AI Match Summaries

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# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 994
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SC2K2 Round 3 West Samus completes a stunning comeback amid rallying and controversy 2
2 996
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SC2K2 Division Final North
Mario 50.1%
Mario edges Cloud in a historic and deeply controversial comeback 2
3 1357
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SC2K3 Round 3 South
Mario 50.1%
Crono 49.9%
Mario survives Crono in a chaotic and controversial rematch 2
4 1365
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SC2K3 Semifinal
Link 48.4%
Cloud topples Link in the contest's defining upset 3
5 1625
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Spring 2K4 Round 1 128
Starcraft 50.2%
Halo 49.8%
StarCraft topples Halo after an internet-wide voting war 1
6 1655
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Spring 2K4 Round 3 128
Starcraft 50.1%
Starcraft rallies past Wind Waker and extends its miracle run 1
7 1660
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Spring 2K4 Division Final 128
Starcraft 49.7%
Melee ends Starcraft's run amid rallying and cheating controversy 2
8 1756
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SC2K4 Round 2 20XX
Frog 50.0%
Frog survives Master Chief in a controversial all-time classic 2
9 2000
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Spring 2K5 Round 1 Ruin
Diablo 57.7%
Ridley 42.3%
Diablo beats Ridley before an outside rally pads the win 1
10 2003
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Spring 2K5 Round 1 Triforce
Sin 48.7%
Robotnik survives Sin amid a disastrous picture and rally attempt 2
11 2110
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SC2K5 Round 2 Chaos
Diablo 31.5%
Sonic cruises while Diabloii.net support shows up late 1
12 2434
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BSE2K6 Round 1 Mushroom
Warcraft 50.4%
Warcraft rallies past GTA as vote stuffing hits the losing side 2
13 2534
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CB2K6 Round 2 Limit Peach survives Jill in a classic marred by cheating attempts 2
14 2564
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CB2K6 Battle Royale
Link 42.7%
Sephiroth 16.8%
Snake survives Sephiroth in a rallied and controversial finish 3
15 2865
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CB VI Round 1 Division 1
Frog 18.6%
Axel 18.5%
Frog survives Axel after a huge comeback and late rally 1
16 2875
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CB VI Round 1 Division 4
Link 70.5%
Bidoof 16.0%
Agent J 4.4%
Bidoof rallies past Edgeworth while Link destroys the field 1
17 2880
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CB VI Round 1 Division 5
Ganondorf 49.1%
Vergil 19.4%
Thrall 16.9%
Ratchet 14.6%
Thrall's WoW rally nearly catches Vergil before the day vote 1
18 2882
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CB VI Round 1 Division 5
Alucard 27.8%
Ness 25.4%
Liquid steals first from Alucard in a controversial photo finish 2
19 2901
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CB VI Round 2 Division 4
Link 51.2%
Bidoof 13.3%
Zelda 7.8%
Bidoof's suspected offsite push briefly terrifies Vincent 2
20 2922
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CB VI Quarterfinal
L-Block 29.0%
L-Block rallies past Snake and shatters bracket expectations 1
21 2924
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CB VI Semifinal
L-Block 34.6%
Dante 15.1%
Internet attention sends L-Block charging into the final 1
22 2925
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CB VI Final
L-Block 33.5%
Link 29.7%
L-Block's Internet rally dethrones Link in the final 1
23 3271
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CB VII Round 1 Division 7
Dante 50.1%
Hogger 16.8%
Laharl 16.4%
Hogger's rally steals second from a collapsing Ramza 1
24 3272
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CB VII Round 1 Division 8
Sandbag 25.0%
Magus 24.8%
Sandbag rallies past Magus for a major joke upset 1
25 3288
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CB VII Round 2 Division 7
Kirby 31.5%
Big Boss 26.2%
Raiden 12.0%
Master Chief rallies past Big Boss for second 2
26 3296
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CB VII Division Final Division 5
Mega Man 23.7%
Zero 14.8%
The Cube rallies past Mega Man for another upset 1
27 3301
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CB VII Quarterfinal
Crono 25.3%
Pikachu 18.5%
Board 8 rallies Crono through his long-awaited redemption 1
28 3306
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CB VII Final
Link 33.7%
Crono 12.2%
Link reclaims the crown while Snake completes his bandwagon run 1
29 3452
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BGE 2K9 Round 1 1989-1991 Battletoads rallies but Mario World and Final Fantasy cruise 1
30 3753
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CB VIII Round 1 Mushroom
Spy 39.8%
A 4chan Spy rally exposes another Master Chief flop 1
31 3764
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CB VIII Round 1 Varia
Roxas 57.0%
Heavy 43.0%
Heavy's 4chan rally dents Roxas without threatening him 1
32 3789
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CB VIII Round 1 Jenova
Missingno 50.3%
Crono 49.7%
Missingno rallies past Crono in the contest's defining upset 2
33 3809
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CB VIII Round 2 Heart
Charizard 54.5%
Kratos 45.5%
Charizard rallies past Kratos and becomes a real threat 1
34 3823
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CB VIII Round 2 Jenova
Missingno 51.5%
Yoshi 48.5%
Missingno rallies past Yoshi but wins on real strength 1
35 3840
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CB VIII Round 3 Jenova
Sephiroth 52.9%
Missingno 47.1%
Missingno's planned rally collapses against Sephiroth 1
36 4094
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GOTD Round 1 Southeast A 4chan rally helps Pokémon RSE flip GTA IV 1
37 4118
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GOTD Round 1 West SRK rallies Marvel past New Super Mario Bros. Wii 1
38 4160
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GOTD Round 2 West Shadow of the Colossus survives MGS2 in a classic 2
39 4194
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GOTD Semifinal Majora's Mask rallies through an all-time semifinal classic 1
40 4541
writeup (md)
Rivalry Round 1 Northwest 4chan dents Sora briefly in the contest's strangest match 2
41 5147
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CB IX Round 1 Division 1
Tharja 36.2%
Tiny Tina 35.3%
A 4chan rally saves Tharja from Tiny Tina 1
42 5149
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CB IX Round 1 Division 1
Draven 40.5%
Jak 33.2%
League rallies launch Draven from last place to first 1
43 5167
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CB IX Round 1 Division 3
Elizabeth 41.4%
Poison 33.1%
Thrall 25.5%
Elizabeth wins after a brief Poison rally 1
44 5211
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CB IX Round 1 Division 8
Missingno 40.6%
Tidus 40.5%
Banjo 18.9%
Missingno barely survives Tidus amid rallying and vote stuffing 2
45 5215
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CB IX Round 1 Division 9
Mega Man 55.3%
Magikarp 32.0%
Geno 12.7%
Mega Man absorbs Magikarp's planned rally and cruises 1
46 5216
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CB IX Round 1 Division 9
Kratos 50.3%
A developer rally lifts Recette over Travis 1
47 5227
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CB IX Round 2 Division 1
Draven 66.5%
Ryu 14.3%
League rallying turns Draven into an overwhelming force 1
48 5244
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CB IX Round 2 Division 7
L-Block 41.0%
Auron 37.0%
4chan rallies L-Block past Auron 1
49 5246
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CB IX Round 2 Division 8
Vivi 41.3%
Mario 41.1%
Ganondorf 17.6%
Vivi shocks Mario in a contest-defining upset 2
50 5251
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CB IX Round 2 Division 9
Charizard 41.5%
Zelda 41.4%
Charizard rallies past Zelda in a Pyrrhic victory 2
51 5253
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CB IX Division Final Division 1
Draven 44.6%
Link 44.0%
Draven survives Link in a rally-fueled contest landmark 2
52 5254
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CB IX Division Final Division 2
Mewtwo 41.8%
Bowser 23.6%
Rally spillover helps Mewtwo crush Sonic 1
53 5261
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CB IX Division Final Division 9
Mega Man 40.2%
Charizard 40.2%
Mega Man rallies past Charizard despite Zero vote drain 2
54 5262
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CB IX Final Nine
Draven 45.1%
Mewtwo 31.9%
Sephiroth 23.1%
Draven's restored rally wipes out Mewtwo's lead 1
55 5266
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CB IX Final
Draven 49.1%
Draven's Reddit rally overwhelms Snake in the final 1
56 6071
writeup (md)
BGE 2K15 Round 1 Division III
Fallout 3 72.6%
Undertale spillover exposes Fallout 3's rally vulnerability 1
57 6072
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BGE 2K15 Round 1 Division III
Undertale 51.0%
Undertale rallies from a massive deficit to win 1
58 6073
writeup (md)
BGE 2K15 Round 1 Division III Final Fantasy VIII wins with a small rally-spillover boost 1
59 6074
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BGE 2K15 Round 1 Division III Animal Crossing surges on Undertale rally spillover 1
60 6075
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BGE 2K15 Round 1 Division IV Phoenix briefly leads Skyrim on rally spillover 1
61 6117
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division I Melee's rally turns a safe win into a statement 1
62 6123
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division III Undertale spillover turns Pokémon's win into a rout 1
63 6124
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division III Sonic 2 wins big with a small rally boost 1
64 6125
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division III
Undertale 55.7%
Fallout 3 44.3%
Undertale rallies from a huge deficit to beat Fallout 3 1
65 6126
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division III Rally spillover boosts Mario World before the Undertale showdown 1
66 6144
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division VIII Shadow wins while rally spillover slightly helps Red Dead 1
67 6145
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division VIII
BioShock 48.0%
BioShock rallying turns an MGS3 win into an embarrassment 1
68 6146
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BGE 2K15 Round 2 Division VIII
Starcraft 48.9%
Mass Effect 2 wins a full-scale rally war with StarCraft 1
69 6151
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BGE 2K15 Round 3 Division III Rally spillover amplifies Pokémon's already dominant Sonic rout 1
70 6152
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BGE 2K15 Round 3 Division III
Undertale 54.8%
Undertale rallies past Super Mario World and survives controversy 1
71 6153
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BGE 2K15 Round 3 Division IV Skyrim overcomes a spillover-boosted Metroid Prime lead 1
72 6154
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BGE 2K15 Round 3 Division IV Mario 64 overcomes Zelda's rally and picture advantages 2
73 6163
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division I Melee rallies past Chrono Trigger and changes the contest 1
74 6164
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division II Melee rally spillover amplifies Final Fantasy VII's series win 1
75 6165
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division III
Undertale 51.5%
Undertale wins a massive rally war against Pokémon 1
76 6166
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division IV Rally spillover boosts Mario 64 in an easy Skyrim win 1
77 6168
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division VI Link to the Past overcomes Majora's early rally surge 2
78 6171
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BGE 2K15 Quarterfinal Melee rallies past Final Fantasy VII in a major reversal 1
79 6172
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BGE 2K15 Quarterfinal
Undertale 51.3%
Undertale rallies through repeated Mario 64 resistance 1
80 6175
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BGE 2K15 Semifinal
Undertale 51.2%
Undertale survives Melee in an enormous rally-war classic 2
81 6177
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BGE 2K15 Final
Undertale 57.8%
Undertale's internet rally overwhelms Ocarina in the final 1
82 7247
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CB X Round 1 Division 2 Knuckles beats Zidane with help from rally spillover 1
83 7249
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CB X Round 1 Division 2
Wario 64.6%
Monika 35.4%
Monika rallies but never seriously threatens Wario 1
84 7292
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CB X Round 1 Division 7 Ocelot survives Dedede with help from a small rally 1
85 7300
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CB X Round 1 Division 8
KOS-MOS 54.5%
Ellie 45.5%
KOS-MOS beats Ellie despite an outside vote push 1
86 7310
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CB X Round 2 Division 3
Sora 49.1%
A Pokémon rally helps Red survive Sora's comeback 1
87 7347
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CB X Round 3 Division 7 Tifa wins a rally war over Mega Man X 1
88 7379
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CB X Semifinal
Zelda 50.9%
Mario 49.1%
Zelda beats Mario with a late rally tailwind 1
89 7383
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CB X Redemption
Mario 50.0%
Mario survives Samus in a chaotic all-time classic 2
90 7984
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Horizon beats Borderlands with a rally-spillover tailwind 1
91 7985
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Resident Evil 2 beats a rally-boosted DOOM 1
92 7986
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Bloodborne rallies hard after already taking control 1
93 7988
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3
Minecraft 42.3%
Spider-Man beats Minecraft despite rally spillover 1
94 7989
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3 A developer rally swings the Octopath-Shovel Knight classic 1
95 7992
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 4 Persona 4 Golden rallies past Red Dead Redemption 1
96 7996
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5 Galaxy 2 wins despite Stardew rally spillover 1
97 7997
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5 New Vegas wins a two-sided rally battle 1
98 8010
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 8 NieR wins while Divinity rallies down the margin 1
99 8012
writeup (md)
GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 1 Dragon Quest XI survives Monster Hunter's rally 1
100 8013
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 2 Mass Effect 2 wins despite Bloodborne rally spillover 1
101 8014
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 2 Resident Evil 2 survives Bloodborne's rally 1
102 8026
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 8 Pokémon survives NieR's rally efforts 1
103 8030
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 4 Xenoblade survives Persona 4 Golden's late rallies 1
104 8032
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 6
Persona 5 57.5%
Portal 2 42.5%
Persona 5 crushes Portal 2 with a small rally boost 1
105 8037
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GOTD 2 Quarterfinal
Persona 5 43.5%
Witcher 3 absorbs Persona 5's rally and wins 1
106 8041
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GOTD 2 Final Breath of the Wild wins despite a heavy Witcher rally 1

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