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Contests

ContestDescriptionPoll UpdatesOfficial LinksBoard 8 WikiX-Stats
SC2K2Summer 2002 Character Contest-Statswiki · mdraw
SC2K3Summer 2003 Character ContestPoll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw
Spring 2K4Spring 2004 Game ContestPoll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw · SFF-adjusted
SC2K4Summer 2004 Character ContestPoll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw · SFF-adjusted
Spring 2K5Spring 2005 Character ContestPoll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw
SC2K5Summer 2005 Character ContestPoll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw · SFF-adjusted
BSE2K6Best Series Ever 2006Poll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw
CB2K6Character Battle 2006Poll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw
CB VICharacter Battle VI (2007)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · md-
CB VIICharacter Battle VII (2008)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · md-
BGE 2K9Best. Game. Ever. (2009)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · md-
CB VIIICharacter Battle VIII (2010)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw · geolocation · Leon's adjusted · hyper-adjusted
GOTDGame of the Decade (2010)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · mdraw
RivalryRivalry Rumble (2011)Poll UpdatesFinal Bracket · Bracket Stats · Battle Statswiki · mdraw
CB IXCharacter Battle IX (2013)Poll UpdatesOverview · Final Bracket · Statswiki · mdraw
BGE 2K15Best Game Ever (2015)Poll UpdatesOverview · Final Bracket · Statswiki · mdraw
Best YearBest Year in Gaming (2017)Poll UpdatesOverview · Final Bracket · Statswiki · mdraw
CB XCharacter Battle X (2018)Poll UpdatesOverview · Final Bracket · Statswiki · mdraw
GOTD 2Game of the Decade 2 (2020)Poll UpdatesStatswiki · md-

All Match Results

Elo Ratings

Elo ratings for every entrant, built from all official contest matches and kept in separate pools by type (character, game, series, rivalry, year).

Luce Fit Ratings

Luce proportional-strength model.

Oracle PAA

Points Above Average from the Oracle Challenge - how far each predictor’s match score sat above the field average.

Oracle - Teams

Site Feature Notes

  • Each poll-update graph has a Smoothing control (all updates / 1 min / 5 min / 15 min) for the noisier matches. You can also set any interval by hand with &seconds=N in the URL (e.g. &seconds=3600 for hourly).
  • For graphs, you can click on the legend to hide an entrant.
  • A copy of the original site is kept as an archive. Login - stats:stats

X-Stat Tools

Generalized x-stats esimators - input strength values and get estimates of how the match would go:

Here is an Excel spreadsheet where you can use Excel Solver to generate X-Stat values for matches with up to 6 characters, based on the actual match results:

  • Morgoth's X-Stats
  • The instructions on how to use it are located in a worksheet within the spreadsheet.
  • The explanation for the theory that this is based on: Morgoth's Theory

User NGamer has created a website for x-stats.

User RPGuy96 has created an Extrapolated Standings Calculator - a downloadable tool that can be used to estimate the results of hypothetical match-ups based on past data. To use it, you will need the Java Runtime Environment.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to RPGuy, Team Rocket Elite, transcience, and Xuxon for the Character Battle V Battle Royale poll updates. See the Acknowledgements page for more.