackal, but by a thin margin.
14. Koharu vs. Gin?.
15. Echizen vs. ?(Momo). This is probably the most obvious win even with a variable.
16. Inui vs. Mizuki. Not so sure on this one. I think Mizuki has a chance.
17. Akutsu vs. Taka. I feel Akutsu is the better player, but for the sake of the storyline and to show Taka’s progression (especially in these rival-friend matches) he might win.
18. Kirihara vs. Renji. Kirihara is strong, but Renji knows how to deal with him.
19. Kintarou vs. Chitose. There’s just something about the people who have played Ryoma that makes me lean towards them.
20. Tachibana vs. Kadowaki.
21. Kabaji vs. Jirou. I think Jirou would do well, but Kabaji would come out ahead.
22. Chinen vs. Tanishi.
23. David vs. Bane. David is the best player on Rokkaku after Aoi and Saeki.
24. Rin vs. ?
25. Sengoku vs. ?

 

[Fayte]

List updated and I also put back the original pictures I had up.

 

[JyAZ]

I dunno man. I agree that most of the matches have obvious winners, but they don't make any sense. Why would Momo get a crazy match to foreshadow his growth just to be knocked out of the series by Echizen?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

I dunno man. I agree that most of the matches have obvious winners, but they don't make any sense. Why would Momo get a crazy match to foreshadow his growth just to be knocked out of the series by Echizen?

Momo hasn't been confirmed to be playing against Echizen, has he?

 

[javimgol]

Momo hasn't been confirmed to be playing against Echizen, has he?

Yes, in the last chapter. Ryoma says him that he doesn't want to play doubles with him, because everybody was thinking that they are going to play doubles

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I dunno man. I agree that most of the matches have obvious winners, but they don't make any sense. Why would Momo get a crazy match to foreshadow his growth just to be knocked out of the series by Echizen?

That's if you assume that the losers are actually leaving.

Playing against Echizen could force Momoshiro to take his game up to the next level, even if he does lose.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, in the last chapter. Ryoma says him that he doesn't want to play doubles with him, because everybody was thinking that they are going to play doubles

Precisely, couldn't we take that as "no way I'm playing doubles with you. I'm going to look for a partner"?

 

[javimgol]

Precisely, couldn't we take that as "no way I'm playing doubles with you. I'm going to look for a partner"?

And who would be his partner? Hitoji, Sengoku, Shiraishi (http://www.onemanga.com/New_Prince_of_Tennis/5/21/)Noo
Of course it's Momo

 

[Fayte]

Unless...What if Momo and Echizen really didn't partner up, and Momo partnered up with Sengoku?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Echizen could have partnered up with...Anyone really. There must be some loser who was like "uh....YOU! YOU MR.SUPER SAIYAN BASTARD SON OF CTHULHU AND NADAL! BE MY PARTNER! NO MATTER HOW MUCH I SUCK YOU CAN WIN THE WHOLE THING BY YOURSELF!"

Momo can have teamed up with the high schooler that beat him, maybe.

 

[javimgol]

Momo can have teamed up with the high schooler that beat him, maybe.

All the pairs are with other non-juniors

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

All the pairs are with other non-juniors

Oh really? In that case Momo can have teamed up with....Hell anyone. We don't know.