AI Match Summaries

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121 matches

# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 996
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SC2K2 Division Final North
Mario 50.1%
Mario edges Cloud in a historic and deeply controversial comeback 2
2 997
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SC2K2 Division Final East
Crono 52.9%
Crono upsets Snake and carries his Cinderella run onward
3 998
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SC2K2 Division Final South
Link 76.0%
Scorpion 24.0%
Link crushes Scorpion and looks nearly unstoppable
4 999
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SC2K2 Division Final West
Sephiroth 52.6%
Sephiroth recovers from Samus's fast start and advances
5 1361
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SC2K3 Division Final North
Link 62.1%
Link beats Samus as Nintendo SFF ends the upset hope 1
6 1362
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SC2K3 Division Final East Cloud destroys Sonic and ignites serious Cloud-over-Link talk
7 1363
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SC2K3 Division Final South
Sephiroth 61.6%
Mario 38.4%
Sephiroth demolishes Mario and crystallizes the Kingdom Hearts Factor
8 1364
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SC2K3 Division Final West
Mega Man 53.5%
Mega Man handles Snake and earns his Sephiroth rematch
9 1657
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Spring 2K4 Division Final 8 Mario 3 beats Zelda and ends its early aura 1
10 1658
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Spring 2K4 Division Final 16 Chrono Trigger survives an all-time duel with Link to the Past
11 1659
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Spring 2K4 Division Final 32-64 Final Fantasy VII handles Ocarina in the anticipated showdown
12 1660
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Spring 2K4 Division Final 128
Starcraft 49.7%
Melee ends Starcraft's run amid rallying and cheating controversy 2
13 1774
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SC2K4 Division Final Hyrule
Link 62.8%
Crono 37.2%
Link crushes Crono and strengthens his championship favorite status
14 1775
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SC2K4 Division Final 20XX
Mega Man 57.2%
Mega Man beats Snake again as Snake's decline continues
15 1776
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SC2K4 Division Final Midgar
Sephiroth 44.0%
Cloud handles Sephiroth and restores confidence before Link
16 1777
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SC2K4 Division Final Chaos Samus decisively settles her old rivalry with Sonic
17 2013
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Spring 2K5 Division Final Mushroom
Bowser 66.0%
Bowser routs Ocelot and cruises to the division title
18 2014
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Spring 2K5 Division Final Jenova
Sephiroth 75.9%
Sephiroth crushes Liquid and deepens the 20XX mystery
19 2015
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Spring 2K5 Division Final Ruin
Diablo 54.1%
Kefka 45.9%
Diablo overtakes Kefka and completes an unlikely Final Four run
20 2016
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Spring 2K5 Division Final Triforce
Ganondorf 76.6%
Robotnik's rout becomes another chapter in Sonic-series disappointment †OT 1
21 2114
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SC2K5 Division Final Mushroom
Mario 62.9%
Zero 37.1%
Mario SFFs Zero and strengthens his case as tournament favorite 1
22 2115
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SC2K5 Division Final Zebes
Samus 59.7%
Ganondorf 40.3%
Samus advances but her weak SFF showing raises alarms 1
23 2116
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SC2K5 Division Final Gear
Sora 34.7%
Snake destroys Sora and reasserts himself as an elite threat 1
24 2117
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SC2K5 Division Final Dream
Bowser 52.1%
Kirby 47.9%
Bowser survives Kirby but loses confidence before facing Snake 1
25 2118
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SC2K5 Division Final Flood
Crono 61.3%
Crono wins while Master Chief's day vote raises fresh doubts
26 2119
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SC2K5 Division Final Devil Vincent survives Squall in a bracket-busting Pyrrhic victory 1
27 2120
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SC2K5 Division Final Chaos Sonic handles Tifa and sets up the long-awaited Mega Man clash
28 2121
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SC2K5 Division Final 20XX
Mega Man 68.1%
Yoshi 31.9%
Mega Man SFFs Yoshi and enters the Sonic match favored 1
29 2449
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BSE2K6 Division Final Hyrule
Metroid 15.3%
Zelda SFFs Metroid in another brutal Nintendo family matchup 1
30 2450
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BSE2K6 Division Final Snake Metal Gear handles Kingdom Hearts after a brief Castlevania poll glitch
31 2451
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BSE2K6 Division Final Mushroom Smash resists expected SFF and dents Mario's title hopes
32 2452
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BSE2K6 Division Final Ultima Final Fantasy cruises past Resident Evil into the semifinals
33 2547
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CB2K6 Division Final Spazer
Rikku 31.0%
Samus cruises through Rikku with no hint of trouble ahead
34 2548
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CB2K6 Division Final Limit Tifa wins easily while Peach finally sheds her joke reputation
35 2549
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CB2K6 Division Final Triforce
Zelda 56.9%
Zelda beats Aeris comfortably despite a respectable recovery
36 2550
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CB2K6 Division Final Aeon
Yuna 60.8%
Chun Li 39.2%
Yuna routs Chun-Li and completes a surprisingly strong division run
37 2551
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CB2K6 Division Final Patriot
Yoshi 42.8%
Snake survives the sprite round and confirms his breakout year
38 2552
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CB2K6 Division Final Destiny
Mega Man 54.3%
Sora 45.7%
Mega Man beats Sora while his collapse becomes impossible to miss
39 2553
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CB2K6 Division Final Blast
Luigi 39.8%
Sonic ends Luigi's surprise run and reopens old strength questions
40 2554
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CB2K6 Division Final Time
Crono 54.5%
Auron 45.5%
Crono beats Auron as another day-vote warning goes unanswered
41 2911
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CB VI Division Final Division 1
Mega Man 30.4%
Yoshi 19.1%
Scorpion 17.3%
Samus survives Mega Man despite Yoshi's Nintendo vote drain 1
42 2912
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CB VI Division Final Division 2
Ryu 20.2%
Auron 18.2%
Cloud dominates while Final Fantasy overlap helps Ryu advance 1
43 2913
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CB VI Division Final Division 3
Sephiroth 45.9%
Mario 35.1%
Big Boss 11.0%
Sephiroth handles Mario while Mario crushes Fox's support 1
44 2914
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CB VI Division Final Division 4
Link 45.4%
Crono 20.6%
Zero 12.3%
Vincent breaks the Noble Nine by eliminating Crono
45 2915
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CB VI Division Final Division 5
Luigi 23.5%
Ganondorf 22.5%
Yuna 18.6%
Pig Ganon picture helps Luigi reverse their matchup 1
46 2916
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CB VI Division Final Division 6
Pikachu 33.8%
Dante 30.4%
Amaterasu 11.9%
Capcom vote splitting powers Pikachu to a stunning first 1
47 2917
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CB VI Division Final Division 7
L-Block 28.6%
Kratos 20.9%
Riku 18.0%
L-Block nearly challenges Snake and becomes an elite threat
48 2918
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CB VI Division Final Division 8
Sora 20.0%
Sub-Zero 16.9%
Sora's vote drain helps Sonic hold off Squall 1
49 3292
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CB VII Division Final Division 1
Link 51.5%
Zack Fair 22.1%
Altair 11.9%
ZackFAQs surges onward behind an unstoppable Link
50 3293
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CB VII Division Final Division 2
Mario 32.7%
Luigi 15.9%
Mario suppresses Luigi while Mega Man X advances 1
51 3294
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CB VII Division Final Division 3
Ganondorf 17.0%
Nintendo overlap buries Ganondorf while Samus advances 2
52 3295
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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
53 3296
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CB VII Division Final Division 5
Mega Man 23.7%
Zero 14.8%
The Cube rallies past Mega Man for another upset 1
54 3297
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CB VII Division Final Division 6
Mewtwo 23.2%
Sora 15.7%
Cloud's Square suppression sends Mewtwo into the quarterfinals 1
55 3298
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CB VII Division Final Division 7
Kirby 30.0%
Dante 26.2%
Kirby keeps rolling while Dante eliminates Master Chief
56 3299
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CB VII Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 38.5%
Auron 17.2%
Kratos 16.1%
Sephiroth suppresses Auron as Sonic safely advances 1
57 3494
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 1972-1988
Tetris 15.7%
Zelda closes the gap on Mario in a strange rematch 1
58 3495
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 1989-1991 Mario 3 survives Mario World but looks vulnerable 2
59 3496
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 1992-1994 Link to the Past and Final Fantasy VI advance routinely 1
60 3497
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 1995-1997 Mario 64 survives another Chrono Trigger afternoon collapse 1
61 3498
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 1998-2000 Pokémon breaks through against Metal Gear Solid 2
62 3499
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 2001-2003 Melee and Final Fantasy X cruise through a staircase 1
63 3500
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 2004-2006 Resident Evil 4 slowly comes back on Metal Gear Solid 3
64 3501
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BGE 2K9 Division Final 2007-2009
Fallout 3 20.3%
Brawl crushes Metal Gear Solid 4 and confirms its strength
65 3842
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CB VIII Division Final Hyrule
Link 71.1%
Luigi 28.9%
Link returns to godslayer form against Luigi
66 3843
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CB VIII Division Final Chaos
Kirby 45.4%
Sonic shuts down the Kirby upset case
67 3844
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CB VIII Division Final Mushroom
Mario 58.4%
Mega Man 41.6%
Mario stops Mega Man's comeback to elite form
68 3845
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CB VIII Division Final Heart
Charizard 54.7%
Bowser 45.3%
HeartGold and SoulSilver timing powers Charizard past Bowser
69 3846
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CB VIII Division Final Varia
Zelda 36.2%
Samus SFFs Zelda and strengthens her Cloud case 1
70 3847
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CB VIII Division Final Midgar
Ryu 34.0%
Cloud delivers his strongest-looking performance against Ryu
71 3848
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CB VIII Division Final Gear Snake strengthens again and turns Sephiroth into the underdog
72 3849
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CB VIII Division Final Jenova
Sephiroth 56.2%
Tifa exposes Sephiroth's anti-vote collapse
73 4181
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GOTD Division Final North
Fallout 3 60.6%
Fallout 3 delivers its first fully convincing statement
74 4182
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GOTD Division Final Northeast Prime advances as Half-Life 2 exposes a timing problem
75 4183
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GOTD Division Final East Brawl comes back on Melee in a divisive rivalry match
76 4184
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GOTD Division Final Southeast Twilight Princess makes the four-way comparison look useless
77 4185
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GOTD Division Final South Final Fantasy X cruises through a mild Square SFF match 1
78 4186
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GOTD Division Final Southwest
Portal 44.5%
Portal exits with one of the contest's best runs
79 4187
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GOTD Division Final West Night voting ends the Shadow of the Colossus run
80 4188
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GOTD Division Final Northwest Majora's Mask settles the Wind Waker debate
81 4558
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Rivalry Division Final North Mario SFFs Sonic in their first rivalry-contest meeting 1
82 4559
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Rivalry Division Final Northeast The ninjas make Mega Man X sweat unexpectedly
83 4560
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Rivalry Division Final East The trainers crush Ryu and Ken and become contest stars
84 4561
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Rivalry Division Final Southeast Samus survives another Pyrrhic victory with Ridley
85 4562
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Rivalry Division Final South Link and Ganondorf roll through another predictable match
86 4563
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Rivalry Division Final Southwest Alucard and Dracula complete the contest's biggest prediction upset
87 4564
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Rivalry Division Final West Cloud and Sephiroth expose a sharply weakened Snake
88 4565
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Rivalry Division Final Northwest Squall survives Sora in the best counted match
89 5253
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CB IX Division Final Division 1
Draven 44.6%
Link 44.0%
Draven survives Link in a rally-fueled contest landmark 2
90 5254
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CB IX Division Final Division 2
Mewtwo 41.8%
Bowser 23.6%
Rally spillover helps Mewtwo crush Sonic 1
91 5255
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CB IX Division Final Division 3
Sephiroth 37.9%
Kirby 33.7%
Big Boss 28.4%
Sephiroth stops Kirby after a long early deadlock
92 5256
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CB IX Division Final Division 4
GlaDOS 26.3%
Kefka 26.1%
Snake cruises as GLaDOS barely survives Kefka
93 5257
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CB IX Division Final Division 5
Squirtle 42.9%
Squirtle topples Cloud as Leon drains support 1
94 5258
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CB IX Division Final Division 6
Pikachu 40.3%
Sora 40.0%
Pikachu survives Blue's vote drain and Sora's comeback 1
95 5259
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CB IX Division Final Division 7
L-Block 24.5%
Samus cruises through the quietest divisional final
96 5260
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CB IX Division Final Division 8
Vivi 33.8%
Vivi rides his momentum past Squall
97 5261
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CB IX Division Final Division 9
Mega Man 40.2%
Charizard 40.2%
Mega Man rallies past Charizard despite Zero vote drain 2
98 6163
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division I Melee rallies past Chrono Trigger and changes the contest 1
99 6164
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division II Melee rally spillover amplifies Final Fantasy VII's series win 1
100 6165
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division III
Undertale 51.5%
Undertale wins a massive rally war against Pokémon 1
101 6166
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division IV Rally spillover boosts Mario 64 in an easy Skyrim win 1
102 6167
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division V Ocarina routs Symphony but still looks a step slow
103 6168
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division VI Link to the Past overcomes Majora's early rally surge 2
104 6169
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division VII Super Mario RPG completes its breakout over Resident Evil 4
105 6170
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BGE 2K15 Division Final Division VIII Metal Gear Solid 3 wins the long-awaited series showdown
106 7350
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CB X Division Final Division 1
Ganondorf 52.0%
Vivi 48.0%
Ganondorf narrowly holds off a strong Vivi challenge
107 7351
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CB X Division Final Division 2
Pikachu 56.6%
Zero 43.4%
Pikachu rolls past Zero and wins the division
108 7352
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CB X Division Final Division 3
Alucard 53.8%
Alucard completes The Plan and wins the division
109 7353
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CB X Division Final Division 4
Bowser 53.9%
Kirby 46.1%
Bowser upsets Kirby and punishes the consensus
110 7354
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CB X Division Final Division 5
Zelda 62.2%
Zelda ends Aerith's record run in a rout
111 7355
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CB X Division Final Division 6
Auron 53.1%
Geralt 46.9%
Auron ends Geralt's newcomer run and wins the division
112 7356
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CB X Division Final Division 7
Luigi 48.6%
Tifa beats Luigi cleanly and completes a brutal division
113 7357
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CB X Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 60.3%
Ryu 39.7%
Sephiroth crushes Ryu and revives his reputation
114 8027
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 1 Breath of the Wild wins while Dragon Quest earns respect
115 8028
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 2 Mass Effect 2 edges Resident Evil 2
116 8029
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 3 Smash reverse-SFFs Odyssey and restores the hierarchy 1
117 8030
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 4 Xenoblade survives Persona 4 Golden's late rallies 1
118 8031
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 5 Witcher 3 SFFs God of War and looks unstoppable 1
119 8032
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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
120 8033
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 7 Dark Souls wins inside a massive Last of Us rant †OT
121 8034
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 8 Skyrim finally delivers its redemption match

What this is

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