User blog comment:The Ultimate Pawn/Azazel Cup Final 16 prediction/@comment-201.214.186.100-20170125232520

Not counting gods, I'm certain that both Issei and Vali wil make it, that can count as obvious. Rias most likely will since her team seems to be pretty strong. Same reason for Tobio and Dulio, since they're top brass for their factions (Tobio counts as fallen angel even though he's human) Sona, Sairaorg, Cao Cao.....I'm not so sure, neither am I with any other characters we've already seen.

Now with the matchups, the finals will probably be Issei vs Vali, and my selfish desire is having Rias vs Vali before, because the following:

1.Kiba vs Arthur

2.Koneko vs Kuroka

3.Rias vs Vali, now this one has nothing backing it, but wouldn't it be interesting? Issei would be watching his beloved fighting his ultimate rival, he obviously wouldn't want Rias to lose, but also deep inside he would want her to lose, because he would hate Vali being defeated by someone other than him. Also think about the development for Rias, she could be scared to fight Vali without Issei, she would have doubts on her team, hell, she could think someone weak like her doesn't have the right to fight the Hakuryuukou. The way she overcomes all of that, even though she will ultimately lose in the end, would honestly makes my eyes glitter.