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10 matches
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Poll ▼ | Contest | Round | Division |
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7265
writeup (md) |
CB X |
Round 1 |
Division 4 |
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Bowser obliterates Gordon and ignites Nintendo hype |
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Bowser demolished Gordon Freeman far more thoroughly than historical comparisons suggested he should. The writeup treats the result as one of the clearest early signs that Nintendo characters had received a major boost.
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| 2 |
5187
writeup (md) |
CB IX |
Round 1 |
Division 5 |
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Gordon cruises as Hades fails to threaten Simon |
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Gordon Freeman won comfortably, while Simon Belmont held second despite an unpopular match picture and pre-match fears of a Hades upset. The writeup treats Hades's failure as an early warning for the Kid Icarus cast.
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| 3 |
3793
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 1 |
Jenova |
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Gordon survives a glitch but loses his Tifa hype |
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A poll glitch briefly made Peach look capable of producing a historic Gordon Freeman collapse, but the problem was resolved and Gordon recovered. Even with the win, the writeup treats his final performance as weak enough to end serious upset hype against Tifa.
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| 4 |
3255
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 1 |
Division 3 |
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Gordon's resurgence continues behind Scorpion |
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Scorpion took first, while Gordon Freeman continued his post-GFNW rehabilitation with another strong advancement. The writeup sees the Orange Box era as having transformed Gordon from a perennial choke artist into a genuinely respectable entrant.
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| 5 |
2893
writeup (md) |
CB VI |
Round 1 |
Division 8 |
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Duke shocks Gordon while Ike nearly makes it chaotic |
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A supposedly weak fourpack produced one of the round's funniest matches, with Duke unexpectedly taking control while Gordon Freeman disappointed again. Ike also impressed with a strong daytime push even though he never completed the comeback.
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| 6 |
2520
writeup (md) |
CB2K6 |
Round 1 |
Destiny |
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Gordon finally wins and ends the original GFNW joke |
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Gordon Freeman ended the long-running GFNW joke by beating Board 8 favorite Phoenix Wright after an early Phoenix lead. The writeup argues that the Phoenix upset hype was mostly fad power rather than a realistic assessment of the matchup.
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| 7 |
2095
writeup (md) |
SC2K5 |
Round 1 |
20XX |
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Leon extends Gordon Freeman's endlessly recurring losing streak |
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Leon extended Gordon Freeman's famous losing streak, though Gordon once again performed better than a supposedly hopeless underdog should. The writeup turns the recurring GFNW joke into the main story of another Freeman defeat.
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| 8 |
1748
writeup (md) |
SC2K4 |
Round 1 |
Chaos |
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Sam Fisher extends GFNW but looks weak doing it |
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Sam Fisher extended the Gordon Freeman Never Wins joke, but Freeman's unexpectedly competitive opening made Fisher look weak in his own right. The writeup treats the match more as another chapter in Freeman's losing legend than as a strong Fisher performance.
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| 9 |
1327
writeup (md) |
SC2K3 |
Round 1 |
South |
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Max Payne wins as the GFNW legend takes hold |
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Max Payne beat Gordon Freeman in a match that looked close on paper but was never seriously in doubt. The writeup remembers it chiefly as the point where the long-running 'Gordon Freeman Never Wins' joke truly took hold.
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| 10 |
953
writeup (md) |
SC2K2 |
Round 1 |
East |
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Tina shocks Gordon and starts the GFNW legend |
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Tina's unexpected win began the long-running "Gordon Freeman Never Wins" joke. The writeup emphasizes how embarrassing the loss seemed for Gordon, noting that even a link from a Half-Life site failed to rescue him.
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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
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
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