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We're officially past the 24 hour spoiler period, so here's a link to the bracket for anyone who hasn't seen it yet or wants to print one out:

https://battlebots.com/bracket/

Top-left Quadrant = Minotaur's for the taking IMO. The only bot that I think can take it down is Sawblaze, but the Minotaur we're seeing this year seems like it's on a whole different level from the one that lost to Sawblaze in its first fight of last year's regular season. I'll still pick Minotaur though, because it has a good chance to avenge that loss to Sawblaze, or Sawblaze might even lose to Cobalt or Blip before then. As much as I'd like to root for Cobalt or Blip, Minotaur has beaten Cobalt twice before, and a flipper's not going to do much against an invertible killing machine like Minotaur unless they get an unlikely out-of-the-arena flip.

Bottom-left Quadrant = This might be a ballsy and wishful pick, but I'm going with Quantum. I think Quantum can beat any other bot in the bracket besides Ripperoni or Death Roll (vertical spinners that can reach and hit their crusher are their big weakness) but I think Black Dragon will upset Ripperoni in the first round and I don't see Death Roll making it past Hydra either. Hydra, Beta, or Whiplash would be a tough fight in the round of 8, but I think Quantum can beat any of them.

Top-left Quadrant = The group of death, with two former BattleBots champions and plenty of devastating spinners that could take home the prize... plus poor Lucky and Shatter getting thrown in the middle of them. I see End Game weathering the storm and making it out of this quadrant. I think they can crack Tantrum, and I think they can be the ones to finally shut Ethan Kurtz and Riptide up once and for all. At least, I sure hope so.

Bottom-left Quadrant = This one's a really tough call. I think Witch Doctor is the best bot in this quadrant on paper, but I don't think they have a good chance to make it out. I think Bloodsport has a decent chance to upset them in the second round, and Huge would be a horrible matchup for them if they get past Bloodsport because WD's weapon is so compact and low to the ground. But if Bloodsport does pull that upset on WD, then I think they would rip Huge's wheels apart and move on. I'm going to make my pick based on Bloodsport not pulling that upset and go with Huge coming out of this quadrant.

Final Four = As much as I would love to see Quantum upset Minotaur, I don't see it happening. Minotaur's gyroscopic movement (that thing where it stands up on one wheel when it turns) and Daniel Freitas' driving will make it too hard for Quantum to grab it from anywhere but head on, but the weapon is just too powerful to try and grab it head on. Then on the other side, I'm pretty sure End Game's weapon is high enough off the ground to hit Huge's central body and chop the giant down. That makes the final a rematch of a match we already saw in then round of 16 last year, and I don't see it going any different the second time. That means Minotaur is my pick to win the championship and take home the Giant Nut this season.