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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
Result |
Headline |
SFF |
LFF |
Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
1625
writeup (md) |
Spring 2K4 |
Round 1 |
128 |
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StarCraft topples Halo after an internet-wide voting war |
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✓ |
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1 |
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StarCraft overturned Halo in one of the contest's defining first-round battles after both fanbases drew outside support into the poll. The writeup treats the result as proof that Halo was badly overseeded, StarCraft badly underseeded, and the StarCraft fanbase capable of changing the entire division.
Rally: The writeup explicitly describes mass Battle.net spamming, Xbox Live and Bungie involvement, and outside forces being brought in from across the internet to vote for both sides, with StarCraft ultimately benefiting most.
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| 2 |
1645
writeup (md) |
Spring 2K4 |
Round 2 |
128 |
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StarCraft beats Kingdom Hearts and validates its Cinderella run |
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StarCraft beat Kingdom Hearts from start to finish and proved that its Halo victory had not been a fluke. The writeup casts Kingdom Hearts as the contest's biggest disappointment and StarCraft as a fanbase that could no longer be dismissed as a novelty upset.
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| 3 |
1655
writeup (md) |
Spring 2K4 |
Round 3 |
128 |
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Starcraft rallies past Wind Waker and extends its miracle run |
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✓ |
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1 |
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Starcraft shocked The Wind Waker with another late comeback, extending its improbable run and ending Zelda's unbeaten start. The writeup credits Battle.net rallying for making the difference and treats the result as Starcraft's arrival as a legitimate contest force.
Rally: The writeup attributes Starcraft's decisive late comeback to organized Battle.net promotion and heavy Saturday-night traffic. It explicitly rejects cheating as the explanation for this particular match.
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| 4 |
1660
writeup (md) |
Spring 2K4 |
Division Final |
128 |
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Melee ends Starcraft's run amid rallying and cheating controversy |
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✓ |
✓ |
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2 |
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Melee ended Starcraft's Cinderella run in a chaotic divisional final dominated by outside promotion, flame wars, and a detected cheating surge. The writeup remembers the match as both a strong Melee win and a damaging controversy around Starcraft's run.
Rally · Cheat: The writeup says Starcraft was promoted through Battle.net and multiple Starcraft sites, while a separate sudden proxy-vote surge was identified as cheating. The controversy cast doubt over the legitimacy of parts of Starcraft's run even though Melee still won.
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| 5 |
3464
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1998-2000 |
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Final Fantasy VIII destroys StarCraft's repeat-run hopes |
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Final Fantasy VIII crushed StarCraft far more decisively than many expected and established itself as a serious contender. The writeup rejects the idea that StarCraft's old rally magic would automatically translate to another deep run.
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| 6 |
3487
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 2 |
1998-2000 |
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Final Fantasy VIII ends StarCraft's last comeback hope |
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✓ |
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1 |
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StarCraft briefly revived memories of 2004 by taking an early second-place lead, but Final Fantasy VIII erased it quickly once the overnight vote arrived. Ocarina of Time dominated throughout.
LFF: The writeup says Final Fantasy IX leeched support from Final Fantasy VIII early, briefly allowing StarCraft to threaten the second advancing position.
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| 7 |
6113
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 1 |
Division VIII |
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StarCraft crushes Destiny and revives its old menace |
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StarCraft destroyed Destiny far more decisively than expected and suddenly looked capable of threatening Mass Effect 2. The writeup treats the blowout as a welcome revival for a game with an old rally-driven contest legacy.
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| 8 |
6146
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 2 |
Division VIII |
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Mass Effect 2 wins a full-scale rally war with StarCraft |
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✓ |
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1 |
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StarCraft seemed to have revived its old rally magic before Mass Effect 2 answered with an even stronger counter-push. The repeated swings made this one of the round's best matches and ended with Mass Effect 2 winning the rally war.
Rally: The writeup describes a sustained rally war: StarCraft first erased Mass Effect 2's lead, then Mass Effect 2 counter-rallied and eventually pulled away after its subreddit allowed rally threads.
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What this is
Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a
ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
match.
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