(1)Phoenix Wright vs. Miles Edgeworth vs (8)Gordon Freeman vs. Dr. Breen 2011

Ulti's Analysis
This was without question the most hyped match of round 1, and for good reason. Phoenix, even with always getting high seeds, never wins anything. His rival here, Edgey, always does even worse. In 2006, he and Gordon Freeman had a 1 on 1 match and Gordon scored 58% on him to end the famous GFNW meme.

However, that was back when Phoenix was a joke character in every sense. Since then he's gotten a whole series under his belt and a hyped Marvel vs Capcom 3 spot, while Gordon Freeman's been sitting around like the rest of us waiting for Episode 3 or Half-Life 3 to actually come out. The stage was set for Phoenix's revenge, thanks to Gordon getting saddled with an absolute anchor and an 8 seed. Gordon by himself could beat Phoenix or Edgeworth easily, but we now know one decent character can't really beat a good rivalry by himself.

The match itself was over in seconds, but actually meant a lot. For one, this was probably our best proof that two weaker characters with a good rivalry can beat one much stronger character bogged down by an anchor. Two, Phoenix Wright is finally viable. A win over Bomberman in fourways doesn't really count, but his first one on one win? That actually means something.