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10 matches
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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
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SFF |
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Rally |
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1315
writeup (md) |
SC2K3 |
Round 1 |
East |
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Bowser crushes popular upset pick Ness in his debut |
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Bowser demolished a Ness who had been a popular upset pick, immediately overturning much of the pre-match speculation around the four-pack. The writeup remembers the scale of the blowout as one of the contest's early surprises.
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| 2 |
1724
writeup (md) |
SC2K4 |
Round 1 |
Hyrule |
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Bowser crushes Guybrush in another obvious bracket setup |
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Bowser overwhelmed Guybrush in a matchup the writeup considers a product of manipulated seeding rather than competitive bracket design. Guybrush is portrayed as overseeded fodder, while Bowser's reward is an intentionally unfavorable Mario matchup.
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| 3 |
1989
writeup (md) |
Spring 2K5 |
Round 1 |
Mushroom |
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Bowser crushes Pyramid Head to open the villains contest |
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Bowser opened the villains contest by obliterating Pyramid Head, whose nomination the writeup credits largely to a dedicated Board 8 supporter. The result immediately placed Pyramid Head among the weakest entrants the contest had seen.
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| 4 |
2080
writeup (md) |
SC2K5 |
Round 1 |
Dream |
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Bowser handles Chun-Li without settling the Ryu debate |
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Bowser beat Chun-Li almost exactly as expected, leaving the writeup with little new information about his strength. The real focus remained the anticipated second-round showdown with Ryu.
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| 5 |
2528
writeup (md) |
CB2K6 |
Round 1 |
Time |
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Bowser wins as Leon exposes more doubts about old stats |
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Bowser beat Leon, but Leon performed much better than the old projections suggested. Combined with Kirby's earlier showing, the result made the writeup question how legitimate their inflated prior-year statistical reputations had been.
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| 6 |
2870
writeup (md) |
CB VI |
Round 1 |
Division 2 |
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Ryu wins as Nintendo LFF drags Bowser down |
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✓ |
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1 |
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Ryu took first in a result that surprised many bracket players but made sense once Bowser's two fellow Nintendo entrants were considered. Bowser still advanced, but the writeup treats his weak showing as a serious warning for later rounds.
LFF: The writeup says Bowser was weakened by sharing Nintendo support with both Mewtwo and Toad, allowing outside entrant Ryu to take first place comfortably.
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| 7 |
3249
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 1 |
Division 2 |
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Bowser cruises while Phoenix looks increasingly legitimate |
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Bowser and Phoenix advanced with almost no suspense, giving the contest a rare straightforward result. The writeup's main takeaway is that Phoenix now looked more like a naturally competitive entrant than a Board 8 novelty.
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| 8 |
3757
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 1 |
Heart |
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Bowser handles Frog in an expected result |
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Bowser beat Frog almost exactly as expected, giving little new information about Bowser's next matchup. Much of the writeup instead argues that Frog's reputation had been inflated by suspicious results from earlier contests.
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| 9 |
5160
writeup (md) |
CB IX |
Round 1 |
Division 2 |
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Bowser SFFs Meta Knight in another bad draw |
✓ |
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1 |
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Bowser won comfortably while Meta Knight again failed to get a clean read because of Nintendo overlap. Archer's respectable showing is treated more as a byproduct of the bad setup than as evidence of major strength.
SFF: The writeup says Meta Knight was once again being SFFed in a first-round Nintendo matchup, this time under Bowser.
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| 10 |
7265
writeup (md) |
CB X |
Round 1 |
Division 4 |
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Bowser obliterates Gordon and ignites Nintendo hype |
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Bowser demolished Gordon Freeman far more thoroughly than historical comparisons suggested he should. The writeup treats the result as one of the clearest early signs that Nintendo characters had received a major boost.
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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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