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entrant = Sonic the Hedgehog (character) · round = Round 2 — 9 of 1,514 matches
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9 matches
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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
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Headline |
SFF |
LFF |
Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
984
writeup (md) |
SC2K2 |
Round 2 |
West |
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Sonic dispatches Tidus and remains an elite contender |
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Sonic beat Tidus more comfortably than some upset-minded observers expected and remained an elite contender. The writeup attributes Tidus's ability to avoid a worse defeat largely to his Square affiliation despite his personal unpopularity.
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| 2 |
1344
writeup (md) |
SC2K3 |
Round 2 |
East |
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Sonic survives Zero but loses his remaining aura of dominance |
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Sonic beat Zero but looked dramatically weaker than expected as Zero steadily cut into what began as a comfortable advantage. The writeup calls it a Pyrrhic victory that effectively ended serious Sonic-over-Cloud hopes.
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| 3 |
1762
writeup (md) |
SC2K4 |
Round 2 |
Chaos |
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Sonic beats Ryu but fails to answer the Samus surge |
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Sonic beat Ryu without serious danger, but the writeup saw the performance as insufficient to threaten a surging Samus. The result reinforced the sense that Sonic had remained steady while Samus had improved.
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| 4 |
2110
writeup (md) |
SC2K5 |
Round 2 |
Chaos |
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Sonic cruises while Diabloii.net support shows up late |
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✓ |
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1 |
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Sonic won an otherwise routine match that mainly served as a measuring stick for his coming clash with Mega Man. Diablo's performance improved after a Diabloii.net link appeared, reinforcing the writeup's view that outside-site support mattered to him.
Rally: The writeup says Diablo improved noticeably after Diabloii.net finally posted a link to the poll, costing Sonic about a percentage point and confirming that outside-site support was part of Diablo's strength.
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| 5 |
2543
writeup (md) |
CB2K6 |
Round 2 |
Blast |
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Sonic beats Vincent but leaves both characters with changed expectations |
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Sonic beat Vincent in a match whose final closeness overstated the actual danger, since Sonic controlled it from early on. Vincent nevertheless gained more Noble Nine breaker hype, while Sonic's own prospects against the bracket's elite took a hit.
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| 6 |
2910
writeup (md) |
CB VI |
Round 2 |
Division 8 |
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Brawl hype transforms Sonic's rematch with Sub-Zero |
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Sonic crushed Sub-Zero much more convincingly than in their opening-round meeting after his Smash announcement changed the atmosphere around him. The writeup still finds the surrounding results too inconsistent to decide whether Sonic had truly returned to elite form.
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| 7 |
3290
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 2 |
Division 8 |
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Auron stuns Sonic and exposes a Noble Nine weakness |
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Auron decisively beat Sonic in one of the contest's most shocking strength results, even though the format still allowed Sonic to advance. The writeup treats the performance as a genuine breach in the Noble Nine's aura.
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| 8 |
3798
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 2 |
Chaos |
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Sonic SFFs Knuckles despite old fan-poll results |
✓ |
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1 |
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Sonic comfortably suppressed Knuckles and used the result to undercut the idea that single-series favorite polls translate directly into contest matchups. Knuckles's brief early lead supplied the only real drama.
SFF: The writeup says Sonic easily SFFed Knuckles despite Knuckles having won an old Sonic-series favorite poll.
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| 9 |
5228
writeup (md) |
CB IX |
Round 2 |
Division 2 |
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Barret barely beats Dracula as FFVII decline deepens |
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Sonic cruised while Barret only narrowly separated from Dracula for second in the Expert Challenge ordering. The weak Barret showing became another warning that Final Fantasy VII's decline had reached well beyond Cloud.
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What this is
Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a
ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
match.
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