AI Match Summaries

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150 matches

# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 7238
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Dante 71.6%
Cuphead 28.4%
Dante opens comfortably but looks weak for the top seed
2 7239
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Lightning 74.2%
Lightning crushes Chloe and ends the second-match paranoia
3 7240
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Chun-Li 56.2%
Chun-Li survives Spyro without any Jug Factor
4 7241
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Ganondorf 78.6%
Ganondorf opens with a huge Zelda-era statement
5 7242
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Vivi 74.9%
Vivi stays strong while Square collapses around him
6 7243
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Aya Brea 59.6%
Aya Brea crushes the Victor Sullivan debate
7 7244
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1
Tidus 43.1%
Donkey Kong wins the battle of legendary chokers
8 7245
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 1 Leon opens strongly against Dragonborn
9 7246
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2
Zero 74.2%
Primrose 25.8%
Zero wins while Primrose earns a little respect
10 7247
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2 Knuckles beats Zidane with help from rally spillover 1
11 7248
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2 Master Hand humiliates Noctis in a debated matchup
12 7249
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2
Wario 64.6%
Monika 35.4%
Monika rallies but never seriously threatens Wario 1
13 7250
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2
Yoshi 74.3%
Shantae 25.7%
Yoshi crushes Shantae and starts a fodder argument
14 7251
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2 Velvet gives Tales a rare clean character win
15 7252
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2
Pikachu 66.4%
Scorpion 33.6%
Pikachu announces himself as a near-elite threat
16 7253
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 2
Kratos 73.2%
Kratos SFFs John Marston in a huge statement 1
17 7254
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Sora 69.1%
Sora wins but immediately looks vulnerable
18 7255
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Neptune 24.7%
Red crushes Neptune and puts Sora on notice
19 7256
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3 Crash turns Cecil Harvey Never Wins into canon
20 7257
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CB X Round 1 Division 3
Big Boss 56.7%
Ridley 43.3%
Big Boss withstands Ridley's Smash boost
21 7258
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Alucard 56.8%
Alucard calmly handles the Peach upset hype
22 7259
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Yuna 72.6%
Godot 27.4%
Yuna crushes a beloved Board 8 newcomer
23 7260
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Kefka 60.2%
L-Block 39.8%
Kefka routs L-Block in a classic prediction trap
24 7261
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 3
Bomberman 60.9%
Bomberman embarrasses an overseeded Kiryu
25 7262
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
2B 77.8%
Cayde-6 22.2%
2B validates herself against bottom-tier Cayde
26 7263
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Ness 53.3%
Ness quietly outlasts Shadow in a debated opener
27 7264
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Charizard 52.8%
Charizard survives Terra but looks badly weakened
28 7265
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Bowser 77.4%
Bowser obliterates Gordon and ignites Nintendo hype
29 7266
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4 Phoenix confirms his rise with a clean Chris win
30 7267
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Ike 62.3%
Joel 37.7%
Ike crushes Joel and strengthens his Phoenix case
31 7268
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Isaac 64.6%
Isaac cleanly enforces the fodder line
32 7269
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 4
Kirby 74.5%
Guile 25.5%
Kirby adds another blowout to Nintendo's surge
33 7270
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5
Hat Kid 24.1%
Squall wins big but still looks disappointing
34 7271
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5 Garrus survives Ramza in the first true thriller
35 7272
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5
The Boss 56.5%
The Boss ends Metal Sonic's community-backed run
36 7273
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5
Zelda 75.3%
Zelda destroys Ezio and seizes the division
37 7274
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5
D.Va 52.9%
Aloy 47.1%
D.Va beats Aloy without the feared rally
38 7275
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5 Fox survives Jill but looks unexpectedly vulnerable
39 7276
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5 Captain Toad narrowly validates the Nintendo pick
40 7277
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 5
Waluigi 42.6%
Aerith ends Waluigi's meme hopes without trouble
41 7278
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 6
Geralt 56.0%
Rosalina 44.0%
Geralt survives Rosalina and validates his top seed
42 7279
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 6 Smash and presentation lift Simon past Ryu Hayabusa 1
43 7280
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CB X Round 1 Division 6
Pac-Man 71.4%
Sans 28.6%
Pac-Man crushes Sans as RallyFEAR collapses
44 7281
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CB X Round 1 Division 6
Bayonetta 64.4%
Riku 35.6%
Bayonetta obliterates Riku and reveals a massive boost
45 7282
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 6
Auron 65.4%
Lucina 34.6%
Auron handles Lucina and remains the division favorite
46 7283
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 6
Magus 48.1%
Vincent barely survives fellow fallen star Magus
47 7284
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CB X Round 1 Division 6
Sub-Zero 62.6%
Shulk 37.4%
Sub-Zero calmly shuts down the Shulk boost
48 7285
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CB X Round 1 Division 6 Claire beats Joker amid a major presentation controversy 1
49 7286
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7
Luigi 77.5%
Luigi crushes Edgeworth in another Nintendo rout
50 7287
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7
Frog 76.4%
Monokuma 23.6%
Frog crushes Monokuma as rallybait fails again
51 7288
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7 Master Chief wins but still looks embarrassingly weak
52 7289
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7 Tails upsets Nathan Drake and punishes the consensus
53 7290
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7
Geno 26.8%
Tifa crushes Geno and preserves her strength
54 7291
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7
Mewtwo 62.5%
GlaDOS 37.5%
Mewtwo answers the fraud talk with a clean win
55 7292
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7 Ocelot survives Dedede with help from a small rally 1
56 7293
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 7
Isabelle 19.3%
Mega Man X delivers a throwback-level blowout
57 7294
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
Sephiroth 70.3%
Sephiroth wins while his old dominance keeps fading
58 7295
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8 Captain Falcon shuts down Richter's Smash hype
59 7296
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
Amaterasu 88.2%
Draven 11.8%
Amaterasu destroys Draven as the rally era collapses
60 7297
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
Metal Man 32.1%
Lara ends Metal Man's Board 8 novelty run
61 7298
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
Ryu 68.4%
Ryu dispatches Lloyd in a routine veteran win
62 7299
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8 Shepard survives King K. Rool after an early scare
63 7300
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
KOS-MOS 54.5%
Ellie 45.5%
KOS-MOS beats Ellie despite an outside vote push 1
64 7301
writeup (md)
CB X Round 1 Division 8
Aqua 64.1%
Quiet 35.9%
Aqua quietly closes the first round over Quiet
65 7302
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 1
Dante 65.6%
Lightning 34.4%
Dante cruises past Lightning without drama
66 7303
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 1
Ganondorf 58.9%
Chun-Li 41.1%
Ganondorf wins but badly damages his division case
67 7304
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 1
Vivi 75.5%
Aya Brea 24.5%
Vivi crushes Aya and suddenly looks dangerous
68 7305
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 1 Donkey Kong shocks Leon in a clean veteran upset
69 7306
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 2
Zero 56.2%
Zero ends another brutally unlucky Knuckles run
70 7307
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 2
Wario 61.0%
Wario ends Master Hand's joke run cleanly
71 7308
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 2
Yoshi 70.6%
Yoshi crushes Velvet without proving much
72 7309
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 2
Pikachu 63.4%
Kratos 36.6%
Pikachu handles a newly boosted Kratos
73 7310
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 3
Sora 49.1%
A Pokémon rally helps Red survive Sora's comeback 1
74 7311
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 3
Big Boss 52.9%
Big Boss barely survives a resurgent Crash
75 7312
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 3
Alucard 59.6%
Yuna 40.4%
Alucard routs Yuna and keeps his deep run alive
76 7313
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 3
Kefka 59.8%
Bomberman 40.2%
Kefka cruises through his free second-round win
77 7314
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 4
2B 53.7%
Ness 46.3%
2B upsets Ness but still looks overseeded
78 7315
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 4
Bowser 56.5%
Charizard 43.5%
Bowser avenges Charizard and restores the hierarchy
79 7316
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 4
Ike 49.3%
Registered-user weighting flips Phoenix over Ike
80 7317
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 4
Kirby 70.3%
Isaac 29.7%
Kirby SFFs Isaac in a handheld-heavy matchup 1
81 7318
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 5 Squall beats Garrus but shows a warning sign
82 7319
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 5
Zelda 70.7%
The Boss 29.3%
Zelda crushes The Boss and looks near-elite
83 7320
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 5
D.Va 28.5%
Fox crushes D.Va inside a massive Blizzard rant †OT
84 7321
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 5 Aerith becomes the first 15-seed with three wins
85 7322
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 6
Geralt 52.2%
Geralt outlasts Simon in another close duel
86 7323
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 6
Bayonetta 52.1%
Pac-Man 47.9%
Bayonetta wins a close-looking but static match
87 7324
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 6
Auron 55.8%
Auron exposes Vincent's long-term decline
88 7325
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 6
Sub-Zero 66.3%
Sub-Zero dispatches Claire exactly as expected
89 7326
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 7
Luigi 61.6%
Frog 38.4%
Luigi handles Frog in a routine second-round win
90 7327
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 7 Tails upsets Master Chief and reaches Round Three
91 7328
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 7
Mewtwo 41.9%
Tifa demolishes Mewtwo and exposes old hype
92 7329
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 7 Mega Man X crushes Ocelot and looks near-elite
93 7330
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 8
Sephiroth 64.9%
Sephiroth dismisses Captain Falcon and the decline talk
94 7331
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 8
Amaterasu 54.9%
Amaterasu survives Lara without looking dominant
95 7332
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 8
Ryu 66.6%
Ryu overwhelms Shepard and exposes Mass Effect decline
96 7333
writeup (md)
CB X Round 2 Division 8
KOS-MOS 57.4%
Aqua 42.6%
KOS-MOS upsets Aqua and reaches Round Three
97 7334
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 1
Ganondorf 56.4%
Dante 43.6%
Ganondorf exposes Dante as an unworthy top seed
98 7335
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 1
Vivi 55.0%
Vivi beats Donkey Kong for the third time
99 7336
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 2
Zero 60.2%
Wario 39.8%
Zero ends Wario's lucky run without trouble
100 7337
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 2
Pikachu 54.8%
Yoshi 45.2%
Pikachu beats Yoshi and keeps Pokémon hopes alive
101 7338
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 3
Big Boss 47.8%
Red survives Big Boss and raises more strength questions
102 7339
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 3
Alucard 59.4%
Kefka 40.6%
Alucard crushes Kefka and seizes the division
103 7340
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 4
Bowser 58.2%
2B 41.8%
2B earns legitimacy while Bowser exposes her seeding
104 7341
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 4
Kirby 68.3%
Kirby crushes Phoenix and becomes the new favorite
105 7342
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 5
Zelda 63.3%
Zelda destroys Squall and enters near-Noble-Nine territory
106 7343
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 5 Aerith extends her record 15-seed run over Fox
107 7344
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CB X Round 3 Division 6
Geralt 50.9%
Bayonetta 49.1%
Geralt comes back on Bayonetta and keeps rolling
108 7345
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 6
Auron 56.7%
Sub-Zero 43.3%
Auron beats Sub-Zero in another familiar rematch
109 7346
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 7
Luigi 69.6%
Luigi SFFs Tails and ends his surprise run 1
110 7347
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 7 Tifa wins a rally war over Mega Man X 1
111 7348
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 8
Sephiroth 61.4%
Amaterasu 38.6%
Sephiroth beats Amaterasu but shows another warning
112 7349
writeup (md)
CB X Round 3 Division 8
Ryu 65.1%
KOS-MOS 34.9%
Ryu ends KOS-MOS's improbable Round Three run
113 7350
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 1
Ganondorf 52.0%
Vivi 48.0%
Ganondorf narrowly holds off a strong Vivi challenge
114 7351
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 2
Pikachu 56.6%
Zero 43.4%
Pikachu rolls past Zero and wins the division
115 7352
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 3
Alucard 53.8%
Alucard completes The Plan and wins the division
116 7353
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 4
Bowser 53.9%
Kirby 46.1%
Bowser upsets Kirby and punishes the consensus
117 7354
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 5
Zelda 62.2%
Zelda ends Aerith's record run in a rout
118 7355
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 6
Auron 53.1%
Geralt 46.9%
Auron ends Geralt's newcomer run and wins the division
119 7356
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 7
Luigi 48.6%
Tifa beats Luigi cleanly and completes a brutal division
120 7357
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 60.3%
Ryu 39.7%
Sephiroth crushes Ryu and revives his reputation
121 7358
writeup (md)
CB X Legends
Link 79.6%
Ganondorf 20.4%
Link SFFs Ganondorf in the Legends opener 1
122 7359
writeup (md)
CB X Legends
Pikachu 50.1%
Mega Man 49.9%
Pikachu breaks the Noble Nine in a classic
123 7360
writeup (md)
CB X Legends
Alucard 39.6%
Cloud wins while Alucard validates his breakout
124 7361
writeup (md)
CB X Legends
Crono 54.9%
Bowser 45.1%
Crono finally wins another clean 1v1 match
125 7362
writeup (md)
CB X Legends
Zelda 50.3%
Zelda suppresses Snake and buries the old hierarchy 1
126 7363
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CB X Legends
Auron 45.7%
Sonic beats Auron but looks unimpressive
127 7364
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CB X Legends Samus crushes Tifa and exposes her ceiling
128 7365
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CB X Legends
Mario 59.2%
Sephiroth 40.8%
Mario finally gets his revenge on Sephiroth
129 7366
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CB X Redemption
Mega Man 60.0%
Ganondorf 40.0%
Mega Man routs Ganondorf and rejects the sprite excuse
130 7367
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Bowser 51.2%
Alucard 48.8%
Bowser ends Alucard's run after a respectable fight
131 7368
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Auron 38.5%
Snake crushes Auron and buries the sprite excuse
132 7369
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Sephiroth 47.7%
Tifa reverses SFF and finally beats Sephiroth 1
133 7370
writeup (md)
CB X Quarterfinal
Link 68.4%
Pikachu 31.6%
Link crushes Pikachu despite limited SFF 1
134 7371
writeup (md)
CB X Quarterfinal
Crono 43.3%
Cloud crushes Crono and validates his Smash boost
135 7372
writeup (md)
CB X Quarterfinal
Zelda 56.4%
Zelda humiliates Sonic and keeps rewriting the hierarchy
136 7373
writeup (md)
CB X Quarterfinal
Mario 51.4%
Mario narrowly settles the old Samus debate
137 7374
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CB X Redemption
Mega Man 50.7%
Pikachu 49.3%
Mega Man reverses the Pikachu result
138 7375
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Crono 54.7%
Bowser 45.3%
Crono repeats the same Bowser win almost exactly
139 7376
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption Snake beats Sonic and breaks the transitive logic
140 7377
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CB X Redemption Samus repeats her Tifa rout almost exactly
141 7378
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CB X Semifinal
Link 60.5%
Link dominates Cloud again and looks untouchable
142 7379
writeup (md)
CB X Semifinal
Zelda 50.9%
Mario 49.1%
Zelda beats Mario with a late rally tailwind 1
143 7380
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Crono 50.2%
Mega Man 49.8%
Crono finally wins a close match late
144 7381
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption Samus crushes Snake in a bad Nintendo matchup
145 7382
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Crono 42.2%
Cloud repeats the Crono win with only minor SFF 1
146 7383
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Mario 50.0%
Mario survives Samus in a chaotic all-time classic 2
147 7384
writeup (md)
CB X Final
Link 63.6%
Zelda 36.4%
Link SFFs Zelda but cannot erase her breakout 1
148 7385
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Mario 49.8%
Cloud finally gets his Mario rematch revenge
149 7386
writeup (md)
CB X Redemption
Zelda 48.9%
Cloud ends Zelda's run with another comeback
150 7387
writeup (md)
CB X Final Battle
Link 59.3%
Link closes the contest with another Cloud win

What this is

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