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Alternate Series 7 Semifinal 2 Round 1

Judge Shred vs Ripper: Can't tell who has the clearance advantage, but the bigger flipper usually scores the advantage.

Steel Avenger vs Big Nipper: Gonna go for the surprise here. The precedence for this match is Kat 3 vs Mantis, Mantis was a flipper yes, but it was so inexorably slow that the axe still came out on top. Steely may have that awkward V-shaped front, but it fits like a puzzle piece with Big Nipper's concave-V-shaped front (either the body istelf or the one formed by the pincers in the down position. Those pincers don't look like they have the power to make holes in a sturdy metal or polycarb.

Mighty Mouse vs Iron Awe: Mighty Mouse never actually won a battle on merit. It tends to do more running than ramming, and I don't think Iron Awe is so slow that it will never catch up.

SMIDSY vs Tiberius: I'm not 100% certain that SMIDSY will manage to topple Tiberius, but its armour looked the business - a lot tougher than whatever it was that caught fire in Series 4. Tiberius can only pierce polycarb and cheap ally. SMIDSY should be able to control the match with side-swipes, and Tiberius' only chance is if SMIDSY does something foolish like open the pit release and then hang around too close to it.