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2025 Owl of the Year Official Bracket (lemmy.world)

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You've waited for it, and now it is here: your 2025 OotY lineup!

There look to be many competitive races right off the bat. There's an amazing assortment of owl type from around the globe, and in the third year, we've really refined the list of owls down to some of the best. Both halves of the bracket seem balanced, and no owl has what I feel is an easy path forward. This may be our best tournament ever!

My goal is to start the games Monday Dec 1 with White Face / Buff Fronted and Spectacled / Black and White.

In the meanwhile, take a look at the bracket and tell me which matches have you excited/anxious. Which are going to be the toughest for you? Who has the best chance of winning? Do you see one who you think is going to come out of nowhere? Will Saw Whet or White Face win again, or are we going to see a new champ crowned? Whatever your thoughts, let's hear them!

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, it's no surprise GHO is up against a lower-seeded team, the Sootys, because they want to ease into the season and roll up some of those OotY points when it starts to get real later in the bracket.

Personally, I think the Snowy / Barnie matchup later in the season is going to be wild but as they say, don't count your owls before they're updooted.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I expect Snowy and Barn to win their openers, but a Specky vs Barnie, I couldn't confidently pick one over the other this early.

GHO should probably take it over Sooty, but I'm a big Sooty fan, so either way I'm not gonna be in love with the outcome.