Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core SBO 2010 Preview

While there may only be 16 teams in this year's SBO, there are still a number of notable teams among them, and a lot of them have a shot at winning it all. If you haven't been keeping up with the Japanese Guilty Gear scene or are interested in watching the GGAC portion of SBO, here are the noteworthy teams to look out for:

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Tsubu (ABA) / Samitto (Chipp) / MINT (Testament) -

Tsubu is a solid ABA and MINT is a pretty good Testament, but the shining star of this team is Samitto, arguably the best Chipp in Japan. His Chipp is fun to watch, except for the part where he dies in one combo.

Rozu (Ky) / Kazu (Jam) / Osaka B (Faust) -

Another solid team; Rozu's Ky is no slouch and Kazu's Jam isn't a pushover. Osaka B's Faust, however, stands out the most as his style is really unorthodox compared to other Faust players in which he uses Faust's Pogo Mode a lot to the point where no one can tell if it's a trollling attempt or brilliant strategy.

Ina (Millia) / Nage (Faust) / Mitsurugi (Zappa) -

The best Zappa in Japan, Mitsurugi, is a huge factor in this team's fortunes as many Japanese players consider him on the same level as N-O and Ogawa in terms of player skill, so don't be surprised if you see this team make it as far as the top 4.

Inoue (Order Sol) / Machaboo (Testament) / FAB (Potemkin) -

This team has the best Order Sol player and one of the best (if not THE best) Potemkin players in all of Japan, so expect bright things from this team. The only question is Machaboo; will his switch to Testament throw him off after being considered the best Ky in years past?

Ten (I-no) / Satou (Johnny) / Maruken (Baiken) -

A dark horse team that has arguably the best players of their respective characters, it would be interesting to see if they can overcome the so-called tier list wall and win it all...

Shounen (Testament) / RF (Faust) / Ogawa (Eddie) -

On paper, this is the most broken team in all of SBO history as you have multiple SBO winners in each member. However, the game isn't meant to be played on paper, so anything can happen especially when there are several teams with as much star power as them.

Koichi (Millia) / KA2 (Jam) / Haaken (Potemkin) -

Another strong team that can definitely go far in the tournament as each member is capable of catching fire at the right time. The question is, will they be able to ride the momentum over the other monster teams?

Woshige (Millia) / N-O (Venom) / Dogura (Robo-Ky) -

And here we have another broken team that is capable of winning it all; you have the best Millia player in Woshige, the best player in general in N-O, and the best Robo-Ky in Dogura. Not to mention N-O is currently a two-time SBO champion and he clearly has his eyes set on a threepeat.

So will we see an expected epic finals in Shounen/RF/Ogawa vs. Woshige/N-O/Dogura? Will Koichi/KA2/Haaken throw a wrench into their plans? Will we see a surprise from Ten/Satou/Maruken? Or will we see a one-man bracket buster in Mitsurugi? Find out this weekend when SBO kicks off!