AI Match Summaries

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#	Poll ▼	Contest	Round	Division	Result	Headline	SFF	LFF	Rally	Cheat	Pic	n
1	7978 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	NieR: Automata 68.4% Bayonetta 2 31.6%	NieR Automata SFFs Bayonetta 2 in a brutal draw	✓					1
2	7977 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Divinity: Original Sin II 69.2% Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 30.8%	Divinity advances through one of the weakest matchups
3	7976 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Rayman Legends 50.4% Celeste 49.6%	Celeste survives Rayman in the Round One thriller
4	7975 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version 82.0% Night in the Woods 18.0%	Pokémon HGSS opens with an elite-level rout
5	7974 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Mario Kart 8 58.9% Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 41.1%	Mario Kart 8 punishes another Uncharted high seed
6	7973 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn 71.5% Crypt of the NecroDancer 28.5%	Final Fantasy XIV turns respect into contest strength
7	7972 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Journey 66.2% Fate / Grand Order 33.8%	Journey survives a battle near the bottom
8	7971 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 84.0% Subnautica 16.0%	Skyrim wins big and still scares its supporters
9	7970 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	The Last of Us 81.9% Crusader Kings II 18.1%	The Last of Us wins but trails Dark Souls
10	7969 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Diablo III 69.0% Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 31.0%	Diablo III overwhelms a Board 8 niche favorite
11	7968 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	BioShock Infinite 67.7% Terraria 32.3%	BioShock Infinite wins without looking strong
12	7967 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Batman: Arkham City 54.5% Xenoblade Chronicles 2 45.5%	Arkham City wins but leaves the door open
13	7966 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 72.5% Dead Cells 27.5%	Metal Gear Solid V wins an oddly themed matchup
14	7965 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Yakuza 0 77.4% The Witness 22.6%	Yakuza 0 finally converts Board 8 enthusiasm into a win
15	7964 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Rocket League 51.7% Dragon Ball FighterZ 48.3%	Rocket League wins the first real tossup
16	7963 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Dark Souls 83.0% Hotline Miami 17.0%	Dark Souls opens with a massive statement
17	7962 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Red Dead Redemption 2 81.4% Dying Light 18.6%	Red Dead Redemption 2 cruises through weak opposition
18	7961 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Animal Crossing: New Leaf 66.5% Street Fighter V 33.5%	New Leaf finally gives Animal Crossing a clean win
19	7960 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Kingdom Hearts III 68.1% Disco Elysium 31.9%	Kingdom Hearts III wins but badly underperforms
20	7959 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Portal 2 65.3% Tomb Raider 34.7%	Portal 2 wins without showing its later strength
21	7958 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Super Meat Boy 69.0% Slay the Spire 31.0%	Super Meat Boy validates the guru nomination
22	7957 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Sonic Mania 62.7% Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA 37.3%	Sonic Mania wins and immediately looks vulnerable
23	7956 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 56.4% Sid Meier's Civilization V 43.6%	Black Flag wins a low-tier fodder duel
24	7955 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Persona 5 78.3% Heavy Rain 21.7%	Persona 5 crushes Heavy Rain and looks fully mainstream
25	7954 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	God of War (2018) 84.9% The Talos Principle 15.1%	God of War opens with a heavyweight rout
26	7953 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Nioh 56.5% The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 43.5%	Nioh humiliates the consensus in a major upset
27	7952 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Dark Souls III 69.9% Dishonored 30.1%	Dark Souls III continues the Souls resurgence
28	7951 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Fallout: New Vegas 79.4% The Stanley Parable 20.6%	New Vegas cruises and eases Bethesda concerns
29	7950 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Super Mario Galaxy 2 87.2% Return of the Obra Dinn 12.8%	Galaxy 2 delivers a legendary first-round blowout
30	7949 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Stardew Valley 71.2% Destiny 28.8%	Stardew Valley crushes Destiny and leads the indie field
31	7948 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Mass Effect 3 60.6% Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty 39.4%	Mass Effect 3 gets its redemption over StarCraft II
32	7947 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84.1% Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15.9%	The Witcher 3 SFFs Odyssey and looks elite	✓					1
33	7946 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Fire Emblem: Three Houses 66.7% South Park: The Stick of Truth 33.3%	Three Houses wins but raises immediate warning signs
34	7945 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Ori and the Blind Forest 51.9% Dragon Age: Inquisition 48.1%	Ori shocks Dragon Age in a major first-round upset
35	7944 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Overwatch 55.9% Death Stranding 44.1%	Overwatch wins the battle of unpopular games
36	7943 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Xenoblade Chronicles 78.4% Splatoon 2 21.6%	Xenoblade SFFs Splatoon and seizes the spotlight	✓					1
37	7942 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Red Dead Redemption 78.9% Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 21.1%	Red Dead Redemption sets up a major Persona showdown
38	7941 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Persona 4 Golden 77.8% FTL: Faster Than Light 22.2%	Persona 4 Golden immediately looks dangerous
39	7940 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Cuphead 68.3% XCOM 2 31.7%	Cuphead opens strongly and fuels early upset hype
40	7939 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Grand Theft Auto V 79.3% Baba Is You 20.7%	GTA V wins but cannot escape anti-GTA voting
41	7938 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Super Mario Odyssey 86.0% Mortal Kombat 11 14.0%	Odyssey buries Mortal Kombat under heavy SFF	✓					1
42	7937 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Devil May Cry 5 57.4% Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 42.6%	Devil May Cry 5 finally redeems the series
43	7936 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Shovel Knight 64.4% Dragon's Dogma 35.6%	Shovel Knight advances while Undertale steals the attention
44	7935 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Octopath Traveler 53.3% Undertale 46.7%	Octopath topples Undertale without a rally
45	7934 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Minecraft 75.7% Dota 2 24.3%	Minecraft crushes Dota amid an eligibility complaint
46	7933 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Marvel's Spider-Man 69.9% Dead Space 2 30.1%	Spider-Man gives licensed games a major statement
47	7932 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 63.5% Bayonetta 36.5%	A Link Between Worlds beats Bayonetta without SFF
48	7931 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 83.0% Tekken 7 17.0%	Smash Ultimate opens with a fighting-game rout
49	7930 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Bloodborne 80.5% Call of Duty: Black Ops 19.5%	Bloodborne crushes Call of Duty's fading reputation
50	7929 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Fire Emblem: Awakening 62.8% Deus Ex: Human Revolution 37.2%	Awakening wins but badly hurts its deep-run case
51	7928 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	DOOM (2016) 86.1% INSIDE 13.9%	DOOM crushes one of the bracket's weakest games
52	7927 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Resident Evil 2 83.1% Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 16.9%	Resident Evil 2 opens with a huge statement
53	7926 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Horizon Zero Dawn 80.9% Fortnite 19.1%	Horizon crushes Fortnite and the rally fear
54	7925 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Borderlands 2 59.1% Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 40.9%	Borderlands 2 wins with a major warning sign
55	7924 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Fallout 4 71.7% VVVVVV 28.3%	Fallout 4 hides its Bethesda problem for one round
56	7923 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Mass Effect 2 62.9% Resident Evil 7: biohazard 37.1%	Mass Effect 2 wins and immediately looks vulnerable
57	7922 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age 80.7% The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC 19.3%	Dragon Quest XI SFFs Trails and finally looks strong	✓					1
58	7921 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Bastion 52.3% The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series 47.7%	Bastion upsets The Walking Dead and punishes the safe pick
59	7920 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 58.6% Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 41.4%	Sekiro wins a nearly identical newcomer matchup
60	7919 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Monster Hunter: World 57.9% Bravely Default: Flying Fairy 42.1%	Monster Hunter wins a mirror-image newcomer matchup
61	7918 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Hollow Knight 62.8% Tales of Berseria 37.2%	Hollow Knight embarrasses Board 8 and looks dangerous
62	7917 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Final Fantasy XV 74.7% What Remains of Edith Finch 25.3%	Final Fantasy XV wins with an immediate warning
63	7916 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	Halo: Reach 56.2% Life is Strange 43.8%	Halo survives another round of anti-Halo doubt
64	7915 graph writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 1	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 85.0% The Outer Worlds 15.0%	Breath of the Wild opens in championship form
65	7301 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Aqua 64.1% Quiet 35.9%	Aqua quietly closes the first round over Quiet
66	7300 graph 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
67	7299 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Commander Shepard 51.2% King K. Rool 48.8%	Shepard survives King K. Rool after an early scare
68	7298 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Ryu 68.4% Lloyd Irving 31.6%	Ryu dispatches Lloyd in a routine veteran win
69	7297 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Lara Croft 67.9% Metal Man 32.1%	Lara ends Metal Man's Board 8 novelty run
70	7296 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Amaterasu 88.2% Draven 11.8%	Amaterasu destroys Draven as the rally era collapses
71	7295 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Captain Falcon 60.4% Richter Belmont 39.6%	Captain Falcon shuts down Richter's Smash hype
72	7294 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Sephiroth 70.3% Albert Wesker 29.7%	Sephiroth wins while his old dominance keeps fading
73	7293 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Mega Man X 80.7% Isabelle 19.3%	Mega Man X delivers a throwback-level blowout
74	7292 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Revolver Ocelot 50.5% King Dedede 49.5%	Ocelot survives Dedede with help from a small rally			✓			1
75	7291 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Mewtwo 62.5% GlaDOS 37.5%	Mewtwo answers the fraud talk with a clean win
76	7290 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 73.2% Geno 26.8%	Tifa crushes Geno and preserves her strength
77	7289 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Miles 'Tails' Prower 56.7% Nathan Drake 43.3%	Tails upsets Nathan Drake and punishes the consensus
78	7288 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Master Chief 69.0% Goro Majima 31.0%	Master Chief wins but still looks embarrassingly weak
79	7287 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Frog 76.4% Monokuma 23.6%	Frog crushes Monokuma as rallybait fails again
80	7286 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Luigi 77.5% Miles Edgeworth 22.5%	Luigi crushes Edgeworth in another Nintendo rout
81	7285 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Claire Redfield 53.6% Ren Amamiya / Joker 46.4%	Claire beats Joker amid a major presentation controversy					✓	1
82	7284 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Sub-Zero 62.6% Shulk 37.4%	Sub-Zero calmly shuts down the Shulk boost
83	7283 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Vincent Valentine 51.9% Magus 48.1%	Vincent barely survives fellow fallen star Magus
84	7282 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Auron 65.4% Lucina 34.6%	Auron handles Lucina and remains the division favorite
85	7281 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Bayonetta 64.4% Riku 35.6%	Bayonetta obliterates Riku and reveals a massive boost
86	7280 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Pac-Man 71.4% Sans 28.6%	Pac-Man crushes Sans as RallyFEAR collapses
87	7279 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Simon Belmont 50.8% Ryu Hayabusa 49.2%	Smash and presentation lift Simon past Ryu Hayabusa					✓	1
88	7278 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Geralt 56.0% Rosalina 44.0%	Geralt survives Rosalina and validates his top seed
89	7277 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Aerith Gainsborough 57.4% Waluigi 42.6%	Aerith ends Waluigi's meme hopes without trouble
90	7276 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Captain Toad 52.6% Shovel Knight 47.4%	Captain Toad narrowly validates the Nintendo pick
91	7275 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Fox McCloud 54.1% Jill Valentine 45.9%	Fox survives Jill but looks unexpectedly vulnerable
92	7274 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	D.Va 52.9% Aloy 47.1%	D.Va beats Aloy without the feared rally
93	7273 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Zelda 75.3% Ezio Auditore da Firenze 24.7%	Zelda destroys Ezio and seizes the division
94	7272 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	The Boss 56.5% Metal Sonic 43.5%	The Boss ends Metal Sonic's community-backed run
95	7271 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Garrus Vakarian 50.6% Ramza Beoulve 49.4%	Garrus survives Ramza in the first true thriller
96	7270 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Squall Leonhart 75.9% Hat Kid 24.1%	Squall wins big but still looks disappointing
97	7269 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Kirby 74.5% Guile 25.5%	Kirby adds another blowout to Nintendo's surge
98	7268 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Isaac 64.6% Estelle Bright 35.4%	Isaac cleanly enforces the fodder line
99	7267 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Ike 62.3% Joel 37.7%	Ike crushes Joel and strengthens his Phoenix case
100	7266 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Phoenix Wright 56.9% Chris Redfield 43.1%	Phoenix confirms his rise with a clean Chris win
101	7265 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Bowser 77.4% Gordon Freeman 22.6%	Bowser obliterates Gordon and ignites Nintendo hype
102	7264 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Charizard 52.8% Terra Branford 47.2%	Charizard survives Terra but looks badly weakened
103	7263 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Ness 53.3% Shadow the Hedgehog 46.7%	Ness quietly outlasts Shadow in a debated opener
104	7262 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	2B 77.8% Cayde-6 22.2%	2B validates herself against bottom-tier Cayde
105	7261 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Bomberman 60.9% Kazuma Kiryu 39.1%	Bomberman embarrasses an overseeded Kiryu
106	7260 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Kefka 60.2% L-Block 39.8%	Kefka routs L-Block in a classic prediction trap
107	7259 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Yuna 72.6% Godot 27.4%	Yuna crushes a beloved Board 8 newcomer
108	7258 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Alucard 56.8% Princess Peach 43.2%	Alucard calmly handles the Peach upset hype
109	7257 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Big Boss 56.7% Ridley 43.3%	Big Boss withstands Ridley's Smash boost
110	7256 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Crash Bandicoot 54.2% Cecil Harvey 45.8%	Crash turns Cecil Harvey Never Wins into canon
111	7255 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Pokemon Trainer Red 75.3% Neptune 24.7%	Red crushes Neptune and puts Sora on notice
112	7254 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Sora 69.1% Ryo Hazuki 30.9%	Sora wins but immediately looks vulnerable
113	7253 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Kratos 73.2% John Marston 26.8%	Kratos SFFs John Marston in a huge statement	✓					1
114	7252 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Pikachu 66.4% Scorpion 33.6%	Pikachu announces himself as a near-elite threat
115	7251 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Velvet Crowe 61.0% James Sunderland 39.0%	Velvet gives Tales a rare clean character win
116	7250 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Yoshi 74.3% Shantae 25.7%	Yoshi crushes Shantae and starts a fodder argument
117	7249 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Wario 64.6% Monika 35.4%	Monika rallies but never seriously threatens Wario			✓			1
118	7248 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Master Hand 57.5% Noctis Lucis Caelum 42.5%	Master Hand humiliates Noctis in a debated matchup
119	7247 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Knuckles the Echidna 56.8% Zidane Tribal 43.2%	Knuckles beats Zidane with help from rally spillover			✓			1
120	7246 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Zero 74.2% Primrose 25.8%	Zero wins while Primrose earns a little respect
121	7245 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Leon Kennedy 68.7% Dragonborn 31.3%	Leon opens strongly against Dragonborn
122	7244 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Donkey Kong 56.9% Tidus 43.1%	Donkey Kong wins the battle of legendary chokers
123	7243 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Aya Brea 59.6% Victor Sullivan 40.4%	Aya Brea crushes the Victor Sullivan debate
124	7242 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Vivi 74.9% Yu Narukami 25.1%	Vivi stays strong while Square collapses around him
125	7241 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Ganondorf 78.6% Neku Sakuraba 21.4%	Ganondorf opens with a huge Zelda-era statement
126	7240 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Chun-Li 56.2% Spyro the Dragon 43.8%	Chun-Li survives Spyro without any Jug Factor
127	7239 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Lightning 74.2% Chloe Price 25.8%	Lightning crushes Chloe and ends the second-match paranoia
128	7238 graph writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Dante 71.6% Cuphead 28.4%	Dante opens comfortably but looks weak for the top seed
129	6705 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2005 59.0% 2015 41.0%	2005 ends 2015's rally hopes and a miserable round
130	6704 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2003 58.0% 2013 42.0%	2003 settles a heavily debated year matchup
131	6703 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1992 72.9% 2016 27.1%	1992 kills the feared 2016 rally before it can start
132	6702 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1998 85.9% 1993 14.1%	1998 opens like the obvious contest favorite
133	6701 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2011 54.9% 2006 45.1%	2011 wins the first genuinely competitive year matchup
134	6700 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1994 58.7% 2004 41.3%	1994 punishes casual faith in 2004
135	6699 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2002 70.4% 2010 29.6%	The match becomes an anti-Warcraft 3 rant †OT
136	6698 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1991 87.5% 1988 12.5%	1991 crushes a surprisingly weak 1988
137	6697 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1996 83.7% 1989 16.3%	1996 advances behind a few heavyweight classics
138	6696 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2000 65.3% 1990 34.7%	The picture format reveals 2000's superior depth
139	6695 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2007 76.6% 2012 23.4%	2007 beats a weak and rehash-heavy 2012
140	6694 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1997 77.3% 1999 22.7%	1997's depth overwhelms a top-heavy 1999
141	6693 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2008 71.8% 2009 28.2%	2008 comfortably wins the late-2000s matchup
142	6692 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2001 83.2% 2014 16.8%	A stacked 2001 overwhelms 2014
143	6691 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1987 74.4% 1985 25.6%	1987 SFFs 1985 through the old Zelda-Mario hierarchy	✓					1
144	6690 graph writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1995 89.0% 1986 11.0%	1995 opens the bracket with a record blowout
145	6114 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Mass Effect 2 79.1% Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 20.9%	Mass Effect 2 closes Round One with an easy rout
146	6113 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Starcraft 74.5% Destiny 25.5%	StarCraft crushes Destiny and revives its old menace
147	6112 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	BioShock 61.4% Silent Hill 2 38.6%	BioShock advances while Silent Hill earns some respect
148	6111 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 69.5% Mother 3 30.5%	Metal Gear Solid 3 wins an embarrassing blowout
149	6110 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Red Dead Redemption 64.0% Bayonetta 2 36.0%	Red Dead Redemption restores order against Bayonetta 2
150	6109 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Shadow of the Colossus 72.7% Team Fortress 2 27.3%	Shadow of the Colossus revives its upset reputation
151	6108 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	EarthBound 58.6% Borderlands 2 41.4%	EarthBound finally breaks out by crushing Borderlands 2
152	6107 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 79.1% Splatoon 20.9%	Metal Gear Solid becomes the series' lone bright spot
153	6106 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Resident Evil 4 58.9% Paper Mario 41.1%	Resident Evil 4 wins with an early warning sign
154	6105 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Fallout: New Vegas 55.9% BioShock Infinite 44.1%	Fallout 4 momentum carries New Vegas past BioShock Infinite
155	6104 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 56.8% Resident Evil 43.2%	Metal Gear Solid 2 wins without looking convincing
156	6103 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74.2% The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 25.8%	The Witcher 3 opens with rare modern-game strength
157	6102 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Chrono Cross 58.1% World of Warcraft 41.9%	Chrono Cross humiliates World of Warcraft
158	6101 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 61.3% Shovel Knight 38.7%	San Andreas wins while GTA decline becomes comical
159	6100 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 54.4% The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 45.6%	Super Mario RPG beats Oblivion and seizes the division
160	6099 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Grand Theft Auto V 62.4% Shenmue 37.6%	Grand Theft Auto V wins and still gets exposed
161	6098 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 75.9% Valkyria Chronicles 24.1%	Majora's Mask cruises through an unfortunate bracket path
162	6097 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Final Fantasy XII 55.6% Bloodborne 44.4%	Final Fantasy XII uses nostalgia to beat Bloodborne
163	6096 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Super Mario Galaxy 64.0% Dragon Age: Origins 36.0%	Galaxy wins while Super Metroid steals the spotlight
164	6095 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Super Metroid 79.5% Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 20.5%	Super Metroid delivers a shocking first-round rout
165	6094 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Dark Souls 66.7% Sid Meier's Civilization V 33.3%	Dark Souls opens strongly and targets Metal Gear
166	6093 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 54.7% Perfect Dark 45.3%	Metal Gear Solid V wins but badly disappoints
167	6092 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Final Fantasy IV 69.8% Deus Ex 30.2%	Final Fantasy IV dispatches Deus Ex without drama
168	6091 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 88.0% Cave Story 12.0%	A Link to the Past delivers another Zelda godstomp
169	6090 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 75.0% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations 25.0%	Symphony of the Night announces itself with a rout
170	6089 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Banjo-Kazooie 62.3% Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 37.7%	Banjo wins while its deep-run hype evaporates
171	6088 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Fire Emblem: Awakening 64.4% Super Mario Maker 35.6%	Awakening destroys Mario Maker's rally-and-meme hype
172	6087 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 50.4% Xenoblade Chronicles 49.6%	DKC2 survives Xenoblade in a wire-to-wire classic
173	6086 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Final Fantasy IX 51.1% Kingdom Hearts 48.9%	Final Fantasy IX defies the trends and upsets Kingdom Hearts
174	6085 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Okami 60.6% Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 39.4%	Okami comfortably sends Warcraft III home
175	6084 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Suikoden II 56.9% Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 43.1%	Suikoden II settles an overdebated 8/9 matchup
176	6083 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 91.0% Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 9.0%	Ocarina obliterates Hearthstone in a legendary blowout
177	6082 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 77.8% Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 22.2%	Persona 4 crushes 999 without needing SFF
178	6081 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 72.3% Skies of Arcadia 27.7%	Twilight Princess wins but loses its Mario 64 hype
179	6080 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Final Fantasy Tactics 57.6% Resident Evil 2 42.4%	Final Fantasy Tactics wins a debated matchup comfortably
180	6079 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Super Mario 64 80.0% Mario Kart 8 20.0%	Mario 64 demolishes Mario Kart 8
181	6078 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Half-Life 2 63.9% Demon's Souls 36.1%	Half-Life 2 advances through a routine setup match
182	6077 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Metroid Prime 63.1% The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 36.9%	Metroid Prime wins while exposing its daytime weakness
183	6076 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	GoldenEye 007 55.9% Diablo II 44.1%	GoldenEye beats Diablo II in a debated old-school matchup
184	6075 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 66.6% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 33.4%	Phoenix briefly leads Skyrim on rally spillover			✓			1
185	6074 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Super Mario World 73.3% Animal Crossing: New Leaf 26.7%	Animal Crossing surges on Undertale rally spillover	✓		✓			2
186	6073 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Final Fantasy VIII 60.7% Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 39.3%	Final Fantasy VIII wins with a small rally-spillover boost			✓			1
187	6072 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Undertale 51.0% Mass Effect 3 49.0%	Undertale rallies from a massive deficit to win			✓			1
188	6071 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Fallout 3 72.6% Life is Strange 27.4%	Undertale spillover exposes Fallout 3's rally vulnerability			✓			1
189	6070 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 66.9% The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series 33.1%	Uncharted 2 routs another weak licensed-game entry
190	6069 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 53.2% Portal 2 46.8%	Sonic 2 pulls away from Portal 2
191	6068 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green Version 68.3% Tetris 31.7%	Pokémon RBY beats Tetris without the expected SFF
192	6067 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division III	Super Mario Bros. 3 84.2% Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 15.8%	Mario 3 opens with one of the contest's biggest blowouts
193	6066 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Final Fantasy VII 84.1% Journey 15.9%	Final Fantasy VII opens with a championship-level rout
194	6065 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Halo: Combat Evolved 56.7% Minecraft 43.3%	Halo stops Minecraft before the feared rally can begin
195	6064 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Mass Effect 50.8% Super Mario Galaxy 2 49.2%	Mass Effect outlasts Galaxy 2 in the first true thriller
196	6063 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 79.1% Planescape: Torment 20.9%	Smash 4 crushes Planescape in a routine opener
197	6062 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 72.6% Pokemon X/Y 27.4%	Wind Waker advances without resolving the Final Fantasy VI debate
198	6061 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 53.7% Xenogears 46.3%	KOTOR wins while Xenogears finally shows hidden strength
199	6060 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 51.9% Tales of Symphonia 48.1%	Paper Mario survives Tales without a true photo finish
200	6059 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division II	Final Fantasy VI 77.0% Assassin's Creed II 23.0%	Final Fantasy VI announces the Year of the 90s
201	6058 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	The Last of Us 67.5% Halo 3 32.5%	The Last of Us adds to Halo's contest misery
202	6057 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Kingdom Hearts II 58.7% Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 41.3%	Kingdom Hearts II exposes Metal Gear Solid 4 decline
203	6056 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Version 76.6% The World Ends with You 23.4%	Pokémon GSC crushes The World Ends With You
204	6055 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Super Smash Bros. Melee 67.7% Portal 32.3%	Melee handles Portal without revealing much
205	6054 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Final Fantasy X 64.4% Half-Life 35.6%	Final Fantasy X wins while Chrono Trigger looks stronger
206	6053 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Mega Man X 60.7% Batman: Arkham City 39.3%	Mega Man X dismisses the Batman hype
207	6052 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 54.7% Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 45.3%	Dragon Quest VIII extends the second-match curse
208	6051 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Chrono Trigger 85.9% Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal 14.1%	Chrono Trigger opens 2015 in championship form
209	5223 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Charizard 59.2% Riku 30.2% Nier 10.7%	Charizard closes Round One with a PokéFEAR rout
210	5222 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Donkey Kong 45.8% Lightning 38.4% Falco Lombardi 15.8%	Donkey Kong crushes Lightning as Falco gets SFFed	✓					1
211	5221 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Zelda 61.6% John Marston 27.1% Sackboy 11.2%	Zelda rebounds by crushing two Western mascots
212	5220 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Rikku 41.6% ? Block 37.5% Lyndis 20.9%	Rikku retires another inanimate joke favorite					✓	1
213	5219 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Weighted Companion Cube 38.2% Claptrap 31.8% Lenneth Valkyrie 30.0%	Lenneth nearly steals second from Claptrap
214	5218 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Zero (Mega Man X) 58.6% Kratos Aurion 20.7% Boko 20.7%	Kratos Aurion barely survives Boko behind Zero
215	5217 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Jill Valentine 59.5% Mike Haggar 23.7% Red Bird 16.8%	Jill crushes the field as Haggar takes second
216	5216 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Kratos 50.3% Recette Lemongrass 25.3% Travis Touchdown 24.4%	A developer rally lifts Recette over Travis			✓			1
217	5215 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Mega Man 55.3% Magikarp 32.0% Geno 12.7%	Mega Man absorbs Magikarp's planned rally and cruises			✓			1
218	5214 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Urdnot Wrex 37.4% Cecil Harvey 33.7% Pit 28.9%	Wrex shocks Pit and Cecil in a debated three-way
219	5213 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Pokemon Trainer Red 70.8% Corvo Attano 19.5% Sissel 9.7%	Red combines overwhelming strength with a huge picture advantage					✓	1
220	5212 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Wario 49.7% Creeper 28.8% The King of All Cosmos 21.5%	Wario shuts down MINEFEAR without drama
221	5211 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Missingno 40.6% Tidus 40.5% Banjo 18.9%	Missingno barely survives Tidus amid rallying and vote stuffing			✓	✓		2
222	5210 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Amaterasu 66.8% Vyse 20.6% Adol Christin 12.6%	Amaterasu dominates one of Round One's dullest matches
223	5209 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Squall Leonhart 65.8% Rayman 26.2% Commander Video 7.9%	Squall's routine win becomes a Bit.Trip digression †OT
224	5208 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Ganondorf 65.2% Guybrush Threepwood 18.1% Max Payne 16.8%	Guybrush finally succeeds despite removed fraudulent votes				✓		1
225	5207 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Vivi 62.2% Adam Jensen 23.9% Marisa Kirisame 13.9%	Vivi wins as Marisa vote stuffing disrupts the poll				✓		1
226	5206 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 8	Mario 69.5% Duke Nukem 20.1% Fawful 10.4%	Mario looks untouchable immediately before the Vivi shock
227	5205 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 61.9% Chun-Li 26.7% Cirno 11.4%	Tifa dominates while Cirno vote stuffing is removed				✓		1
228	5204 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Yuna 40.5% Master Chief 34.8% Claire Redfield 24.7%	Yuna hands Master Chief another predictable disappointment
229	5203 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Dragonborn 42.3% Tom Nook 29.8% Pyramid Head 27.9%	Dragonborn wins but Skyrim hype collapses
230	5202 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	L-Block 60.7% Palutena 26.8% Teemo 12.5%	The Teemo rally never arrives and L-Block wins
231	5201 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Auron 45.6% Revolver Ocelot 32.9% Roxas 21.5%	Auron dominates while Ocelot's picture steals the discussion
232	5200 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Ezio Auditore da Firenze 45.5% Miles "Tails" Prower 31.2% Bomberman 23.3%	Bomberman vote drain helps Ezio beat Tails		✓				1
233	5199 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Knuckles the Echidna 46.2% Celes Chere 30.6% Seifer Almasy 23.2%	Celes shocks Seifer behind an easy Knuckles win
234	5198 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Catherine 39.8% Neku Sakuraba 37.9% Vaas Montenegro 22.3%	Catherine's picture edge helps her outlast Neku					✓	1
235	5197 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 7	Samus Aran 68.5% Sandbag 18.9% Isaac Clarke 12.6%	Sandbag survives Samus SFF to take second	✓					1
236	5196 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Pokemon Trainer Blue 48.2% Fox McCloud 44.1% Wolf O'Donnell 7.8%	Blue beats Fox in a heavily distorted Nintendo matchup
237	5195 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Nathan Drake 41.8% Pac-Man 38.8% Steve 19.4%	Nathan Drake survives Pac-Man with help from Steve's vote drain		✓				1
238	5194 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Mr. Game & Watch 39.7% Lee Everett 37.1% Meat Boy 23.1%	Game & Watch beats Lee despite Meat Boy vote drain		✓				1
239	5193 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Yoshimitsu 42.7% Lu Bu 32.6% Groose 24.7%	Yoshimitsu and Lu Bu both embarrass Groose
240	5192 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Gilgamesh 51.7% Booker DeWitt 36.7% Kaim Argonar 11.5%	Gilgamesh crushes Booker and starts the division chaos
241	5191 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Sora 46.8% Scorpion 35.0% Aya Brea 18.2%	Sora handles Scorpion in a routine three-way
242	5190 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Magus 47.8% Hal "Otacon" Emmerich 33.9% Jade Curtiss 18.3%	Magus finally wins a debated matchup cleanly
243	5189 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Pikachu 52.9% Lloyd Irving 23.6% Big Daddy 23.4%	Lloyd barely survives Big Daddy behind Pikachu
244	5188 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 6	Crono 63.0% Missile 19.3% Sarah Kerrigan 17.7%	A dog picture helps Missile embarrass Kerrigan †OT					✓	1
245	5187 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Gordon Freeman 54.6% Simon Belmont 30.5% Hades 14.8%	Gordon cruises as Hades fails to threaten Simon
246	5186 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Leon Kennedy 51.2% Albert Wesker 28.1% Oliver 20.7%	Leon SFFs Wesker in a brutal same-series draw	✓					1
247	5185 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Shadow the Hedgehog 49.8% Yu Narukami 32.6% Kat 17.6%	Shadow wins a weak field without much drama
248	5184 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Zidane Tribal 51.5% Ridley 43.2% Spring Breeze Dancin' 5.3%	Ridley earns respect behind a routine Zidane win
249	5183 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Squirtle 59.5% Ramza Beoulve 28.1% JC Denton 12.4%	Squirtle makes Dante's next match look dangerous
250	5182 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Dante 60.1% Laharl 25.6% Raz 14.3%	Dante wins big but nobody trusts the blowout
251	5181 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Lugia 59.4% Sly Cooper 28.6% Francis York Morgan 12.0%	Lugia turns Pokefear into another blowout
252	5180 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Frog 50.2% Viewtiful Joe 25.7% Handsome Jack 24.2%	Viewtiful Joe surprises Handsome Jack behind Frog
253	5179 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 5	Cloud Strife 66.1% Prinny 23.6% Sen. Steven Armstrong 10.3%	Cloud wins big and still looks worryingly weak
254	5178 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Kefka 37.8% Zack Fair 32.6% Ryu Hayabusa 29.6%	Kefka trolls the bracket with another impossible-looking upset
255	5177 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Lara Croft 57.5% Slime 32.5% Yuri Hyuga 10.0%	The Tomb Raider reboot revives Lara's contest strength
256	5176 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Altair 44.4% Ratchet 32.7% Shulk 22.8%	Shulk hype collapses despite the Monado picture
257	5175 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Epona 47.9% Mordin Solus 31.6% Niko Bellic 20.4%	Epona turns years of nomination campaigning into a win
258	5174 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Ike 35.8% Proto Man 35.3% Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik 28.9%	Ike barely holds off an unexpectedly strong Proto Man
259	5173 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	GlaDOS 58.7% Cole 23.8% Ragna the Bloodedge 17.5%	GLaDOS restores Portal pride after Wheatley's flop
260	5172 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Bayonetta 49.5% N 28.8% Wander 21.7%	Bayonetta dispatches N and punctures Pokefear
261	5171 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Alucard 36.3% Captain Falcon 36.0% Rydia 27.7%	Alucard survives Falcon in the first true photo finish
262	5170 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Solid Snake 71.2% Isaac (Golden Sun) 20.3% Commander Keen 8.5%	Snake opens with a statement and fuels title talk
263	5169 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Crash Bandicoot 42.6% Wheatley 36.8% Tommy Vercetti 20.6%	Crash upsets Wheatley and earns a rare contest moment
264	5168 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Kirby 46.4% Terra Branford 36.6% Princess Peach 17.0%	Terra shines while Peach drains Kirby's support		✓			✓	2
265	5167 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Elizabeth 41.4% Poison 33.1% Thrall 25.5%	Elizabeth wins after a brief Poison rally			✓			1
266	5166 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Ness 47.0% Locke Cole 31.8% CATS 21.2%	Ness dismisses the Locke upset case quickly
267	5165 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Big Boss 74.9% Captain Viridian 13.5% Peacock 11.6%	Big Boss dominates as Viridian surprises Peacock
268	5164 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Luigi 64.7% Balthier Bunansa 23.1% Jade 12.2%	A routine Luigi win becomes an FFXII digression †OT
269	5163 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Spyro the Dragon 56.8% Clementine 30.0% Reyn 13.2%	Spyro crushes Clementine and the Walking Dead hype
270	5162 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Morrigan Aensland 48.2% Miles Edgeworth 28.2% Agent 47 23.6%	Morrigan punishes another overthought upset pick
271	5161 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 3	Sephiroth 57.4% Midna 24.5% Little Mac 18.1%	Sephiroth wins while Final Fantasy VII decline deepens
272	5160 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Bowser 60.5% Meta Knight 24.1% Archer 15.4%	Bowser SFFs Meta Knight in another bad draw	✓					1
273	5159 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Sub-Zero 49.0% Garrus Vakarian 40.1% Frank West 10.9%	Sub-Zero's classic look helps sink Garrus					✓	1
274	5158 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	The Boss 45.6% Chrom 29.8% Heavy 24.6%	The Boss wins as Heavy finishes last again
275	5157 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Mewtwo 81.8% Zero (999) 14.7% Chester 3.5%	Mewtwo crushes while Chester becomes a Board 8 record
276	5156 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Vincent Valentine 53.5% KOS-MOS 35.9% Dunban 10.6%	Vincent wins but exposes deeper Final Fantasy VII decline
277	5155 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Phoenix Wright 44.3% Marth 36.1% Nightmare 19.6%	Phoenix Wright dispatches Marth and sheds the joke label
278	5154 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Barret Wallace 50.0% Professor Layton 31.2% Reimu Hakurei 18.8%	Barret wins while Final Fantasy VII decline worsens
279	5153 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Dracula 58.6% Lucina 34.7% Caim 6.7%	Caim turns a routine Dracula win into a futility record
280	5152 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 2	Sonic the Hedgehog 66.3% Fei Fong Wong 20.2% Dan Hibiki 13.5%	Sonic wins while the writeup becomes a Street Fighter ranking †OT
281	5151 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Mega Man X 65.2% Jigglypuff 24.0% Welkin Gunther 10.8%	Mega Man X dominates as Jigglypuff finally debuts
282	5150 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Ryu 56.2% Yuri Lowell 26.4% Face McShooty 17.4%	Ryu wins while Yuri comfortably takes second
283	5149 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Draven 40.5% Jak 33.2% Chie Satonaka 26.3%	League rallies launch Draven from last place to first			✓			1
284	5148 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Aerith Gainsborough 51.0% Hero 25.8% Rinoa Heartilly 23.3%	Dragon Quest Hero shocks Rinoa for second place	✓					1
285	5147 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Tharja 36.2% Tiny Tina 35.3% Juliet Starling 28.4%	A 4chan rally saves Tharja from Tiny Tina			✓			1
286	5146 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Commander Shepard 54.0% Captain Olimar 29.5% Kain 16.5%	Shepard's easy win turns into a FemShep voice-acting rant †OT
287	5145 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Yoshi 60.0% Solaire of Astora 25.0% Demi-Fiend 15.0%	Solaire wins the picture battle for second					✓	1
288	5144 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Raiden 49.8% Waluigi 39.2% Alan Wake 11.0%	Raiden shuts down Waluigi's joke hopes quickly
289	5143 graph writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 1	Link 72.7% Isaac (Binding) 15.4% Tingle 12.0%	Link wins as SFF pushes Tingle behind Isaac	✓					1
290	4541 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northwest	Sora vs. Riku 60.2% William B.J. Blazkowicz vs. Adolf 39.8%	4chan dents Sora briefly in the contest's strangest match			✓		✓	2
291	4540 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northwest	Dante vs. Vergil 82.6% Sol Badguy vs. Ky Kiske 17.4%	A huge Dante win gives way to a long Capcom rant †OT
292	4539 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northwest	Siegfried vs. Nightmare 55.7% Ramza Beoulve vs. Delita Hyral 44.3%	The writeup mostly defends Ramza and Delita's rivalry †OT
293	4538 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northwest	Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 73.7% Laharl vs. Mid-Boss 26.3%	Squall and Seifer open with a warning salvo
294	4537 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	West	Solid Snake vs. Liquid Snake 58.8% Crono vs. Lavos 41.2%	Crono loses despite a huge picture advantage					✓	1
295	4536 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	West	Pac-Man vs. Blinky 63.5% Crash Bandicoot vs. Dr. Neo Cortex 36.5%	Pac-Man's picture edge helps make the matchup feel predetermined					✓	1
296	4535 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	West	Kratos vs. Zeus 74.1% Professor Layton vs. Don Paolo 25.9%	Kratos advances through another low-impact matchup
297	4534 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	West	Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth 76.6% Lloyd Irving vs. Kratos Aurion 23.4%	Cloud and Sephiroth fire a major warning salvo
298	4533 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Frog vs. Magus 56.1% Raiden vs. Vamp 43.9%	Frog and Magus advance without seizing the division
299	4532 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Chell vs. GlaDOS 59.1% Ness vs. Giygas 40.9%	Portal advances without looking especially convincing
300	4531 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Alucard vs. Dracula 63.2% Commander Shepard vs. Saren Arterius 36.8%	Saren's weakness drags Shepard below Alucard
301	4530 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Phoenix Wright vs. Miles Edgeworth 56.6% Gordon Freeman vs. Dr. Breen 43.4%	Phoenix finally wins by exploiting Gordon's anchor
302	4529 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	South	Mega Man vs. Dr. Wily 77.5% Banjo vs. Gruntilda 22.5%	Banjo runs into another Nintendo-style SFF matchup	✓					1
303	4528 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	South	Zidane Tribal vs. Kuja 64.6% Meat Boy vs. Dr. Fetus 35.4%	A bad picture drags down Zidane and Kuja					✓	1
304	4527 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	South	Amaterasu vs. Orochi 67.1% Tom Nook vs. Crazy Redd 32.9%	Amaterasu survives an anchor against a joke-nominated pair
305	4526 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	South	Link vs. Ganondorf 85.3% Arthas vs. Illidan 14.7%	Link dominates amid low turnout and an ugly picture
306	4525 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southeast	Big Boss vs. The Boss 59.6% Tidus vs. Jecht 40.4%	Tidus anti-voting sinks another debatable matchup
307	4524 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southeast	Chris Redfield vs. Albert Wesker 79.2% Dan Hibiki vs. Sagat 20.8%	Dan and Sagat turn a nomination joke into a flop
308	4523 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southeast	Terra Branford vs. Kefka Palazzo 78.7% Vyse vs. Galcian 21.3%	Terra and Kefka finally look contest-legitimate
309	4522 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southeast	Samus Aran vs. Ridley 80.6% The Kid vs. The Guy 19.4%	Samus and Ridley give no early warning signs
310	4521 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	East	Fox McCloud vs. Wolf O'Donnell 60.9% Yuna vs. Seymour Guado 39.1%	Fox and Wolf punish a star-and-anchor pairing
311	4520 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	East	Ryu vs. Ken 81.6% Ratchet vs. Dr. Nefarious 18.4%	Ryu and Ken open with a misleadingly huge statement
312	4519 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	East	Luigi vs. Waluigi 55.3% Cecil Harvey vs. Golbez 44.7%	A Waluigi match becomes the contest's early thriller
313	4518 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	East	Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue 76.9% Jim Raynor vs. Sarah Kerrigan 23.1%	The trainers fade despite a major picture advantage					✓	1
314	4517 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northeast	Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion 73.2% Leon Kennedy vs. Ada Wong 26.8%	The Mortal Kombat pair exposes a weak rivalry concept
315	4516 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northeast	Donkey Kong vs. King K. Rool 60.2% Ezio Auditore da Firenze vs. Rodrigo Borgia 39.8%	King K. Rool helps Donkey Kong erase the Ezio debate
316	4515 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northeast	Bartz Klauser vs. Gilgamesh 64.2% Guybrush Threepwood vs. LeChuck 35.8%	Bartz and Gilgamesh expose Guybrush again
317	4514 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northeast	Mega Man X vs. Zero 80.4% Captain Falcon vs. Black Shadow 19.6%	Mega Man X and Zero validate their guru nomination
318	4513 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	North	Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 73.1% Katherine vs. Catherine 26.9%	The Catherine pair earns a respectable niche showing
319	4512 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	North	Kirby vs. Meta Knight 58.5% Jill Valentine vs. Nemesis 41.5%	Kirby and Meta Knight punish a risky guru pick
320	4511 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	North	Ike vs. Black Knight 59.4% Conker vs. The Great Mighty Poo 40.6%	Ike ends the Conker debate almost immediately
321	4510 graph writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	North	Mario vs. Bowser 85.4% Earthworm Jim vs. Queen Slug-for-a-Butt 14.6%	Mario opens with a blowout and alarming turnout
322	4132 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 62.4% SoulCalibur II 37.6%	Oblivion closes a wild first round without drama
323	4131 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 59.8% Gears of War 40.2%	Paper Mario punishes the casual Gears of War pick
324	4130 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	Assassin's Creed II 61.9% ICO 38.1%	Assassin's Creed II advances in a difficult match to read
325	4129 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 64.0% God of War II 36.0%	Wind Waker wins while old Celda hostility resurfaces
326	4128 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 73.3% Advance Wars 26.7%	Pokémon GSC wins but loses ground in the title debate
327	4127 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	Mario Kart Wii 53.5% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 46.5%	Mario Kart Wii barely avoids a Phoenix Wright embarrassment
328	4126 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	Chrono Cross 61.9% Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 38.1%	Chrono Cross restores order in an SFF-tinged 8/9 match	✓					1
329	4125 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 83.4% Wii Sports 16.6%	Majora's Mask opens with championship-level strength
330	4124 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Shadow of the Colossus 69.3% The Sims 30.7%	Shadow of the Colossus wins without revealing its future upset
331	4123 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 69.7% Banjo-Tooie 30.3%	Metal Gear Solid 2 gives no warning of what comes next
332	4122 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Diablo II 74.3% Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem 25.7%	Diablo II becomes Blizzard's bright spot
333	4121 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 63.5% Assassin's Creed 36.5%	Metal Gear Solid 4 underperforms despite a picture disadvantage					✓	1
334	4120 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	World of Warcraft 58.6% Animal Crossing 41.4%	World of Warcraft collapses under massive anti-voting
335	4119 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Paper Mario 72.1% Katamari Damacy 27.9%	Paper Mario looks far more legitimate than expected
336	4118 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Marvel vs. Capcom 2 51.6% New Super Mario Bros. Wii 48.4%	SRK rallies Marvel past New Super Mario Bros. Wii			✓			1
337	4117 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 76.9% TimeSplitters 2 23.1%	Metal Gear Solid 3 opens with a warning sign
338	4116 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Mass Effect 69.6% Plants vs. Zombies 30.4%	Mass Effect underperforms despite sequel-fueled hype
339	4115 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Skies of Arcadia 52.4% Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 47.6%	Skies survives a dramatic Baldur's Gate collapse
340	4114 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Final Fantasy XII 55.6% Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 44.4%	Final Fantasy XII wins a Pyrrhic victory
341	4113 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Portal 71.5% Gears of War 2 28.5%	Portal explodes into a serious divisional threat
342	4112 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 64.0% Braid 36.0%	Persona 4 advances without settling the next round
343	4111 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Dead Rising 50.9% The World Ends With You 49.1%	Dead Rising survives a long TWEWY battle
344	4110 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 63.6% Silent Hill 2 36.4%	Vice City delivers one of the contest's worst performances
345	4109 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Resident Evil 4 82.2% Jet Grind Radio 17.8%	Resident Evil 4 opens like a true title contender
346	4108 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Final Fantasy IX 75.2% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations 24.8%	Final Fantasy IX's day-vote weakness shows again
347	4107 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 52.3% Civilization IV 47.7%	Persona 3 gives the top-option rule another win
348	4106 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Fire Emblem 64.5% Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 35.5%	Fire Emblem makes Tony Hawk look overmatched
349	4105 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 58.0% Devil May Cry 42.0%	KOTOR wins but bleeds away its upset case
350	4104 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 65.4% Dead Space 34.6%	San Andreas fails to answer Golden Sun's challenge
351	4103 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Golden Sun 68.2% Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal 31.8%	Golden Sun looks far stronger than expected
352	4102 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Borderlands 55.5% Tales of Vesperia 44.5%	Borderlands restores order to a chaotic 8/9 round
353	4101 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Final Fantasy X 77.5% Viewtiful Joe 22.5%	Final Fantasy X wins but looks vulnerable
354	4100 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts 76.9% Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 23.1%	Kingdom Hearts seizes control of the sequel debate
355	4099 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 56.6% Dissidia: Final Fantasy 43.4%	Dissidia exposes Call of Duty's GameFAQs weakness
356	4098 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts II 63.8% Halo 2 36.2%	Kingdom Hearts II beats Halo without revealing much
357	4097 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	BioShock 68.9% Star Wars: Battlefront II 31.1%	BioShock opens strong and sparks Kingdom Hearts speculation
358	4096 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 79.4% Shenmue 20.6%	Twilight Princess fuels ZeldaFAQs complaints and title hype
359	4095 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Dragon Age: Origins 69.2% F-Zero GX 30.8%	The writeup mostly turns into an Anagram comedy bit †OT
360	4094 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald 50.8% Grand Theft Auto IV 49.2%	A 4chan rally helps Pokémon RSE flip GTA IV			✓			1
361	4093 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Super Mario Galaxy 74.8% Beyond Good & Evil 25.2%	Galaxy's supposedly weak opener ages very differently
362	4092 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 83.3% Mario Kart DS 16.7%	Brawl answers Melee with an even stronger opening
363	4091 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Valkyria Chronicles 52.4% Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 47.6%	Valkyria Chronicles cements the top-option heuristic
364	4090 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 71.7% WWF No Mercy 28.3%	Fire Emblem obliterates a debated wrestling matchup
365	4089 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 55.0% Metroid Fusion 45.0%	Pokémon DPP opens with a major warning sign
366	4088 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 62.9% Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 37.1%	Call of Duty 4 wins and still embarrasses itself
367	4087 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Perfect Dark 63.9% Conker's Bad Fur Day 36.1%	N64 SFF makes Perfect Dark-Conker hard to read	✓					1
368	4086 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 50.5% Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 49.5%	Morrowind reverses Warcraft in a strange PC duel
369	4085 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Super Smash Bros. Melee 87.2% Guitar Hero II 12.8%	Melee opens with a historic blowout
370	4084 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Half-Life 2 74.5% Left 4 Dead 2 25.5%	Half-Life 2 dominates its Valve sibling	✓					1
371	4083 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Grand Theft Auto III 62.0% LittleBigPlanet 38.0%	Grand Theft Auto III's hot start quickly fades
372	4082 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	God of War (2005) 65.3% Left 4 Dead 34.7%	God of War strengthens its case against Tales
373	4081 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Tales of Symphonia 52.2% Resident Evil 5 47.8%	Tales survives Resident Evil 5 and keeps the bracket open
374	4080 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Okami 71.4% No More Heroes 28.6%	Okami keeps gaining legitimacy in a routine win
375	4079 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Mega Man 9 53.0% Demon's Souls 47.0%	Mega Man 9 settles a supposed tossup quickly
376	4078 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 64.9% Mother 3 35.1%	Devil May Cry 3 wins but badly underperforms
377	4077 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Metroid Prime 73.3% Star Ocean: Till the End of Time 26.7%	Metroid Prime opens the Northeast with authority
378	4076 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Halo: Combat Evolved 64.4% Ninja Gaiden 35.6%	Halo wins quietly and sets up the series showdown
379	4075 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Halo 3 52.5% Super Mario Sunshine 47.5%	Halo 3 ends Super Mario Sunshine hype immediately
380	4074 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Street Fighter IV 50.7% Sonic Adventure 2 49.3%	Street Fighter IV shocks Sonic Adventure 2
381	4073 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 57.4% The Legend of Dragoon 42.6%	Legend of Dragoon validates itself in defeat
382	4072 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Team Fortress 2 50.0% Fable 50.0%	Team Fortress 2 survives an all-time Fable thriller
383	4071 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Batman: Arkham Asylum 72.5% Psychonauts 27.5%	Batman cruises through an uninformative opener
384	4070 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Deus Ex 50.8% Rock Band 2 49.2%	Deus Ex extends the second-match jinx
385	4069 graph writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Fallout 3 81.0% inFamous 19.0%	Fallout 3 opens Game of the Decade with authority
386	3793 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Gordon Freeman 53.3% Princess Peach 46.7%	Gordon survives a glitch but loses his Tifa hype
387	3792 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Tifa Lockheart 78.7% Yuri Lowell 21.3%	Tifa SFFs another weak Tales entrant	✓					1
388	3791 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Ness 64.8% Geno 35.2%	Ness SFFs Geno and restores his standing	✓					1
389	3790 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Big Daddy 61.7% Soap MacTavish 38.3%	Big Daddy exposes Soap and Call of Duty hype
390	3789 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Missingno 50.3% Crono 49.7%	Missingno rallies past Crono in the contest's defining upset			✓	✓		2
391	3788 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Yoshi 76.6% Jak 23.4%	Yoshi cruises through an uneventful matchup
392	3787 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Vincent Valentine 77.4% Guybrush Threepwood 22.6%	Vincent exposes Guybrush as contest fodder again
393	3786 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Sephiroth 71.8% Marth 28.2%	Sephiroth opens with an immediate warning sign
394	3785 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Squall Leonhart 68.0% Akuma 32.0%	Squall offers little evidence before the Auron test
395	3784 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Terra Branford 53.9% Darth Revan 46.1%	Dissidia-boosted Terra overturns the Revan consensus
396	3783 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Zero 67.2% Marcus Fenix 32.8%	Zero reinforces the Mega Man rebound
397	3782 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Auron 57.6% Aerith Gainsborough 42.4%	Auron meets expectations without strengthening his Squall case
398	3781 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Commander Shepard 75.8% Ellis 24.2%	Shepard looks newly legitimate against weak opposition
399	3780 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Pikachu 75.1% Banjo 24.9%	Pikachu SFFs Banjo and confirms Pokémon's rise	✓					1
400	3779 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Fox McCloud 67.3% Lloyd Irving 32.7%	Fox ends his drought against weak Tales opposition
401	3778 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Solid Snake 72.4% Proto Man 27.6%	Snake wins but again looks strange against Nintendo
402	3777 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Dante 69.4% Axel 30.6%	Dante strengthens his case while Kingdom Hearts slips
403	3776 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Ryu 69.0% Balthier Bunansa 31.0%	The writeup mostly attacks Final Fantasy XII †OT
404	3775 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Sackboy 54.6% Kratos Aurion 45.4%	Sackboy embarrasses the guru consensus
405	3774 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Leon Kennedy 60.8% Vault Boy 39.2%	Vault Boy impresses against an uneven Leon
406	3773 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Captain Falcon 71.1% Wander 28.9%	The writeup mostly rants about Wander †OT
407	3772 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Riku 62.3% Ramza Beoulve 37.7%	Riku advances cleanly with no warning signs
408	3771 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Chris Redfield 68.0% Captain MacMillan 32.0%	Chris wins as Call of Duty struggles again					✓	1
409	3770 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Cloud Strife 71.7% Ridley 28.3%	Cloud looks weak while Ridley exceeds expectations					✓	1
410	3769 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Ezio Auditore da Firenze 59.7% Simon Belmont 40.3%	Ezio advances but loses his upset hype
411	3768 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Zelda 70.7% Travis Touchdown 29.3%	Zelda advances despite a mild underperformance
412	3767 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Ratchet 68.4% Eddie Riggs 31.6%	Ratchet finally wins against extreme fodder
413	3766 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Jecht 52.7% Phoenix Wright 47.3%	Jecht validates himself as Phoenix disappoints
414	3765 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Sub-Zero 53.9% Tidus 46.1%	Tidus adds another loss to his long pattern
415	3764 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Roxas 57.0% Heavy 43.0%	Heavy's 4chan rally dents Roxas without threatening him			✓			1
416	3763 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Jill Valentine 67.2% Niko Bellic 32.8%	Jill crushes Niko as Resident Evil strength rises
417	3762 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Samus Aran 78.7% Prince of Persia 21.3%	Samus opens her run with a dominant rout
418	3761 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Kratos 61.0% Miles 'Tails' Prower 39.0%	Kratos beats Tails but loses his favorite status
419	3760 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Charizard 64.3% Duke Nukem 35.7%	Charizard crushes Duke and ends the debate quickly
420	3759 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Isaac 68.8% Professor Layton 31.2%	Isaac finally gets his long-awaited first win
421	3758 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	L-Block 63.9% HK-47 36.1%	L-Block wins but looks fully mortal
422	3757 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Bowser 63.2% Frog 36.8%	Bowser handles Frog in an expected result
423	3756 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Kefka 60.6% Arthas Menethil 39.4%	Kefka destroys guru favorite Arthas
424	3755 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Laharl 56.3% Neku Sakuraba 43.7%	Laharl finally earns his first contest win
425	3754 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Sora 63.6% Midna 36.4%	Sora advances without ever looking dominant
426	3753 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Master Chief 60.2% Spy 39.8%	A 4chan Spy rally exposes another Master Chief flop			✓			1
427	3752 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Ryu Hayabusa 61.8% Crash Bandicoot 38.2%	Ryu Hayabusa wins but badly disappoints against Crash
428	3751 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Zack Fair 58.6% Yuna 41.4%	Zack destroys Yuna and validates ZackFAQs again
429	3750 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Mega Man 63.0% Cid Highwind 37.0%	Mega Man continues a strong series-wide rebound
430	3749 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Ike 62.5% Prinny 37.5%	Ike outdoes Zidane with an even worse underperformance
431	3748 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Zidane Tribal 64.4% Claptrap 35.6%	Zidane wins but damages his upset hopes
432	3747 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Big Boss 76.2% Miles Edgeworth 23.8%	Big Boss becomes Metal Gear's first-round bright spot
433	3746 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Mario 81.0% Falco Lombardi 19.0%	Mario buries Falco with overwhelming Nintendo SFF	✓					1
434	3745 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Altair 59.1% Liquid Snake 40.9%	Altair crushes Liquid with a major picture advantage					✓	1
435	3744 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Vivi 56.3% Donkey Kong 43.7%	Vivi repeats his old Donkey Kong win almost exactly
436	3743 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	GlaDOS 66.8% Fawful 33.2%	GLaDOS cruises past Fawful in a quiet match
437	3742 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Kirby 57.5% Rikku 42.5%	Kirby wins routinely but weakens his upset case
438	3741 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Ken 50.3% Albert Wesker 49.7%	Ken comes back on Wesker in a rare fun thriller
439	3740 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Ganondorf 58.6% Mewtwo 41.4%	Ganondorf wins routinely but fails to build Sonic hype
440	3739 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Knuckles the Echidna 52.0% Cecil Harvey 48.0%	Knuckles beats Cecil but looks alarmingly weak
441	3738 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 63.9% Lightning 36.1%	Sonic wins but sparks serious upset speculation
442	3737 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	The Boss 52.4% Nathan Drake 47.6%	The Boss quietly upsets Nathan Drake
443	3736 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Weighted Companion Cube 78.1% Sandal 21.9%	The Cube demolishes an overmatched Sandal
444	3735 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Amaterasu 52.6% Shadow the Hedgehog 47.4%	Amaterasu beats Shadow and deepens Sonic Team doubts
445	3734 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Luigi 65.7% Meta Knight 34.3%	Luigi advances as Meta Knight draws another Nintendo trap	✓					1
446	3733 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Mega Man X 65.7% Captain John Price 34.3%	Mega Man X exposes a badly misseeded opener
447	3732 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Pokemon Trainer Red 50.2% Revolver Ocelot 49.8%	Red comes back late to edge Revolver Ocelot
448	3731 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Alucard 58.5% Magus 41.5%	Alucard crushes Magus in a supposedly even matchup
449	3730 graph writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Link 79.8% Thrall 20.2%	Link wins easily as 1v1 contests return
450	3477 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2007-2009	Fallout 3 37.6% Halo 3 27.0% Left 4 Dead 20.4% Mass Effect 15.0%	Fallout 3 and Halo 3 close Round One quietly		✓				1
451	3476 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2007-2009	Metal Gear Solid 4 41.9% Portal 24.1% BioShock 22.8% LittleBigPlanet 11.2%	Portal comfortably beats BioShock behind Metal Gear Solid 4
452	3475 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2007-2009	Call of Duty 4 35.8% Super Mario Galaxy 28.5% Pokemon Diamond/Pearl 23.4% Team Fortress 2 12.3%	Call of Duty 4 exposes a badly underperforming Galaxy		✓				1
453	3474 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2007-2009	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 47.0% Grand Theft Auto IV 26.2% Street Fighter IV 13.4% Persona 4 13.4%	Brawl dominates as Street Fighter IV nearly finishes last
454	3473 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2004-2006	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 39.1% Half-Life 2 25.8% Final Fantasy XII 23.6% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 11.4%	Twilight Princess dominates while Half-Life 2 survives
455	3472 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2004-2006	Resident Evil 4 34.2% Kingdom Hearts II 33.6% Shadow of the Colossus 18.3% Gears of War 13.9%	Resident Evil 4 narrowly holds off Kingdom Hearts II
456	3471 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2004-2006	Metal Gear Solid 3 35.4% World of Warcraft 24.0% Halo 2 21.8% Okami 18.8%	World of Warcraft advances as Halo 2 nearly bottoms out
457	3470 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2004-2006	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 26.8% Tales of Symphonia 25.0% God of War (2005) 24.8% Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 23.4%	Oblivion wins as Tales shocks God of War late
458	3469 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2001-2003	Super Smash Bros. Melee 48.6% The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 25.4% Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 15.1% Fire Emblem 10.9%	Melee advances while Fire Emblem gets double-SFFed	✓					1
459	3468 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2001-2003	Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 27.4% Halo: Combat Evolved 25.8% Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 24.6% Grand Theft Auto III 22.1%	Diablo II wins a four-way thriller as Halo escapes
460	3467 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2001-2003	Kingdom Hearts 38.9% Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 24.5% Metroid Prime 22.5% Paper Mario 14.1%	Paper Mario's vote drain helps Vice City eliminate Prime		✓				1
461	3466 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	2001-2003	Final Fantasy X 45.9% Metal Gear Solid 2 27.8% The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 17.2% Silent Hill 2 9.0%	Final Fantasy X and MGS2 cruise without drama
462	3465 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1998-2000	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 53.8% Final Fantasy IX 21.3% Half-Life 14.6% Chrono Cross 10.3%	Ocarina dominates while Final Fantasy IX beats Half-Life
463	3464 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1998-2000	Final Fantasy VIII 43.9% Starcraft 27.9% SoulCalibur 15.4% Xenogears 12.8%	Final Fantasy VIII destroys StarCraft's repeat-run hopes
464	3463 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1998-2000	Metal Gear Solid 37.1% Pokemon Gold/Silver 32.5% Final Fantasy Tactics 22.8% Deus Ex 7.7%	Pokémon Gold and Silver sends Final Fantasy Tactics home
465	3462 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1998-2000	Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow 50.7% The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 28.9% Perfect Dark 11.7% Banjo-Kazooie 8.7%	Pokémon RBY demolishes Majora's Mask and announces itself		✓				1
466	3461 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1995-1997	Chrono Trigger 56.4% Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 23.8% Earthbound 15.6% Lufia II 4.2%	Chrono Trigger dominates while EarthBound's upset hope dies
467	3460 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1995-1997	Super Mario 64 45.4% Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 22.9% Resident Evil 20.6% Kirby Super Star 11.1%	Mario 64 crushes Kirby as Symphony of the Night advances	✓					1
468	3459 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1995-1997	Final Fantasy VII 55.1% Mario Kart 64 23.6% Star Fox 64 14.5% Suikoden 6.9%	Final Fantasy VII mauls the N64 field	✓					1
469	3458 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1995-1997	GoldenEye 007 36.0% Super Mario RPG 31.7% Resident Evil 2 23.1% Donkey Kong Country 2 9.2%	GoldenEye and Mario RPG advance as DKC2 hype collapses	✓					1
470	3457 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1992-1994	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 37.3% Mortal Kombat II 30.1% Secret of Mana 26.1% Shining Force II 6.5%	Sonic 2 advances but adds to Sonic's warning signs
471	3456 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1992-1994	Final Fantasy III (VI) 40.0% Zelda: Link's Awakening 31.4% Mega Man X 24.6% Phantasy Star IV 4.0%	Link's Awakening breaks out while Mega Man X exits
472	3455 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1992-1994	Zelda: A Link to the Past 56.2% Donkey Kong Country 18.0% Doom (1993) 17.5% Streets of Rage II 8.2%	Donkey Kong Country survives Zelda SFF as Doom collapses	✓					1
473	3454 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1992-1994	Super Metroid 35.3% Super Mario Kart 35.2% Sonic the Hedgehog 3 24.3% Gunstar Heroes 5.3%	Super Metroid edges Mario Kart in a strange classic
474	3453 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1989-1991	Final Fantasy II (IV) 50.6% Mega Man 3 35.3% River City Ransom 10.1% Crystalis 4.0%	Final Fantasy IV cruises in a completely predictable match
475	3452 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1989-1991	Super Mario World 45.8% Final Fantasy 36.8% Battletoads 13.8% Prince of Persia 3.6%	Battletoads rallies but Mario World and Final Fantasy cruise			✓			1
476	3451 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1989-1991	Super Mario Bros. 3 75.9% Secret of Monkey Island 9.7% SimCity 8.9% Tecmo Super Bowl 5.6%	Mario 3 obliterates the field while Monkey Island survives
477	3450 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1989-1991	Sonic the Hedgehog 44.4% Street Fighter II 35.6% Civilization 10.5% Castlevania III 9.6%	Sonic routs Street Fighter II in a major surprise
478	3449 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1972-1988	The Legend of Zelda 61.3% Metroid 18.6% Contra 12.7% Dragon Warrior III 7.4%	Zelda crushes Metroid while Contra fails to capitalize	✓					1
479	3448 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1972-1988	Super Mario Bros. 70.5% Ninja Gaiden 12.6% Duck Hunt 10.6% Galaga 6.3%	Mario buries Duck Hunt with same-cartridge SFF	✓					1
480	3447 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1972-1988	Mega Man 2 34.8% Pac-Man 27.3% The Oregon Trail 21.4% Pong 16.5%	Oregon Trail fades while Mega Man 2 underwhelms
481	3446 graph writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 1	1972-1988	Tetris 53.6% Donkey Kong 19.8% Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 17.9% Space Invaders 8.7%	Donkey Kong survives Punch-Out as Tetris dominates	✓					1
482	3275 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 8	Kratos 37.2% Jill Valentine 25.7% Revolver Ocelot 24.2% Heavy 12.9%	Jill reverses Ocelot as Metal Gear hype falls flat
483	3274 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 8	Sephiroth 47.2% Tifa Lockheart 28.5% Ratchet 13.9% Nana 10.4%	Tifa withstands Sephiroth better than expected
484	3273 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 8	Auron 39.5% Sub-Zero 26.9% Rydia 17.5% Marcus Fenix 16.1%	Auron cruises as Marcus Fenix falls back to earth
485	3272 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 36.8% Sandbag 25.0% Magus 24.8% Commander Shepard 13.4%	Sandbag rallies past Magus for a major joke upset			✓			1
486	3271 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 7	Dante 50.1% Hogger 16.8% Ramza Beoulve 16.7% Laharl 16.4%	Hogger's rally steals second from a collapsing Ramza			✓			1
487	3270 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 7	Leon Kennedy 42.4% Riku 27.4% Siegfried Schtauffen 16.8% Captain MacMillan 13.4%	Leon and Riku advance through a routine opener
488	3269 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 7	Master Chief 36.8% Raiden 28.4% Kain Highwind 25.4% Professor Layton 9.4%	Master Chief advances but loses his previous year's aura
489	3268 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 7	Big Boss 48.1% Kirby 36.8% Jinjo 9.5% Lucas 5.7%	Big Boss stuns Kirby in a massive opening-round upset		✓				1
490	3267 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 6	Mewtwo 41.8% Pac-Man 25.1% Ness 18.3% Travis Touchdown 14.8%	Mewtwo crushes Ness and sends Pac-Man through	✓					1
491	3266 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 6	Cloud Strife 59.8% Midna 20.4% Miles Edgeworth 12.3% Axel Steel 7.6%	Cloud and Midna dispatch an overmatched field
492	3265 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 6	Squall Leonhart 45.1% Yoshi 32.8% CATS 15.3% Nathan Drake 6.9%	Squall crushes Yoshi far harder than expected
493	3264 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 6	Sora 39.1% Fox McCloud 30.5% Chris Redfield 23.8% Tim 6.6%	Sora and Fox advance without any real drama
494	3263 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 5	Solid Snake 51.6% Vivi Ornitier 26.0% Albert Wesker 12.5% Sackboy 9.9%	Snake dominates another straightforward first-round match
495	3262 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 5	Ryu Hayabusa 36.5% Zero 35.4% Pit 14.6% King Dedede 13.4%	Ryu edges Zero as more Brawl hype fizzles
496	3261 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 5	Mega Man 51.2% Nero 24.0% Banjo 13.3% Captain Olimar 11.5%	Mega Man and Nero cruise through a predictable fourpack
497	3260 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 5	Weighted Companion Cube 32.2% Tidus 31.7% Donkey Kong 21.2% Miles 'Tails' Prower 14.8%	The Cube advances while Donkey Kong disappoints again
498	3259 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 4	Pikachu 32.2% Arthas Menethil 26.7% Ike 25.9% Spy 15.2%	Arthas advances as Pikachu's presence hurts Ike		✓				1
499	3258 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 4	Alucard 35.5% Captain Falcon 28.4% Diddy Kong 18.9% Kratos Aurion 17.1%	Captain Falcon finally breaks through behind Alucard			✓			1
500	3257 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 4	L-Block 31.8% Ryu (Street Fighter) 31.6% Meta Knight 22.6% The Dog 14.0%	L-Block outlasts Ryu in a low-stakes thriller
501	3256 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 4	Crono 49.2% Amaterasu 26.6% Frank West 16.2% Kaim Argonar 8.0%	Crono and Amaterasu cruise through a predictable opener
502	3255 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 3	Scorpion 30.1% Gordon Freeman 28.5% Balthier Bunansa 22.5% Big Daddy 19.0%	Gordon's resurgence continues behind Scorpion
503	3254 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 3	Vincent Valentine 45.7% Falco Lombardi 26.8% GlaDOS 20.0% Wander 7.5%	Falco and GLaDOS outperform expectations behind Vincent
504	3253 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 3	Ganondorf 43.9% Frog 24.2% KOS-MOS 19.5% Neku Sakuraba 12.4%	Frog holds off KOS-MOS despite the picture controversy					✓	1
505	3252 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 3	Samus Aran 52.2% Nightmare 22.7% Crash Bandicoot 16.9% Raz 8.2%	Samus and Nightmare advance through an uneventful opener
506	3251 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 2	Mega Man X 44.5% Mudkip 30.3% Lloyd Irving 16.6% Tom Nook 8.7%	Mudkip advances but lacks the bracket for another L-Block run
507	3250 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 2	Mario 40.5% Zelda 24.6% Knuckles the Echidna 20.9% Fei Fong Wong 14.1%	Zelda resists Mario and ends Knuckles's opening-round streak
508	3249 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 2	Bowser 45.1% Phoenix Wright 23.9% Geno 16.5% Deckard Cain 14.5%	Bowser cruises while Phoenix looks increasingly legitimate
509	3248 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 2	Luigi 39.7% Liquid Snake 33.1% Roxas 19.1% Sho Minamimoto 8.1%	Liquid's strong showing complicates Luigi's next round
510	3247 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 1	Altair 43.1% Lucario 22.2% Isaac 20.9% Guybrush Threepwood 13.8%	Altair dominates his debut while Lucario barely survives
511	3246 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 1	Marth 29.5% Duke Nukem 26.3% Niko Bellic 22.7% Kefka 21.5%	Duke shocks the field as Kefka collapses
512	3245 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 1	Link 60.7% Zidane Tribal 17.7% Shadow the Hedgehog 15.5% Luke fon Fabre 6.1%	Zidane shocks Shadow while Link resumes dominating
513	3244 graph writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 1	Division 1	Zack Fair 44.6% Wario 33.1% Cecil Harvey 16.3% Jade Curtiss 5.9%	Zack opens 2008 with an immediate bracket surprise
514	2894 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 39.6% Sub-Zero 32.9% Prince of Persia 18.0% Viewtiful Joe 9.5%	Sonic advances but delivers another warning sign
515	2893 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 8	Duke Nukem 30.2% Gordon Freeman 29.6% Ike 28.8% Guybrush Threepwood 11.5%	Duke shocks Gordon while Ike nearly makes it chaotic
516	2892 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 8	Sora 41.9% Lara Croft 25.8% Albert Wesker 24.1% Daxter 8.2%	Lara survives Wesker after a surprisingly competitive fight					✓	1
517	2891 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 8	Squall Leonhart 35.3% Aeris Gainsborough 25.5% Akuma 23.0% Geno 16.1%	Squall settles the Aeris debate while Akuma debuts well
518	2890 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 7	Ryu Hayabusa 45.8% Riku 27.2% Roxas 17.7% Haseo 9.3%	Ryu overwhelms the split Kingdom Hearts field †OT
519	2889 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 7	Solid Snake 57.9% Nightmare 22.5% Vyse 10.5% Rayman 9.1%	Snake cruises while Nightmare advances and Vyse badly disappoints
520	2888 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 7	Kratos 40.1% Donkey Kong 27.7% Marth 20.6% Prince of All Cosmos 11.6%	Kratos wins as Nintendo LFF weakens Donkey Kong and Marth		✓				1
521	2887 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 7	Kirby 44.4% L-Block 30.9% Laharl 16.9% Nathan Hale 7.8%	L-Block shocks Laharl and briefly leads Kirby in its debut
522	2886 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 6	Leon Kennedy 40.1% Vivi Ornitier 30.9% Ridley 18.9% Spyro the Dragon 10.1%	Leon and Vivi advance through an almost completely uneventful match
523	2885 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 6	Pikachu 36.6% Tidus 31.8% Isaac 17.6% Serge 13.9%	Pikachu routs Tidus and accelerates Pokémon's contest resurgence
524	2884 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 6	Ada Wong 38.4% Balthier Bunansa 33.0% Frank West 20.1% Jade Curtiss 8.4%	Ada wins easily as Balthier's newcomer hype collapses
525	2883 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 6	Dante 49.2% Amaterasu 22.8% Little Mac 16.5% Matt 11.5%	Amaterasu beats Little Mac and announces unexpected contest strength
526	2882 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 5	Liquid Snake 27.8% Alucard 27.8% Ness 25.4% Zidane Tribal 19.0%	Liquid steals first from Alucard in a controversial photo finish			✓	✓		2
527	2881 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 5	Master Chief 45.7% Yuna 30.2% Tommy Vercetti 14.7% PaRappa 9.4%	Master Chief crushes Yuna as Halo 3 hype peaks
528	2880 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 5	Ganondorf 49.1% Vergil 19.4% Thrall 16.9% Ratchet 14.6%	Thrall's WoW rally nearly catches Vergil before the day vote			✓			1
529	2879 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 5	Luigi 46.0% Mudkip 27.7% Pit 18.7% Tingle 7.6%	Mudkip takes second and looks stronger than a simple joke rally
530	2878 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 4	Zero 39.6% HK-47 21.3% Lloyd Irving 20.2% Jak 18.9%	HK-47 advances from the infamous Jakpack of Suck
531	2877 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 4	Crono 48.2% Raiden 20.2% Sam Fisher 19.9% Simon Belmont 11.8%	Raiden survives Sam Fisher's comeback but loses future hype
532	2876 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 4	Vincent Valentine 38.7% Zelda 29.9% The Boss 15.8% Miles 'Tails' Prower 15.6%	Vincent crushes Zelda while a close third-place fight goes unnoticed
533	2875 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 4	Link 70.5% Bidoof 16.0% Miles Edgeworth 9.1% Agent J 4.4%	Bidoof rallies past Edgeworth while Link destroys the field			✓			1
534	2874 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 3	Magus 30.9% Phoenix Wright 24.0% Bomberman 23.9% Crash Bandicoot 21.3%	Phoenix survives Bomberman's long comeback while Magus disappoints
535	2873 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 3	Mario 57.9% Big Boss 23.0% Pac-Man 10.1% Wander 9.0%	Mario SFFs Pac-Man and hands Big Boss an easy advance	✓					1
536	2872 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 3	Fox McCloud 45.6% Wario 22.5% Captain Falcon 18.8% Banjo 13.1%	Fox dominates an all-Nintendo four-way through heavy SFF	✓					1
537	2871 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 3	Sephiroth 55.2% Meta Knight 18.2% Princess Peach 15.3% CATS 11.2%	Meta Knight shocks Peach to claim an easy advancing spot
538	2870 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 2	Ryu 36.3% Bowser 28.6% Mewtwo 24.9% Toad 10.1%	Ryu wins as Nintendo LFF drags Bowser down		✓				1
539	2869 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 2	Auron 43.3% Shadow the Hedgehog 26.3% Pyramid Head 16.2% Chris Redfield 14.3%	Auron cruises while Shadow disappoints and Pyramid Head surprises
540	2868 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 2	Cloud Strife 61.2% Revolver Ocelot 17.7% Jill Valentine 15.6% Midgar Zolom 5.5%	Cloud dominates while Ocelot comfortably beats Jill for second
541	2867 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 2	Marcus Fenix 36.8% Kefka 32.0% Tom Nook 18.7% Zelos Wilder 12.5%	Kefka collapses to Marcus as Lettuce Kefka strikes again					✓	1
542	2866 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 1	Scorpion 36.6% Midna 24.7% Kratos Aurion 21.1% Agent 47 17.6%	Scorpion crushes expectations while Midna badly underperforms
543	2865 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 1	Samus Aran 51.8% Frog 18.6% Axel 18.5% Sarah Kerrigan 11.1%	Frog survives Axel after a huge comeback and late rally			✓			1
544	2864 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 1	Mega Man 50.5% KOS-MOS 18.4% Arthas Menethil 15.7% Diablo 15.4%	KOS-MOS advances as Blizzard LFF rewrites four-way expectations		✓				1
545	2863 graph writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 1	Division 1	Yoshi 35.5% Knuckles the Echidna 27.8% Rikku 27.1% Vaan 9.5%	Knuckles survives Rikku as LFF debuts in the four-way format		✓				1
546	2530 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Sub-Zero 50.9% Master Chief 49.1%	Sub-Zero upsets Master Chief and extends Halo's contest misery
547	2529 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Auron 64.4% Alucard 35.6%	Auron beats Alucard as the old upset hero keeps fading
548	2528 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Bowser 55.4% Leon Kennedy 44.6%	Bowser wins as Leon exposes more doubts about old stats
549	2527 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Crono 74.2% Captain Falcon 25.8%	Crono cruises past Falcon but again shows a weak day vote
550	2526 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Luigi 53.7% Zero 46.3%	Luigi stuns Zero and finally wins a major debated match
551	2525 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Kirby 61.7% The Prince of Persia 38.3%	Kirby beats Prince but gives his backers another warning
552	2524 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Vincent Valentine 52.6% Ganondorf 47.4%	Vincent upsets Ganondorf and launches a Noble Nine breaker bandwagon
553	2523 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Sonic the Hedgehog 80.7% CATS 19.3%	Sonic steamrolls CATS without resolving the old picture debate
554	2522 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Mega Man 69.9% Axel 30.1%	Mega Man beats Axel while showing an early warning sign
555	2521 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Ryu 57.1% Kratos 42.9%	Ryu beats bracket favorite Kratos despite a strong day vote
556	2520 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Gordon Freeman 58.2% Phoenix Wright 41.8%	Gordon finally wins and ends the original GFNW joke
557	2519 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Sora 75.6% Tingle 24.4%	Sora dispatches Tingle in a remarkably uneventful opener
558	2518 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Dante 65.2% Ryu Hayabusa 34.8%	Dante handles Hayabusa and keeps the edge over Yoshi
559	2517 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Yoshi 55.2% Riku 44.8%	Yoshi beats Riku but loses confidence before facing Dante
560	2516 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Squall Leonhart 72.0% Tidus 28.0%	Squall SFFs Tidus and briefly fuels upset talk against Snake	✓					1
561	2515 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Solid Snake 82.2% Soma Cruz 17.8%	Snake crushes Soma and hints that this run may differ
562	2514 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Lara Croft 77.5% Alyx Vance 22.5%	Lara crushes Alyx without proving she has truly returned
563	2513 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Chun Li 68.7% Kasumi 31.3%	Chun-Li handles Kasumi despite another weak Street Fighter day vote
564	2512 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Joanna Dark 60.2% Cortana 39.8%	Joanna handles Cortana and extends Halo's character-level struggles
565	2511 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Yuna 79.3% Roll 20.7%	Yuna quietly crushes Roll and answers early doubts
566	2510 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Aeris Gainsborough 69.8% Marle 30.2%	Aeris beats Marle but fails to strengthen her Zelda case	✓					1
567	2509 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	KOS-MOS 65.4% Amy Rose 34.6%	KOS-MOS beats Amy despite a late Sonic day-vote recovery
568	2508 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Terra Branford 58.7% Sarah Kerrigan 41.3%	Terra beats Kerrigan after a noisy match-picture controversy
569	2507 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Zelda 86.1% Carmen Sandiego 13.9%	Zelda destroys Carmen and launches a serious Samus upset bandwagon
570	2506 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Princess Peach 83.1% Princess Daisy 16.9%	Peach crushes Daisy while the writeup mostly wanders elsewhere †OT
571	2505 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Jill Valentine 62.0% Sheena Fujibayashi 38.0%	Jill beats Sheena but her day vote raises concerns
572	2504 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	The Boss 61.1% Celes Chere 38.9%	The Boss handles Celes and punctures another Final Fantasy hype job
573	2503 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Tifa Lockhart 76.2% Ivy Valentine 23.8%	Tifa crushes Ivy and delivers an early statement performance
574	2502 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Kairi 52.1% Claire Redfield 47.9%	Kairi survives Claire before the Kingdom Hearts day vote erupts				✓		1
575	2501 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Rikku 75.0% Lenneth Valkyrie 25.0%	Rikku routs Lenneth and validates her earlier contest strength
576	2500 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Ada Wong 75.9% Jade 24.1%	Ada dispatches Jade in an uninformative opening match
577	2499 graph writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Samus Aran 81.9% Nidoran F 18.1%	Samus handles Nidoran without settling any strength debates
578	2440 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Resident Evil 87.8% Shadow Hearts 12.2%	Resident Evil obliterates Shadow Hearts in another joke-fodder blowout
579	2439 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Street Fighter 64.8% The Elder Scrolls 35.2%	Street Fighter crushes Elder Scrolls amid a noisy fanbase fight
580	2438 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Mega Man 58.1% Mario Kart 41.9%	Mega Man crushes Mario Kart after an overthought pre-match debate
581	2437 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Final Fantasy 86.0% Diablo 14.0%	Final Fantasy crushes Diablo but does not settle the title race
582	2436 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Super Smash Bros. 76.4% Dragon Quest 23.6%	Smash handles Dragon Quest while debate shifts toward Sonic
583	2435 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Sonic the Hedgehog 70.9% Devil May Cry 29.1%	Sonic crushes Devil May Cry and builds momentum for Smash
584	2434 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Warcraft 50.4% Grand Theft Auto 49.6%	Warcraft rallies past GTA as vote stuffing hits the losing side			✓	✓		2
585	2433 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Super Mario Bros. 92.2% Madden NFL 7.8%	Mario destroys Madden and takes another individual-vote record
586	2432 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Kingdom Hearts 73.1% Harvest Moon 26.9%	Kingdom Hearts routs Harvest Moon despite another round of doom talk
587	2431 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Castlevania 55.0% Halo 45.0%	Castlevania upsets Halo and neutralizes its famous day vote
588	2430 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Fire Emblem 57.1% Silent Hill 42.9%	Fire Emblem handles Silent Hill in the contest's expected stinker
589	2429 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Metal Gear 69.9% Soul Calibur 30.1%	Metal Gear crushes Soul Calibur and exposes old statistical inflation
590	2428 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	Metroid 70.6% Kirby 29.4%	Metroid routs Kirby and ends the brief Pokémon bandwagon
591	2427 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	Pokemon 65.7% Star Ocean 34.3%	Pokémon crushes Star Ocean and finally gets its contest vindication
592	2426 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	Mega Man X 72.6% Suikoden 27.4%	Mega Man X cruises past Suikoden into a hopeless Zelda matchup
593	2425 graph writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	The Legend of Zelda 90.0% Civilization 10.0%	Zelda opens Best Series Ever by shattering the vote record
594	2097 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Pac-Man 51.3% Revolver Ocelot 48.7%	Pac-Man shocks Ocelot and wipes out the perfect brackets					✓	1
595	2096 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Yoshi 73.7% Laharl 26.3%	Yoshi handles Laharl in a routine first-round mismatch
596	2095 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Leon Kennedy 58.6% Gordon Freeman 41.4%	Leon extends Gordon Freeman's endlessly recurring losing streak
597	2094 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Mega Man 76.0% Conker 24.0%	Mega Man crushes Conker but gives Sonic supporters hope
598	2093 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Luigi 66.0% KOS-MOS 34.0%	Luigi routs KOS-MOS and strengthens the Nintendo boost case
599	2092 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Tifa Lockheart 78.1% Vyse 21.9%	Tifa crushes Vyse in a spectacular contest debut
600	2091 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Diablo 56.8% Kratos Aurion 43.2%	Diablo handles Kratos and validates his spring performance
601	2090 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 76.1% Jin Kazama 23.9%	Sonic beats Jin but leaves questions before Mega Man
602	2089 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Squall Leonhart 74.8% Geno 25.2%	Squall overwhelms Geno as SFF shapes the Devil Division	✓					1
603	2088 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Knuckles the Echidna 50.9% Magus 49.1%	Knuckles shocks Magus in a historic bracket-busting upset
604	2087 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Vincent Valentine 79.0% Sarah Kerrigan 21.0%	Vincent obliterates Kerrigan in a statement contest debut
605	2086 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Dante 71.5% Terra 28.5%	Dante crushes Terra and ends the upset speculation quickly
606	2085 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Crono 76.7% Zidane 23.3%	Crono calmly dispatches Zidane after the previous day's chaos
607	2084 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Tommy Vercetti 51.1% Kefka 48.9%	Kefka and Vercetti classic erupts into a cheating scandal				✓		1
608	2083 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Donkey Kong 64.8% Sam Fisher 35.2%	Donkey Kong beats Sam Fisher in an uneventful matchup
609	2082 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Master Chief 68.8% CATS 31.2%	CATS overperforms again as Master Chief looks vulnerable					✓	1
610	2081 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Ryu 55.7% Rikku 44.3%	Ryu beats Rikku but badly damages his case against Bowser
611	2080 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Bowser 65.9% Chun Li 34.1%	Bowser handles Chun-Li without settling the Ryu debate
612	2079 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Tidus 72.5% King of all Cosmos 27.5%	Tidus beats the King but loses more confidence before Kirby
613	2078 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Kirby 75.2% Cecil 24.8%	Kirby destroys Cecil and ignites Nintendo boost talk					✓	1
614	2077 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Sora 70.7% Agent 47 29.3%	Sora handles Agent 47 as attention shifts to Alucard
615	2076 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Alucard 55.5% Kratos 44.5%	Alucard beats Kratos but looks vulnerable heading toward Sora
616	2075 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Zelda 59.6% Vivi 40.4%	Zelda crushes Vivi and undercuts the statistical case against her
617	2074 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Solid Snake 84.1% Manny Calavera 15.9%	Snake crushes Manny after Board 8 finally gets him in
618	2073 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Auron 71.5% Big Boss 28.5%	Auron cruises past Big Boss as the Ganondorf matchup looms					✓	1
619	2072 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Ganondorf 61.2% Yuna 38.8%	Ganondorf beats Yuna amid strength debate and cheating claims				✓		1
620	2071 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Frog 51.7% Riku 48.3%	Frog survives Riku but sees his old reputation collapse
621	2070 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Samus 87.3% Yuri Hyuga 12.7%	Samus crushes Yuri and strengthens her championship case
622	2069 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Lloyd Irving 54.7% Albert Wesker 45.3%	Lloyd beats Wesker but badly misses Board 8 expectations
623	2068 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Zero 63.0% Ryu Hayabusa 37.0%	Zero beats Ryu Hayabusa but leaves mild strength questions
624	2067 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Ness 55.1% Carl Johnson 44.9%	Ness upsets CJ as the writeup turns to race controversy †OT
625	2066 graph writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Mario 80.9% Joanna Dark 19.1%	Mario opens the contest with an emphatic win over Joanna
626	2004 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Master Hand 53.8% Kuja 46.2%	Master Hand humiliates Kuja in the contest's defining upset
627	2003 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Dr. Robotnik 51.3% Sin 48.7%	Robotnik survives Sin amid a disastrous picture and rally attempt			✓		✓	2
628	2002 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Ansem 54.0% CATS 46.0%	CATS nearly shocks Ansem and proves he can threaten someone					✓	1
629	2001 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Ganondorf 85.0% Giygas 15.0%	Ganondorf crushes Giygas in a foregone conclusion
630	2000 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Diablo 57.7% Ridley 42.3%	Diablo beats Ridley before an outside rally pads the win			✓			1
631	1999 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	M. Bison 68.4% Albedo 31.6%	Bison crushes Albedo and launches a night of Board 8 fads
632	1998 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Wesker 59.7% Luca Blight 40.3%	Wesker beats Luca but destroys his own contender hype
633	1997 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Kefka 64.0% Mithos 36.0%	Kefka beats Mithos but opens the door to upset talk
634	1996 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Liquid Snake 79.5% Officer Tenpenny 20.5%	Liquid Snake crushes Tenpenny and validates his early hype
635	1995 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Lavos 55.8% Mother Brain 44.2%	Lavos beats Mother Brain as the unexpected closeness raises questions
636	1994 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Vergil 64.5% Ghaleon 35.5%	Vergil beats Ghaleon after a disastrous picture hurts the underdog					✓	1
637	1993 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Sephiroth 83.7% Ramirez 16.3%	Sephiroth destroys Ramirez and looks untouchable
638	1992 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Dr. Wily 64.0% Ultros 36.0%	Wily handles Ultros and gains momentum before Ocelot
639	1991 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Revolver Ocelot 54.7% Nemesis 45.3%	Ocelot beats Nemesis but sends his own stock tumbling
640	1990 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Sigma 53.5% Andross 46.5%	Sigma beats Andross but immediately loses his contender hype
641	1989 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Bowser 83.9% Pyramid Head 16.1%	Bowser crushes Pyramid Head to open the villains contest
642	1749 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Samus Aran 82.4% Lara Croft 17.6%	Samus crushes Lara and reveals a dramatic strength surge
643	1748 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sam Fisher 55.4% Gordon Freeman 44.6%	Sam Fisher extends GFNW but looks weak doing it
644	1747 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Ryu Hayabusa 50.0% Jill Valentine 50.0%	Ryu survives Jill after a glitch, restart, and marathon battle
645	1746 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sora 65.6% HK-47 34.4%	Sora handles HK-47 but leaves his true strength unresolved
646	1745 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Dante 80.3% Ratchet 19.7%	Dante destroys Ratchet in another routine first-round mismatch
647	1744 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Miles "Tails" Prower 54.8% Viewtiful Joe 45.2%	Tails upsets Viewtiful Joe and finally earns a win
648	1743 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Ryu 62.1% KOS-MOS 37.9%	Ryu beats KOS-MOS while Samus emerges as the bigger story
649	1742 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 80.8% Terry Bogard 19.2%	Sonic crushes Terry as the Chaos Division begins
650	1741 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Sephiroth 86.4% Sly Cooper 13.6%	Sephiroth obliterates Sly in a predetermined Midgar matchup
651	1740 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Vivi 56.5% Donkey Kong 43.5%	Vivi surprises Donkey Kong and makes an immediate impact
652	1739 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Auron 64.8% Scorpion 35.2%	Auron crushes expectations against Scorpion and boosts his stock
653	1738 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Ness 55.1% Jak 44.9%	Ness exposes the hype around Jak with a convincing win
654	1737 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Squall Leonhart 64.8% Bomberman 35.2%	Squall beats Bomberman but raises new strength concerns
655	1736 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Kirby 64.7% Kain 35.3%	Kirby comfortably dispatches Kain in another routine opener
656	1735 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Vyse 60.2% Laharl 39.8%	Vyse handles Laharl in a low-stakes cult-character matchup
657	1734 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Cloud Strife 80.2% Duke Nukem 19.8%	Cloud routs Duke despite a memorable milk-carton picture boost					✓	1
658	1733 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Solid Snake 94.3% Tanner 5.7%	Snake destroys Tanner and creates a lasting fodder benchmark
659	1732 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Knuckles the Echidna 57.5% Kefka 42.5%	Knuckles recovers from Kefka's surprising early resistance					✓	1
660	1731 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Master Chief 70.7% Crash Bandicoot 29.3%	Master Chief crushes Crash and raises his contest stock
661	1730 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Frog 50.1% Liquid Snake 49.9%	Frog barely survives Liquid Snake in an instant classic
662	1729 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Zero 71.7% Protoman 28.3%	Zero overwhelms Proto Man in a same-series SFF matchup	✓					1
663	1728 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Tommy Vercetti 62.0% Max Payne 38.0%	Vercetti wins while Max Payne restores some contest credibility
664	1727 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Tidus 50.8% Shadow the Hedgehog 49.2%	Tidus controls a heavily hyped matchup with Shadow
665	1726 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Mega Man 83.0% Earthworm Jim 17.0%	Mega Man wins while Earthworm Jim earns affectionate praise
666	1725 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Mario 83.5% JC Denton 16.5%	Mario finally delivers a convincing non-Nintendo opening blowout
667	1724 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Bowser 83.0% Guybrush Threepwood 17.0%	Bowser crushes Guybrush in another obvious bracket setup
668	1723 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Crono 78.0% Conker 22.0%	Crono crushes Conker and advances toward another Mario rematch
669	1722 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Magus 81.0% Luca Blight 19.0%	Magus crushes Luca Blight as cult support falls short
670	1721 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Luigi 67.7% Pac-Man 32.3%	Luigi beats Pac-Man but raises concerns before Yoshi
671	1720 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Yoshi 76.4% Ryo Hazuki 23.6%	Yoshi routs Ryo as his contest decline continues
672	1719 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Ganondorf 57.2% Alucard 42.8%	Ganondorf beats Alucard in a matchup of underseeded characters
673	1718 graph writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Link 87.8% CATS 12.2%	Link crushes CATS and opens the Link-Cloud comparison
674	1632 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Super Smash Bros. Melee 56.7% Metal Gear Solid 2 43.3%	Melee survives MGS2 and inspires an enduring board phrase
675	1631 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Vice City 60.3% Knights of the Old Republic 39.7%	Vice City beats KOTOR in an unusually extended poll
676	1630 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Final Fantasy X 74.5% Shenmue 25.5%	Final Fantasy X wins but loses ground in divisional projections
677	1629 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 66.4% Fire Emblem 33.6%	Tactics Advance wins a quiet match and inspires little confidence
678	1628 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Metroid Prime 56.2% Half-Life 43.8%	Metroid Prime beats Half-Life despite a respectable early fight
679	1627 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	The Wind Waker 74.7% Skies of Arcadia 25.3%	Wind Waker wins cleanly and emerges as divisional favorite
680	1626 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Kingdom Hearts 50.6% Soul Calibur 49.4%	Kingdom Hearts survives SoulCalibur but loses its contender aura
681	1625 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Starcraft 50.2% Halo 49.8%	StarCraft topples Halo after an internet-wide voting war			✓			1
682	1624 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Ocarina of Time 86.3% Fallout 2 13.7%	Ocarina crushes Fallout while the FFVII comparison intensifies
683	1623 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Super Mario 64 84.8% NiGHTS into dreams... 15.2%	Mario 64 cruises while its harsh bracket draw looms
684	1622 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Goldeneye 80.8% Panzer Dragoon Saga 19.2%	GoldenEye routs Panzer Dragoon and settles the strength debate
685	1621 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Symphony of the Night 53.2% Perfect Dark 46.8%	Symphony survives Perfect Dark but weakens its GoldenEye case
686	1620 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Metal Gear Solid 70.6% Resident Evil 29.4%	Metal Gear Solid handles Resident Evil before a tougher test
687	1619 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Final Fantasy Tactics 76.0% Dance Dance Revolution 24.0%	Final Fantasy Tactics wins while DDR earns unexpected respect
688	1618 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Xenogears 58.0% Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 42.0%	Xenogears beats Pokémon after a troubled poll restart
689	1617 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	32-64	Final Fantasy VII 85.6% Suikoden II 14.4%	Final Fantasy VII begins its title bid with domination
690	1616 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Final Fantasy VI 73.1% Mortal Kombat 26.9%	Final Fantasy VI handles Mortal Kombat and gains credibility
691	1615 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Doom (1993) 57.0% Earthbound 43.0%	Doom ends EarthBound hype and busts many brackets
692	1614 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Super Metroid 83.3% Phantasy Star IV 16.7%	Super Metroid wins but weakens its case against Zelda
693	1613 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	A Link to the Past 91.1% Gunstar Heroes 8.9%	Link to the Past extends Zelda's dominant opening run
694	1612 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Super Mario World 81.5% The Simpsons 18.5%	Mario World crushes The Simpsons before its Sonic showdown
695	1611 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Sonic 2 80.7% Shining Force 19.3%	Sonic 2 routs Shining Force and fuels Mario matchup hype
696	1610 graph writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Super Mario RPG 56.2% Street Fighter II 43.8%	Mario RPG wins a toss-up and triggers lasting board outrage
697	1609 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Chrono Trigger 79.4% Secret of Mana 20.6%	Chrono Trigger wins while its daytime weakness draws concern
698	1608 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Tetris 78.3% Galaga 21.7%	Tetris beats Galaga but leaves room for doubt
699	1607 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Pong 68.0% River City Ransom 32.0%	Pong dismisses River City Ransom after misleading board hype
700	1606 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	The Legend of Zelda 95.2% Adventure 4.8%	Zelda destroys Adventure and sparks dominance talk
701	1605 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Donkey Kong 50.1% Duck Hunt 49.9%	Donkey Kong barely survives Duck Hunt's huge comeback
702	1604 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Final Fantasy 87.6% Pitfall 12.4%	Final Fantasy crushes Pitfall and builds divisional credibility
703	1603 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Contra 61.0% Phantasy Star 39.0%	Contra exposes Phantasy Star's inflated seed with ease
704	1602 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Metroid 68.5% Pac-Man 31.5%	Metroid overwhelms Pac-Man and fuels early series hype					✓	1
705	1601 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Super Mario Bros. 3 82.3% Metal Gear 17.7%	Mario 3 opens the game contest with an easy rout
706	1336 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Mega Man 89.0% Mr. Resetti 11.0%	Mega Man crushes Resetti yet somehow disappoints expectations
707	1335 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Zelda 62.3% Lara Croft 37.7%	Zelda dispatches Lara as her former star power fades
708	1334 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Tommy Vercetti 65.2% Kite 34.8%	Vercetti beats Kite but sees his contender hype collapse
709	1333 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Donkey Kong 62.4% Vyse 37.6%	Donkey Kong beats Vyse without settling the Vercetti debate
710	1332 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Dante 77.7% Ryo Hazuki 22.3%	Dante answers Ryu's strong opener with his own rout
711	1331 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Ryu 69.9% Duke Nukem 30.1%	Ryu crushes Duke and quietly warns the Dante backers
712	1330 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Knuckles the Echidna 55.3% Yuna 44.7%	Knuckles breaks a deadlock with Yuna through the day vote
713	1329 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Solid Snake 82.9% Raiden 17.1%	Snake routs Raiden in a severe same-series SFF match	✓					1
714	1328 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Sephiroth 82.0% Raziel 18.0%	Sephiroth crushes Raziel as the Oracle Challenge is born
715	1327 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Max Payne 54.0% Gordon Freeman 46.0%	Max Payne wins as the GFNW legend takes hold
716	1326 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Kirby 57.7% Ramza Beoulve 42.3%	Kirby stops Ramza but leaves doubts before Alucard
717	1325 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Alucard 64.5% Bomberman 35.5%	Alucard handles Bomberman and moves toward the real fourpack test
718	1324 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Crono 85.8% Tom Nook 14.2%	Crono cruises past Nook in an uneventful formality
719	1323 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Kefka 50.9% Pac-Man 49.1%	Kefka survives Pac-Man after the infamous Lettuce Kefka picture					✓	1
720	1322 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Shadow the Hedgehog 64.9% Wario 35.1%	Shadow demolishes heavily favored Wario in a major surprise
721	1321 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Mario 88.4% Captain Olimar 11.6%	Mario opens the South with a routine SFF blowout	✓					1
722	1320 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Sonic the Hedgehog 68.9% Ken 31.1%	Sonic handles badly underseeded Ken despite a slow start
723	1319 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Zero 62.8% Scorpion 37.2%	Zero exposes Scorpion's 2002 run as misleading
724	1318 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Master Chief 53.0% Felix 47.0%	Master Chief survives Felix amid heavy anti-Xbox sentiment
725	1317 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Aeris Gainsborough 66.7% Sora 33.3%	Aeris beats Sora in a retrospectively recognized SFF match	✓					1
726	1316 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Yoshi 66.5% Conker 33.5%	Yoshi wins his debut but cools unrealistic expectations
727	1315 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Bowser 75.1% Ness 24.9%	Bowser crushes popular upset pick Ness in his debut
728	1314 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Auron 64.5% Miles "Tails" Prower 35.5%	Auron debuts by comfortably dispatching a favored Tails
729	1313 graph writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Cloud Strife 86.9% CATS 13.1%	CATS briefly leads Cloud and creates the CATS Army legend
730	1312 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Samus Aran 75.3% Isaac 24.7%	Samus wins easily but misses the expected Nintendo blowout
731	1311 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	KOS-MOS 62.0% Crash Bandicoot 38.0%	KOS-MOS upsets Crash as his contest relevance fades
732	1310 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Luigi 74.5% Ratchet 25.5%	Luigi wins big but cools his enormous pre-contest hype
733	1309 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Squall Leonhart 60.0% Jill Valentine 40.0%	Squall surprises Jill supporters with a comfortable win
734	1308 graph writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Magus 66.3% Sam Fisher 33.7%	Magus wins comfortably but falls short of immense hype
735	1307 graph writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Ganondorf 50.7% Tidus 49.3%	Ganondorf survives Tidus as update-topic culture takes off
736	1306 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Fox McCloud 68.7% Pikachu 31.3%	Fox routs Pikachu in an early textbook SFF result	✓					1
737	1305 graph writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Link 91.4% AiAi 8.6%	Link opens 2003 with another overwhelming statement	✓					1
738	971 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Crash Bandicoot 63.2% Ulala 36.8%	Crash wins but confirms doubts about his high seed
739	970 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Sephiroth 87.7% Gabe Logan 12.3%	Underseeded Sephiroth cruises and builds Mega Man hype
740	969 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Serious Sam 58.7% Mr. Driller 41.3%	Serious Sam wins a match treated largely as filler
741	968 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Mega Man 92.3% Ms. Pac-Man 7.7%	Mega Man's historic blowout turns him into a contender
742	967 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Ryu 80.8% CATS 19.2%	Ryu crushes the heavily hyped joke entrant CATS
743	966 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Samus Aran 65.3% Ken Masters 34.7%	Samus handles Ken and looks ready for Ryu
744	965 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Tidus 55.5% Claire Redfield 44.5%	Tidus survives Claire but inspires little confidence
745	964 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Sonic the Hedgehog 82.4% Pitfall Harry 17.6%	Sonic follows Link with another dominant opening performance
746	963 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Link 84.3% Little Mac 15.7%	Link's first match reveals an early contest powerhouse
747	962 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Strider Hiryu 52.6% Raziel 47.4%	Strider edges Raziel in a quiet but controlled match
748	961 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Jill Valentine 53.3% Kirby 46.7%	Jill holds off underseeded board favorite Kirby
749	960 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Bomberman 78.1% Kane 21.9%	Bomberman routs Kane after a disastrous match picture					✓	1
750	959 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Max Payne 76.2% Dirk the Daring 23.8%	Max Payne cruises while looking ready for a deeper run
751	958 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Scorpion 71.0% Kazuya Mishima 29.0%	Scorpion handles Kazuya in a forgettable fighting-game matchup
752	957 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Kyo Kusanagi 57.8% Abe 42.2%	Kyo upsets Abe in another early seeding surprise
753	956 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Pac-Man 72.2% Goemon 27.8%	Pac-Man wins but looks weak for a top seed
754	955 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Solid Snake 65.4% Squall Leonhart 34.6%	Snake handles Squall at the height of his popularity
755	954 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Knuckles the Echidna 80.6% Akira Yuki 19.4%	Knuckles posts the contest's first overwhelming blowout
756	953 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Tina Armstrong 60.0% Gordon Freeman 40.0%	Tina shocks Gordon and starts the GFNW legend
757	952 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Aeris 62.7% Kasumi 37.3%	Aeris beats Kasumi and looks badly underseeded
758	951 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Dante 70.0% Q*Bert 30.0%	Dante handles Q*Bert and builds hype for Crono
759	950 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Crono 76.8% Simon Belmont 23.2%	Crono overwhelms Simon and announces himself as a threat
760	949 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Ryo Hazuki 71.4% Guybrush Threepwood 28.6%	Ryo looks strong against an overmatched Guybrush
761	948 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Lara Croft 69.6% Chop Chop Master Onion 30.4%	Lara wins but immediately looks badly overseeded
762	947 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Cloud Strife 74.6% Fox McCloud 25.4%	Cloud crushes Fox and ignites the Square-Nintendo rivalry
763	946 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Pikachu 54.4% PaRappa The Rapper 45.6%	Pikachu beats PaRappa despite heavy board hostility
764	945 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Duke Nukem 62.7% Iori Yagami 37.3%	Duke Nukem handles Iori in a routine opener
765	944 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Alucard 54.3% Miles "Tails" Prower 45.7%	Alucard surprises Tails and begins building a contest reputation
766	943 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Donkey Kong 62.0% Bub 38.0%	Donkey Kong wins but raises early strength concerns
767	942 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Aya Brea 64.8% Terry Bogard 35.2%	Aya upsets Terry and sends the board into a frenzy
768	941 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Morrigan Aensland 68.3% Spyro the Dragon 31.7%	Morrigan surprises Spyro and starts early Board 8 traditions
769	940 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Mario 74.1% Servbot 25.9%	Mario opens the first contest with an easy win

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