From: WarThaNemesis2 | #473
Just like how he had the bracket advantage over Jecht because of his significant seed advantage!
It'll be hilarious if Phoenix/Edgeworth get anti-voted due to being the 1-seed.
There's a huge difference between being a 1 seed and being any other seed.
The lowest percentage a 1 seed has ever had getting out of round 1 was Halo over Starcraft, and it still had 75% of brackets picking it. No other 1 seed has ever had less than 80%. We've had 7/15 seeds with bracket advantages over 2 seeds before. There's just something different about being a 1 seed. People don't expect the 1 seed to lose in round 1.
Do I think Phoenix/Edgey will set the new low for 1 seed prediction percentage? Probably.
But I'll be surprised if they have less than 60-65%.
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