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Majora's Mask carried its momentum into the final and built enough of an early advantage to survive Brawl's later daytime recovery. The writeup frames the result as both a Good-vs-Evil fanbase victory and a symbolic win for older games over newer ones.

Fallout 3 performed far better against Brawl than the writeup expected and resisted even Brawl's normally dominant daytime strength. The result is framed as an excellent loss and as evidence of growing voter fatigue with Nintendo and Square dominance.

Twilight Princess briefly led before Brawl took over and won comfortably. The result made Brawl look increasingly difficult to stop and strengthened the belief that it was the contest favorite.

SFF: The writeup says Brawl versus Twilight Princess can be considered SFF because of their shared Nintendo/Wii audience, with Brawl suppressing Zelda's support.

Melee built the early lead, but Brawl's European and morning strength completed the comeback and settled the rivalry for the bracket. The writeup argues that the timing format may have mattered enough to make the result less definitive than the rivalry deserved.

Brawl destroyed Pokémon DPP even in a daytime match favorable to Pokémon. The writeup treats the performance as decisive evidence that Brawl had overtaken Melee in the divisional rivalry.

Brawl demolished Valkyria Chronicles, though the writeup considers this one of the few matches where Brawl looked merely comparable to Melee rather than clearly superior. The result itself was never competitive.

Brawl produced an extraordinary performance against a legitimate Mario Kart game and immediately looked at least as impressive as Melee. The writeup sees the result as the stronger opening statement in their looming divisional showdown.

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.

Metal Gear Solid 4 built a large overnight lead, then barely survived a massive Brawl afternoon comeback. The two advanced together from an unusually balanced field, while Twilight Princess and Resident Evil 4 were eliminated.

SFF: The writeup says Brawl SFFed Twilight Princess enough to knock Zelda out of the advancing positions.

Brawl decisively reversed its close Game of the Year history with Metal Gear Solid 4 and dominated the divisional final. The writeup treats the result as final proof that Brawl's contest strength was legitimate.

Brawl annihilated Galaxy and sent Call of Duty 4 through in second, turning Galaxy's disappointing first round into a full collapse. The writeup elevates Brawl into serious finals contention after the result.

SFF: The writeup calls Brawl's suppression of Super Mario Galaxy one of the most meaningful SFF beatings in contest history.

Brawl crushed the field while GTA IV took an easy second, leaving Street Fighter IV in an embarrassing fight with Persona 4 just to avoid last place. The writeup treats Street Fighter IV as one of the contest's biggest disappointments.