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3267
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 1 |
Division 6 |
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Mewtwo crushes Ness and sends Pac-Man through |
✓ |
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1 |
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Mewtwo erased the embarrassment of his earlier contest debut with an emphatic performance. Ness collapsed against the stronger Nintendo presence, allowing Pac-Man to advance instead.
SFF: The writeup explicitly says Mewtwo SFFed Ness badly, leaving Ness far weaker than expected and opening the second advancing spot for Pac-Man.
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| 2 |
3276
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 2 |
Division 1 |
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ZackFAQs takes off behind another dominant Link win |
✓ |
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1 |
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Link dominated, but the match is remembered as the real beginning of ZackFAQs. Zack's convincing advancement transformed him from a promising newcomer into one of the contest's central bandwagon stories.
SFF: The writeup says Link SFFed Wario into irrelevance, leaving the meaningful race to Zack and Zidane.
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| 3 |
3279
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 2 |
Division 2 |
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Mario survives Mega Man X as Mudkip's joke run fades |
✓ |
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1 |
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Mega Man X seriously challenged Mario for first before Mario's morning surge reversed the race. Zelda narrowly escaped last place but was eliminated, while Mudkip's inability to reproduce a joke run made the match a turning point for bandwagon expectations.
SFF: The writeup characterizes the all-Nintendo field as a heavily leeched matchup and describes Zelda's elimination as another result shaped by overlapping support.
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| 4 |
3291
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 2 |
Division 8 |
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Sephiroth suppresses Tifa and opens the door for Kratos |
✓ |
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1 |
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Sephiroth took first as expected, while Kratos again benefited from a field that disadvantaged one of his stronger rivals. Tifa's elimination made the fanbase dynamics more important than the nominal matchup strength.
SFF: The writeup says Sephiroth's shared Final Fantasy support suppressed Tifa, allowing Kratos to take advantage and claim the other advancing spot.
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| 5 |
3293
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Division Final |
Division 2 |
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Mario suppresses Luigi while Mega Man X advances |
✓ |
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1 |
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Mario and Mega Man X advanced after an early fight that briefly made another Mario upset look possible. Luigi's collapse under Mario's presence removed the feared family interference and left Liquid out as well.
SFF: The writeup says Mario directly SFFed Luigi, leaving his brother far weaker than his standalone strength and clearing the way for Mega Man X to advance.
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| 6 |
3294
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Division Final |
Division 3 |
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Nintendo overlap buries Ganondorf while Samus advances |
✓ |
✓ |
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2 |
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Samus and Vincent advanced as expected, but Ganondorf collapsed so badly that Gordon Freeman escaped last place. The writeup treats the fanbase interaction as the defining feature of an otherwise predictable divisional final.
SFF · LFF: The writeup describes Ganondorf as heavily suppressed by Samus through their shared Nintendo support. It also says Ganondorf's presence drained Samus enough to tighten her comparison with outside contender Vincent.
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| 7 |
3295
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Division Final |
Division 4 |
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Pikachu ends L-Block's reign and changes Pokémon's image |
✓ |
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1 |
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Pikachu finally ended L-Block's title defense after a tense early struggle, marking a major shift in both joke-character expectations and Pokémon's standing on the site. Crono advanced comfortably alongside him.
SFF: The writeup explicitly says Crono SFFed Alucard into the floor, leaving the real advancing fight to Pikachu and L-Block.
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| 8 |
3297
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Division Final |
Division 6 |
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Cloud's Square suppression sends Mewtwo into the quarterfinals |
✓ |
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1 |
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Cloud dominated, while Mewtwo turned a seemingly unfavorable draw into one of the contest's largest surprises. Squall and Sora were left fighting each other for scraps behind the advancing pair.
SFF: The writeup says Cloud's presence created massive Square SFF against Squall and Sora, allowing outside entrant Mewtwo to capitalize and advance.
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| 9 |
3299
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Division Final |
Division 8 |
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Sephiroth suppresses Auron as Sonic safely advances |
✓ |
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1 |
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Sephiroth and Sonic advanced in a match the writeup considered essentially predetermined once Auron shared the field with Sephiroth. Sonic's solid showing quieted some of the criticism generated by his earlier loss.
SFF: The writeup says Sephiroth SFFed fellow Final Fantasy entrant Auron badly, preventing Auron from reproducing his prior win over Sonic.
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| 10 |
3300
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Quarterfinal |
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Mario survives ZackFAQs under Link's crushing shadow |
✓ |
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1 |
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Link remained untouchable, while Zack made a dramatic but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to steal the other advancing spot from Mario. The loss ended one of the contest's most popular bandwagon runs.
SFF: The writeup says Link SFFed both Mario and Mega Man X, with Mega Man X falling to a distant position after initially challenging Mario.
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| 11 |
3305
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Semifinal |
— |
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Snake exploits the split field and beats Cloud |
✓ |
✓ |
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2 |
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Snake converted the divided field into a surprise first-place finish, while Cloud recovered enough to secure the other final berth. Sephiroth's collapse and Kirby's early pressure made the semifinal far stranger than expected.
SFF · LFF: The writeup says Kirby SFFed Sephiroth badly, leaving Sephiroth unusually weak. It also says Sephiroth leeched enough Final Fantasy support from Cloud to keep Cloud from catching outside contender Snake.
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