[Team Rocket Elite]

In previous years Saki characters didn't lose because they do badly after Block Finals. They lost because it took until after the Block Finals for all of them to face an opponent they couldn't beat. When Top 8 matches started, you could point to characters that the Saki characters would have trouble with. This year you can't. We've already seen frontrunners like Akari and Ririchiyo go after Saki. Toki and Kuro crushed them. In previous matches, Louise, Shana and Sena have all already had to struggle with opponents far weaker than the top end Saki characters. If a miracle upset is to happen, those characters need to get stronger themselves. Waiting around for Saki to magically collapse in the semifinals isn't going to get them anywhere.