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Samus finished an entirely predictable run through her division by beating Rikku without danger. The writeup emphasizes how little the match hinted at the severe trouble Samus would encounter immediately afterward.

Tifa won the division easily, but the writeup's main takeaway is that Peach had done enough during the contest to shed her old fodder reputation. The match itself offered little drama beyond confirming Tifa's comfortable superiority.

Zelda looked dominant early before Aeris recovered enough to make the final result respectable, though the outcome was never in danger. The writeup mentions favorable circumstances for Aeris but leaves their actual impact unresolved.

Yuna completed a surprisingly strong divisional run by beating Chun-Li far more convincingly than old upset talk had suggested. The writeup treats the performance as another sign that Yuna's pre-contest reputation had been too low before her coming test against Zelda.

Snake avoided the sprite-round collapse many expected and handled Yoshi more respectably than his past history suggested. The writeup treats the result as another confirmation that Snake had become much stronger this year.

Mega Man beat Sora, but his performance deteriorated badly as the match progressed and the Kingdom Hearts day vote arrived. The writeup treats this as the match that fully exposed Mega Man's decline before his meeting with Snake.

Sonic beat Luigi without difficulty and brought Luigi's surprising earlier run back down to earth. The writeup uses the result mainly to question how much Kirby and especially Zero had really shown in losing to Luigi.

Crono controlled Auron but again lost ground as the day progressed, making the match feel like another warning rather than a meaningful test. The writeup treats it as the quiet end of the divisional rounds before the contest suddenly became historic.