AI Match Summaries

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#	Poll ▲	Contest	Round	Division	Result	Headline	SFF	LFF	Rally	Cheat	Pic	n
1	940 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Mario 74.1% Servbot 25.9%	Mario opens the first contest with an easy win
2	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
3	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
4	943 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Donkey Kong 62.0% Bub 38.0%	Donkey Kong wins but raises early strength concerns
5	944 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Alucard 54.3% Miles "Tails" Prower 45.7%	Alucard surprises Tails and begins building a contest reputation
6	945 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Duke Nukem 62.7% Iori Yagami 37.3%	Duke Nukem handles Iori in a routine opener
7	946 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Pikachu 54.4% PaRappa The Rapper 45.6%	Pikachu beats PaRappa despite heavy board hostility
8	947 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	North	Cloud Strife 74.6% Fox McCloud 25.4%	Cloud crushes Fox and ignites the Square-Nintendo rivalry
9	948 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Lara Croft 69.6% Chop Chop Master Onion 30.4%	Lara wins but immediately looks badly overseeded
10	949 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Ryo Hazuki 71.4% Guybrush Threepwood 28.6%	Ryo looks strong against an overmatched Guybrush
11	950 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Crono 76.8% Simon Belmont 23.2%	Crono overwhelms Simon and announces himself as a threat
12	951 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Dante 70.0% Q*Bert 30.0%	Dante handles Q*Bert and builds hype for Crono
13	952 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Aeris 62.7% Kasumi 37.3%	Aeris beats Kasumi and looks badly underseeded
14	953 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Tina Armstrong 60.0% Gordon Freeman 40.0%	Tina shocks Gordon and starts the GFNW legend
15	954 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Knuckles the Echidna 80.6% Akira Yuki 19.4%	Knuckles posts the contest's first overwhelming blowout
16	955 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	East	Solid Snake 65.4% Squall Leonhart 34.6%	Snake handles Squall at the height of his popularity
17	956 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Pac-Man 72.2% Goemon 27.8%	Pac-Man wins but looks weak for a top seed
18	957 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Kyo Kusanagi 57.8% Abe 42.2%	Kyo upsets Abe in another early seeding surprise
19	958 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Scorpion 71.0% Kazuya Mishima 29.0%	Scorpion handles Kazuya in a forgettable fighting-game matchup
20	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
21	960 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Bomberman 78.1% Kane 21.9%	Bomberman routs Kane after a disastrous match picture					✓	1
22	961 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Jill Valentine 53.3% Kirby 46.7%	Jill holds off underseeded board favorite Kirby
23	962 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Strider Hiryu 52.6% Raziel 47.4%	Strider edges Raziel in a quiet but controlled match
24	963 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	South	Link 84.3% Little Mac 15.7%	Link's first match reveals an early contest powerhouse
25	964 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Sonic the Hedgehog 82.4% Pitfall Harry 17.6%	Sonic follows Link with another dominant opening performance
26	965 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Tidus 55.5% Claire Redfield 44.5%	Tidus survives Claire but inspires little confidence
27	966 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Samus Aran 65.3% Ken Masters 34.7%	Samus handles Ken and looks ready for Ryu
28	967 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Ryu 80.8% CATS 19.2%	Ryu crushes the heavily hyped joke entrant CATS
29	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
30	969 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Serious Sam 58.7% Mr. Driller 41.3%	Serious Sam wins a match treated largely as filler
31	970 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Sephiroth 87.7% Gabe Logan 12.3%	Underseeded Sephiroth cruises and builds Mega Man hype
32	971 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 1	West	Crash Bandicoot 63.2% Ulala 36.8%	Crash wins but confirms doubts about his high seed
33	972 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	North	Mario 66.8% Morrigan Aensland 33.2%	Mario wins again but leaves doubts before Cloud
34	973 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	North	Donkey Kong 51.1% Aya Brea 48.9%	Donkey Kong completes the contest's first major comeback
35	974 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	North	Alucard 61.5% Duke Nukem 38.5%	Alucard's surprise run continues through Duke Nukem
36	975 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	North	Cloud Strife 79.5% Pikachu 20.5%	Cloud crushes Pikachu as early vote tracking takes shape
37	976 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	East	Lara Croft 59.4% Ryo Hazuki 40.6%	Lara advances while looking increasingly overseeded
38	977 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	East	Crono 66.6% Dante 33.4%	Crono turns a hyped Dante match into a rout
39	978 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	East	Aeris 76.9% Tina Armstrong 23.1%	Aeris takes advantage of an unexpectedly easy path
40	979 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	East	Solid Snake 60.7% Knuckles the Echidna 39.3%	Snake dismisses Knuckles hype and strengthens his contender case
41	980 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	South	Pac-Man 62.8% Kyo Kusanagi 37.2%	Pac-Man advances despite mounting evidence of overseeding
42	981 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	South	Scorpion 65.4% Max Payne 34.6%	Scorpion shocks Max Payne in a decisive upset
43	982 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	South	Jill Valentine 58.0% Bomberman 42.0%	Jill handles Bomberman and cements her contest place
44	983 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	South	Link 75.8% Strider Hiryu 24.2%	Link cruises through another overmatched South Division opponent
45	984 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	West	Sonic the Hedgehog 58.8% Tidus 41.2%	Sonic dispatches Tidus and remains an elite contender
46	985 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	West	Samus Aran 57.8% Ryu 42.2%	Samus brushes aside the Ryu upset case
47	986 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	West	Mega Man 91.8% Serious Sam 8.2%	Mega Man's second rout sends Sephiroth hype into overdrive
48	987 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 2	West	Sephiroth 81.5% Crash Bandicoot 18.5%	Sephiroth crushes Crash and completes the Mega Man setup
49	988 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	North	Mario 82.0% Donkey Kong 18.0%	Mario crushes Donkey Kong as SFF theory begins emerging	✓					1
50	989 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	North	Cloud Strife 69.6% Alucard 30.4%	Alucard's last stand makes Mario-Cloud uncertain again
51	990 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	East	Crono 70.9% Lara Croft 29.1%	Crono destroys Lara and turns his run into contention
52	991 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	East	Solid Snake 56.5% Aeris 43.5%	Snake ends Aeris's underseeded run and awaits Crono
53	992 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	South	Scorpion 57.7% Pac-Man 42.3%	Scorpion shocks Pac-Man in the contest's original signature upset
54	993 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	South	Link 72.6% Jill Valentine 27.4%	Link overwhelms Jill and continues his easy path
55	994 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	West	Samus Aran 50.0% Sonic the Hedgehog 50.0%	Samus completes a stunning comeback amid rallying and controversy			✓	✓		2
56	995 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Round 3	West	Sephiroth 50.5% Mega Man 49.5%	Sephiroth rallies past Mega Man in an overlooked classic
57	996 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Division Final	North	Mario 50.1% Cloud Strife 49.9%	Mario edges Cloud in a historic and deeply controversial comeback			✓	✓		2
58	997 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Division Final	East	Crono 52.9% Solid Snake 47.1%	Crono upsets Snake and carries his Cinderella run onward
59	998 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Division Final	South	Link 76.0% Scorpion 24.0%	Link crushes Scorpion and looks nearly unstoppable
60	999 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Division Final	West	Sephiroth 52.6% Samus Aran 47.4%	Sephiroth recovers from Samus's fast start and advances
61	1000 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Semifinal	—	Mario 50.1% Crono 49.9%	Mario survives Crono after vote-stuffing derails a dramatic comeback				✓		1
62	1001 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Semifinal	—	Link 56.6% Sephiroth 43.4%	Link overwhelms Sephiroth and effectively claims the contest
63	1002 writeup (md)	SC2K2	Final	—	Link 62.5% Mario 37.5%	Link beats Mario to win the first contest
64	1305 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Link 91.4% AiAi 8.6%	Link opens 2003 with another overwhelming statement	✓					1
65	1306 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Fox McCloud 68.7% Pikachu 31.3%	Fox routs Pikachu in an early textbook SFF result	✓					1
66	1307 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Ganondorf 50.7% Tidus 49.3%	Ganondorf survives Tidus as update-topic culture takes off
67	1308 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Magus 66.3% Sam Fisher 33.7%	Magus wins comfortably but falls short of immense hype
68	1309 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Squall Leonhart 60.0% Jill Valentine 40.0%	Squall surprises Jill supporters with a comfortable win
69	1310 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Luigi 74.5% Ratchet 25.5%	Luigi wins big but cools his enormous pre-contest hype
70	1311 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	KOS-MOS 62.0% Crash Bandicoot 38.0%	KOS-MOS upsets Crash as his contest relevance fades
71	1312 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	North	Samus Aran 75.3% Isaac 24.7%	Samus wins easily but misses the expected Nintendo blowout
72	1313 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Cloud Strife 86.9% CATS 13.1%	CATS briefly leads Cloud and creates the CATS Army legend
73	1314 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Auron 64.5% Miles "Tails" Prower 35.5%	Auron debuts by comfortably dispatching a favored Tails
74	1315 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Bowser 75.1% Ness 24.9%	Bowser crushes popular upset pick Ness in his debut
75	1316 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Yoshi 66.5% Conker 33.5%	Yoshi wins his debut but cools unrealistic expectations
76	1317 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Aeris Gainsborough 66.7% Sora 33.3%	Aeris beats Sora in a retrospectively recognized SFF match	✓					1
77	1318 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Master Chief 53.0% Felix 47.0%	Master Chief survives Felix amid heavy anti-Xbox sentiment
78	1319 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Zero 62.8% Scorpion 37.2%	Zero exposes Scorpion's 2002 run as misleading
79	1320 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	East	Sonic the Hedgehog 68.9% Ken 31.1%	Sonic handles badly underseeded Ken despite a slow start
80	1321 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Mario 88.4% Captain Olimar 11.6%	Mario opens the South with a routine SFF blowout	✓					1
81	1322 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Shadow the Hedgehog 64.9% Wario 35.1%	Shadow demolishes heavily favored Wario in a major surprise
82	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
83	1324 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Crono 85.8% Tom Nook 14.2%	Crono cruises past Nook in an uneventful formality
84	1325 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Alucard 64.5% Bomberman 35.5%	Alucard handles Bomberman and moves toward the real fourpack test
85	1326 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Kirby 57.7% Ramza Beoulve 42.3%	Kirby stops Ramza but leaves doubts before Alucard
86	1327 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Max Payne 54.0% Gordon Freeman 46.0%	Max Payne wins as the GFNW legend takes hold
87	1328 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	South	Sephiroth 82.0% Raziel 18.0%	Sephiroth crushes Raziel as the Oracle Challenge is born
88	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
89	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
90	1331 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Ryu 69.9% Duke Nukem 30.1%	Ryu crushes Duke and quietly warns the Dante backers
91	1332 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Dante 77.7% Ryo Hazuki 22.3%	Dante answers Ryu's strong opener with his own rout
92	1333 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Donkey Kong 62.4% Vyse 37.6%	Donkey Kong beats Vyse without settling the Vercetti debate
93	1334 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Tommy Vercetti 65.2% Kite 34.8%	Vercetti beats Kite but sees his contender hype collapse
94	1335 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Zelda 62.3% Lara Croft 37.7%	Zelda dispatches Lara as her former star power fades
95	1336 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 1	West	Mega Man 89.0% Mr. Resetti 11.0%	Mega Man crushes Resetti yet somehow disappoints expectations
96	1337 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	North	Link 82.5% Fox McCloud 17.5%	Link overwhelms Fox despite another heavy Nintendo SFF matchup	✓					1
97	1338 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	North	Magus 50.3% Ganondorf 49.7%	Magus barely survives Ganondorf after a day-long comeback battle
98	1339 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	North	Squall Leonhart 60.2% Luigi 39.8%	Squall shocks Luigi and triggers a historic board meltdown				✓		1
99	1340 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	North	Samus Aran 69.7% KOS-MOS 30.3%	Samus ends KOS-MOS hype with a decisive win
100	1341 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	East	Cloud Strife 72.2% Auron 27.8%	Cloud dismisses Auron in a straightforward Square SFF beating	✓					1
101	1342 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	East	Bowser 56.3% Yoshi 43.7%	Bowser overturns Yoshi expectations with an SFF victory	✓					1
102	1343 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	East	Aeris Gainsborough 60.1% Master Chief 39.9%	Aeris comfortably ends Master Chief's overhyped first contest
103	1344 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	East	Sonic the Hedgehog 52.3% Zero 47.7%	Sonic survives Zero but loses his remaining aura of dominance
104	1345 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	South	Mario 55.1% Shadow the Hedgehog 44.9%	Mario beats Shadow but suddenly looks vulnerable to Crono
105	1346 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	South	Crono 78.9% Kefka 21.1%	Crono crushes Kefka as Square SFF becomes a major debate	✓					1
106	1347 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	South	Alucard 52.2% Kirby 47.8%	Alucard beats Kirby and wins another surprising fourpack
107	1348 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	South	Sephiroth 82.7% Max Payne 17.3%	Sephiroth crushes Max Payne and completes the South's elite trio
108	1349 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	West	Solid Snake 63.1% Knuckles the Echidna 36.9%	Snake repeats his Knuckles win in the first Character Battle rematch
109	1350 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	West	Ryu 54.0% Dante 46.0%	Ryu upsets Dante in an unexpectedly quiet result
110	1351 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	West	Tommy Vercetti 50.5% Donkey Kong 49.5%	Vercetti survives Donkey Kong after a classic seesaw battle
111	1352 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 2	West	Mega Man 60.8% Zelda 39.2%	Mega Man beats Zelda but finally looks merely mortal
112	1353 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	North	Link 65.1% Magus 34.9%	Link ends Magus hype despite an unexpectedly respectable showing
113	1354 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	North	Samus Aran 58.2% Squall Leonhart 41.8%	Samus beats Squall as his breakout run gains legitimacy
114	1355 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	East	Cloud Strife 70.0% Bowser 30.0%	Cloud crushes Bowser and sharply raises his title stock
115	1356 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	East	Sonic the Hedgehog 53.0% Aeris Gainsborough 47.0%	Sonic survives Aeris but looks doomed against Cloud
116	1357 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	South	Mario 50.1% Crono 49.9%	Mario survives Crono in a chaotic and controversial rematch			✓	✓		2
117	1358 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	South	Sephiroth 72.3% Alucard 27.7%	Sephiroth handles Alucard while attention remains on Mario-Crono
118	1359 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	West	Solid Snake 57.3% Ryu 42.7%	Snake handles Ryu despite fears over his sprite picture
119	1360 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Round 3	West	Mega Man 66.9% Tommy Vercetti 33.1%	Mega Man crushes Vercetti and buries his old contender hype
120	1361 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Division Final	North	Link 62.1% Samus Aran 37.9%	Link beats Samus as Nintendo SFF ends the upset hope	✓					1
121	1362 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Division Final	East	Cloud Strife 66.2% Sonic the Hedgehog 33.8%	Cloud destroys Sonic and ignites serious Cloud-over-Link talk
122	1363 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Division Final	South	Sephiroth 61.6% Mario 38.4%	Sephiroth demolishes Mario and crystallizes the Kingdom Hearts Factor
123	1364 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Division Final	West	Mega Man 53.5% Solid Snake 46.5%	Mega Man handles Snake and earns his Sephiroth rematch
124	1365 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Semifinal	—	Cloud Strife 51.6% Link 48.4%	Cloud topples Link in the contest's defining upset			✓	✓	✓	3
125	1366 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Semifinal	—	Sephiroth 61.2% Mega Man 38.8%	Sephiroth routs Mega Man and strengthens the Kingdom Hearts case
126	1367 writeup (md)	SC2K3	Final	—	Cloud Strife 51.9% Sephiroth 48.1%	Cloud beats Sephiroth to complete his championship run	✓					1
127	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
128	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
129	1603 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Contra 61.0% Phantasy Star 39.0%	Contra exposes Phantasy Star's inflated seed with ease
130	1604 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Final Fantasy 87.6% Pitfall 12.4%	Final Fantasy crushes Pitfall and builds divisional credibility
131	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
132	1606 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	The Legend of Zelda 95.2% Adventure 4.8%	Zelda destroys Adventure and sparks dominance talk
133	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
134	1608 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	8	Tetris 78.3% Galaga 21.7%	Tetris beats Galaga but leaves room for doubt
135	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
136	1610 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
137	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
138	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
139	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
140	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
141	1615 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	16	Doom (1993) 57.0% Earthbound 43.0%	Doom ends EarthBound hype and busts many brackets
142	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
143	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
144	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
145	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
146	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
147	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
148	1622 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
149	1623 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
150	1624 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
151	1625 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Starcraft 50.2% Halo 49.8%	StarCraft topples Halo after an internet-wide voting war			✓			1
152	1626 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 1	128	Kingdom Hearts 50.6% Soul Calibur 49.4%	Kingdom Hearts survives SoulCalibur but loses its contender aura
153	1627 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
154	1628 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
155	1629 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
156	1630 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
157	1631 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
158	1632 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
159	1633 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	8	Super Mario Bros. 3 78.0% Metroid 22.0%	Mario 3 crushes Metroid and reasserts divisional control
160	1634 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	8	Final Fantasy 70.0% Contra 30.0%	Final Fantasy handles Contra and keeps Mario pressure alive
161	1635 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	8	The Legend of Zelda 87.0% Donkey Kong 13.0%	Zelda demolishes Donkey Kong and deepens series dominance
162	1636 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	8	Tetris 73.5% Pong 26.5%	Tetris beats Pong as the match picture steals attention
163	1637 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	16	Chrono Trigger 67.1% Super Mario RPG 32.9%	Chrono Trigger advances while its daytime slide continues
164	1638 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	16	Super Mario World 70.6% Sonic 2 29.4%	Mario World crushes Sonic and becomes a Chrono threat
165	1639 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	16	A Link to the Past 74.0% Super Metroid 26.0%	Link to the Past crushes Super Metroid and alarms rivals
166	1640 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	16	Final Fantasy VI 72.7% Doom (1993) 27.3%	Final Fantasy VI beats Doom and joins the divisional race
167	1641 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	32-64	Final Fantasy VII 80.0% Xenogears 20.0%	Final Fantasy VII crushes Xenogears on its expected path
168	1642 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	32-64	Metal Gear Solid 50.0% Final Fantasy Tactics 50.0%	Metal Gear Solid survives Tactics amid a disputed finish				✓		1
169	1643 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	32-64	Goldeneye 59.3% Symphony of the Night 40.7%	GoldenEye beats Castlevania and settles the overhyped triangle
170	1644 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	32-64	Ocarina of Time 76.3% Super Mario 64 23.7%	Ocarina crushes Mario 64 in an SFF-heavy showdown	✓					1
171	1645 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	128	Starcraft 53.6% Kingdom Hearts 46.4%	StarCraft beats Kingdom Hearts and validates its Cinderella run
172	1646 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	128	Wind Waker 55.2% Metroid Prime 44.8%	Wind Waker beats Metroid Prime in a weak-turnout SFF match	✓					1
173	1647 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	128	Final Fantasy X 66.5% Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 33.5%	Final Fantasy X advances but again fails to convince
174	1648 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 2	128	Super Smash Bros. Melee 53.5% Vice City 46.5%	Melee survives Vice City as the division stays unsettled
175	1649 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	8	Super Mario Bros. 3 59.6% Final Fantasy 40.4%	Mario 3 survives Final Fantasy but looks vulnerable
176	1650 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	8	The Legend of Zelda 74.6% Tetris 25.4%	Zelda routs Tetris and strengthens its divisional favorite status
177	1651 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	16	Chrono Trigger 59.0% Super Mario World 41.0%	Chrono Trigger dismisses Mario World and restores contender status
178	1652 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	16	A Link to the Past 52.7% Final Fantasy VI 47.3%	Link to the Past survives Final Fantasy VI's early challenge
179	1653 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	32-64	Final Fantasy VII 71.3% Metal Gear Solid 28.7%	Final Fantasy VII crushes Metal Gear Solid and seizes favorite status
180	1654 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	32-64	Ocarina of Time 73.0% Goldeneye 27.0%	Ocarina wins easily but fails to answer Final Fantasy VII
181	1655 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	128	Starcraft 50.1% The Wind Waker 49.9%	Starcraft rallies past Wind Waker and extends its miracle run			✓			1
182	1656 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Round 3	128	Super Smash Bros. Melee 50.9% Final Fantasy X 49.1%	Melee edges Final Fantasy X and overturns old expectations
183	1657 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Division Final	8	Super Mario Bros. 3 56.8% The Legend of Zelda 43.2%	Mario 3 beats Zelda and ends its early aura	✓					1
184	1658 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Division Final	16	Chrono Trigger 50.2% A Link to the Past 49.8%	Chrono Trigger survives an all-time duel with Link to the Past
185	1659 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Division Final	32-64	Final Fantasy VII 53.8% Ocarina of Time 46.2%	Final Fantasy VII handles Ocarina in the anticipated showdown
186	1660 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Division Final	128	Super Smash Bros. Melee 50.3% Starcraft 49.7%	Melee ends Starcraft's run amid rallying and cheating controversy			✓	✓		2
187	1661 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Semifinal	—	Chrono Trigger 52.2% Super Mario Bros. 3 47.8%	Chrono Trigger wins an anticlimactic Mario 3 semifinal
188	1662 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Semifinal	—	Final Fantasy VII 62.4% Super Smash Bros. Melee 37.6%	Final Fantasy VII brushes aside Melee on its finals path
189	1663 writeup (md)	Spring 2K4	Final	—	Final Fantasy VII 58.2% Chrono Trigger 41.8%	Final Fantasy VII defeats Chrono Trigger for the championship
190	1718 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Link 87.8% CATS 12.2%	Link crushes CATS and opens the Link-Cloud comparison
191	1719 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Ganondorf 57.2% Alucard 42.8%	Ganondorf beats Alucard in a matchup of underseeded characters
192	1720 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Yoshi 76.4% Ryo Hazuki 23.6%	Yoshi routs Ryo as his contest decline continues
193	1721 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Luigi 67.7% Pac-Man 32.3%	Luigi beats Pac-Man but raises concerns before Yoshi
194	1722 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Magus 81.0% Luca Blight 19.0%	Magus crushes Luca Blight as cult support falls short
195	1723 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Crono 78.0% Conker 22.0%	Crono crushes Conker and advances toward another Mario rematch
196	1724 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Bowser 83.0% Guybrush Threepwood 17.0%	Bowser crushes Guybrush in another obvious bracket setup
197	1725 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Hyrule	Mario 83.5% JC Denton 16.5%	Mario finally delivers a convincing non-Nintendo opening blowout
198	1726 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Mega Man 83.0% Earthworm Jim 17.0%	Mega Man wins while Earthworm Jim earns affectionate praise
199	1727 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Tidus 50.8% Shadow the Hedgehog 49.2%	Tidus controls a heavily hyped matchup with Shadow
200	1728 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Tommy Vercetti 62.0% Max Payne 38.0%	Vercetti wins while Max Payne restores some contest credibility
201	1729 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Zero 71.7% Protoman 28.3%	Zero overwhelms Proto Man in a same-series SFF matchup	✓					1
202	1730 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Frog 50.1% Liquid Snake 49.9%	Frog barely survives Liquid Snake in an instant classic
203	1731 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Master Chief 70.7% Crash Bandicoot 29.3%	Master Chief crushes Crash and raises his contest stock
204	1732 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Knuckles the Echidna 57.5% Kefka 42.5%	Knuckles recovers from Kefka's surprising early resistance					✓	1
205	1733 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	20XX	Solid Snake 94.3% Tanner 5.7%	Snake destroys Tanner and creates a lasting fodder benchmark
206	1734 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
207	1735 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Vyse 60.2% Laharl 39.8%	Vyse handles Laharl in a low-stakes cult-character matchup
208	1736 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Kirby 64.7% Kain 35.3%	Kirby comfortably dispatches Kain in another routine opener
209	1737 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Squall Leonhart 64.8% Bomberman 35.2%	Squall beats Bomberman but raises new strength concerns
210	1738 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Ness 55.1% Jak 44.9%	Ness exposes the hype around Jak with a convincing win
211	1739 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Auron 64.8% Scorpion 35.2%	Auron crushes expectations against Scorpion and boosts his stock
212	1740 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Vivi 56.5% Donkey Kong 43.5%	Vivi surprises Donkey Kong and makes an immediate impact
213	1741 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Midgar	Sephiroth 86.4% Sly Cooper 13.6%	Sephiroth obliterates Sly in a predetermined Midgar matchup
214	1742 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 80.8% Terry Bogard 19.2%	Sonic crushes Terry as the Chaos Division begins
215	1743 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Ryu 62.1% KOS-MOS 37.9%	Ryu beats KOS-MOS while Samus emerges as the bigger story
216	1744 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Miles "Tails" Prower 54.8% Viewtiful Joe 45.2%	Tails upsets Viewtiful Joe and finally earns a win
217	1745 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Dante 80.3% Ratchet 19.7%	Dante destroys Ratchet in another routine first-round mismatch
218	1746 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sora 65.6% HK-47 34.4%	Sora handles HK-47 but leaves his true strength unresolved
219	1747 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Ryu Hayabusa 50.0% Jill Valentine 50.0%	Ryu survives Jill after a glitch, restart, and marathon battle
220	1748 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Sam Fisher 55.4% Gordon Freeman 44.6%	Sam Fisher extends GFNW but looks weak doing it
221	1749 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 1	Chaos	Samus Aran 82.4% Lara Croft 17.6%	Samus crushes Lara and reveals a dramatic strength surge
222	1750 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Hyrule	Link 87.9% Ganondorf 12.1%	Link obliterates Ganondorf in a historic SFF mismatch	✓					1
223	1751 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Hyrule	Yoshi 54.5% Luigi 45.5%	Yoshi beats Luigi in a predictable Nintendo SFF matchup	✓					1
224	1752 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Hyrule	Crono 69.8% Magus 30.2%	Crono crushes Magus in another severe same-series SFF match	✓					1
225	1753 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Hyrule	Mario 70.7% Bowser 29.3%	Mario routs Bowser in another bracket-driven SFF mismatch	✓					1
226	1754 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	20XX	Mega Man 64.8% Tidus 35.2%	Mega Man crushes Tidus and vindicates Heroic Mario
227	1755 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	20XX	Zero 61.8% Tommy Vercetti 38.2%	Zero handles Vercetti and completes the Mega Man setup
228	1756 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	20XX	Frog 50.0% Master Chief 50.0%	Frog survives Master Chief in a controversial all-time classic			✓	✓		2
229	1757 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	20XX	Solid Snake 59.5% Knuckles 40.5%	Snake beats Knuckles again as the rematch fatigue peaks
230	1758 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Midgar	Cloud Strife 81.4% Vyse 18.6%	Cloud beats Vyse but loses ground in the Link comparison
231	1759 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Midgar	Squall Leonhart 55.0% Kirby 45.0%	Squall beats Kirby after the match picture shifts momentum					✓	1
232	1760 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Midgar	Auron 65.0% Ness 35.0%	Auron beats Ness in another hard-to-read Midgar result
233	1761 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Midgar	Sephiroth 70.3% Vivi 29.7%	Sephiroth advances while Vivi resists the expected Square squeeze
234	1762 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 55.5% Ryu 44.5%	Sonic beats Ryu but fails to answer the Samus surge
235	1763 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Chaos	Dante 57.4% Miles "Tails" Prower 42.6%	Dante dispatches Tails in a routine second-round win
236	1764 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Chaos	Sora 61.7% Ryu Hayabusa 38.3%	Sora routs Ryu Hayabusa in a major surprise
237	1765 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 2	Chaos	Samus Aran 81.0% Sam Fisher 19.0%	Samus crushes Fisher and takes command of Chaos
238	1766 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Hyrule	Link 81.7% Yoshi 18.3%	Link overwhelms Yoshi in harsher-than-expected SFF	✓					1
239	1767 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Hyrule	Crono 53.2% Mario 46.8%	Crono finally beats Mario in an anticlimactic revenge match
240	1768 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	20XX	Mega Man 56.0% Zero 44.0%	Mega Man beats Zero as the expected SFF barely appears
241	1769 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	20XX	Solid Snake 51.4% Frog 48.6%	Snake survives Frog but suffers another damaging performance
242	1770 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Midgar	Cloud Strife 76.2% Squall Leonhart 23.8%	Cloud dominates Squall in a predictable SFF matchup	✓					1
243	1771 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Midgar	Sephiroth 67.7% Auron 32.3%	Sephiroth beats Auron but loses ground to Cloud
244	1772 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 62.0% Dante 38.0%	Sonic beats Dante as a bad picture muddies the comparison					✓	1
245	1773 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Round 3	Chaos	Samus Aran 65.9% Sora 34.1%	Samus handles Sora and reinforces her Chaos advantage
246	1774 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Division Final	Hyrule	Link 62.8% Crono 37.2%	Link crushes Crono and strengthens his championship favorite status
247	1775 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Division Final	20XX	Mega Man 57.2% Solid Snake 42.8%	Mega Man beats Snake again as Snake's decline continues
248	1776 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Division Final	Midgar	Cloud Strife 56.0% Sephiroth 44.0%	Cloud handles Sephiroth and restores confidence before Link
249	1777 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Division Final	Chaos	Samus Aran 57.5% Sonic the Hedgehog 42.5%	Samus decisively settles her old rivalry with Sonic
250	1778 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Semifinal	—	Link 67.6% Mega Man 32.4%	Link destroys Mega Man and all but claims favorite status	✓					1
251	1779 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Semifinal	—	Cloud Strife 59.0% Samus Aran 41.0%	Cloud ends Samus's brief resistance and reaches the final
252	1780 writeup (md)	SC2K4	Final	—	Link 51.8% Cloud Strife 48.2%	Link avenges Cloud loss and wins the championship
253	1989 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Bowser 83.9% Pyramid Head 16.1%	Bowser crushes Pyramid Head to open the villains contest
254	1990 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Sigma 53.5% Andross 46.5%	Sigma beats Andross but immediately loses his contender hype
255	1991 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Revolver Ocelot 54.7% Nemesis 45.3%	Ocelot beats Nemesis but sends his own stock tumbling
256	1992 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Dr. Wily 64.0% Ultros 36.0%	Wily handles Ultros and gains momentum before Ocelot
257	1993 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Sephiroth 83.7% Ramirez 16.3%	Sephiroth destroys Ramirez and looks untouchable
258	1994 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Vergil 64.5% Ghaleon 35.5%	Vergil beats Ghaleon after a disastrous picture hurts the underdog					✓	1
259	1995 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Lavos 55.8% Mother Brain 44.2%	Lavos beats Mother Brain as the unexpected closeness raises questions
260	1996 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Jenova	Liquid Snake 79.5% Officer Tenpenny 20.5%	Liquid Snake crushes Tenpenny and validates his early hype
261	1997 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Kefka 64.0% Mithos 36.0%	Kefka beats Mithos but opens the door to upset talk
262	1998 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Wesker 59.7% Luca Blight 40.3%	Wesker beats Luca but destroys his own contender hype
263	1999 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
264	2000 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Ruin	Diablo 57.7% Ridley 42.3%	Diablo beats Ridley before an outside rally pads the win			✓			1
265	2001 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Ganondorf 85.0% Giygas 15.0%	Ganondorf crushes Giygas in a foregone conclusion
266	2002 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Ansem 54.0% CATS 46.0%	CATS nearly shocks Ansem and proves he can threaten someone					✓	1
267	2003 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
268	2004 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 1	Triforce	Master Hand 53.8% Kuja 46.2%	Master Hand humiliates Kuja in the contest's defining upset
269	2005 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Mushroom	Bowser 78.1% Sigma 21.9%	Bowser destroys Sigma and strengthens the new-voting-trend debate
270	2006 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Mushroom	Revolver Ocelot 54.5% Dr. Wily 45.5%	Ocelot handles Wily as another Mega Man villain disappoints
271	2007 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Jenova	Sephiroth 78.8% Vergil 21.2%	Sephiroth buries Vergil in a completely predetermined matchup
272	2008 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Jenova	Liquid Snake 55.6% Lavos 44.4%	Liquid survives Lavos as his inflated reputation takes a hit
273	2009 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Ruin	Kefka 70.4% Wesker 29.6%	Kefka destroys Wesker with help from an unusually strong picture					✓	1
274	2010 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Ruin	Diablo 52.9% M. Bison 47.1%	Diablo withstands Bison's comeback and pulls away late
275	2011 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Triforce	Ganondorf 74.4% Ansem 25.6%	Ganondorf crushes Ansem despite a picture blamed for underperformance					✓	1
276	2012 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Round 2	Triforce	Dr. Robotnik 59.5% Master Hand 40.5%	Robotnik ends Master Hand's run but raises new doubts
277	2013 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Division Final	Mushroom	Bowser 66.0% Revolver Ocelot 34.0%	Bowser routs Ocelot and cruises to the division title
278	2014 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Division Final	Jenova	Sephiroth 75.9% Liquid Snake 24.1%	Sephiroth crushes Liquid and deepens the 20XX mystery
279	2015 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Division Final	Ruin	Diablo 54.1% Kefka 45.9%	Diablo overtakes Kefka and completes an unlikely Final Four run
280	2016 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Division Final	Triforce	Ganondorf 76.6% Dr. Robotnik 23.4%	Robotnik's rout becomes another chapter in Sonic-series disappointment †OT					✓	1
281	2017 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Semifinal	—	Sephiroth 59.5% Bowser 40.5%	Bowser gives Sephiroth a legendary early tie before fading
282	2018 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Semifinal	—	Ganondorf 65.2% Diablo 34.8%	Ganondorf ends Diablo's surprise run without much resistance
283	2019 writeup (md)	Spring 2K5	Final	—	Sephiroth 58.2% Ganondorf 41.8%	Sephiroth beats Ganondorf to claim the villains championship
284	2066 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Mario 80.9% Joanna Dark 19.1%	Mario opens the contest with an emphatic win over Joanna
285	2067 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Ness 55.1% Carl Johnson 44.9%	Ness upsets CJ as the writeup turns to race controversy †OT
286	2068 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Zero 63.0% Ryu Hayabusa 37.0%	Zero beats Ryu Hayabusa but leaves mild strength questions
287	2069 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Mushroom	Lloyd Irving 54.7% Albert Wesker 45.3%	Lloyd beats Wesker but badly misses Board 8 expectations
288	2070 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Samus 87.3% Yuri Hyuga 12.7%	Samus crushes Yuri and strengthens her championship case
289	2071 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Frog 51.7% Riku 48.3%	Frog survives Riku but sees his old reputation collapse
290	2072 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Ganondorf 61.2% Yuna 38.8%	Ganondorf beats Yuna amid strength debate and cheating claims				✓		1
291	2073 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Zebes	Auron 71.5% Big Boss 28.5%	Auron cruises past Big Boss as the Ganondorf matchup looms					✓	1
292	2074 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Solid Snake 84.1% Manny Calavera 15.9%	Snake crushes Manny after Board 8 finally gets him in
293	2075 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Zelda 59.6% Vivi 40.4%	Zelda crushes Vivi and undercuts the statistical case against her
294	2076 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Alucard 55.5% Kratos 44.5%	Alucard beats Kratos but looks vulnerable heading toward Sora
295	2077 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Gear	Sora 70.7% Agent 47 29.3%	Sora handles Agent 47 as attention shifts to Alucard
296	2078 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Kirby 75.2% Cecil 24.8%	Kirby destroys Cecil and ignites Nintendo boost talk					✓	1
297	2079 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
298	2080 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Bowser 65.9% Chun Li 34.1%	Bowser handles Chun-Li without settling the Ryu debate
299	2081 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Dream	Ryu 55.7% Rikku 44.3%	Ryu beats Rikku but badly damages his case against Bowser
300	2082 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Master Chief 68.8% CATS 31.2%	CATS overperforms again as Master Chief looks vulnerable					✓	1
301	2083 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Donkey Kong 64.8% Sam Fisher 35.2%	Donkey Kong beats Sam Fisher in an uneventful matchup
302	2084 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Tommy Vercetti 51.1% Kefka 48.9%	Kefka and Vercetti classic erupts into a cheating scandal				✓		1
303	2085 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Flood	Crono 76.7% Zidane 23.3%	Crono calmly dispatches Zidane after the previous day's chaos
304	2086 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Dante 71.5% Terra 28.5%	Dante crushes Terra and ends the upset speculation quickly
305	2087 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Vincent Valentine 79.0% Sarah Kerrigan 21.0%	Vincent obliterates Kerrigan in a statement contest debut
306	2088 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Knuckles the Echidna 50.9% Magus 49.1%	Knuckles shocks Magus in a historic bracket-busting upset
307	2089 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Devil	Squall Leonhart 74.8% Geno 25.2%	Squall overwhelms Geno as SFF shapes the Devil Division	✓					1
308	2090 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 76.1% Jin Kazama 23.9%	Sonic beats Jin but leaves questions before Mega Man
309	2091 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Diablo 56.8% Kratos Aurion 43.2%	Diablo handles Kratos and validates his spring performance
310	2092 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Tifa Lockheart 78.1% Vyse 21.9%	Tifa crushes Vyse in a spectacular contest debut
311	2093 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	Chaos	Luigi 66.0% KOS-MOS 34.0%	Luigi routs KOS-MOS and strengthens the Nintendo boost case
312	2094 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Mega Man 76.0% Conker 24.0%	Mega Man crushes Conker but gives Sonic supporters hope
313	2095 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Leon Kennedy 58.6% Gordon Freeman 41.4%	Leon extends Gordon Freeman's endlessly recurring losing streak
314	2096 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 1	20XX	Yoshi 73.7% Laharl 26.3%	Yoshi handles Laharl in a routine first-round mismatch
315	2097 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
316	2098 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Mushroom	Mario 82.8% Ness 17.2%	Mario obliterates Ness with exceptionally strong SFF	✓					1
317	2099 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Mushroom	Zero 73.3% Lloyd Irving 26.7%	Zero dispatches Lloyd and advances toward the inevitable Mario test
318	2100 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Zebes	Samus 70.1% Frog 29.9%	Samus demolishes Frog and shatters his old contest mystique
319	2101 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Zebes	Ganondorf 54.1% Auron 45.9%	Ganondorf beats Auron as the hyped Gauntlet starts flat
320	2102 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Gear	Solid Snake 54.4% Zelda 45.6%	Snake crushes the Zelda bandwagon in another Gauntlet dud
321	2103 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Gear	Sora 55.4% Alucard 44.6%	Sora beats Alucard and delivers another blow to x-stats
322	2104 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Dream	Kirby 57.6% Tidus 42.4%	Kirby crushes Tidus and completes a dramatic expectations reversal
323	2105 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Dream	Bowser 59.0% Ryu 41.0%	Bowser handles Ryu as the Gauntlet ends anticlimactically
324	2106 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Flood	Master Chief 50.8% Donkey Kong 49.2%	Master Chief erases Donkey Kong's lead in a record comeback
325	2107 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Flood	Crono 70.8% Tommy Vercetti 29.2%	Crono dispatches Vercetti and confirms his elite standing
326	2108 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Devil	Vincent Valentine 54.0% Dante 46.0%	Vincent beats Dante but loses much of his elite hype
327	2109 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Devil	Squall Leonhart 53.8% Knuckles the Echidna 46.2%	Squall ends the Knuckles bandwagon and buries old Magus stats
328	2110 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 68.5% Diablo 31.5%	Sonic cruises while Diabloii.net support shows up late			✓			1
329	2111 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	Chaos	Tifa Lockheart 53.4% Luigi 46.6%	Tifa wins while Luigi scores another Nintendo moral victory
330	2112 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	20XX	Mega Man 64.6% Leon Kennedy 35.4%	Leon overperforms as Mega Man advances without much drama
331	2113 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Round 2	20XX	Yoshi 72.8% Pac-Man 27.2%	Yoshi crushes Pac-Man and validates his place above Luigi
332	2114 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Mushroom	Mario 62.9% Zero 37.1%	Mario SFFs Zero and strengthens his case as tournament favorite	✓					1
333	2115 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Zebes	Samus 59.7% Ganondorf 40.3%	Samus advances but her weak SFF showing raises alarms	✓					1
334	2116 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Gear	Solid Snake 65.3% Sora 34.7%	Snake destroys Sora and reasserts himself as an elite threat	✓					1
335	2117 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Dream	Bowser 52.1% Kirby 47.9%	Bowser survives Kirby but loses confidence before facing Snake	✓					1
336	2118 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Flood	Crono 61.3% Master Chief 38.7%	Crono wins while Master Chief's day vote raises fresh doubts
337	2119 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Devil	Vincent Valentine 50.6% Squall Leonhart 49.4%	Vincent survives Squall in a bracket-busting Pyrrhic victory	✓					1
338	2120 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 56.4% Tifa Lockheart 43.6%	Sonic handles Tifa and sets up the long-awaited Mega Man clash
339	2121 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Division Final	20XX	Mega Man 68.1% Yoshi 31.9%	Mega Man SFFs Yoshi and enters the Sonic match favored	✓					1
340	2122 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Quarterfinal	—	Mario 59.8% Samus 40.2%	Mario crushes Samus and blows up the old statistical consensus	✓					1
341	2123 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Quarterfinal	—	Solid Snake 50.6% Bowser 49.4%	Snake survives Bowser's comeback despite another poor match picture					✓	1
342	2124 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Quarterfinal	—	Crono 55.4% Vincent Valentine 44.6%	Crono advances as Vincent creates another statistical puzzle	✓					1
343	2125 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Quarterfinal	—	Mega Man 50.4% Sonic the Hedgehog 49.6%	Mega Man survives Sonic after two squandered comeback chances
344	2126 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Semifinal	—	Mario 57.2% Solid Snake 42.8%	Mario handles Snake and keeps rolling toward the championship
345	2127 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Semifinal	—	Crono 51.4% Mega Man 48.6%	Crono edges Mega Man but fails to ease doubts about Mario
346	2128 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Final	—	Mario 53.9% Crono 46.1%	Mario beats Crono and completes his dominant 2005 championship run
347	2129 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Tournament of Champions	—	Link 52.4% Cloud Strife 47.6%	Cloud briefly leads before Link's day vote takes control
348	2130 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Tournament of Champions	—	Sephiroth 56.1% Mario 43.9%	Sephiroth crushes champion Mario and showcases the Advent Children boost
349	2131 writeup (md)	SC2K5	Tournament of Champions	—	Link 54.9% Sephiroth 45.1%	Link beats Sephiroth to finish the Tournament of Champions
350	2425 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
351	2426 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
352	2427 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	Pokemon 65.7% Star Ocean 34.3%	Pokémon crushes Star Ocean and finally gets its contest vindication
353	2428 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Hyrule	Metroid 70.6% Kirby 29.4%	Metroid routs Kirby and ends the brief Pokémon bandwagon
354	2429 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Metal Gear 69.9% Soul Calibur 30.1%	Metal Gear crushes Soul Calibur and exposes old statistical inflation
355	2430 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
356	2431 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Snake	Castlevania 55.0% Halo 45.0%	Castlevania upsets Halo and neutralizes its famous day vote
357	2432 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
358	2433 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Super Mario Bros. 92.2% Madden NFL 7.8%	Mario destroys Madden and takes another individual-vote record
359	2434 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
360	2435 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
361	2436 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Mushroom	Super Smash Bros. 76.4% Dragon Quest 23.6%	Smash handles Dragon Quest while debate shifts toward Sonic
362	2437 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Final Fantasy 86.0% Diablo 14.0%	Final Fantasy crushes Diablo but does not settle the title race
363	2438 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
364	2439 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
365	2440 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 1	Ultima	Resident Evil 87.8% Shadow Hearts 12.2%	Resident Evil obliterates Shadow Hearts in another joke-fodder blowout
366	2441 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Hyrule	The Legend of Zelda 80.3% Mega Man X 19.7%	Zelda SFFs Mega Man X and keeps pressure on Final Fantasy	✓					1
367	2442 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Hyrule	Metroid 52.6% Pokemon 47.4%	Pokémon pushes Metroid hard and earns overdue contest respect	✓					1
368	2443 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Snake	Metal Gear 65.2% Fire Emblem 34.8%	Metal Gear advances while Fire Emblem makes the win look ordinary
369	2444 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Snake	Kingdom Hearts 51.3% Castlevania 48.7%	Kingdom Hearts rallies past Castlevania in a memorable fanbase war
370	2445 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Mushroom	Super Mario Bros. 81.1% Warcraft 18.9%	Mario destroys Warcraft and strengthens his Final Fantasy case
371	2446 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Mushroom	Super Smash Bros. 57.7% Sonic the Hedgehog 42.3%	Smash shuts down Sonic and kills another Mario-Sonic opportunity
372	2447 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Ultima	Final Fantasy 74.2% Mega Man 25.8%	Final Fantasy crushes Mega Man and remains the title favorite
373	2448 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Round 2	Ultima	Resident Evil 50.7% Street Fighter 49.3%	Resident Evil survives Street Fighter in a tight Capcom showdown	✓				✓	2
374	2449 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Division Final	Hyrule	The Legend of Zelda 84.7% Metroid 15.3%	Zelda SFFs Metroid in another brutal Nintendo family matchup	✓					1
375	2450 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Division Final	Snake	Metal Gear 58.3% Kingdom Hearts 41.7%	Metal Gear handles Kingdom Hearts after a brief Castlevania poll glitch
376	2451 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Division Final	Mushroom	Super Mario Bros. 61.8% Super Smash Bros. 38.2%	Smash resists expected SFF and dents Mario's title hopes
377	2452 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Division Final	Ultima	Final Fantasy 76.1% Resident Evil 23.9%	Final Fantasy cruises past Resident Evil into the semifinals
378	2453 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Semifinal	—	The Legend of Zelda 73.7% Metal Gear 26.3%	Zelda handles Metal Gear and advances to the final
379	2454 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Semifinal	—	Final Fantasy 53.2% Super Mario Bros. 46.8%	Final Fantasy survives Mario but exposes itself before Zelda
380	2455 writeup (md)	BSE2K6	Final	—	The Legend of Zelda 51.0% Final Fantasy 49.0%	Zelda upsets Final Fantasy to win Best Series Ever
381	2499 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Samus Aran 81.9% Nidoran F 18.1%	Samus handles Nidoran without settling any strength debates
382	2500 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Ada Wong 75.9% Jade 24.1%	Ada dispatches Jade in an uninformative opening match
383	2501 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Rikku 75.0% Lenneth Valkyrie 25.0%	Rikku routs Lenneth and validates her earlier contest strength
384	2502 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Spazer	Kairi 52.1% Claire Redfield 47.9%	Kairi survives Claire before the Kingdom Hearts day vote erupts				✓		1
385	2503 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Tifa Lockhart 76.2% Ivy Valentine 23.8%	Tifa crushes Ivy and delivers an early statement performance
386	2504 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
387	2505 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Jill Valentine 62.0% Sheena Fujibayashi 38.0%	Jill beats Sheena but her day vote raises concerns
388	2506 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Limit	Princess Peach 83.1% Princess Daisy 16.9%	Peach crushes Daisy while the writeup mostly wanders elsewhere †OT
389	2507 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Zelda 86.1% Carmen Sandiego 13.9%	Zelda destroys Carmen and launches a serious Samus upset bandwagon
390	2508 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Terra Branford 58.7% Sarah Kerrigan 41.3%	Terra beats Kerrigan after a noisy match-picture controversy
391	2509 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
392	2510 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Triforce	Aeris Gainsborough 69.8% Marle 30.2%	Aeris beats Marle but fails to strengthen her Zelda case	✓					1
393	2511 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Yuna 79.3% Roll 20.7%	Yuna quietly crushes Roll and answers early doubts
394	2512 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Joanna Dark 60.2% Cortana 39.8%	Joanna handles Cortana and extends Halo's character-level struggles
395	2513 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Chun Li 68.7% Kasumi 31.3%	Chun-Li handles Kasumi despite another weak Street Fighter day vote
396	2514 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Aeon	Lara Croft 77.5% Alyx Vance 22.5%	Lara crushes Alyx without proving she has truly returned
397	2515 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Solid Snake 82.2% Soma Cruz 17.8%	Snake crushes Soma and hints that this run may differ
398	2516 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Squall Leonhart 72.0% Tidus 28.0%	Squall SFFs Tidus and briefly fuels upset talk against Snake	✓					1
399	2517 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Yoshi 55.2% Riku 44.8%	Yoshi beats Riku but loses confidence before facing Dante
400	2518 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Patriot	Dante 65.2% Ryu Hayabusa 34.8%	Dante handles Hayabusa and keeps the edge over Yoshi
401	2519 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Sora 75.6% Tingle 24.4%	Sora dispatches Tingle in a remarkably uneventful opener
402	2520 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Gordon Freeman 58.2% Phoenix Wright 41.8%	Gordon finally wins and ends the original GFNW joke
403	2521 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Ryu 57.1% Kratos 42.9%	Ryu beats bracket favorite Kratos despite a strong day vote
404	2522 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Destiny	Mega Man 69.9% Axel 30.1%	Mega Man beats Axel while showing an early warning sign
405	2523 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Sonic the Hedgehog 80.7% CATS 19.3%	Sonic steamrolls CATS without resolving the old picture debate
406	2524 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Vincent Valentine 52.6% Ganondorf 47.4%	Vincent upsets Ganondorf and launches a Noble Nine breaker bandwagon
407	2525 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Kirby 61.7% The Prince of Persia 38.3%	Kirby beats Prince but gives his backers another warning
408	2526 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Blast	Luigi 53.7% Zero 46.3%	Luigi stuns Zero and finally wins a major debated match
409	2527 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Crono 74.2% Captain Falcon 25.8%	Crono cruises past Falcon but again shows a weak day vote
410	2528 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Bowser 55.4% Leon Kennedy 44.6%	Bowser wins as Leon exposes more doubts about old stats
411	2529 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 1	Time	Auron 64.4% Alucard 35.6%	Auron beats Alucard as the old upset hero keeps fading
412	2530 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
413	2531 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Spazer	Samus Aran 79.8% Ada Wong 20.2%	Samus crushes Ada while Resident Evil momentum stalls
414	2532 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Spazer	Rikku 58.3% Kairi 41.7%	Rikku handles Kairi and shrugs off the Kingdom Hearts day vote
415	2533 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Limit	Tifa Lockhart 74.5% The Boss 25.5%	Tifa wins easily while the writeup turns to fight hypotheticals †OT
416	2534 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Limit	Princess Peach 50.0% Jill Valentine 50.0%	Peach survives Jill in a classic marred by cheating attempts			✓	✓		2
417	2535 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Triforce	Zelda 79.5% Terra Branford 20.5%	Zelda crushes Terra and puts real pressure on Samus
418	2536 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Triforce	Aeris Gainsborough 61.7% KOS-MOS 38.3%	Aeris beats KOS-MOS but looks doomed against Zelda
419	2537 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Aeon	Yuna 78.1% Joanna Dark 21.9%	Yuna crushes Joanna and takes control of her division
420	2538 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Aeon	Chun Li 55.5% Lara Croft 44.5%	Chun-Li beats Lara but loses her Yuna upset case
421	2539 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Patriot	Solid Snake 57.6% Squall Leonhart 42.4%	Snake crushes Squall and reveals his major contest boost
422	2540 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Patriot	Yoshi 50.5% Dante 49.5%	Yoshi upsets Dante and vindicates years of hidden strength claims
423	2541 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Destiny	Sora 63.9% Gordon Freeman 36.1%	Sora ends Gordon's brief winning era with little trouble
424	2542 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Destiny	Mega Man 58.0% Ryu 42.0%	Mega Man beats Ryu while another collapse warning goes ignored
425	2543 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Blast	Sonic the Hedgehog 52.1% Vincent Valentine 47.9%	Sonic beats Vincent but leaves both characters with changed expectations
426	2544 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Blast	Luigi 52.3% Kirby 47.7%	Luigi beats Kirby as SFF settles the matchup early	✓					1
427	2545 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Time	Crono 57.4% Bowser 42.6%	Crono handles Bowser but his day vote raises alarms
428	2546 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Round 2	Time	Auron 59.6% Sub-Zero 40.4%	Auron comfortably ends Sub-Zero's brief upset run
429	2547 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Spazer	Samus Aran 69.0% Rikku 31.0%	Samus cruises through Rikku with no hint of trouble ahead
430	2548 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Limit	Tifa Lockhart 66.0% Princess Peach 34.0%	Tifa wins easily while Peach finally sheds her joke reputation
431	2549 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Triforce	Zelda 56.9% Aeris Gainsborough 43.1%	Zelda beats Aeris comfortably despite a respectable recovery
432	2550 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Aeon	Yuna 60.8% Chun Li 39.2%	Yuna routs Chun-Li and completes a surprisingly strong division run
433	2551 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Patriot	Solid Snake 57.2% Yoshi 42.8%	Snake survives the sprite round and confirms his breakout year
434	2552 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Destiny	Mega Man 54.3% Sora 45.7%	Mega Man beats Sora while his collapse becomes impossible to miss
435	2553 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Blast	Sonic the Hedgehog 60.2% Luigi 39.8%	Sonic ends Luigi's surprise run and reopens old strength questions
436	2554 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Division Final	Time	Crono 54.5% Auron 45.5%	Crono beats Auron as another day-vote warning goes unanswered
437	2555 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Quarterfinal	—	Samus Aran 50.5% Tifa Lockhart 49.5%	Samus survives Tifa amid picture theories and rejected cheating votes				✓	✓	2
438	2556 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Quarterfinal	—	Zelda 57.0% Yuna 43.0%	Zelda beats Yuna but looks less frightening before Samus
439	2557 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Quarterfinal	—	Solid Snake 55.3% Mega Man 44.7%	Snake upsets Mega Man and turns 2006 into his year
440	2558 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Quarterfinal	—	Sonic the Hedgehog 50.8% Crono 49.2%	Sonic erases Crono's lead in a massive comeback upset
441	2559 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Semifinal	—	Samus Aran 55.3% Zelda 44.7%	Samus beats Zelda despite a likely reverse-SFF drag	✓					1
442	2560 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Semifinal	—	Solid Snake 55.0% Sonic the Hedgehog 45.0%	Snake handles Sonic and extends his remarkable 2006 run
443	2561 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Final	—	Samus Aran 53.1% Solid Snake 46.9%	Samus beats Snake for the title after a competitive start
444	2562 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Battle Royale	—	Link 27.4% Cloud Strife 23.7% Sephiroth 16.4% Solid Snake 13.1% Mario 11.6% Samus Aran 7.7%	Samus falls first as Nintendo SFF shapes the Battle Royale	✓					1
445	2563 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Battle Royale	—	Link 34.9% Cloud Strife 24.3% Sephiroth 14.9% Solid Snake 14.8% Mario 11.2%	Link SFFs Mario out while Snake keeps surprising	✓					1
446	2564 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Battle Royale	—	Link 42.7% Cloud Strife 23.7% Solid Snake 16.8% Sephiroth 16.8%	Snake survives Sephiroth in a rallied and controversial finish	✓		✓	✓		3
447	2565 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Battle Royale	—	Link 44.6% Cloud Strife 35.7% Solid Snake 19.6%	Link and Cloud finally end Snake's extraordinary run
448	2566 writeup (md)	CB2K6	Battle Royale	—	Link 53.9% Cloud Strife 46.1%	Link dominates Cloud to close the Battle Royale
449	2863 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
450	2864 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
451	2865 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
452	2866 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
453	2867 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
454	2868 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
455	2869 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
456	2870 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
457	2871 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
458	2872 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
459	2873 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
460	2874 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
461	2875 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
462	2876 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
463	2877 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
464	2878 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
465	2879 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
466	2880 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
467	2881 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
468	2882 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
469	2883 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
470	2884 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
471	2885 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
472	2886 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
473	2887 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
474	2888 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
475	2889 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
476	2890 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
477	2891 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
478	2892 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
479	2893 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
480	2894 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
481	2895 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 1	Mega Man 37.7% Yoshi 28.2% Knuckles the Echidna 20.3% KOS-MOS 13.8%	Mega Man and Yoshi cruise as Knuckles disappoints again
482	2896 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 1	Samus Aran 46.0% Scorpion 24.0% Frog 17.5% Midna 12.6%	Samus dominates while Scorpion advances past a weakened Midna		✓				1
483	2897 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 2	Cloud Strife 56.1% Marcus Fenix 15.6% Revolver Ocelot 15.1% Kefka 13.2%	Fenix rides the day vote past Ocelot for second
484	2898 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 2	Auron 35.8% Ryu 26.2% Bowser 24.1% Shadow the Hedgehog 13.9%	Ryu beats Bowser again in another four-way mystery
485	2899 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 3	Sephiroth 57.1% Fox McCloud 19.7% Meta Knight 13.2% Wario 10.0%	Sephiroth and Fox advance through a predictable Nintendo field
486	2900 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 3	Mario 46.6% Big Boss 24.9% Magus 17.8% Phoenix Wright 10.7%	Naked Snake picture sends Big Boss past Magus					✓	1
487	2901 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 4	Link 51.2% Vincent Valentine 27.8% Bidoof 13.3% Zelda 7.8%	Bidoof's suspected offsite push briefly terrifies Vincent			✓	✓		2
488	2902 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 4	Crono 36.7% Zero 32.6% Raiden 17.3% HK-47 13.4%	Zero makes Crono look vulnerable before Vincent
489	2903 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 5	Ganondorf 31.1% Luigi 28.1% Mudkip 25.0% Vergil 15.9%	Mudkip scares Nintendo before Luigi's morning comeback
490	2904 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 5	Master Chief 43.8% Yuna 24.0% Alucard 19.2% Liquid Snake 13.0%	Master Chief confirms his breakout with another dominant showing
491	2905 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 6	Dante 43.4% Amaterasu 20.8% Ada Wong 19.4% Balthier Bunansa 16.4%	Amaterasu survives a long three-way fight for second
492	2906 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 6	Leon Kennedy 33.3% Pikachu 24.1% Vivi Ornitier 21.7% Tidus 20.8%	Square vote splitting sends Pikachu through again		✓				1
493	2907 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 7	Kratos 32.5% L-Block 28.3% Kirby 24.8% Donkey Kong 14.4%	Nintendo vote splitting turns L-Block into a real threat		✓				1
494	2908 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 7	Solid Snake 47.7% Riku 19.4% Ryu Hayabusa 18.9% Nightmare 13.9%	Riku reverses the Ryu result as four-way logic breaks again
495	2909 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 8	Squall Leonhart 33.6% Sora 29.9% Aeris Gainsborough 19.1% Lara Croft 17.4%	Sora reverses Aeris as Squall drains her support		✓				1
496	2910 writeup (md)	CB VI	Round 2	Division 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 44.4% Sub-Zero 23.5% Gordon Freeman 18.8% Duke Nukem 13.3%	Brawl hype transforms Sonic's rematch with Sub-Zero
497	2911 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 1	Samus Aran 33.1% Mega Man 30.4% Yoshi 19.1% Scorpion 17.3%	Samus survives Mega Man despite Yoshi's Nintendo vote drain		✓				1
498	2912 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 2	Cloud Strife 49.6% Ryu 20.2% Auron 18.2% Marcus Fenix 12.0%	Cloud dominates while Final Fantasy overlap helps Ryu advance		✓				1
499	2913 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 3	Sephiroth 45.9% Mario 35.1% Big Boss 11.0% Fox McCloud 8.1%	Sephiroth handles Mario while Mario crushes Fox's support	✓					1
500	2914 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 4	Link 45.4% Vincent Valentine 21.8% Crono 20.6% Zero 12.3%	Vincent breaks the Noble Nine by eliminating Crono
501	2915 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 5	Master Chief 35.4% Luigi 23.5% Ganondorf 22.5% Yuna 18.6%	Pig Ganon picture helps Luigi reverse their matchup					✓	1
502	2916 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 6	Pikachu 33.8% Dante 30.4% Leon Kennedy 23.9% Amaterasu 11.9%	Capcom vote splitting powers Pikachu to a stunning first		✓				1
503	2917 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 7	Solid Snake 32.4% L-Block 28.6% Kratos 20.9% Riku 18.0%	L-Block nearly challenges Snake and becomes an elite threat
504	2918 writeup (md)	CB VI	Division Final	Division 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 32.3% Squall Leonhart 30.8% Sora 20.0% Sub-Zero 16.9%	Sora's vote drain helps Sonic hold off Squall		✓				1
505	2919 writeup (md)	CB VI	Quarterfinal	—	Cloud Strife 41.2% Samus Aran 28.8% Mega Man 18.4% Ryu 11.5%	Mega Man collapses as Cloud and Samus advance easily
506	2920 writeup (md)	CB VI	Quarterfinal	—	Link 36.4% Sephiroth 31.5% Mario 22.2% Vincent Valentine 9.9%	Mario's vote drain makes Link look briefly vulnerable		✓				1
507	2921 writeup (md)	CB VI	Quarterfinal	—	Master Chief 32.1% Dante 26.6% Luigi 23.1% Pikachu 18.2%	Pikachu's Nintendo vote drain helps eliminate Luigi		✓				1
508	2922 writeup (md)	CB VI	Quarterfinal	—	L-Block 29.0% Solid Snake 28.9% Sonic the Hedgehog 21.6% Squall Leonhart 20.5%	L-Block rallies past Snake and shatters bracket expectations			✓			1
509	2923 writeup (md)	CB VI	Semifinal	—	Link 39.0% Cloud Strife 28.5% Samus Aran 16.8% Sephiroth 15.7%	Link and Cloud advance while Samus surprisingly tops Sephiroth	✓					1
510	2924 writeup (md)	CB VI	Semifinal	—	L-Block 34.6% Solid Snake 26.2% Master Chief 24.0% Dante 15.1%	Internet attention sends L-Block charging into the final			✓			1
511	2925 writeup (md)	CB VI	Final	—	L-Block 33.5% Link 29.7% Cloud Strife 24.5% Solid Snake 12.3%	L-Block's Internet rally dethrones Link in the final			✓			1
512	3244 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
513	3245 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
514	3246 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
515	3247 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
516	3248 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
517	3249 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
518	3250 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
519	3251 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
520	3252 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
521	3253 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
522	3254 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
523	3255 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
524	3256 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
525	3257 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
526	3258 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
527	3259 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
528	3260 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
529	3261 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
530	3262 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
531	3263 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
532	3264 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
533	3265 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
534	3266 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
535	3267 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
536	3268 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
537	3269 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
538	3270 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
539	3271 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
540	3272 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
541	3273 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
542	3274 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
543	3275 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
544	3276 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 1	Link 53.3% Zack Fair 23.9% Zidane Tribal 12.2% Wario 10.6%	ZackFAQs takes off behind another dominant Link win	✓					1
545	3277 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 1	Duke Nukem 31.1% Altair 30.5% Marth 23.2% Lucario 15.3%	Duke and Altair advance as Marth gets squeezed out		✓				1
546	3278 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 2	Liquid Snake 30.6% Luigi 27.9% Bowser 22.7% Phoenix Wright 18.8%	Nintendo vote splitting sends Liquid to first		✓				1
547	3279 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 2	Mario 31.0% Mega Man X 30.0% Zelda 20.1% Mudkip 18.9%	Mario survives Mega Man X as Mudkip's joke run fades	✓					1
548	3280 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 3	Samus Aran 40.2% Ganondorf 24.6% Frog 19.9% Nightmare 15.2%	Samus and Ganondorf provide a quiet rest break
549	3281 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 3	Vincent Valentine 40.0% Gordon Freeman 24.5% Scorpion 18.9% Falco Lombardi 16.5%	Gordon shocks Scorpion and keeps the GFNW reversal going					✓	1
550	3282 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 4	Crono 32.1% L-Block 27.7% Ryu (Street Fighter) 23.8% Amaterasu 16.3%	L-Block advances but finally looks vulnerable
551	3283 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 4	Pikachu 30.3% Alucard 29.3% Arthas Menethil 21.2% Captain Falcon 19.2%	Pikachu finally escapes a stubborn Alucard challenge		✓				1
552	3284 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 5	Mega Man 36.5% Weighted Companion Cube 28.6% Tidus 22.8% Nero 12.1%	The Cube advances again without needing any chaos
553	3285 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 5	Solid Snake 43.6% Zero 21.4% Vivi Ornitier 21.1% Ryu Hayabusa 14.0%	Snake dominates while Zero survives Vivi's late push
554	3286 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 6	Squall Leonhart 30.5% Sora 28.3% Yoshi 22.4% Fox McCloud 18.8%	Fox's presence helps Sora leave Yoshi behind		✓				1
555	3287 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 6	Cloud Strife 53.5% Mewtwo 16.9% Midna 16.2% Pac-Man 13.4%	Cloud dominates while Mewtwo quietly survives Midna
556	3288 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 7	Kirby 31.5% Master Chief 30.3% Big Boss 26.2% Raiden 12.0%	Master Chief rallies past Big Boss for second		✓	✓			2
557	3289 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 7	Dante 33.9% Leon Kennedy 30.8% Riku 22.2% Hogger 13.1%	Dante and Leon restore order after a lively start
558	3290 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 8	Auron 34.6% Sonic the Hedgehog 29.7% Sub-Zero 20.5% Sandbag 15.2%	Auron stuns Sonic and exposes a Noble Nine weakness
559	3291 writeup (md)	CB VII	Round 2	Division 8	Sephiroth 41.5% Kratos 24.2% Tifa Lockheart 20.1% Jill Valentine 14.2%	Sephiroth suppresses Tifa and opens the door for Kratos	✓					1
560	3292 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 1	Link 51.5% Zack Fair 22.1% Duke Nukem 14.5% Altair 11.9%	ZackFAQs surges onward behind an unstoppable Link
561	3293 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 2	Mario 32.7% Mega Man X 29.4% Liquid Snake 21.9% Luigi 15.9%	Mario suppresses Luigi while Mega Man X advances	✓					1
562	3294 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 3	Samus Aran 34.8% Vincent Valentine 30.4% Gordon Freeman 17.8% Ganondorf 17.0%	Nintendo overlap buries Ganondorf while Samus advances	✓	✓				2
563	3295 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 4	Crono 31.2% Pikachu 27.0% L-Block 24.4% Alucard 17.4%	Pikachu ends L-Block's reign and changes Pokémon's image	✓					1
564	3296 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 5	Solid Snake 37.6% Weighted Companion Cube 23.9% Mega Man 23.7% Zero 14.8%	The Cube rallies past Mega Man for another upset			✓			1
565	3297 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 6	Cloud Strife 44.7% Mewtwo 23.2% Squall Leonhart 16.4% Sora 15.7%	Cloud's Square suppression sends Mewtwo into the quarterfinals	✓					1
566	3298 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 7	Kirby 30.0% Dante 26.2% Master Chief 24.1% Leon Kennedy 19.8%	Kirby keeps rolling while Dante eliminates Master Chief
567	3299 writeup (md)	CB VII	Division Final	Division 8	Sephiroth 38.5% Sonic the Hedgehog 28.2% Auron 17.2% Kratos 16.1%	Sephiroth suppresses Auron as Sonic safely advances	✓					1
568	3300 writeup (md)	CB VII	Quarterfinal	—	Link 40.3% Mario 21.7% Zack Fair 20.8% Mega Man X 17.2%	Mario survives ZackFAQs under Link's crushing shadow	✓					1
569	3301 writeup (md)	CB VII	Quarterfinal	—	Samus Aran 30.9% Crono 25.3% Vincent Valentine 25.2% Pikachu 18.5%	Board 8 rallies Crono through his long-awaited redemption			✓			1
570	3302 writeup (md)	CB VII	Quarterfinal	—	Cloud Strife 38.4% Solid Snake 29.1% Weighted Companion Cube 19.2% Mewtwo 13.3%	Cloud and Snake advance as the Cube fades quietly
571	3303 writeup (md)	CB VII	Quarterfinal	—	Sephiroth 38.5% Kirby 23.1% Sonic the Hedgehog 21.5% Dante 16.9%	Kirby eliminates Sonic after years of warning signs
572	3304 writeup (md)	CB VII	Semifinal	—	Link 38.4% Crono 25.3% Mario 19.6% Samus Aran 16.7%	Nintendo vote drain carries Crono past Mario into the final		✓				1
573	3305 writeup (md)	CB VII	Semifinal	—	Solid Snake 30.7% Cloud Strife 30.5% Kirby 22.7% Sephiroth 16.1%	Snake exploits the split field and beats Cloud	✓	✓				2
574	3306 writeup (md)	CB VII	Final	—	Link 33.7% Solid Snake 27.8% Cloud Strife 26.3% Crono 12.2%	Link reclaims the crown while Snake completes his bandwagon run			✓			1
575	3446 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
576	3447 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
577	3448 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
578	3449 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
579	3450 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
580	3451 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
581	3452 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
582	3453 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
583	3454 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
584	3455 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
585	3456 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
586	3457 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
587	3458 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
588	3459 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
589	3460 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
590	3461 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
591	3462 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
592	3463 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
593	3464 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
594	3465 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
595	3466 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
596	3467 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
597	3468 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
598	3469 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
599	3470 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
600	3471 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
601	3472 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
602	3473 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
603	3474 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
604	3475 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
605	3476 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
606	3477 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
607	3478 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1972-1988	Tetris 39.5% Mega Man 2 32.0% Pac-Man 16.1% Donkey Kong 12.4%	Tetris confirms its edge over Mega Man 2
608	3479 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1972-1988	Super Mario Bros. 46.2% The Legend of Zelda 38.2% Metroid 9.3% Ninja Gaiden 6.2%	Mario beats Zelda decisively in their first 2009 meeting	✓					1
609	3480 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1989-1991	Super Mario Bros. 3 48.7% Sonic the Hedgehog 22.6% Street Fighter II 20.6% The Secret of Monkey Island 8.1%	Mario 3 suppresses Sonic, but Sonic still advances	✓					1
610	3481 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1989-1991	Super Mario World 54.1% Final Fantasy II (IV) 23.9% Final Fantasy 12.8% Mega Man 3 9.2%	Mario World surges as Final Fantasy IV settles the debate		✓				1
611	3482 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1992-1994	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 50.5% Super Metroid 18.9% Super Mario Kart 18.8% Donkey Kong Country 11.8%	Super Metroid beats Mario Kart again under Zelda's shadow	✓					1
612	3483 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1992-1994	Final Fantasy III (VI) 37.3% The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 31.1% Sonic the Hedgehog 2 19.2% Mortal Kombat II 12.4%	Link's Awakening scare exposes Final Fantasy VI's decline
613	3484 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1995-1997	Final Fantasy VII 47.3% GoldenEye 007 23.3% Super Mario RPG 17.0% Mario Kart 64 12.3%	Final Fantasy VII dominates as GoldenEye takes second
614	3485 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1995-1997	Super Mario 64 40.4% Chrono Trigger 37.6% Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 14.7% Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 7.3%	Mario 64 overturns Chrono Trigger and changes the bracket	✓					1
615	3486 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1998-2000	Metal Gear Solid 33.2% Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow 26.3% The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 21.6% Pokemon Gold/Silver 18.9%	Pokémon splitting hands Metal Gear Solid first place		✓				1
616	3487 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	1998-2000	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 49.4% Final Fantasy VIII 21.1% Starcraft 16.6% Final Fantasy IX 12.9%	Final Fantasy VIII ends StarCraft's last comeback hope		✓				1
617	3488 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2001-2003	Final Fantasy X 31.5% Kingdom Hearts 27.7% Metal Gear Solid 2 22.4% Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 18.3%	Kingdom Hearts shines while Final Fantasy X looks vulnerable
618	3489 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2001-2003	Super Smash Bros. Melee 37.0% Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 25.1% The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker 19.7% Halo: Combat Evolved 18.2%	Diablo II advances again as Halo falls to last	✓					1
619	3490 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2004-2006	Metal Gear Solid 3 31.7% The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 24.9% World of Warcraft 22.8% Tales of Symphonia 20.7%	Oblivion outlasts World of Warcraft in a long stall
620	3491 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2004-2006	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 28.5% Resident Evil 4 27.0% Kingdom Hearts II 26.3% Half-Life 2 18.2%	Resident Evil 4 survives Kingdom Hearts again		✓				1
621	3492 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2007-2009	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 41.1% Call of Duty 4 25.4% Grand Theft Auto IV 18.0% Super Mario Galaxy 15.6%	Brawl destroys Galaxy in a historic SFF beating	✓					1
622	3493 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Round 2	2007-2009	Metal Gear Solid 4 35.5% Fallout 3 25.5% Portal 20.7% Halo 3 18.3%	Metal Gear Solid 4 and Fallout 3 advance quietly
623	3494 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	1972-1988	Super Mario Bros. 36.2% The Legend of Zelda 34.4% Tetris 15.7% Mega Man 2 13.7%	Zelda closes the gap on Mario in a strange rematch		✓				1
624	3495 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	1989-1991	Super Mario Bros. 3 32.8% Super Mario World 32.1% Final Fantasy II (IV) 20.6% Sonic the Hedgehog 14.5%	Mario 3 survives Mario World but looks vulnerable	✓	✓				2
625	3496 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	1992-1994	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 38.4% Final Fantasy III (VI) 32.1% Super Metroid 16.5% The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 13.0%	Link to the Past and Final Fantasy VI advance routinely	✓					1
626	3497 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	1995-1997	Final Fantasy VII 41.2% Super Mario 64 22.6% Chrono Trigger 21.6% GoldenEye 007 14.6%	Mario 64 survives another Chrono Trigger afternoon collapse		✓				1
627	3498 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	1998-2000	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 38.7% Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow 22.6% Metal Gear Solid 20.9% Final Fantasy VIII 17.7%	Pokémon breaks through against Metal Gear Solid	✓	✓				2
628	3499 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	2001-2003	Super Smash Bros. Melee 33.6% Final Fantasy X 27.6% Kingdom Hearts 22.5% Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 16.4%	Melee and Final Fantasy X cruise through a staircase		✓				1
629	3500 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	2004-2006	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 32.2% Resident Evil 4 23.7% Metal Gear Solid 3 23.5% The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 20.6%	Resident Evil 4 slowly comes back on Metal Gear Solid 3
630	3501 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Division Final	2007-2009	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 36.7% Metal Gear Solid 4 26.6% Fallout 3 20.3% Call of Duty 4 16.5%	Brawl crushes Metal Gear Solid 4 and confirms its strength
631	3502 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Quarterfinal	—	Super Mario World 31.0% Super Mario Bros. 3 29.0% The Legend of Zelda 29.0% Super Mario Bros. 11.1%	Mario 3 survives Zelda in a controversial final-minute finish	✓	✓		✓		3
632	3503 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Quarterfinal	—	Final Fantasy VII 40.1% The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 23.1% Super Mario 64 22.9% Final Fantasy III (VI) 13.9%	Link to the Past barely survives Mario 64	✓					1
633	3504 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Quarterfinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 40.8% Final Fantasy X 23.9% Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow 20.9% Super Smash Bros. Melee 14.5%	Ocarina suppresses Nintendo rivals and sends Final Fantasy X through	✓					1
634	3505 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Quarterfinal	—	Metal Gear Solid 4 27.2% Super Smash Bros. Brawl 27.1% Zelda: Twilight Princess 23.5% Resident Evil 4 22.2%	Metal Gear Solid 4 barely holds off Brawl	✓					1
635	3506 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Semifinal	—	Final Fantasy VII 44.8% The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 23.6% Super Mario World 16.2% Super Mario Bros. 3 15.4%	Final Fantasy VII dominates a predictable semifinal	✓	✓				2
636	3507 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Semifinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 41.0% Final Fantasy X 21.7% Metal Gear Solid 4 19.7% Super Smash Bros. Brawl 17.6%	Final Fantasy X passes Metal Gear Solid 4 for the final	✓					1
637	3508 writeup (md)	BGE 2K9	Final	—	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 40.4% Final Fantasy VII 36.7% The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 11.8% Final Fantasy X 11.0%	Ocarina defeats Final Fantasy VII and wins the championship
638	3730 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Link 79.8% Thrall 20.2%	Link wins easily as 1v1 contests return
639	3731 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Alucard 58.5% Magus 41.5%	Alucard crushes Magus in a supposedly even matchup
640	3732 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Pokemon Trainer Red 50.2% Revolver Ocelot 49.8%	Red comes back late to edge Revolver Ocelot
641	3733 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
642	3734 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Luigi 65.7% Meta Knight 34.3%	Luigi advances as Meta Knight draws another Nintendo trap	✓					1
643	3735 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Amaterasu 52.6% Shadow the Hedgehog 47.4%	Amaterasu beats Shadow and deepens Sonic Team doubts
644	3736 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	Weighted Companion Cube 78.1% Sandal 21.9%	The Cube demolishes an overmatched Sandal
645	3737 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Hyrule	The Boss 52.4% Nathan Drake 47.6%	The Boss quietly upsets Nathan Drake
646	3738 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 63.9% Lightning 36.1%	Sonic wins but sparks serious upset speculation
647	3739 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Knuckles the Echidna 52.0% Cecil Harvey 48.0%	Knuckles beats Cecil but looks alarmingly weak
648	3740 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Ganondorf 58.6% Mewtwo 41.4%	Ganondorf wins routinely but fails to build Sonic hype
649	3741 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Ken 50.3% Albert Wesker 49.7%	Ken comes back on Wesker in a rare fun thriller
650	3742 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Kirby 57.5% Rikku 42.5%	Kirby wins routinely but weakens his upset case
651	3743 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	GlaDOS 66.8% Fawful 33.2%	GLaDOS cruises past Fawful in a quiet match
652	3744 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Vivi 56.3% Donkey Kong 43.7%	Vivi repeats his old Donkey Kong win almost exactly
653	3745 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Chaos	Altair 59.1% Liquid Snake 40.9%	Altair crushes Liquid with a major picture advantage					✓	1
654	3746 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Mario 81.0% Falco Lombardi 19.0%	Mario buries Falco with overwhelming Nintendo SFF	✓					1
655	3747 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
656	3748 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Zidane Tribal 64.4% Claptrap 35.6%	Zidane wins but damages his upset hopes
657	3749 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Ike 62.5% Prinny 37.5%	Ike outdoes Zidane with an even worse underperformance
658	3750 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Mega Man 63.0% Cid Highwind 37.0%	Mega Man continues a strong series-wide rebound
659	3751 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Zack Fair 58.6% Yuna 41.4%	Zack destroys Yuna and validates ZackFAQs again
660	3752 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Ryu Hayabusa 61.8% Crash Bandicoot 38.2%	Ryu Hayabusa wins but badly disappoints against Crash
661	3753 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Mushroom	Master Chief 60.2% Spy 39.8%	A 4chan Spy rally exposes another Master Chief flop			✓			1
662	3754 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Sora 63.6% Midna 36.4%	Sora advances without ever looking dominant
663	3755 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Laharl 56.3% Neku Sakuraba 43.7%	Laharl finally earns his first contest win
664	3756 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Kefka 60.6% Arthas Menethil 39.4%	Kefka destroys guru favorite Arthas
665	3757 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Bowser 63.2% Frog 36.8%	Bowser handles Frog in an expected result
666	3758 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	L-Block 63.9% HK-47 36.1%	L-Block wins but looks fully mortal
667	3759 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Isaac 68.8% Professor Layton 31.2%	Isaac finally gets his long-awaited first win
668	3760 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Charizard 64.3% Duke Nukem 35.7%	Charizard crushes Duke and ends the debate quickly
669	3761 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Heart	Kratos 61.0% Miles 'Tails' Prower 39.0%	Kratos beats Tails but loses his favorite status
670	3762 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Samus Aran 78.7% Prince of Persia 21.3%	Samus opens her run with a dominant rout
671	3763 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Jill Valentine 67.2% Niko Bellic 32.8%	Jill crushes Niko as Resident Evil strength rises
672	3764 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Roxas 57.0% Heavy 43.0%	Heavy's 4chan rally dents Roxas without threatening him			✓			1
673	3765 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Sub-Zero 53.9% Tidus 46.1%	Tidus adds another loss to his long pattern
674	3766 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Jecht 52.7% Phoenix Wright 47.3%	Jecht validates himself as Phoenix disappoints
675	3767 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Ratchet 68.4% Eddie Riggs 31.6%	Ratchet finally wins against extreme fodder
676	3768 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Zelda 70.7% Travis Touchdown 29.3%	Zelda advances despite a mild underperformance
677	3769 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Varia	Ezio Auditore da Firenze 59.7% Simon Belmont 40.3%	Ezio advances but loses his upset hype
678	3770 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Cloud Strife 71.7% Ridley 28.3%	Cloud looks weak while Ridley exceeds expectations					✓	1
679	3771 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Chris Redfield 68.0% Captain MacMillan 32.0%	Chris wins as Call of Duty struggles again					✓	1
680	3772 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Riku 62.3% Ramza Beoulve 37.7%	Riku advances cleanly with no warning signs
681	3773 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Captain Falcon 71.1% Wander 28.9%	The writeup mostly rants about Wander †OT
682	3774 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Leon Kennedy 60.8% Vault Boy 39.2%	Vault Boy impresses against an uneven Leon
683	3775 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Sackboy 54.6% Kratos Aurion 45.4%	Sackboy embarrasses the guru consensus
684	3776 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Ryu 69.0% Balthier Bunansa 31.0%	The writeup mostly attacks Final Fantasy XII †OT
685	3777 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Midgar	Dante 69.4% Axel 30.6%	Dante strengthens his case while Kingdom Hearts slips
686	3778 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Solid Snake 72.4% Proto Man 27.6%	Snake wins but again looks strange against Nintendo
687	3779 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Fox McCloud 67.3% Lloyd Irving 32.7%	Fox ends his drought against weak Tales opposition
688	3780 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Pikachu 75.1% Banjo 24.9%	Pikachu SFFs Banjo and confirms Pokémon's rise	✓					1
689	3781 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Commander Shepard 75.8% Ellis 24.2%	Shepard looks newly legitimate against weak opposition
690	3782 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Auron 57.6% Aerith Gainsborough 42.4%	Auron meets expectations without strengthening his Squall case
691	3783 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Zero 67.2% Marcus Fenix 32.8%	Zero reinforces the Mega Man rebound
692	3784 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Terra Branford 53.9% Darth Revan 46.1%	Dissidia-boosted Terra overturns the Revan consensus
693	3785 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Gear	Squall Leonhart 68.0% Akuma 32.0%	Squall offers little evidence before the Auron test
694	3786 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Sephiroth 71.8% Marth 28.2%	Sephiroth opens with an immediate warning sign
695	3787 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Vincent Valentine 77.4% Guybrush Threepwood 22.6%	Vincent exposes Guybrush as contest fodder again
696	3788 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Yoshi 76.6% Jak 23.4%	Yoshi cruises through an uneventful matchup
697	3789 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Missingno 50.3% Crono 49.7%	Missingno rallies past Crono in the contest's defining upset			✓	✓		2
698	3790 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Big Daddy 61.7% Soap MacTavish 38.3%	Big Daddy exposes Soap and Call of Duty hype
699	3791 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Ness 64.8% Geno 35.2%	Ness SFFs Geno and restores his standing	✓					1
700	3792 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Tifa Lockheart 78.7% Yuri Lowell 21.3%	Tifa SFFs another weak Tales entrant	✓					1
701	3793 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 1	Jenova	Gordon Freeman 53.3% Princess Peach 46.7%	Gordon survives a glitch but loses his Tifa hype
702	3794 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Hyrule	Link 71.8% Alucard 28.2%	Link wins while anti-Link voting becomes noticeable
703	3795 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Hyrule	Mega Man X 61.2% Pokemon Trainer Red 38.8%	Red loses respectably and strengthens Pokémon's rise
704	3796 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Hyrule	Luigi 59.6% Amaterasu 40.4%	Amaterasu impresses again despite losing to Luigi
705	3797 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Hyrule	Weighted Companion Cube 53.8% The Boss 46.2%	The Cube advances but its old bandwagon is gone
706	3798 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 67.6% Knuckles the Echidna 32.4%	Sonic SFFs Knuckles despite old fan-poll results	✓					1
707	3799 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Chaos	Ganondorf 63.8% Ken 36.2%	The writeup mostly becomes a Street Fighter IV rant †OT
708	3800 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Chaos	Kirby 68.4% GlaDOS 31.6%	Kirby wins but his Sonic upset case collapses
709	3801 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Chaos	Vivi 55.8% Altair 44.2%	Vivi punctures Altair's breakout hype
710	3802 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Mushroom	Mario 63.2% Big Boss 36.8%	Another Mario-Big Boss rematch exposes four-way volatility
711	3803 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Mushroom	Ike 51.5% Zidane Tribal 48.5%	Daytime format swings a close match toward Ike
712	3804 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Mushroom	Mega Man 61.7% Zack Fair 38.3%	Mega Man crushes Zack and strengthens his rebound
713	3805 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Mushroom	Ryu Hayabusa 52.6% Master Chief 47.4%	Ryu Hayabusa creates the Master Flop upset
714	3806 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Heart	Sora 67.8% Laharl 32.2%	Sora advances but makes Bowser look inevitable
715	3807 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Heart	Bowser 61.7% Kefka 38.3%	Kefka finally looks respectable against Bowser
716	3808 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Heart	L-Block 60.5% Isaac 39.5%	L-Block advances on bracket luck rather than old strength
717	3809 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Heart	Charizard 54.5% Kratos 45.5%	Charizard rallies past Kratos and becomes a real threat			✓			1
718	3810 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Varia	Samus Aran 67.5% Jill Valentine 32.5%	Samus crushes Jill and raises Cloud upset talk
719	3811 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Varia	Sub-Zero 59.1% Roxas 40.9%	Sub-Zero completes another underdog route to Round Three
720	3812 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Varia	Jecht 56.2% Ratchet 43.8%	Ratchet surprises despite another Jecht win
721	3813 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Varia	Zelda 62.1% Ezio Auditore da Firenze 37.9%	Zelda kills the Ezio upset hype immediately
722	3814 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Midgar	Cloud Strife 72.0% Chris Redfield 28.0%	Cloud rebounds while Chris collapses under likely SFF	✓					1
723	3815 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Midgar	Captain Falcon 52.5% Riku 47.5%	Captain Falcon validates himself as Kingdom Hearts slips
724	3816 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Midgar	Leon Kennedy 64.8% Sackboy 35.2%	Leon advances but loses his upset hype
725	3817 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Midgar	Ryu 50.4% Dante 49.6%	Olympic hockey creates the memorable Hockey Factor †OT
726	3818 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Gear	Solid Snake 67.0% Fox McCloud 33.0%	Snake shrugs off another weak board vote
727	3819 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Gear	Pikachu 61.0% Commander Shepard 39.0%	Shepard's Mass Effect 2 boost survives a Pikachu test
728	3820 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Gear	Auron 56.7% Zero 43.3%	Auron meets expectations while Zero restores some credibility
729	3821 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Gear	Squall Leonhart 64.5% Terra Branford 35.5%	Terra makes Squall look unexpectedly vulnerable
730	3822 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Jenova	Sephiroth 62.7% Vincent Valentine 37.3%	Vincent exposes Sephiroth's growing anti-vote problem
731	3823 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Jenova	Missingno 51.5% Yoshi 48.5%	Missingno rallies past Yoshi but wins on real strength			✓			1
732	3824 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Jenova	Big Daddy 54.4% Ness 45.6%	Big Daddy overcomes Ness after a close opening
733	3825 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 2	Jenova	Tifa Lockheart 62.0% Gordon Freeman 38.0%	Tifa ends Gordon Freeman's revived hype
734	3826 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Hyrule	Link 67.3% Mega Man X 32.7%	Link advances while Mega Man X raises another question
735	3827 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Hyrule	Luigi 64.8% Weighted Companion Cube 35.2%	Luigi extinguishes the Cube's remaining joke hype
736	3828 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 57.2% Ganondorf 42.8%	Sonic crushes years of Ganondorf upset hype
737	3829 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Chaos	Kirby 57.6% Vivi 42.4%	Kirby advances but his Sonic case disappears
738	3830 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Mushroom	Mario 74.1% Ike 25.9%	Mario buries Ike with total Nintendo SFF	✓					1
739	3831 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Mushroom	Mega Man 72.1% Ryu Hayabusa 27.9%	Mega Man's rebound becomes impossible to dismiss
740	3832 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Heart	Bowser 54.7% Sora 45.3%	Bowser eliminates Sora and deepens Kingdom Hearts decline
741	3833 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Heart	Charizard 60.6% L-Block 39.4%	Charizard replaces L-Block as the new bandwagon star
742	3834 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Varia	Samus Aran 67.3% Sub-Zero 32.7%	Samus posts another elite-looking performance
743	3835 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Varia	Zelda 59.7% Jecht 40.3%	Jecht surprises Zelda on Final Fantasy release day
744	3836 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Midgar	Cloud Strife 69.9% Captain Falcon 30.1%	Captain Falcon adds to the evidence of Cloud decline
745	3837 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Midgar	Ryu 56.9% Leon Kennedy 43.1%	Leon survives an awful sprite but Ryu advances					✓	1
746	3838 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Gear	Solid Snake 55.2% Pikachu 44.8%	Pikachu scares Snake before Snake takes control
747	3839 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Gear	Squall Leonhart 51.8% Auron 48.2%	Squall settles the Auron strength debate
748	3840 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Jenova	Sephiroth 52.9% Missingno 47.1%	Missingno's planned rally collapses against Sephiroth			✓			1
749	3841 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Round 3	Jenova	Tifa Lockheart 60.5% Big Daddy 39.5%	Tifa advances through apparent Missingno backlash
750	3842 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Hyrule	Link 71.1% Luigi 28.9%	Link returns to godslayer form against Luigi
751	3843 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Chaos	Sonic the Hedgehog 54.6% Kirby 45.4%	Sonic shuts down the Kirby upset case
752	3844 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Mushroom	Mario 58.4% Mega Man 41.6%	Mario stops Mega Man's comeback to elite form
753	3845 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Heart	Charizard 54.7% Bowser 45.3%	HeartGold and SoulSilver timing powers Charizard past Bowser
754	3846 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Varia	Samus Aran 63.8% Zelda 36.2%	Samus SFFs Zelda and strengthens her Cloud case	✓					1
755	3847 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Midgar	Cloud Strife 66.0% Ryu 34.0%	Cloud delivers his strongest-looking performance against Ryu
756	3848 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Gear	Solid Snake 59.2% Squall Leonhart 40.8%	Snake strengthens again and turns Sephiroth into the underdog
757	3849 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Division Final	Jenova	Sephiroth 56.2% Tifa Lockheart 43.8%	Tifa exposes Sephiroth's anti-vote collapse
758	3850 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Quarterfinal	—	Link 70.2% Sonic the Hedgehog 29.8%	Link SFFs Sonic in a crushing quarterfinal	✓					1
759	3851 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Quarterfinal	—	Mario 53.6% Charizard 46.4%	Charizard loses to Mario but completes Pokémon's breakout
760	3852 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Quarterfinal	—	Cloud Strife 52.8% Samus Aran 47.2%	Samus pushes Cloud hard before the night vote wins
761	3853 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Quarterfinal	—	Solid Snake 53.0% Sephiroth 47.0%	Snake finally breaks Sephiroth and targets Cloud
762	3854 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Semifinal	—	Link 64.6% Mario 35.4%	Link SFFs Mario in another one-sided semifinal	✓					1
763	3855 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Semifinal	—	Cloud Strife 52.1% Solid Snake 47.9%	Cloud survives Snake after a long semifinal deadlock
764	3856 writeup (md)	CB VIII	Final	—	Link 53.5% Cloud Strife 46.5%	Link beats Cloud again as bracket fatigue peaks
765	4069 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Fallout 3 81.0% inFamous 19.0%	Fallout 3 opens Game of the Decade with authority
766	4070 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Deus Ex 50.8% Rock Band 2 49.2%	Deus Ex extends the second-match jinx
767	4071 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Batman: Arkham Asylum 72.5% Psychonauts 27.5%	Batman cruises through an uninformative opener
768	4072 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Team Fortress 2 50.0% Fable 50.0%	Team Fortress 2 survives an all-time Fable thriller
769	4073 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
770	4074 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Street Fighter IV 50.7% Sonic Adventure 2 49.3%	Street Fighter IV shocks Sonic Adventure 2
771	4075 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Halo 3 52.5% Super Mario Sunshine 47.5%	Halo 3 ends Super Mario Sunshine hype immediately
772	4076 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	North	Halo: Combat Evolved 64.4% Ninja Gaiden 35.6%	Halo wins quietly and sets up the series showdown
773	4077 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
774	4078 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
775	4079 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Mega Man 9 53.0% Demon's Souls 47.0%	Mega Man 9 settles a supposed tossup quickly
776	4080 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Okami 71.4% No More Heroes 28.6%	Okami keeps gaining legitimacy in a routine win
777	4081 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
778	4082 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
779	4083 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Northeast	Grand Theft Auto III 62.0% LittleBigPlanet 38.0%	Grand Theft Auto III's hot start quickly fades
780	4084 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
781	4085 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Super Smash Bros. Melee 87.2% Guitar Hero II 12.8%	Melee opens with a historic blowout
782	4086 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
783	4087 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
784	4088 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
785	4089 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 55.0% Metroid Fusion 45.0%	Pokémon DPP opens with a major warning sign
786	4090 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
787	4091 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	East	Valkyria Chronicles 52.4% Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 47.6%	Valkyria Chronicles cements the top-option heuristic
788	4092 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
789	4093 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Super Mario Galaxy 74.8% Beyond Good & Evil 25.2%	Galaxy's supposedly weak opener ages very differently
790	4094 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
791	4095 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
792	4096 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
793	4097 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	BioShock 68.9% Star Wars: Battlefront II 31.1%	BioShock opens strong and sparks Kingdom Hearts speculation
794	4098 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts II 63.8% Halo 2 36.2%	Kingdom Hearts II beats Halo without revealing much
795	4099 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
796	4100 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts 76.9% Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 23.1%	Kingdom Hearts seizes control of the sequel debate
797	4101 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Final Fantasy X 77.5% Viewtiful Joe 22.5%	Final Fantasy X wins but looks vulnerable
798	4102 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Borderlands 55.5% Tales of Vesperia 44.5%	Borderlands restores order to a chaotic 8/9 round
799	4103 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	South	Golden Sun 68.2% Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal 31.8%	Golden Sun looks far stronger than expected
800	4104 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
801	4105 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
802	4106 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
803	4107 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
804	4108 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
805	4109 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
806	4110 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
807	4111 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Dead Rising 50.9% The World Ends With You 49.1%	Dead Rising survives a long TWEWY battle
808	4112 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 64.0% Braid 36.0%	Persona 4 advances without settling the next round
809	4113 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Portal 71.5% Gears of War 2 28.5%	Portal explodes into a serious divisional threat
810	4114 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
811	4115 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
812	4116 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	Southwest	Mass Effect 69.6% Plants vs. Zombies 30.4%	Mass Effect underperforms despite sequel-fueled hype
813	4117 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
814	4118 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
815	4119 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Paper Mario 72.1% Katamari Damacy 27.9%	Paper Mario looks far more legitimate than expected
816	4120 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	World of Warcraft 58.6% Animal Crossing 41.4%	World of Warcraft collapses under massive anti-voting
817	4121 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
818	4122 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 1	West	Diablo II 74.3% Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem 25.7%	Diablo II becomes Blizzard's bright spot
819	4123 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
820	4124 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
821	4125 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
822	4126 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
823	4127 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
824	4128 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
825	4129 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
826	4130 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
827	4131 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
828	4132 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
829	4133 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	North	Fallout 3 74.3% Deus Ex 25.7%	Fallout 3 restores order against Deus Ex
830	4134 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	North	Batman: Arkham Asylum 59.5% Team Fortress 2 40.5%	Batman crushes Team Fortress 2 and sparks new upset talk
831	4135 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	North	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 54.0% Street Fighter IV 46.0%	Uncharted 2 wins a pyrrhic victory over Street Fighter IV
832	4136 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	North	Halo: Combat Evolved 56.9% Halo 3 43.1%	Halo 1 settles the series hierarchy over Halo 3
833	4137 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northeast	Metroid Prime 64.6% Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 35.4%	Metroid Prime advances but leaves divisional questions
834	4138 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northeast	Okami 56.3% Mega Man 9 43.7%	Mega Man 9 impresses despite an easy Okami win
835	4139 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northeast	God of War (2005) 51.5% Tales of Symphonia 48.5%	God of War breaks a five-hour Tales deadlock
836	4140 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northeast	Half-Life 2 56.2% Grand Theft Auto III 43.8%	GTA III earns respect while Half-Life 2 shows weakness
837	4141 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	East	Super Smash Bros. Melee 71.4% The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 28.6%	Melee wins big but the Brawl warning signs grow
838	4142 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	East	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 55.4% Perfect Dark 44.6%	Perfect Dark embarrasses Call of Duty despite the picture					✓	1
839	4143 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	East	Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 64.8% Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 35.2%	Pokémon DPP advances without inspiring title confidence
840	4144 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	East	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 76.4% Valkyria Chronicles 23.6%	Brawl cruises but gives Melee one small opening
841	4145 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southeast	Super Mario Galaxy 59.9% Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald 40.1%	Galaxy wins an oddly weak match against Pokémon RSE
842	4146 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southeast	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 68.9% Dragon Age: Origins 31.1%	Twilight Princess dispatches a badly placed Dragon Age
843	4147 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts II 56.3% BioShock 43.7%	Kingdom Hearts II survives heavy BioShock respect
844	4148 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts 66.3% Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 33.7%	Kingdom Hearts humiliates Modern Warfare 2
845	4149 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	South	Final Fantasy X 70.8% Borderlands 29.2%	Final Fantasy X finally delivers a clean blowout
846	4150 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	South	Golden Sun 53.7% Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 46.3%	Golden Sun upsets San Andreas with everything breaking its way					✓	1
847	4151 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	South	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 60.6% Fire Emblem 39.4%	KOTOR wins but loses its Final Fantasy IX hype
848	4152 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	South	Final Fantasy IX 68.9% Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 31.1%	Final Fantasy IX finally avoids a daytime collapse
849	4153 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southwest	Resident Evil 4 65.7% Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 34.3%	Resident Evil 4 bleeds away its title hype
850	4154 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southwest	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 50.3% Dead Rising 49.7%	Persona 4 survives Dead Rising in a late thriller					✓	1
851	4155 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southwest	Portal 60.0% Final Fantasy XII 40.0%	Portal blows away Final Fantasy XII
852	4156 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Southwest	Mass Effect 62.2% Skies of Arcadia 37.8%	Mass Effect ends Skies of Arcadia's upset run
853	4157 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	West	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 63.8% Marvel vs. Capcom 2 36.2%	MGS3 wins while Marvel looks more legitimate
854	4158 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	West	Paper Mario 59.1% World of Warcraft 40.9%	Paper Mario humiliates heavily favored World of Warcraft
855	4159 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	West	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 54.9% Diablo II 45.1%	Diablo II exposes a weakened Metal Gear Solid 4
856	4160 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	West	Shadow of the Colossus 50.0% Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 50.0%	Shadow of the Colossus survives MGS2 in a classic			✓		✓	2
857	4161 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 67.1% Chrono Cross 32.9%	Majora's Mask sets the benchmark for Pokémon GSC
858	4162 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northwest	Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 70.9% Mario Kart Wii 29.1%	Pokémon GSC keeps pace with Majora's Mask
859	4163 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 60.9% Assassin's Creed II 39.1%	Assassin's Creed II makes Wind Waker look vulnerable
860	4164 writeup (md)	GOTD	Round 2	Northwest	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 55.2% Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 44.8%	Paper Mario exposes Oblivion as a four-way wonder
861	4165 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	North	Fallout 3 58.8% Batman: Arkham Asylum 41.2%	Batman validates itself in a respectable Fallout loss
862	4166 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	North	Halo: Combat Evolved 53.7% Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 46.3%	Halo's ASV overwhelms Uncharted 2
863	4167 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Northeast	Metroid Prime 58.2% Okami 41.8%	Okami earns respect in defeat against Metroid Prime
864	4168 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Northeast	Half-Life 2 54.4% God of War (2005) 45.6%	Half-Life 2 crushes the God of War upset case
865	4169 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	East	Super Smash Bros. Melee 69.4% Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 30.6%	Melee wins while the Brawl warning signs pile up
866	4170 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	East	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 72.9% Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 27.1%	Brawl mauls Pokémon and takes the Melee edge
867	4171 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Southeast	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 62.3% Super Mario Galaxy 37.7%	Galaxy loses to Zelda but earns new respect
868	4172 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Southeast	Kingdom Hearts II 52.4% Kingdom Hearts 47.6%	Kingdom Hearts II wins the series showdown
869	4173 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	South	Final Fantasy X 65.7% Golden Sun 34.3%	Final Fantasy X survives another ugly performance
870	4174 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	South	Final Fantasy IX 53.1% Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 46.9%	Final Fantasy IX survives a respectable KOTOR challenge
871	4175 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Southwest	Resident Evil 4 70.7% Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 29.3%	Resident Evil 4 revives its Final Fantasy X upset case
872	4176 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Southwest	Portal 54.3% Mass Effect 45.7%	Mass Effect shines in defeat against Portal
873	4177 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	West	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 57.5% Paper Mario 42.5%	Paper Mario exits with its credibility intact
874	4178 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	West	Shadow of the Colossus 50.4% Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 49.6%	Shadow of the Colossus confirms its Cinderella run
875	4179 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 56.0% Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 44.0%	Majora's Mask destroys the Pokémon GSC hype
876	4180 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Semifinal	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 56.2% The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 43.8%	Wind Waker quietly ends Oblivion's hoped-for challenge
877	4181 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	North	Fallout 3 60.6% Halo: Combat Evolved 39.4%	Fallout 3 delivers its first fully convincing statement
878	4182 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	Northeast	Metroid Prime 50.7% Half-Life 2 49.3%	Prime advances as Half-Life 2 exposes a timing problem
879	4183 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	East	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 51.1% Super Smash Bros. Melee 48.9%	Brawl comes back on Melee in a divisive rivalry match
880	4184 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	Southeast	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 57.1% Kingdom Hearts II 42.9%	Twilight Princess makes the four-way comparison look useless
881	4185 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	South	Final Fantasy X 63.1% Final Fantasy IX 36.9%	Final Fantasy X cruises through a mild Square SFF match	✓					1
882	4186 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	Southwest	Resident Evil 4 55.5% Portal 44.5%	Portal exits with one of the contest's best runs
883	4187 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	West	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 50.6% Shadow of the Colossus 49.4%	Night voting ends the Shadow of the Colossus run
884	4188 writeup (md)	GOTD	Division Final	Northwest	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 56.8% The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 43.2%	Majora's Mask settles the Wind Waker debate
885	4189 writeup (md)	GOTD	Quarterfinal	—	Fallout 3 51.9% Metroid Prime 48.1%	Fallout 3 survives Prime in a timing-sensitive quarterfinal
886	4190 writeup (md)	GOTD	Quarterfinal	—	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 52.8% The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 47.2%	Brawl suppresses Twilight Princess and strengthens its title case	✓					1
887	4191 writeup (md)	GOTD	Quarterfinal	—	Final Fantasy X 56.8% Resident Evil 4 43.2%	Final Fantasy X destroys the Resident Evil 4 upset hype
888	4192 writeup (md)	GOTD	Quarterfinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 57.7% Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 42.3%	Majora's Mask turns into a genuine title threat
889	4193 writeup (md)	GOTD	Semifinal	—	Super Smash Bros. Brawl 54.4% Fallout 3 45.6%	Fallout 3 gives Brawl a major semifinal warning
890	4194 writeup (md)	GOTD	Semifinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 50.1% Final Fantasy X 49.9%	Majora's Mask rallies through an all-time semifinal classic			✓			1
891	4195 writeup (md)	GOTD	Final	—	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 50.5% Super Smash Bros. Brawl 49.5%	Majora's Mask wins the Game of the Decade crown
892	4510 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
893	4511 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
894	4512 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
895	4513 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
896	4514 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
897	4515 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Northeast	Bartz Klauser vs. Gilgamesh 64.2% Guybrush Threepwood vs. LeChuck 35.8%	Bartz and Gilgamesh expose Guybrush again
898	4516 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
899	4517 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
900	4518 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
901	4519 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
902	4520 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
903	4521 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
904	4522 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
905	4523 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
906	4524 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
907	4525 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
908	4526 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
909	4527 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
910	4528 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
911	4529 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
912	4530 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
913	4531 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
914	4532 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Chell vs. GlaDOS 59.1% Ness vs. Giygas 40.9%	Portal advances without looking especially convincing
915	4533 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 1	Southwest	Frog vs. Magus 56.1% Raiden vs. Vamp 43.9%	Frog and Magus advance without seizing the division
916	4534 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
917	4535 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
918	4536 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
919	4537 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
920	4538 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
921	4539 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
922	4540 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
923	4541 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
924	4542 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	North	Mario vs. Bowser 80.5% Ike vs. Black Knight 19.5%	Mario and Bowser begin Round Two with another bad rematch
925	4543 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	North	Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 62.2% Kirby vs. Meta Knight 37.8%	Sonic and Robotnik erase the Kirby upset hype
926	4544 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Northeast	Mega Man X vs. Zero 77.2% Bartz Klauser vs. Gilgamesh 22.8%	Mega Man X and Zero cruise through a forgettable matchup
927	4545 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Northeast	Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion 64.5% Donkey Kong vs. King K. Rool 35.5%	The Mortal Kombat pair punishes another Donkey Kong overestimate
928	4546 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	East	Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue 78.0% Luigi vs. Waluigi 22.0%	The trainers demolish Luigi and Waluigi
929	4547 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	East	Ryu vs. Ken 65.0% Fox McCloud vs. Wolf O'Donnell 35.0%	Ryu and Ken validate their rivalry boost
930	4548 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Southeast	Samus Aran vs. Ridley 60.8% Terra Branford vs. Kefka Palazzo 39.2%	Ridley turns Samus's win into a Pyrrhic victory
931	4549 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Southeast	Big Boss vs. The Boss 56.6% Chris Redfield vs. Albert Wesker 43.4%	The Bosses outperform expectations against Resident Evil
932	4550 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	South	Link vs. Ganondorf 83.7% Amaterasu vs. Orochi 16.3%	Link's rout renews the retirement debate
933	4551 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	South	Mega Man vs. Dr. Wily 66.1% Zidane Tribal vs. Kuja 33.9%	Mega Man and Wily advance through another dull match
934	4552 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Southwest	Alucard vs. Dracula 56.7% Phoenix Wright vs. Miles Edgeworth 43.3%	Alucard and Dracula erase Phoenix's early board-vote surge
935	4553 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Southwest	Frog vs. Magus 51.5% Chell vs. GLaDOS 48.5%	Frog and Magus survive one of the contest's rare close matches
936	4554 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	West	Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth 76.8% Kratos vs. Zeus 23.2%	Cloud and Sephiroth cruise through a low-interest matchup
937	4555 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	West	Solid Snake vs. Liquid Snake 67.6% Pac-Man vs. Blinky 32.4%	Snake advances while Metal Gear decline becomes harder to ignore
938	4556 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Northwest	Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 66.8% Siegfried vs. Nightmare 33.2%	Squall advances with an underperformance nobody could use
939	4557 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Round 2	Northwest	Sora vs. Riku 50.9% Dante vs. Vergil 49.1%	Dante's overnight comeback falls short against Sora
940	4558 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	North	Mario vs. Bowser 70.6% Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 29.4%	Mario SFFs Sonic in their first rivalry-contest meeting	✓					1
941	4559 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	Northeast	Mega Man X vs. Zero 52.7% Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion 47.3%	The ninjas make Mega Man X sweat unexpectedly
942	4560 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	East	Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue 60.0% Ryu vs. Ken 40.0%	The trainers crush Ryu and Ken and become contest stars
943	4561 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	Southeast	Samus Aran vs. Ridley 53.5% Big Boss vs. The Boss 46.5%	Samus survives another Pyrrhic victory with Ridley
944	4562 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	South	Link vs. Ganondorf 75.3% Mega Man vs. Dr. Wily 24.7%	Link and Ganondorf roll through another predictable match
945	4563 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	Southwest	Alucard vs. Dracula 53.2% Frog vs. Magus 46.8%	Alucard and Dracula complete the contest's biggest prediction upset
946	4564 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	West	Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth 62.1% Solid Snake vs. Liquid Snake 37.9%	Cloud and Sephiroth expose a sharply weakened Snake
947	4565 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Division Final	Northwest	Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 50.7% Sora vs. Riku 49.3%	Squall survives Sora in the best counted match
948	4566 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Quarterfinal	—	Mario vs. Bowser 66.7% Mega Man X vs. Zero 33.3%	Mario repeats an old Mega Man rout almost exactly
949	4567 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Quarterfinal	—	Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue 60.6% Samus Aran vs. Ridley 39.4%	The trainers topple Samus and signal a changing guard
950	4568 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Quarterfinal	—	Link vs. Ganondorf 77.6% Alucard vs. Dracula 22.4%	Link ends the vampire run without resistance
951	4569 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Quarterfinal	—	Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth 76.2% Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 23.8%	Cloud and Sephiroth win but confirm their Link problem
952	4570 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Semifinal	—	Mario vs. Bowser 55.6% Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue 44.4%	Mario survives the trainers after an early semifinal scare
953	4571 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Semifinal	—	Link vs. Ganondorf 58.3% Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth 41.7%	Link's semifinal rout becomes the case for retirement
954	4572 writeup (md)	Rivalry	Final	—	Link vs. Ganondorf 57.7% Mario vs. Bowser 42.3%	Link wins a dull final as Oracle decides perfect brackets
955	5143 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
956	5144 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
957	5145 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
958	5146 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
959	5147 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
960	5148 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
961	5149 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
962	5150 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
963	5151 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
964	5152 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
965	5153 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
966	5154 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
967	5155 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
968	5156 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
969	5157 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
970	5158 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
971	5159 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
972	5160 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
973	5161 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
974	5162 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
975	5163 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
976	5164 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
977	5165 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
978	5166 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
979	5167 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
980	5168 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
981	5169 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
982	5170 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
983	5171 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
984	5172 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Bayonetta 49.5% N 28.8% Wander 21.7%	Bayonetta dispatches N and punctures Pokefear
985	5173 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
986	5174 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
987	5175 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
988	5176 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 4	Altair 44.4% Ratchet 32.7% Shulk 22.8%	Shulk hype collapses despite the Monado picture
989	5177 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
990	5178 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
991	5179 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
992	5180 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
993	5181 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
994	5182 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
995	5183 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
996	5184 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
997	5185 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
998	5186 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
999	5187 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
1000	5188 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
1001	5189 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
1002	5190 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
1003	5191 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
1004	5192 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
1005	5193 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
1006	5194 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
1007	5195 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
1008	5196 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
1009	5197 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
1010	5198 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
1011	5199 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
1012	5200 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
1013	5201 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
1014	5202 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
1015	5203 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
1016	5204 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
1017	5205 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
1018	5206 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
1019	5207 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
1020	5208 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
1021	5209 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
1022	5210 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
1023	5211 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
1024	5212 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
1025	5213 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
1026	5214 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
1027	5215 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
1028	5216 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
1029	5217 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
1030	5218 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
1031	5219 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
1032	5220 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 1	Division 9	Rikku 41.6% ? Block 37.5% Lyndis 20.9%	Rikku retires another inanimate joke favorite
1033	5221 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
1034	5222 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
1035	5223 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
1036	5225 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 1	Link 60.0% Raiden 22.1% Yoshi 17.9%	Link SFFs Yoshi as Raiden takes second	✓					1
1037	5226 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 1	Commander Shepard 41.6% Aerith Gainsborough 39.6% Tharja 18.8%	Shepard comes back and upsets Aeris
1038	5227 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 1	Draven 66.5% Mega Man X 19.2% Ryu 14.3%	League rallying turns Draven into an overwhelming force			✓			1
1039	5228 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 2	Sonic the Hedgehog 50.0% Barret Wallace 26.1% Dracula 23.9%	Barret barely beats Dracula as FFVII decline deepens
1040	5229 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 2	Mewtwo 44.3% Phoenix Wright 29.9% Vincent Valentine 25.8%	Vincent's sabotaged picture becomes the match's defining controversy					✓	1
1041	5230 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 2	Bowser 41.5% Sub-Zero 29.6% The Boss 28.9%	Sub-Zero outlasts The Boss in a strange trend battle
1042	5231 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 3	Sephiroth 52.0% Morrigan Aensland 26.3% Spyro the Dragon 21.7%	Morrigan repeats her old edge over Spyro
1043	5232 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 3	Big Boss 43.6% Luigi 42.8% Ness 13.6%	Ness vote drain helps Big Boss edge Luigi		✓				1
1044	5233 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 3	Kirby 51.3% Elizabeth 24.5% Crash Bandicoot 24.2%	Crash nearly steals second and revives his reputation
1045	5234 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 4	Solid Snake 60.6% Alucard 22.8% Bayonetta 16.6%	Snake quietly delivers another dominant statement
1046	5235 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 4	GlaDOS 44.9% Epona 29.7% Ike 25.4%	Epona embarrasses Ike behind an easy GLaDOS win
1047	5236 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 4	Kefka 41.9% Altair 29.3% Lara Croft 28.8%	Kefka wins as Altair barely survives Lara		✓				1
1048	5237 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 5	Cloud Strife 49.5% Frog 27.7% Lugia 22.8%	Frog beats Lugia despite Cloud vote drain		✓				1
1049	5238 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 5	Squirtle 44.1% Dante 31.5% Zidane Tribal 24.4%	Squirtle destroys Dante and the DmC hype
1050	5239 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 5	Leon Kennedy 39.7% Gordon Freeman 33.5% Shadow the Hedgehog 26.8%	Leon wins a strange but never truly close match
1051	5240 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 6	Pikachu 47.1% Crono 40.4% Magus 12.5%	Pikachu exploits Crono-Magus SFF and eliminates Crono	✓					1
1052	5241 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 6	Sora 49.4% Gilgamesh 31.5% Yoshimitsu 19.1%	Sora cruises through a badly needed breather
1053	5242 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 6	Pokemon Trainer Blue 47.1% Nathan Drake 34.1% Mr. Game & Watch 18.8%	Blue turns PokéFEAR into a dominant statement
1054	5243 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 7	Samus Aran 61.8% Knuckles the Echidna 21.3% Catherine 16.8%	Samus stays steady while Catherine validates herself
1055	5244 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 7	L-Block 41.0% Auron 37.0% Ezio Auditore da Firenze 22.0%	4chan rallies L-Block past Auron			✓			1
1056	5245 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 44.6% Dragonborn 30.4% Yuna 25.0%	Tifa wins as Dragonborn's hype fully collapses		✓				1
1057	5246 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 8	Vivi 41.3% Mario 41.1% Ganondorf 17.6%	Vivi shocks Mario in a contest-defining upset		✓	✓			2
1058	5247 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 8	Squall Leonhart 39.4% Missingno 35.8% Amaterasu 24.8%	Squall ends Missingno's comeback hopes cleanly
1059	5248 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 8	Pokemon Trainer Red 51.6% Urdnot Wrex 27.3% Wario 21.1%	Red SFFs Wario and clears second for Wrex	✓					1
1060	5249 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 9	Mega Man 56.7% Jill Valentine 23.1% Kratos 20.2%	Mega Man cruises as Jill beats a declining Kratos
1061	5250 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 9	Zero (Mega Man X) 41.7% Rikku 29.4% Weighted Companion Cube 28.8%	Zero wins as Rikku retires another joke contender
1062	5251 writeup (md)	CB IX	Round 2	Division 9	Charizard 41.5% Zelda 41.4% Donkey Kong 17.1%	Charizard rallies past Zelda in a Pyrrhic victory		✓	✓			2
1063	5253 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 1	Draven 44.6% Link 44.0% Commander Shepard 11.3%	Draven survives Link in a rally-fueled contest landmark			✓	✓		2
1064	5254 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 2	Mewtwo 41.8% Sonic the Hedgehog 34.6% Bowser 23.6%	Rally spillover helps Mewtwo crush Sonic			✓			1
1065	5255 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 3	Sephiroth 37.9% Kirby 33.7% Big Boss 28.4%	Sephiroth stops Kirby after a long early deadlock
1066	5256 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 4	Solid Snake 47.6% GlaDOS 26.3% Kefka 26.1%	Snake cruises as GLaDOS barely survives Kefka
1067	5257 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 5	Squirtle 42.9% Cloud Strife 41.9% Leon Kennedy 15.2%	Squirtle topples Cloud as Leon drains support		✓				1
1068	5258 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 6	Pikachu 40.3% Sora 40.0% Pokemon Trainer Blue 19.8%	Pikachu survives Blue's vote drain and Sora's comeback		✓				1
1069	5259 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 7	Samus Aran 41.7% Tifa Lockheart 33.8% L-Block 24.5%	Samus cruises through the quietest divisional final
1070	5260 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 8	Pokemon Trainer Red 39.1% Vivi 33.8% Squall Leonhart 27.1%	Vivi rides his momentum past Squall
1071	5261 writeup (md)	CB IX	Division Final	Division 9	Mega Man 40.2% Charizard 40.2% Zero (Mega Man X) 19.6%	Mega Man rallies past Charizard despite Zero vote drain		✓	✓			2
1072	5262 writeup (md)	CB IX	Final Nine	—	Draven 45.1% Mewtwo 31.9% Sephiroth 23.1%	Draven's restored rally wipes out Mewtwo's lead			✓			1
1073	5263 writeup (md)	CB IX	Final Nine	—	Solid Snake 51.1% Pikachu 25.6% Squirtle 23.3%	Pokémon vote splitting hands Snake an easy path		✓				1
1074	5264 writeup (md)	CB IX	Final Nine	—	Samus Aran 38.5% Mega Man 33.3% Pokemon Trainer Red 28.2%	Samus survives Mega Man in a Nintendo-heavy semifinal	✓					1
1075	5266 writeup (md)	CB IX	Final	—	Draven 49.1% Solid Snake 32.8% Samus Aran 18.1%	Draven's Reddit rally overwhelms Snake in the final			✓			1
1076	6051 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
1077	6052 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
1078	6053 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
1079	6054 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
1080	6055 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division I	Super Smash Bros. Melee 67.7% Portal 32.3%	Melee handles Portal without revealing much
1081	6056 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
1082	6057 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
1083	6058 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
1084	6059 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
1085	6060 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
1086	6061 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
1087	6062 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
1088	6063 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
1089	6064 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
1090	6065 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
1091	6066 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
1092	6067 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
1093	6068 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
1094	6069 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
1095	6070 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
1096	6071 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
1097	6072 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
1098	6073 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
1099	6074 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			✓			1
1100	6075 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
1101	6076 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
1102	6077 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
1103	6078 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
1104	6079 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division IV	Super Mario 64 80.0% Mario Kart 8 20.0%	Mario 64 demolishes Mario Kart 8
1105	6080 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
1106	6081 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
1107	6082 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
1108	6083 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
1109	6084 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
1110	6085 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division V	Okami 60.6% Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 39.4%	Okami comfortably sends Warcraft III home
1111	6086 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
1112	6087 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
1113	6088 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
1114	6089 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
1115	6090 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
1116	6091 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
1117	6092 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
1118	6093 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
1119	6094 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
1120	6095 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
1121	6096 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
1122	6097 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VI	Final Fantasy XII 55.6% Bloodborne 44.4%	Final Fantasy XII uses nostalgia to beat Bloodborne
1123	6098 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
1124	6099 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
1125	6100 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
1126	6101 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
1127	6102 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VII	Chrono Cross 58.1% World of Warcraft 41.9%	Chrono Cross humiliates World of Warcraft
1128	6103 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
1129	6104 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
1130	6105 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
1131	6106 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
1132	6107 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
1133	6108 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	EarthBound 58.6% Borderlands 2 41.4%	EarthBound finally breaks out by crushing Borderlands 2
1134	6109 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
1135	6110 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
1136	6111 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
1137	6112 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	BioShock 61.4% Silent Hill 2 38.6%	BioShock advances while Silent Hill earns some respect
1138	6113 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 1	Division VIII	Starcraft 74.5% Destiny 25.5%	StarCraft crushes Destiny and revives its old menace
1139	6114 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
1140	6115 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division I	Chrono Trigger 81.9% Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 18.1%	Chrono Trigger enters god mode against Dragon Quest VIII
1141	6116 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division I	Final Fantasy X 55.5% Mega Man X 44.5%	Mega Man X exposes a badly weakened Final Fantasy X
1142	6117 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division I	Super Smash Bros. Melee 60.0% Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Version 40.0%	Melee's rally turns a safe win into a statement			✓			1
1143	6118 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division I	Kingdom Hearts II 60.0% The Last of Us 40.0%	Kingdom Hearts II handles a respectable Last of Us
1144	6119 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division II	Final Fantasy VI 66.9% Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 33.1%	Final Fantasy VI cruises toward the Wind Waker test
1145	6120 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division II	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 63.3% Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 36.7%	Wind Waker beats KOTOR without settling the FFVI debate
1146	6121 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division II	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 54.9% Mass Effect 45.1%	Smash 4 survives a respectable Mass Effect challenge
1147	6122 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division II	Final Fantasy VII 78.2% Halo: Combat Evolved 21.8%	Final Fantasy VII crushes Halo and restores title confidence
1148	6123 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division III	Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green Version 62.7% Super Mario Bros. 3 37.3%	Undertale spillover turns Pokémon's win into a rout			✓			1
1149	6124 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division III	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 66.7% Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 33.3%	Sonic 2 wins big with a small rally boost			✓			1
1150	6125 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division III	Undertale 55.7% Fallout 3 44.3%	Undertale rallies from a huge deficit to beat Fallout 3			✓			1
1151	6126 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division III	Super Mario World 68.2% Final Fantasy VIII 31.8%	Rally spillover boosts Mario World before the Undertale showdown			✓			1
1152	6127 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division IV	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 59.1% GoldenEye 007 40.9%	Skyrim shuts down the GoldenEye upset talk
1153	6128 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division IV	Metroid Prime 57.9% Half-Life 2 42.1%	Metroid Prime wins the Half-Life rematch decisively
1154	6129 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division IV	Super Mario 64 66.2% Final Fantasy Tactics 33.8%	Mario 64 crushes Tactics but shows one small crack
1155	6130 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division IV	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 65.3% Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 34.7%	Twilight Princess routs Persona but still trails Mario 64
1156	6131 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division V	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 76.9% Suikoden II 23.1%	Ocarina wins while Zelda fatigue finally surfaces
1157	6132 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division V	Final Fantasy IX 57.8% Okami 42.2%	Final Fantasy IX confirms its modern strength
1158	6133 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division V	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 52.1% Fire Emblem: Awakening 47.9%	DKC2 survives Awakening and keeps the miracle run alive
1159	6134 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division V	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 60.6% Banjo-Kazooie 39.4%	Symphony of the Night dismisses the Banjo hype
1160	6135 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 65.5% Final Fantasy IV 34.5%	Link to the Past wins but fuels Zelda-fatigue concerns
1161	6136 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VI	Dark Souls 55.4% Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 44.6%	Dark Souls ends Metal Gear Solid V quietly
1162	6137 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VI	Super Metroid 59.6% Super Mario Galaxy 40.4%	Super Metroid breaks the Mario hierarchy
1163	6138 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 68.9% Final Fantasy XII 31.1%	Majora's Mask becomes Zelda's Round Two bright spot
1164	6139 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VII	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 57.2% Grand Theft Auto V 42.8%	Super Mario RPG knocks out top-seeded GTA V
1165	6140 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VII	Chrono Cross 54.8% Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 45.2%	Chrono Cross humiliates San Andreas and casual brackets
1166	6141 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VII	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 54.2% The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45.8%	MGS2 survives the Witcher rally that never happened
1167	6142 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VII	Resident Evil 4 58.1% Fallout: New Vegas 41.9%	Resident Evil 4 wins but reveals a warning sign
1168	6143 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 60.3% EarthBound 39.7%	EarthBound makes Metal Gear Solid look badly weakened
1169	6144 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VIII	Shadow of the Colossus 59.2% Red Dead Redemption 40.8%	Shadow wins while rally spillover slightly helps Red Dead			✓			1
1170	6145 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 52.0% BioShock 48.0%	BioShock rallying turns an MGS3 win into an embarrassment			✓			1
1171	6146 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 2	Division VIII	Mass Effect 2 51.1% Starcraft 48.9%	Mass Effect 2 wins a full-scale rally war with StarCraft			✓			1
1172	6147 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division I	Chrono Trigger 65.5% Final Fantasy X 34.5%	Chrono Trigger annihilates Final Fantasy X and looks elite
1173	6148 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division I	Super Smash Bros. Melee 55.3% Kingdom Hearts II 44.7%	Melee advances but looks doomed against Chrono Trigger
1174	6149 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division II	Final Fantasy VI 53.8% The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 46.2%	Final Fantasy VI finally beats Zelda in a debated match
1175	6150 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division II	Final Fantasy VII 65.3% Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 34.7%	Final Fantasy VII crushes Smash 4 and restores its aura
1176	6151 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division III	Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green Version 78.0% Sonic the Hedgehog 2 22.0%	Rally spillover amplifies Pokémon's already dominant Sonic rout			✓			1
1177	6152 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division III	Undertale 54.8% Super Mario World 45.2%	Undertale rallies past Super Mario World and survives controversy			✓			1
1178	6153 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division IV	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 50.6% Metroid Prime 49.4%	Skyrim overcomes a spillover-boosted Metroid Prime lead			✓			1
1179	6154 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division IV	Super Mario 64 56.9% The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 43.1%	Mario 64 overcomes Zelda's rally and picture advantages			✓		✓	2
1180	6155 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division V	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 65.0% Final Fantasy IX 35.0%	A bad picture adds to Ocarina's warning signs					✓	1
1181	6156 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division V	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 62.0% Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 38.0%	Symphony ends Donkey Kong Country 2's Cinderella run
1182	6157 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 70.6% Dark Souls 29.4%	Link to the Past crushes Dark Souls without Zelda fatigue
1183	6158 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 50.5% Super Metroid 49.5%	Majora survives Super Metroid in a pure contest classic
1184	6159 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VII	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 60.7% Chrono Cross 39.3%	Super Mario RPG keeps its miracle run alive
1185	6160 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VII	Resident Evil 4 54.4% Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 45.6%	Resident Evil 4 wins while another warning sign flashes
1186	6161 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 53.6% Shadow of the Colossus 46.4%	Metal Gear Solid finally stops Shadow of the Colossus
1187	6162 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Round 3	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 60.6% Mass Effect 2 39.4%	A powerful Big Boss picture helps MGS3 rout Mass Effect					✓	1
1188	6163 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division I	Super Smash Bros. Melee 50.8% Chrono Trigger 49.2%	Melee rallies past Chrono Trigger and changes the contest			✓			1
1189	6164 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division II	Final Fantasy VII 60.0% Final Fantasy VI 40.0%	Melee rally spillover amplifies Final Fantasy VII's series win			✓			1
1190	6165 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division III	Undertale 51.5% Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green Version 48.5%	Undertale wins a massive rally war against Pokémon			✓			1
1191	6166 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division IV	Super Mario 64 61.3% The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 38.7%	Rally spillover boosts Mario 64 in an easy Skyrim win			✓			1
1192	6167 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division V	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 68.2% Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 31.8%	Ocarina routs Symphony but still looks a step slow
1193	6168 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division VI	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 52.4% The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 47.6%	Link to the Past overcomes Majora's early rally surge			✓		✓	2
1194	6169 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division VII	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 55.5% Resident Evil 4 44.5%	Super Mario RPG completes its breakout over Resident Evil 4
1195	6170 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Division Final	Division VIII	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 51.9% Metal Gear Solid 48.1%	Metal Gear Solid 3 wins the long-awaited series showdown
1196	6171 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Quarterfinal	—	Super Smash Bros. Melee 56.3% Final Fantasy VII 43.7%	Melee rallies past Final Fantasy VII in a major reversal			✓			1
1197	6172 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Quarterfinal	—	Undertale 51.3% Super Mario 64 48.7%	Undertale rallies through repeated Mario 64 resistance			✓			1
1198	6173 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Quarterfinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 59.9% The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 40.1%	Ocarina beats Link to the Past without the expected SFF
1199	6174 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Quarterfinal	—	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 52.3% Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 47.7%	Super Mario RPG completes its miracle semifinal run
1200	6175 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Semifinal	—	Undertale 51.2% Super Smash Bros. Melee 48.8%	Undertale survives Melee in an enormous rally-war classic			✓	✓		2
1201	6176 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Semifinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 67.4% Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 32.6%	Ocarina ends Super Mario RPG's miracle run
1202	6177 writeup (md)	BGE 2K15	Final	—	Undertale 57.8% The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 42.2%	Undertale's internet rally overwhelms Ocarina in the final			✓			1
1203	6686 writeup (md)	Best Year	Wildcard	—	2009 81.1% 1979 18.9%	2009 wins the first wildcard amid historically low turnout
1204	6687 writeup (md)	Best Year	Wildcard	—	1989 69.7% 1983 30.3%	1989 dispatches 1983 in another predictable wildcard
1205	6688 writeup (md)	Best Year	Wildcard	—	2006 74.3% 1981 25.7%	2006 escapes a wildcard it never should have needed
1206	6689 writeup (md)	Best Year	Wildcard	—	2005 85.5% 1978 14.5%	2005 crushes an underappreciated 1978 wildcard
1207	6690 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1995 89.0% 1986 11.0%	1995 opens the bracket with a record blowout
1208	6691 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1987 74.4% 1985 25.6%	1987 SFFs 1985 through the old Zelda-Mario hierarchy	✓					1
1209	6692 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2001 83.2% 2014 16.8%	A stacked 2001 overwhelms 2014
1210	6693 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2008 71.8% 2009 28.2%	2008 comfortably wins the late-2000s matchup
1211	6694 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1997 77.3% 1999 22.7%	1997's depth overwhelms a top-heavy 1999
1212	6695 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2007 76.6% 2012 23.4%	2007 beats a weak and rehash-heavy 2012
1213	6696 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2000 65.3% 1990 34.7%	The picture format reveals 2000's superior depth
1214	6697 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1996 83.7% 1989 16.3%	1996 advances behind a few heavyweight classics
1215	6698 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1991 87.5% 1988 12.5%	1991 crushes a surprisingly weak 1988
1216	6699 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2002 70.4% 2010 29.6%	The match becomes an anti-Warcraft 3 rant †OT
1217	6700 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1994 58.7% 2004 41.3%	1994 punishes casual faith in 2004
1218	6701 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2011 54.9% 2006 45.1%	2011 wins the first genuinely competitive year matchup
1219	6702 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1998 85.9% 1993 14.1%	1998 opens like the obvious contest favorite
1220	6703 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	1992 72.9% 2016 27.1%	1992 kills the feared 2016 rally before it can start
1221	6704 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2003 58.0% 2013 42.0%	2003 settles a heavily debated year matchup
1222	6705 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 1	—	2005 59.0% 2015 41.0%	2005 ends 2015's rally hopes and a miserable round
1223	6706 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1995 52.4% 1987 47.6%	1995 advances with a major warning sign
1224	6707 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	2001 68.4% 2008 31.6%	2001 keeps Blowout City rolling
1225	6708 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1997 71.0% 2007 29.0%	1997 looks like a title contender against 2007
1226	6709 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1996 51.4% 2000 48.6%	Picture selection costs 2000 a fair fight					✓	1
1227	6710 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1991 54.9% 2002 45.1%	1991 survives but loses its upset case
1228	6711 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1994 62.0% 2011 38.0%	1994 makes the 1991 debate look one-sided
1229	6712 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	1998 72.8% 1992 27.2%	1998 demolishes 1992 and seizes the championship
1230	6713 writeup (md)	Best Year	Round 2	—	2003 57.7% 2005 42.3%	2003 advances directly into the 1998 buzzsaw
1231	6714 writeup (md)	Best Year	Quarterfinal	—	2001 52.1% 1995 47.9%	2001 wins a fair fight against fading 1995
1232	6715 writeup (md)	Best Year	Quarterfinal	—	1997 69.1% 1996 30.9%	1997 keeps looking like a finalist
1233	6716 writeup (md)	Best Year	Quarterfinal	—	1994 53.4% 1991 46.6%	Missing console pictures taint 1994's win over 1991					✓	1
1234	6717 writeup (md)	Best Year	Quarterfinal	—	1998 81.3% 2003 18.7%	1998 SFFs 2003 into the ground	✓					1
1235	6718 writeup (md)	Best Year	Semifinal	—	2001 51.7% 1997 48.3%	2001 shocks 1997 in an inexplicable semifinal upset
1236	6719 writeup (md)	Best Year	Semifinal	—	1998 66.4% 1994 33.6%	1998 cruises through a predictable semifinal
1237	6720 writeup (md)	Best Year	Final	—	1998 66.2% 2001 33.8%	1998 closes the contest with a historic championship rout
1238	7238 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Dante 71.6% Cuphead 28.4%	Dante opens comfortably but looks weak for the top seed
1239	7239 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Lightning 74.2% Chloe Price 25.8%	Lightning crushes Chloe and ends the second-match paranoia
1240	7240 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
1241	7241 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Ganondorf 78.6% Neku Sakuraba 21.4%	Ganondorf opens with a huge Zelda-era statement
1242	7242 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Vivi 74.9% Yu Narukami 25.1%	Vivi stays strong while Square collapses around him
1243	7243 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Aya Brea 59.6% Victor Sullivan 40.4%	Aya Brea crushes the Victor Sullivan debate
1244	7244 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Donkey Kong 56.9% Tidus 43.1%	Donkey Kong wins the battle of legendary chokers
1245	7245 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 1	Leon Kennedy 68.7% Dragonborn 31.3%	Leon opens strongly against Dragonborn
1246	7246 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Zero 74.2% Primrose 25.8%	Zero wins while Primrose earns a little respect
1247	7247 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
1248	7248 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
1249	7249 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Wario 64.6% Monika 35.4%	Monika rallies but never seriously threatens Wario			✓			1
1250	7250 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Yoshi 74.3% Shantae 25.7%	Yoshi crushes Shantae and starts a fodder argument
1251	7251 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Velvet Crowe 61.0% James Sunderland 39.0%	Velvet gives Tales a rare clean character win
1252	7252 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Pikachu 66.4% Scorpion 33.6%	Pikachu announces himself as a near-elite threat
1253	7253 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 2	Kratos 73.2% John Marston 26.8%	Kratos SFFs John Marston in a huge statement	✓					1
1254	7254 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Sora 69.1% Ryo Hazuki 30.9%	Sora wins but immediately looks vulnerable
1255	7255 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Pokemon Trainer Red 75.3% Neptune 24.7%	Red crushes Neptune and puts Sora on notice
1256	7256 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Crash Bandicoot 54.2% Cecil Harvey 45.8%	Crash turns Cecil Harvey Never Wins into canon
1257	7257 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Big Boss 56.7% Ridley 43.3%	Big Boss withstands Ridley's Smash boost
1258	7258 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Alucard 56.8% Princess Peach 43.2%	Alucard calmly handles the Peach upset hype
1259	7259 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Yuna 72.6% Godot 27.4%	Yuna crushes a beloved Board 8 newcomer
1260	7260 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Kefka 60.2% L-Block 39.8%	Kefka routs L-Block in a classic prediction trap
1261	7261 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 3	Bomberman 60.9% Kazuma Kiryu 39.1%	Bomberman embarrasses an overseeded Kiryu
1262	7262 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	2B 77.8% Cayde-6 22.2%	2B validates herself against bottom-tier Cayde
1263	7263 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Ness 53.3% Shadow the Hedgehog 46.7%	Ness quietly outlasts Shadow in a debated opener
1264	7264 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Charizard 52.8% Terra Branford 47.2%	Charizard survives Terra but looks badly weakened
1265	7265 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Bowser 77.4% Gordon Freeman 22.6%	Bowser obliterates Gordon and ignites Nintendo hype
1266	7266 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
1267	7267 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Ike 62.3% Joel 37.7%	Ike crushes Joel and strengthens his Phoenix case
1268	7268 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Isaac 64.6% Estelle Bright 35.4%	Isaac cleanly enforces the fodder line
1269	7269 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 4	Kirby 74.5% Guile 25.5%	Kirby adds another blowout to Nintendo's surge
1270	7270 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Squall Leonhart 75.9% Hat Kid 24.1%	Squall wins big but still looks disappointing
1271	7271 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Garrus Vakarian 50.6% Ramza Beoulve 49.4%	Garrus survives Ramza in the first true thriller
1272	7272 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
1273	7273 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Zelda 75.3% Ezio Auditore da Firenze 24.7%	Zelda destroys Ezio and seizes the division
1274	7274 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	D.Va 52.9% Aloy 47.1%	D.Va beats Aloy without the feared rally
1275	7275 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Fox McCloud 54.1% Jill Valentine 45.9%	Fox survives Jill but looks unexpectedly vulnerable
1276	7276 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Captain Toad 52.6% Shovel Knight 47.4%	Captain Toad narrowly validates the Nintendo pick
1277	7277 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 5	Aerith Gainsborough 57.4% Waluigi 42.6%	Aerith ends Waluigi's meme hopes without trouble
1278	7278 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Geralt 56.0% Rosalina 44.0%	Geralt survives Rosalina and validates his top seed
1279	7279 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
1280	7280 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Pac-Man 71.4% Sans 28.6%	Pac-Man crushes Sans as RallyFEAR collapses
1281	7281 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Bayonetta 64.4% Riku 35.6%	Bayonetta obliterates Riku and reveals a massive boost
1282	7282 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Auron 65.4% Lucina 34.6%	Auron handles Lucina and remains the division favorite
1283	7283 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Vincent Valentine 51.9% Magus 48.1%	Vincent barely survives fellow fallen star Magus
1284	7284 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 6	Sub-Zero 62.6% Shulk 37.4%	Sub-Zero calmly shuts down the Shulk boost
1285	7285 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
1286	7286 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Luigi 77.5% Miles Edgeworth 22.5%	Luigi crushes Edgeworth in another Nintendo rout
1287	7287 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Frog 76.4% Monokuma 23.6%	Frog crushes Monokuma as rallybait fails again
1288	7288 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Master Chief 69.0% Goro Majima 31.0%	Master Chief wins but still looks embarrassingly weak
1289	7289 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
1290	7290 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 73.2% Geno 26.8%	Tifa crushes Geno and preserves her strength
1291	7291 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Mewtwo 62.5% GlaDOS 37.5%	Mewtwo answers the fraud talk with a clean win
1292	7292 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
1293	7293 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 7	Mega Man X 80.7% Isabelle 19.3%	Mega Man X delivers a throwback-level blowout
1294	7294 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Sephiroth 70.3% Albert Wesker 29.7%	Sephiroth wins while his old dominance keeps fading
1295	7295 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Captain Falcon 60.4% Richter Belmont 39.6%	Captain Falcon shuts down Richter's Smash hype
1296	7296 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Amaterasu 88.2% Draven 11.8%	Amaterasu destroys Draven as the rally era collapses
1297	7297 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
1298	7298 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Ryu 68.4% Lloyd Irving 31.6%	Ryu dispatches Lloyd in a routine veteran win
1299	7299 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
1300	7300 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
1301	7301 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 1	Division 8	Aqua 64.1% Quiet 35.9%	Aqua quietly closes the first round over Quiet
1302	7302 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 1	Dante 65.6% Lightning 34.4%	Dante cruises past Lightning without drama
1303	7303 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 1	Ganondorf 58.9% Chun-Li 41.1%	Ganondorf wins but badly damages his division case
1304	7304 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 1	Vivi 75.5% Aya Brea 24.5%	Vivi crushes Aya and suddenly looks dangerous
1305	7305 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 1	Donkey Kong 55.7% Leon Kennedy 44.3%	Donkey Kong shocks Leon in a clean veteran upset
1306	7306 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 2	Zero 56.2% Knuckles the Echidna 43.8%	Zero ends another brutally unlucky Knuckles run
1307	7307 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 2	Wario 61.0% Master Hand 39.0%	Wario ends Master Hand's joke run cleanly
1308	7308 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 2	Yoshi 70.6% Velvet Crowe 29.4%	Yoshi crushes Velvet without proving much
1309	7309 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 2	Pikachu 63.4% Kratos 36.6%	Pikachu handles a newly boosted Kratos
1310	7310 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 3	Pokemon Trainer Red 50.9% Sora 49.1%	A Pokémon rally helps Red survive Sora's comeback			✓			1
1311	7311 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 3	Big Boss 52.9% Crash Bandicoot 47.1%	Big Boss barely survives a resurgent Crash
1312	7312 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 3	Alucard 59.6% Yuna 40.4%	Alucard routs Yuna and keeps his deep run alive
1313	7313 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 3	Kefka 59.8% Bomberman 40.2%	Kefka cruises through his free second-round win
1314	7314 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 4	2B 53.7% Ness 46.3%	2B upsets Ness but still looks overseeded
1315	7315 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 4	Bowser 56.5% Charizard 43.5%	Bowser avenges Charizard and restores the hierarchy
1316	7316 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 4	Phoenix Wright 50.7% Ike 49.3%	Registered-user weighting flips Phoenix over Ike
1317	7317 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 4	Kirby 70.3% Isaac 29.7%	Kirby SFFs Isaac in a handheld-heavy matchup	✓					1
1318	7318 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 5	Squall Leonhart 64.0% Garrus Vakarian 36.0%	Squall beats Garrus but shows a warning sign
1319	7319 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 5	Zelda 70.7% The Boss 29.3%	Zelda crushes The Boss and looks near-elite
1320	7320 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 5	Fox McCloud 71.5% D.Va 28.5%	Fox crushes D.Va inside a massive Blizzard rant †OT
1321	7321 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 5	Aerith Gainsborough 60.0% Captain Toad 40.0%	Aerith becomes the first 15-seed with three wins
1322	7322 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 6	Geralt 52.2% Simon Belmont 47.8%	Geralt outlasts Simon in another close duel
1323	7323 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 6	Bayonetta 52.1% Pac-Man 47.9%	Bayonetta wins a close-looking but static match
1324	7324 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 6	Auron 55.8% Vincent Valentine 44.2%	Auron exposes Vincent's long-term decline
1325	7325 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 6	Sub-Zero 66.3% Claire Redfield 33.7%	Sub-Zero dispatches Claire exactly as expected
1326	7326 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 7	Luigi 61.6% Frog 38.4%	Luigi handles Frog in a routine second-round win
1327	7327 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 7	Miles 'Tails' Prower 55.5% Master Chief 44.5%	Tails upsets Master Chief and reaches Round Three
1328	7328 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 58.1% Mewtwo 41.9%	Tifa demolishes Mewtwo and exposes old hype
1329	7329 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 7	Mega Man X 68.4% Revolver Ocelot 31.6%	Mega Man X crushes Ocelot and looks near-elite
1330	7330 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 8	Sephiroth 64.9% Captain Falcon 35.1%	Sephiroth dismisses Captain Falcon and the decline talk
1331	7331 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 8	Amaterasu 54.9% Lara Croft 45.1%	Amaterasu survives Lara without looking dominant
1332	7332 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 8	Ryu 66.6% Commander Shepard 33.4%	Ryu overwhelms Shepard and exposes Mass Effect decline
1333	7333 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 2	Division 8	KOS-MOS 57.4% Aqua 42.6%	KOS-MOS upsets Aqua and reaches Round Three
1334	7334 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 1	Ganondorf 56.4% Dante 43.6%	Ganondorf exposes Dante as an unworthy top seed
1335	7335 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 1	Vivi 55.0% Donkey Kong 45.0%	Vivi beats Donkey Kong for the third time
1336	7336 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 2	Zero 60.2% Wario 39.8%	Zero ends Wario's lucky run without trouble
1337	7337 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 2	Pikachu 54.8% Yoshi 45.2%	Pikachu beats Yoshi and keeps Pokémon hopes alive
1338	7338 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 3	Pokemon Trainer Red 52.2% Big Boss 47.8%	Red survives Big Boss and raises more strength questions
1339	7339 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 3	Alucard 59.4% Kefka 40.6%	Alucard crushes Kefka and seizes the division
1340	7340 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 4	Bowser 58.2% 2B 41.8%	2B earns legitimacy while Bowser exposes her seeding
1341	7341 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 4	Kirby 68.3% Phoenix Wright 31.7%	Kirby crushes Phoenix and becomes the new favorite
1342	7342 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 5	Zelda 63.3% Squall Leonhart 36.7%	Zelda destroys Squall and enters near-Noble-Nine territory
1343	7343 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 5	Aerith Gainsborough 52.7% Fox McCloud 47.3%	Aerith extends her record 15-seed run over Fox
1344	7344 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 6	Geralt 50.9% Bayonetta 49.1%	Geralt comes back on Bayonetta and keeps rolling
1345	7345 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 6	Auron 56.7% Sub-Zero 43.3%	Auron beats Sub-Zero in another familiar rematch
1346	7346 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 7	Luigi 69.6% Miles 'Tails' Prower 30.4%	Luigi SFFs Tails and ends his surprise run	✓					1
1347	7347 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 50.2% Mega Man X 49.8%	Tifa wins a rally war over Mega Man X			✓			1
1348	7348 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 8	Sephiroth 61.4% Amaterasu 38.6%	Sephiroth beats Amaterasu but shows another warning
1349	7349 writeup (md)	CB X	Round 3	Division 8	Ryu 65.1% KOS-MOS 34.9%	Ryu ends KOS-MOS's improbable Round Three run
1350	7350 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 1	Ganondorf 52.0% Vivi 48.0%	Ganondorf narrowly holds off a strong Vivi challenge
1351	7351 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 2	Pikachu 56.6% Zero 43.4%	Pikachu rolls past Zero and wins the division
1352	7352 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 3	Alucard 53.8% Pokemon Trainer Red 46.2%	Alucard completes The Plan and wins the division
1353	7353 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 4	Bowser 53.9% Kirby 46.1%	Bowser upsets Kirby and punishes the consensus
1354	7354 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 5	Zelda 62.2% Aerith Gainsborough 37.8%	Zelda ends Aerith's record run in a rout
1355	7355 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 6	Auron 53.1% Geralt 46.9%	Auron ends Geralt's newcomer run and wins the division
1356	7356 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 7	Tifa Lockheart 51.4% Luigi 48.6%	Tifa beats Luigi cleanly and completes a brutal division
1357	7357 writeup (md)	CB X	Division Final	Division 8	Sephiroth 60.3% Ryu 39.7%	Sephiroth crushes Ryu and revives his reputation
1358	7358 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Link 79.6% Ganondorf 20.4%	Link SFFs Ganondorf in the Legends opener	✓					1
1359	7359 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Pikachu 50.1% Mega Man 49.9%	Pikachu breaks the Noble Nine in a classic
1360	7360 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Cloud Strife 60.4% Alucard 39.6%	Cloud wins while Alucard validates his breakout
1361	7361 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Crono 54.9% Bowser 45.1%	Crono finally wins another clean 1v1 match
1362	7362 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Zelda 50.3% Solid Snake 49.7%	Zelda suppresses Snake and buries the old hierarchy	✓					1
1363	7363 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Sonic the Hedgehog 54.3% Auron 45.7%	Sonic beats Auron but looks unimpressive
1364	7364 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Samus Aran 58.9% Tifa Lockheart 41.1%	Samus crushes Tifa and exposes her ceiling
1365	7365 writeup (md)	CB X	Legends	—	Mario 59.2% Sephiroth 40.8%	Mario finally gets his revenge on Sephiroth
1366	7366 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Mega Man 60.0% Ganondorf 40.0%	Mega Man routs Ganondorf and rejects the sprite excuse
1367	7367 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Bowser 51.2% Alucard 48.8%	Bowser ends Alucard's run after a respectable fight
1368	7368 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Solid Snake 61.5% Auron 38.5%	Snake crushes Auron and buries the sprite excuse
1369	7369 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Tifa Lockheart 52.3% Sephiroth 47.7%	Tifa reverses SFF and finally beats Sephiroth	✓					1
1370	7370 writeup (md)	CB X	Quarterfinal	—	Link 68.4% Pikachu 31.6%	Link crushes Pikachu despite limited SFF	✓					1
1371	7371 writeup (md)	CB X	Quarterfinal	—	Cloud Strife 56.7% Crono 43.3%	Cloud crushes Crono and validates his Smash boost
1372	7372 writeup (md)	CB X	Quarterfinal	—	Zelda 56.4% Sonic the Hedgehog 43.6%	Zelda humiliates Sonic and keeps rewriting the hierarchy
1373	7373 writeup (md)	CB X	Quarterfinal	—	Mario 51.4% Samus Aran 48.6%	Mario narrowly settles the old Samus debate
1374	7374 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Mega Man 50.7% Pikachu 49.3%	Mega Man reverses the Pikachu result
1375	7375 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Crono 54.7% Bowser 45.3%	Crono repeats the same Bowser win almost exactly
1376	7376 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Solid Snake 57.5% Sonic the Hedgehog 42.5%	Snake beats Sonic and breaks the transitive logic
1377	7377 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Samus Aran 58.6% Tifa Lockheart 41.4%	Samus repeats her Tifa rout almost exactly
1378	7378 writeup (md)	CB X	Semifinal	—	Link 60.5% Cloud Strife 39.5%	Link dominates Cloud again and looks untouchable
1379	7379 writeup (md)	CB X	Semifinal	—	Zelda 50.9% Mario 49.1%	Zelda beats Mario with a late rally tailwind			✓			1
1380	7380 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Crono 50.2% Mega Man 49.8%	Crono finally wins a close match late
1381	7381 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Samus Aran 56.5% Solid Snake 43.5%	Samus crushes Snake in a bad Nintendo matchup
1382	7382 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Cloud Strife 57.8% Crono 42.2%	Cloud repeats the Crono win with only minor SFF	✓					1
1383	7383 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Mario 50.0% Samus Aran 50.0%	Mario survives Samus in a chaotic all-time classic			✓	✓		2
1384	7384 writeup (md)	CB X	Final	—	Link 63.6% Zelda 36.4%	Link SFFs Zelda but cannot erase her breakout	✓					1
1385	7385 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Cloud Strife 50.2% Mario 49.8%	Cloud finally gets his Mario rematch revenge
1386	7386 writeup (md)	CB X	Redemption	—	Cloud Strife 51.1% Zelda 48.9%	Cloud ends Zelda's run with another comeback
1387	7387 writeup (md)	CB X	Final Battle	—	Link 59.3% Cloud Strife 40.7%	Link closes the contest with another Cloud win
1388	7915 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
1389	7916 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
1390	7917 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
1391	7918 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
1392	7919 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
1393	7920 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
1394	7921 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
1395	7922 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
1396	7923 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
1397	7924 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Fallout 4 71.7% VVVVVV 28.3%	Fallout 4 hides its Bethesda problem for one round
1398	7925 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
1399	7926 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	Horizon Zero Dawn 80.9% Fortnite 19.1%	Horizon crushes Fortnite and the rally fear
1400	7927 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
1401	7928 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 2	DOOM (2016) 86.1% INSIDE 13.9%	DOOM crushes one of the bracket's weakest games
1402	7929 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
1403	7930 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
1404	7931 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
1405	7932 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
1406	7933 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
1407	7934 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Minecraft 75.7% Dota 2 24.3%	Minecraft crushes Dota amid an eligibility complaint
1408	7935 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 3	Octopath Traveler 53.3% Undertale 46.7%	Octopath topples Undertale without a rally
1409	7936 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
1410	7937 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
1411	7938 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
1412	7939 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
1413	7940 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Cuphead 68.3% XCOM 2 31.7%	Cuphead opens strongly and fuels early upset hype
1414	7941 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
1415	7942 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
1416	7943 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Xenoblade Chronicles 78.4% Splatoon 2 21.6%	Xenoblade SFFs Splatoon and seizes the spotlight	✓					1
1417	7944 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 4	Overwatch 55.9% Death Stranding 44.1%	Overwatch wins the battle of unpopular games
1418	7945 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
1419	7946 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
1420	7947 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
1421	7948 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
1422	7949 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Stardew Valley 71.2% Destiny 28.8%	Stardew Valley crushes Destiny and leads the indie field
1423	7950 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
1424	7951 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
1425	7952 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 5	Dark Souls III 69.9% Dishonored 30.1%	Dark Souls III continues the Souls resurgence
1426	7953 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
1427	7954 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
1428	7955 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
1429	7956 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
1430	7957 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
1431	7958 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
1432	7959 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Portal 2 65.3% Tomb Raider 34.7%	Portal 2 wins without showing its later strength
1433	7960 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 6	Kingdom Hearts III 68.1% Disco Elysium 31.9%	Kingdom Hearts III wins but badly underperforms
1434	7961 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
1435	7962 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
1436	7963 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Dark Souls 83.0% Hotline Miami 17.0%	Dark Souls opens with a massive statement
1437	7964 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	Rocket League 51.7% Dragon Ball FighterZ 48.3%	Rocket League wins the first real tossup
1438	7965 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
1439	7966 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
1440	7967 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
1441	7968 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 7	BioShock Infinite 67.7% Terraria 32.3%	BioShock Infinite wins without looking strong
1442	7969 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
1443	7970 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
1444	7971 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
1445	7972 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Journey 66.2% Fate / Grand Order 33.8%	Journey survives a battle near the bottom
1446	7973 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
1447	7974 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
1448	7975 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
1449	7976 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 1	Division 8	Rayman Legends 50.4% Celeste 49.6%	Celeste survives Rayman in the Round One thriller
1450	7977 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
1451	7978 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
1452	7979 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 1	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 84.9% Halo: Reach 15.1%	Breath of the Wild looks completely untouchable
1453	7980 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 1	Final Fantasy XV 50.4% Hollow Knight 49.6%	Final Fantasy XV barely avoids an indie embarrassment
1454	7981 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 1	Monster Hunter: World 55.8% Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 44.2%	Monster Hunter crushes Sekiro and the Souls sweep
1455	7982 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 1	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age 71.9% Bastion 28.1%	Dragon Quest XI proves its strength is real
1456	7983 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 2	Mass Effect 2 66.9% Fallout 4 33.1%	Mass Effect 2 answers its critics with a rout
1457	7984 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 2	Horizon Zero Dawn 55.1% Borderlands 2 44.9%	Horizon beats Borderlands with a rally-spillover tailwind			✓			1
1458	7985 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 2	Resident Evil 2 57.6% DOOM (2016) 42.4%	Resident Evil 2 beats a rally-boosted DOOM			✓			1
1459	7986 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 2	Bloodborne 57.9% Fire Emblem: Awakening 42.1%	Bloodborne rallies hard after already taking control			✓			1
1460	7987 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 3	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 64.1% The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 35.9%	Smash Ultimate SFFs A Link Between Worlds	✓					1
1461	7988 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 3	Marvel's Spider-Man 57.7% Minecraft 42.3%	Spider-Man beats Minecraft despite rally spillover			✓			1
1462	7989 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 3	Shovel Knight 50.4% Octopath Traveler 49.6%	A developer rally swings the Octopath-Shovel Knight classic			✓			1
1463	7990 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 3	Super Mario Odyssey 71.3% Devil May Cry 5 28.7%	Odyssey crushes Devil May Cry and keeps gaining hype
1464	7991 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 4	Grand Theft Auto V 60.3% Cuphead 39.7%	GTA V crushes the Cuphead upset hype
1465	7992 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 4	Persona 4 Golden 50.8% Red Dead Redemption 49.2%	Persona 4 Golden rallies past Red Dead Redemption			✓			1
1466	7993 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 4	Xenoblade Chronicles 73.3% Overwatch 26.7%	Xenoblade crushes Overwatch and seizes the division
1467	7994 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 4	Fire Emblem: Three Houses 62.2% Ori and the Blind Forest 37.8%	Three Houses wins but loses its favorite status
1468	7995 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 5	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78.4% Mass Effect 3 21.6%	Witcher 3 SFFs Mass Effect 3 into oblivion	✓					1
1469	7996 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 5	Super Mario Galaxy 2 64.1% Stardew Valley 35.9%	Galaxy 2 wins despite Stardew rally spillover			✓			1
1470	7997 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 5	Fallout: New Vegas 54.0% Dark Souls III 46.0%	New Vegas wins a two-sided rally battle			✓			1
1471	7998 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 5	God of War (2018) 74.5% Nioh 25.5%	God of War crushes a partially SFFed Nioh	✓					1
1472	7999 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 6	Persona 5 71.1% Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 28.9%	Persona 5 crushes Black Flag and looks mainstream
1473	8000 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 6	Sonic Mania 64.8% Super Meat Boy 35.2%	Sonic Mania SFFs Super Meat Boy in a rout	✓					1
1474	8001 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 6	Portal 2 62.4% Kingdom Hearts III 37.6%	Portal 2 crushes Kingdom Hearts III
1475	8002 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 6	Red Dead Redemption 2 57.6% Animal Crossing: New Leaf 42.4%	Red Dead Redemption 2 handles Animal Crossing
1476	8003 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 7	Dark Souls 77.3% Rocket League 22.7%	Dark Souls crushes Rocket League and looks dangerous
1477	8004 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 7	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 57.3% Yakuza 0 42.7%	Metal Gear Solid V wins while Yakuza earns respect
1478	8005 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 7	Batman: Arkham City 59.8% BioShock Infinite 40.2%	Arkham City rebounds against BioShock Infinite
1479	8006 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 7	The Last of Us 63.3% Diablo III 36.7%	The Last of Us wins but loses ground to Dark Souls
1480	8007 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 8	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 75.0% Journey 25.0%	Skyrim wins big and still looks vulnerable
1481	8008 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 8	Mario Kart 8 60.4% Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn 39.6%	Mario Kart 8 beats Final Fantasy XIV cleanly
1482	8009 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 8	Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version 72.0% Rayman Legends 28.0%	Pokémon HGSS crushes Rayman and keeps rising
1483	8010 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 2	Division 8	NieR: Automata 68.7% Divinity: Original Sin II 31.3%	NieR wins while Divinity rallies down the margin			✓			1
1484	8011 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 1	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 80.3% Final Fantasy XV 19.7%	Breath of the Wild obliterates Final Fantasy XV
1485	8012 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 1	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age 53.3% Monster Hunter: World 46.7%	Dragon Quest XI survives Monster Hunter's rally			✓			1
1486	8013 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 2	Mass Effect 2 55.1% Horizon Zero Dawn 44.9%	Mass Effect 2 wins despite Bloodborne rally spillover			✓			1
1487	8014 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 2	Resident Evil 2 50.2% Bloodborne 49.8%	Resident Evil 2 survives Bloodborne's rally			✓			1
1488	8015 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 3	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 63.6% Marvel's Spider-Man 36.4%	Smash wins while Odyssey keeps looking stronger
1489	8016 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 3	Super Mario Odyssey 72.8% Shovel Knight 27.2%	Odyssey crushes Shovel Knight and raises Smash doubts
1490	8017 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 4	Persona 4 Golden 51.1% Grand Theft Auto V 48.9%	Persona 4 Golden beats GTA V without drama
1491	8018 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 4	Xenoblade Chronicles 59.6% Fire Emblem: Three Houses 40.4%	Xenoblade crushes a partially SFFed Three Houses	✓					1
1492	8019 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 5	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60.6% Super Mario Galaxy 2 39.4%	Witcher 3 beats Galaxy 2 and keeps rolling
1493	8020 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 5	God of War (2018) 55.3% Fallout: New Vegas 44.7%	God of War beats New Vegas and meets the buzzsaw
1494	8021 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 6	Persona 5 67.9% Sonic Mania 32.1%	Persona 5 obliterates Sonic Mania
1495	8022 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 6	Portal 2 53.5% Red Dead Redemption 2 46.5%	Portal 2 quietly ends Red Dead Redemption 2
1496	8023 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 7	Dark Souls 63.3% Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 36.7%	Dark Souls widens the gap on Metal Gear Solid V
1497	8024 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 7	The Last of Us 55.2% Batman: Arkham City 44.8%	The Last of Us advances with another warning
1498	8025 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 8	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 60.9% Mario Kart 8 39.1%	Skyrim wins but becomes an upset target
1499	8026 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Round 3	Division 8	Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version 51.9% NieR: Automata 48.1%	Pokémon survives NieR's rally efforts			✓			1
1500	8027 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 1	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 70.2% Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age 29.8%	Breath of the Wild wins while Dragon Quest earns respect
1501	8028 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 2	Mass Effect 2 52.5% Resident Evil 2 47.5%	Mass Effect 2 edges Resident Evil 2
1502	8029 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 3	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 55.9% Super Mario Odyssey 44.1%	Smash reverse-SFFs Odyssey and restores the hierarchy	✓					1
1503	8030 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 4	Xenoblade Chronicles 50.2% Persona 4 Golden 49.8%	Xenoblade survives Persona 4 Golden's late rallies			✓			1
1504	8031 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 5	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64.5% God of War (2018) 35.5%	Witcher 3 SFFs God of War and looks unstoppable	✓					1
1505	8032 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 6	Persona 5 57.5% Portal 2 42.5%	Persona 5 crushes Portal 2 with a small rally boost			✓			1
1506	8033 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 7	Dark Souls 58.3% The Last of Us 41.7%	Dark Souls wins inside a massive Last of Us rant †OT
1507	8034 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Division Final	Division 8	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 59.8% Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version 40.2%	Skyrim finally delivers its redemption match
1508	8035 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Quarterfinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 68.3% Mass Effect 2 31.7%	Breath of the Wild keeps doubling everything
1509	8036 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Quarterfinal	—	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 59.6% Xenoblade Chronicles 40.4%	Smash ends Xenoblade's surprise run comfortably
1510	8037 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Quarterfinal	—	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56.5% Persona 5 43.5%	Witcher 3 absorbs Persona 5's rally and wins			✓			1
1511	8038 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Quarterfinal	—	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 52.7% Dark Souls 47.3%	Skyrim outlasts Dark Souls in the last close quarterfinal
1512	8039 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Semifinal	—	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 67.8% Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 32.2%	Breath of the Wild SFFs Smash in the semifinal	✓					1
1513	8040 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Semifinal	—	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55.2% The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 44.8%	Witcher 3 beats Skyrim and completes its pre-final rise
1514	8041 writeup (md)	GOTD 2	Final	—	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 55.9% The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44.1%	Breath of the Wild wins despite a heavy Witcher rally			✓			1

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