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.

Source: ISML

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).

Source: ISML

Status of My Favorite Newcomers in the Saimoe Tournaments

This post contains the status of my favorite new characters in the Saimoe tournaments from K-ON!, Saki, Toradora, and others. Notable wins are listed only. Placements (only for top 16) are based on rankings for Best Moe and vote counts in the round they lost for Saimoe. They’ll be updated if official placings or better placings ever come up.

ISML Third Round of Elimination Results

Third Round of Elimination – Thursday, 15 October 2009
Match #	Contestant Name	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant Name	Venue
3025	Hiiragi Kagami (LS)	1481	1750	Sakagami Tomoyo (CL)	Psi
3026	Fate Testarossa (MSLN)	1662	1600	Aisaka Taiga (TD)	Omega
-	-	-	-	-	-
3027	Holo (OtK)	1625	1521	Takamachi Nanoha (MSLN)	Nu
3028	Suiseiseki (RM)	1731	1010	Shinku (RM)	Omicron
-	-	-	-	-	-
R36	Louise Vallière (ZnT)	1753	1219	Index Prohibitorum (TAMI)	Tōkyō
R37	Kamio Misuzu (AIR)	1628	1298	Evangeline McDowell (NG)	New York
R38	Kawasumi Mai (KN)	1705	1283	Vita (MSLN)	Buenos Aires
R39	Misaka Mikoto (TAMI)	1747	1320	Minase Nayuki (KN)	Cairo
R40	Tsukimiya Ayu (KN)	1341	1341	Kurata Sayuri (KN)	Moscow
R41	Hakurei Reimu (TMK)	1473	1308	Katagiri Yūhi (AISS)	London
R42	Chii (CH)	1432	1552	Yagami Hayate (MSLN)	Sydney
-	-	-	-	-	-
X4	Riza Hawkeye (FMA)	1334	1350	Beatrice (UNKN)	Madrid

Anime Saimoe 2009 Champion

The champion has been decided, and that champion is…

ISML 3rd Round of Elimination

Picks:
ARENA 01: Hiiragi Kagami [Abstained] Sakagami Tomoyo

ARENA 02: Fate Testarossa [Aisaka Taiga]

ARENA 03: Holo [Takamachi Nanoha]

ARENA 04: [Suiseiseki] Shinku

ARENA 05: Louise Vallière [Index Prohibitorum]

ARENA 06: Kamio Misuzu [Evangeline McDowell]

ARENA 07: [Kawasumi Mai] Vita

ARENA 08: [Misaka Mikoto] Minase Nayuki

ARENA 09: [Tsukimiya Ayu] Kurata Sayuri

ARENA 10: [Hakurei Reimu] Katagiri Yūhi

ARENA 11: [Chii] Yagami Hayate

ARENA 12: Riza Hawkeye [Beatrice]

Anime Saimoe Championship Match- Taiga vs. Yui

Anime Saimoe Semifinals- Taiga vs. Nodoka

Result:

Taiga (Toradora!) 1077, Nodoka (Saki) 998

Nodoka has received 998 votes which would be the most votes received in the tournament to date if it wasn’t for the fact she lost. Nodoka couldn’t handle her 3rd straight Rie character as Taiga beats Nodoka with well over 1000 votes and advances to the finals. She could very well take Japan as she took Korea already. Again, Taiga for champion!

Outside note: I could also say that Taiga is better than both Nagi and Louise since she’s the only one of them to beat Nodoka. There’s two ways I can see if Taiga is better than Shana. Let them go against each other or have Nodoka go up against Shana. Of course this won’t happen.

Anime Saimoe Quarterfinals- Yui vs. Koromo

Result:

Yui (K-ON!) 873, Koromo (Saki) 819

KOROMO!

Yui defeats Koromo as expected. Congratulations to Yui for advancing to the semis. Also, congratulations to Koromo for keeping up with someone as powerful as Yui. Koromo was actually ahead of Yui for a short time and was able to give Yui a challenge. Too bad she’s out. I’ll miss her.

Although Yui eliminated Koromo, I will be cheering for Yui for her next match as she’s still fighting for Mio and Azusa. She’s still my 2nd favorite to win.