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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
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Rally |
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Pic |
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| 1 |
954
writeup (md) |
SC2K2 |
Round 1 |
East |
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Knuckles posts the contest's first overwhelming blowout |
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Knuckles produced the contest's first truly overwhelming blowout and briefly inspired talk of a much deeper run. The writeup mainly treats the result as an early demonstration of his potential against very weak opposition.
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| 2 |
1330
writeup (md) |
SC2K3 |
Round 1 |
West |
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Knuckles breaks a deadlock with Yuna through the day vote |
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Knuckles won one of the most evenly debated first-round matches after spending much of the night in a near-stalemate with Yuna. His powerful day vote then turned the close contest into a comfortable finish.
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| 3 |
1732
writeup (md) |
SC2K4 |
Round 1 |
20XX |
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Knuckles recovers from Kefka's surprising early resistance |
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✓ |
1 |
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Kefka surprised the board by leading early and forcing Knuckles to recover despite expectations of an easy Knuckles win. The writeup ultimately treats Knuckles' showing as disappointing and debates whether Kefka's picture and broader Square support helped explain the resistance.
Pic: The writeup says Kefka's recurring lettuce picture may have helped him attract unusually strong early support, before Knuckles took control later in the match.
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| 4 |
2088
writeup (md) |
SC2K5 |
Round 1 |
Devil |
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Knuckles shocks Magus in a historic bracket-busting upset |
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Knuckles stunned a board that had essentially treated Magus as a lock and even a possible division winner. Magus led early before Knuckles's daytime strength took over, producing one of the contest's most memorable bracket-busting upsets.
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| 5 |
2863
writeup (md) |
CB VI |
Round 1 |
Division 1 |
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Knuckles survives Rikku as LFF debuts in the four-way format |
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✓ |
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The first four-way contest match immediately showed how different the new format could be. Yoshi took first comfortably, while Knuckles survived Rikku after major voting swings and Vaan's shared fanbase hurt Rikku in the fight for second.
LFF: The writeup explicitly identifies Vaan as the contest's first clear LFF case, saying his shared Square support drained enough from Rikku to cost her an advancing spot.
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| 6 |
3250
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 1 |
Division 2 |
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Zelda resists Mario and ends Knuckles's opening-round streak |
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Mario won as expected, but Zelda resisted the feared fanbase suppression and comfortably held the second advancing spot over Knuckles. The writeup treats the result as another blow to Sonic Team's standing and a strong performance for Zelda.
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| 7 |
3739
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 1 |
Chaos |
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Knuckles beats Cecil but looks alarmingly weak |
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Knuckles eventually pulled away from Cecil, but the match stayed far too close for far too long given Sonic Team's daytime advantage. The writeup treats the result as another major embarrassment for the Sonic cast.
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| 8 |
5199
writeup (md) |
CB IX |
Round 1 |
Division 7 |
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Celes shocks Seifer behind an easy Knuckles win |
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Knuckles won as expected, but Celes unexpectedly took second in the Expert Challenge ordering over Seifer. The writeup treats Seifer's collapse as one of the contest's most embarrassing failures of supposedly obvious expert logic.
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| 9 |
7247
writeup (md) |
CB X |
Round 1 |
Division 2 |
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Knuckles beats Zidane with help from rally spillover |
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✓ |
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Knuckles crushed a matchup many experts had favored Zidane to win and extended his remarkable history of first-round success. Rally spillover from the neighboring Monika poll is treated as an extra tailwind, not the sole reason for the upset.
Rally: The writeup says the simultaneous Monika rally brought in outside voters who disproportionately favored Knuckles, with one analysis explicitly saying Square was hurt by the spillover.
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(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
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