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Final Fantasy X comfortably beat Shenmue but failed to look as strong as expected for a divisional favorite. The writeup says the result shifted the perceived edge toward The Wind Waker while leaving the division unsettled.

Final Fantasy X beat Tactics Advance as expected but again failed to deliver the dominant performance its supporters wanted. The writeup says the result deepened the sense that Division 128 had no trustworthy favorite.

Melee overturned the old assumption that Final Fantasy X would beat it comfortably. After an early lead, a comeback, and long stretches of near-even voting, Melee held off the late Square vote and advanced to face Starcraft.

Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 2 advanced in a perfectly ordered match that the writeup considers almost devoid of story. Silent Hill 2 and Morrowind never threatened the top pair.

Final Fantasy X won a crowded all-PS2 field, while Kingdom Hearts comfortably beat Metal Gear Solid 2 for second. Kingdom Hearts' strong showing and FFX's modest margin made the winner look less secure than the placement suggested.

Melee and Final Fantasy X advanced through a largely featureless staircase match. Kingdom Hearts briefly fought Diablo II for position but never threatened the top two once the PS2 split took hold.

LFF: The writeup says Kingdom Hearts was held down by its PS2 overlap with Final Fantasy X, preventing it from mounting a serious challenge for second.

Ocarina of Time dominated the Nintendo-heavy field, while Final Fantasy X used the favorable bracket setup to advance. Melee fell to last and Pokémon could not overcome Ocarina's presence.

SFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time heavily SFFed both Melee and Pokémon RBY, with Pokémon resisting the Nintendo suppression better than Melee.

Ocarina of Time secured first easily, while Final Fantasy X erased Metal Gear Solid 4's early lead overnight and advanced to the championship. Brawl's run ended under an especially unfavorable Nintendo matchup.

SFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time SFFed Brawl out of contention, leaving Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 4 to fight for the other final spot.

Ocarina of Time took control almost immediately and defeated Final Fantasy VII despite FF7 looking stronger in earlier rounds. The writeup treats the result as a fair Team Zelda victory and Ocarina's arrival as the site's new top game.

Final Fantasy X recovered from a weak opening but still looked less imposing than a potential contest champion was expected to look. The writeup treats the early struggle as the first clear sign that FFX was vulnerable.

Final Fantasy X delivered one of its few clean performances of the contest by overwhelming Borderlands and holding steady throughout the match. The writeup still regards the result as an exception rather than proof that FFX had fully returned to old form.

Final Fantasy X beat Golden Sun but looked embarrassingly weak early in a matchup where the writeup expected major same-genre suppression. Its overnight recovery helped, yet the result reinforced the view that FFX had declined substantially since 2004.

The same-series divisional final was never presented as a serious rivalry, and Final Fantasy IX was simply outclassed by Final Fantasy X. The writeup mostly uses the match to criticize how easy the division had been for FFX.

SFF: The writeup treats this as a Square SFF matchup, noting that Final Fantasy IX was suppressed by Final Fantasy X even if the effect was milder than some older Square pairings.

Final Fantasy X erased the pre-match Resident Evil 4 upset hype almost immediately and produced the writeup's strongest championship-looking performance of its run. RE4 is treated as a major disappointment for failing to make the match competitive.

Final Fantasy X controlled much of the first half, Majora's Mask mounted a huge daytime comeback, and FFX nearly answered again late. The writeup calls it the best match of the contest and a throwback to the site's classic close-match era.

Rally: The writeup says Majora's Mask was rallied more heavily and that its fans pushed harder during the decisive stages of the close semifinal.

Final Fantasy X handled Half-Life without suspense, but looked much less impressive than Chrono Trigger had in the same division. The writeup treats that comparison as the first clear warning for their coming matchup.

Final Fantasy X beat Mega Man X but looked disastrously weak relative to expectations, while Mega Man X exited with its reputation greatly improved. The result effectively ended belief that FFX could stop Chrono Trigger.

Chrono Trigger destroyed Final Fantasy X in a matchup that had been heavily debated before the contest. The blowout erased old concerns about Chrono Trigger's decline and made it look like the strongest game on the site without outside intervention.