ISML Championship Match Results

Championship – Monday, 02 November 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3040	Katsura Hinagiku (HnG)	2117	2106	Shana (SnS)	Pirinadz
-	-	-	-	-	-
R71	Chii (CH)	1958	2185	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	Tōkyō
R72	Minase Nayuki (KN)	1836	2184	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	New York
R73	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	1633	2526	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	Buenos Aires
R74	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	2126	2088	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	Cairo
R75	Vita (MSLN)	1598	2409	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	Moscow
R76	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1978	2244	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	London
R77	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	1709	2502	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X9	Nogizaka Haruka (NHnH)	2766	1328	Yin (DtB)	Madrid

ISML 2009 ends today (at least the main tournament). Hinagiku has beaten Shana by 11 points once again upsetting the top seed. With that, Hinagiku is crowned the champion of ISML 2009. Congratulation Hinagiku! Shana had a good run here with this being her third loss for the entire year, but she couldn’t win where it mattered most.

ISML 5th Round of Elimination Results

Fifth Round of Elimination – Monday, 26 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3036	Sakagami Tomoyo (CL)	1156	1034	Nagato Yuki (SHnY)	Epiphaneia
-	-	-	-	-	-
3037	Hiiragi Kagami (LS)	1065	1111	Aisaka Taiga (TD)	Omega
-	-	-	-	-	-
R57	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1026	1054	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	Tōkyō
R58	Minase Nayuki (KN)	1087	971	Chii (CH)	New York
R59	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	830	1279	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	Buenos Aires
R60	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	952	1147	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	Cairo
R61	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	1077	1010	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	Moscow
R62	Vita (MSLN)	902	1076	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	London
R63	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	1191	956	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X7	Senō Natsuru (KMPF)	709	1268	Sakurano Kurimu (SnI)	Madrid

The runner-up of last year is eliminated. Tomoyo defeats Yuki limiting her only to 4th place. Next, she gets to take on Shana. Three characters remain in the tournament.

Taiga beats Kagami again. After a 3 point win in Best Moe, Taiga beats 3rd place of last year Kagami by less than 50. She finishes with 7th place while Kagami gets 8th.

Kurimu pounds that Kampfer girl by over 500 votes. In the exhibition match, Seno was no match for Kurimu. Can Kurimu become a contestant of ISML 2010? Looks possible, even with the reduction to 50 characters.

Next up: Elimination Round 6: Shana vs. Tomoyo, 5th place match: Fate vs. Kyou, other matches.

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ISML 5th Round of Elimination

Picks:

ARENA 01: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Nagato Yuki

ARENA 02: Hiiragi Kagami [Aisaka Taiga]

ARENA 03: Kamio Misuzu [Index Prohibitorum]

ARENA 04: [Minase Nayuki] Chii

ARENA 05: Evangeline McDowell [Kawasumi Mai]

ARENA 06: [Hakurei Reimu] Louise Vallière

ARENA 07: [Kurata Sayuri] Yagami Hayate

ARENA 08: [Vita] Katagiri Yūhi

ARENA 09: [Misaka Mikoto] Tsukimiya Ayu

ARENA 10: Senō Natsuru [Sakurano Kurimu]

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The end is near! Four characters remain. After this match, there will be only 3. Today, Tomoyo is up against Yuki, last year’s runner up.  Both were eliminated by Hinagiku who’s currently the only character not in the elimination matches. Whoever wins will be up against #1 Shana. Yuki has the advantage here, but I am going for Tomoyo.

For 7th place, we have a rematch of the Best Moe finals: Kagami vs. Taiga. Could Taiga pull off another win against Kagami, or will she avenge her 3 point loss. Going for Taiga for 7th place.

Lastly, we have our exhibition matchup between Seno and Kurimu. For me, this is one-sided since I am not watching Kampfer. Even if I did, I would probably go for Kurimu anyways. She is currently my favorite character that is new this season (The only new shows this season that I’m watching are Seitokai no Ichizon and Kobato. The rest are second seasons or spinoffs).

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ISML Third Round Results- Upset Alert!

Third Round of Revelation – Thursday, 22 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3033	Shana (SnS)	1395	1677	Katsura Hinagiku (HnG)	Chromosphaira
-	-	-	-	-	-
3034	Suzumiya Haruhi (SHnY)	1683	1391	Tōsaka Rin (FSN)	Rho
3035	Suigintou (RM)	1398	1625	Asahina Mikuru (SHnY)	Tau
-	-	-	-	-	-
R50	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	1478	1444	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	Tōkyō
R51	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	1512	1334	Minase Nayuki (KN)	New York
R52	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	1279	1553	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	Buenos Aires
R53	Chii (CH)	1357	1539	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	Cairo
R54	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	1437	1171	Vita (MSLN)	Moscow
R55	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	1404	1340	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	London
R56	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	1497	1397	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X6	Hanato Kobato (KOBA)	1451	1242	Shirai Kuroko (RLGN)	Madrid

Shana’s winning streak has ended at 57. Hinagiku upsets Shana sending her to the loser’s bracket. I’m disappointed, but I gotta hand it to Hinagiku who ranks 11th. Hinagiku may be favored to take the tiara now that she secured her spot in the finals. I think the only way for her to lose is for her to lose the championship match twice.

However, Shana’s not out yet. If she can win in the loser’s bracket against Yuki or Tomoyo (the only other character to beat her in the entire tournament), she can earn a rematch against Hinagiku. Shana is my favorite to win by the way. She has also been sparked just now because of the recent OVA.

As of now, there are only 4 characters left fighting for the tiara with Hina most favored. How will this finish?

Picks: Shana > Hinagiku > Tomoyo > Yuki (sorry.)

Predictions: Hinagiku > Shana > Yuki > Tomoyo

Haruhi takes 9th place as she defeats Rin by a large amount. Go Haruhi! So Rin takes 10th, Mikuru takes 11th, and Suigintou takes 12th.

Finally, Kobato wins the exhibition matchup. That’s all good. I originally voted for Kuroko, but recently I started watching Kobato, and I liked what I saw. Actually, I would have voted for Kobato if I watched earlier.

Next up: Yuki vs. Tomoyo in elimination, Taiga vs. Kagami for 7th (rematch of Best Moe finals?), and others

Source: ISML

ISML Winner’s Bracket- Round 3

ARENA 01: [Shana] Katsura Hinagiku

ARENA 02: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Tōsaka Rin

ARENA 03: Suigintou [Asahina Mikuru]

ARENA 04: [Misaka Mikoto] Louise Vallière

ARENA 05: [Index Prohibitorum] Minase Nayuki

ARENA 06: Evangeline McDowell [Kurata Sayuri]

ARENA 07: Chii [Kawasumi Mai]

ARENA 08: [Hakurei Reimu] Vita

ARENA 09: Yagami Hayate [Kamio Misuzu]

ARENA 10: Katagiri Yūhi [Tsukimiya Ayu]

ARENA 11: Hanato Kobato [Shirai Kuroko]

ISML 4th Round of Elimination Results

Fourth Round of Elimination – Monday, 19 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3029	Sakagami Tomoyo (CL)	1499	1479	Fujibayashi Kyō (CL)	North Pole
3030	Nagato Yuki (SHnY)	1687	1536	Fate Testarossa (MSLN)	South Pole
-	-	-	-	-	-
3031	Suzumiya Haruhi (SHnY)	1753	1352	Asahina Mikuru (SHnY)	Rho
3032	Suigintou (RM)	1346	1771	Tōsaka Rin (FSN)	Tau
-	-	-	-	-	-
R43	Vita (MSLN)	1167	1800	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	Tōkyō
R44	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	1401	1392	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	New York
R45	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1146	1615	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	Buenos Aires
R46	Chii (CH)	1441	1518	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	Cairo
R47	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	982	1861	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	Moscow
R48	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	1408	1461	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	London
R49	Minase Nayuki (KN)	1367	1571	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X5	Canaan (CAN)	1433	1060	Sango (INU)	Madrid

BREAKING: Fate is eliminated from the tournament. Yuki defeats Fate this time around, and now it is guaranteed that there will be a new champion this year. The best Fate can do now is get 5th place.

Also, Tomoyo advances after eliminating Kyou who will be fighting Fate for 5th. In the 9th place match, I’ll just say that it is going as expected, unfortunately.

Don’t have much to say about the later rounds. This exhibition match wasn’t interesting to me at all, although Sango lost. She may be my favorite Inuyasha female character, but she pales in comparison to a lot of characters.

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ISML 4th Round of Elimination

ARENA 01: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Fujibayashi Kyō

ARENA 02: Nagato Yuki [Fate Testarossa]

ARENA 03: Suzumiya Haruhi [Asahina Mikuru]

ARENA 04: [Suigintou] Tōsaka Rin

ARENA 05: [Vita] Louise Vallière

ARENA 06: [Index Prohibitorum] Katagiri Yūhi

ARENA 07: Kamio Misuzu [Kawasumi Mai]

ARENA 08: Chii [Kurata Sayuri]

ARENA 09: Evangeline McDowell [Misaka Mikoto]

ARENA 10: [Hakurei Reimu] Tsukimiya Ayu

ARENA 11: [Minase Nayuki] Yagami Hayate

ARENA 12: Canaan [Sango]

ISML Second Round Results

Second Round of Revelation – Monday, 12 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3021	Shana (SnS)	1549	1386	Fujibayashi Kyō (CL)	Phi
3022	Katsura Hinagiku (HnG)	1615	1291	Nagato Yuki (SHnY)	Chi
-	-	-	-	-	-
3023	Suiseiseki (RM)	1122	1647	Holo (OtK)	Nu
3024	Shinku (RM)	1173	1580	Takamachi Nanoha (MSLN)	Omicron
-	-	-	-	-	-
R29	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	1590	1067	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	Tōkyō
R30	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1370	1233	Chii (CH)	New York
R31	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	1496	1227	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	Buenos Aires
R32	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	1694	886	Vita (MSLN)	Cairo
R33	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	1289	1056	Minase Nayuki (KN)	Moscow
R34	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	1361	1095	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	London
R35	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	1251	1352	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X3	Ayanami Rei (EVA)	1528	1118	Miyanaga Saki (SAKI)	Madrid

Congratulations to Shana and Hina for advancing. One of them is likely to take the tiara.

Unofficial, but Suiseiseki takes 16th place and Shinku takes 15th. Unless there will be a matchup between these two.

And Saki loses to Rei by over 400. I have a feeling that if Saki was in ISML, they’ll be like Bamboo Blade; they did well to make it to the final rounds of Saimoe, but did poorly in the league. Kirino and Tamaki both made it to the quarterfinals last year, but their records were only 6-57 and 7-56 respectively. Not very good records.

By the way, Louise is leading the relegation tournament. Her status is different from the others. I’ll check that out later.

UPDATE: I finally had the mind to look into the relegation tournament. This is a tournament where the top 14 characters below .500 compete for a chance in ISML 2010. The top 5 characters at the end will advance to the 2010 ISML preliminary tournament. I think Louise is already locked as one of the top 5.

Source: ISML

ISML Second Round

Votes:

ARENA 01: [Shana] Fujibayashi Kyō

ARENA 02: [Katsura Hinagiku] Nagato Yuki

ARENA 03: [Suiseiseki] Holo

ARENA 04: Shinku [Takamachi Nanoha]

ARENA 05: Louise Vallière [Evangeline McDowell]

ARENA 06: [Kamio Misuzu] Chii

ARENA 07: [Kawasumi Mai] Index Prohibitorum

ARENA 08: [Misaka Mikoto] Vita

ARENA 09: [Tsukimiya Ayu] Minase Nayuki

ARENA 10: [Hakurei Reimu] Yagami Hayate

ARENA 11: Katagiri Yūhi [Kurata Sayuri]

ARENA 12: Ayanami Rei [Miyanaga Saki]

ISML Second Round of Elimination Results

Second Round of Elimination – Thursday, 08 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3017	Hiiragi Kagami (LS)	1524	1387	Suzumiya Haruhi (SHnY)	Upsilon
3018	Sakagami Tomoyo (CL)	1792	1192	Asahina Mikuru (SHnY)	Rho
3019	Fate Testarossa (MSLN)	1722	1133	Suigintou (RM)	Sigma
3020	Tōsaka Rin (FSN)	1378	1517	Aisaka Taiga (TD)	Tau
-	-	-	-	-	-
R22	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	1337	1514	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	Tōkyō
R23	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1364	1226	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	New York
R24	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	1228	1544	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	Buenos Aires
R25	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	1446	1296	Chii (CH)	Cairo
R26	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	1175	1336	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	Moscow
R27	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	1282	1337	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	London
R28	Minase Nayuki (KN)	1327	1348	Vita (MSLN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X2	Alice (PH)	1107	1221	Hoshina Utau (SC)	Madrid

Congratulations to all the winners that advanced. Those eliminated include Haruhi (Surprisingly), Mikuru, Suigintou, and Rin. Yes! Rin is out of the tournament! Eliminated by Taiga! (All that’s left for her is the match to determine where she stands) Taiga is awesome! I’m pretty satisfied with today’s results overall. Maybe Taiga could go for the top…wait, she’s against Fate next.

Also, Utau managed to pull off a win against Alice. I don’t remember how Utau was not able to get in (or how Amu did). Or maybe Alice is not that good.

Next up: Winner’s Bracket (Round 2), 13th place match (part 1), and Relegation (round 5).

Source: ISML