27 January 2009

ISML Prelim Round 4 Groups Announced

PRELIMINARY ROUND 4


Group A - Dallas-Ft. Worth, United States
Group B - Pusan, South Korea

Alice Carroll

Anya Alstreim

Kagura

Kasuga "Osaka" Ayumu

Minami Chiaki

Neliel Tu Oderschvank

Sheryl Nome

Shihō Matsuri

Yin


ARIA

Code Geass

Gintama

Azumanga Daiō

Minami-ke

BLEACH

Macross Frontier

sola

Darker than Black


Amamiya Yūko

Isayama Yomi

Kawashima Ami

Nagase Minato

Nogizaka Haruka

Ryōgi Shiki

Shirakawa Kotori

Sunohara Mei

Zange


ef: a tale of memories

Ga-Rei Zero

Toradora!

Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

Kara no Kyōkai

Da Capo

CLANNAD

Kannagi

 
Group C - Vancouver, Canada
Group D - Osaka, Japan

Aoba Tsugumi

Chii

Kōzuki Kallen

Misaka Mikoto

Miyamura Miyako

Ranka Lee

Seto San

Yagami Hayate

Yuno


Kannagi

Chobits

Code Geass

To Aru Majutsu no Index

ef: a tale of memories

Macross Frontier

Seto no Hanayome

Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha

Hidamari Sketch


Illyasviel von Einzbern

Index

Katagiri Yūhi

Misaka Shiori

Miyako

Sakihata Rimi

Shindō Chihiro

Tsukamoto Yakumo

Vita


Fate/stay night

To Aru Majutsu no Index

Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Kanon

Hidamari Sketch

ChäoS;HEAd

ef: a tale of memories

School Rumble

Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha

ISML Prelims Rd 4 Sneak Info

ISML will not have Characters from the same series in the same group this coming round. Our source, referred to as "Random God," has said it was a tricky situation. "We had to make sure there were no '3 in a row' and tried to minimize other factors. In the end, we were fortunate to make this as much as a non-split vote groups as possible."

ISML will announce Groupings for Round 4 at 0000GMT (7:00 P.M. EST). As always, Moe Tournament Ratings will announce the groups here.

Special thanks to "Random God" and to Crisu, Asst. Administrator of ISML, for allowing this interview.

23 January 2009

ISML Preliminary Round 3 Groups Announced

ISML has released the groupings for Preliminary Round 3:


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--Image courtesy of melange
--Info courtesy of ISML

20 January 2009

ISML Prelims Round 2 Groups Released

ISML has released the groups for the second round of ISML Preliminaries (Best viewed @ 1280 by 800):

Character

Group

Character

Group

Index

A

Sheryl Nome

B

Shirakawa Kotori

Nagase Minato

Yin

Vita

Miyamura Miyako

Ryogi Shiki

Kozuki Kallen

Minami Chiaki

Sawatari Makoto

Tsukamoto Yakumo

Amamiya Yuko

Kirisame Marisa

Remilia Scarlet

Shindo Chihiro

Shinku

Anya Alstreim

Sakihata Rimi

Kasuga Ayumu

Nagi

Yagami Hayate

Character

Group

Character

Group

Sunohara Mei

C

Seto San

D

Kamio Misuzu

Patchouli Knowledge

Miyako

Aoba Tsugumi

Kagura

Misaka Mikoto

Nogizaka Haruka

Katagiri Yuhi

Misaka Shiori

Chi

Yuno

Shiho Matsuri

Kushieda Minori

Zange

Ranka Lee

Alice Carroll

Isayama Yomi

Kawashima Ami

Neliel

Illyasviel Von Einzbern

--Courtesy ISML

 

--Xander

Edit (7:00 P.M. CST): Sample Ballot available at  http://www.internationalsaimoe.com/voting/ 

19 January 2009

Predictions for ISML Prelims Round 2

After analyzing the data for Round 1, the following values have led me to give the odds for advancement for these characters. Any character not listed has odds of less than 5% to advance in round 2.
--Xander

Odds to Advance

Contestant

Weighted Percentage (SDA Method)

50%

 Sawatari Makoto

14.93%

50%

 Kamio Misuzu

14.93%

50%

 Kirisame Marisa

14.09%

50%

 Seto San

13.04%

30%

 Kushieda Minori

12.72%

30%

 Kozuki Kallen

12.48%

30%

 Anya Alstreim

11.73%

30%

 Katagiri Yuhi

11.70%

10%

 Kagura

11.03%

10%

 Ryogi Shiki

10.72%

9%

 Patchouli Knowledge

10.82%

8%

 Shinku

10.68%

8%

 Remilia Scarlet

10.01%

7%

 Alice Carroll

10.03%

5%

 Vita

9.92%

5%

 Sunohara Mei

9.40%

 Note: Contestants in each shaded group predicted to be in seperate venues.


ISML Prelim Round 1 Results

The International Saimoe League (ISML) has concluded Round 1 of the Preliminary Phase. The series winners are Shugo Chara!, Toradora!, and Tōhō Musō Kakyō. Analysis of the following data will follow tomorrow. The following results are from the ISML Main Page:

Round 1 Results

The League welcomes these four contestants, who advance from the preliminaries.

Hinamori Amu
Hinamori Amu
Shugo Chara!
Hakurei Reimu
Hakurei Reimu
Tōhō Musō Kakyō
Aisaka Taiga
Aisaka Taiga
Toradora!
Shameimaru Aya
Shameimaru Aya
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Group A - Dallas-Ft. Worth, United States
Group B - Pusan, South Korea

Hinamori Amu

Kirisame Marisa

Kushieda Minori

Misaka Mikoto

Miyamura Miyako

Neliel Tu Oderschvank

Nogizaka Haruka

Patchouli Knowledge

Ryōgi Shiki

Sakihata Rimi

Shihō Matsuri

Shindō Chihiro


158

155

140

102

33

88

80

119

118

61

66

77


13.20%

12.95%

11.70%

8.52%

2.76%

7.35%

6.68%

9.94%

9.86%

5.10%

5.51%

6.43%


Anya Alstreim

Aoba Tsugumi

Hakurei Reimu

Index

Kawashima Ami

Minami Chiaki

Misaka Shiori

Nagase Minato

Nagi

Shirakawa Kotori

Sunohara Mei

Yuno


176

42

219

100

80

81

79

70

112

57

141

88


14.14%

3.37%

17.59%

8.03%

6.43%

6.51%

6.35%

5.62%

9.00%

4.58%

11.33%

7.07%

 
Group C - Vancouver, Canada
Group D - Osaka, Japan

Aisaka Taiga

Amamiya Yūko

Chii

Illyasviel von Einzbern

Kasuga "Osaka" Ayumu

Miyako

Ranka Lee

Remilia Scarlet

Sheryl Nome

Shinku

Yagami Hayate

Zange


215

94

111

112

115

51

58

151

47

161

100

64


16.81%

7.35%

8.68%

8.76%

8.99%

3.99%

4.53%

11.81%

3.67%

12.59%

7.82%

5.00%


Alice Carroll

Isayama Yomi

Kagura

Kamio Misuzu

Katagiri Yūhi

Kōzuki Kallen

Sawatari Makoto

Seto San

Shameimaru Aya

Tsukamoto Yakumo

Vita

Yin


90

79

99

134

105

112

134

117

176

77

89

75


6.99%

6.14%

7.69%

10.41%

8.16%

8.70%

10.41%

9.09%

13.68%

5.98%

6.92%

5.83%


--Courtesy of ISML

18 January 2009

ISML Preliminaries 2009 Sample Ballot

The following is a sample ballot that will be used or the Preliminary Phases for entry into the International Saimoe League 2009 Tournament. My thanks to Minhtam and Crisu for allowing me to post a preview of the ballot. Special thanks to qtipbrit92 for the avatars.

A reminder that the polls open at 7:00 P.M. EST (2400 GMT) tonight. Visit ISML at www.internationalsaimoe.com to place your vote.
--Xander

-----------------SAMPLE BALLOT-----------------

Group A - Dallas-Ft. Worth, United StatesAbstain
Hinamori Amu
Hinamori Amu
Shugo Chara!

Kirisame Marisa
Kirisame Marisa
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Kushieda Minori
Kushieda Minori
Toradora!

Misaka Mikoto
Misaka Mikoto
To Aru Majutsu no Index

Miyamura Miyako
Miyamura Miyako
ef: a tale of memories

Neliel Tu Oderschvank
Neliel Tu Oderschvank
BLEACH

Nogizaka Haruka
Nogizaka Haruka
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

Patchouli Knowledge
Patchouli Knowledge
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Ryōgi Shiki
Ryōgi Shiki
Kara no Kyōkai

Sakihata Rimi
Sakihata Rimi
ChäoS;HEAd

Shihō Matsuri
Shihō Matsuri
sola

Shindō Chihiro
Shindō Chihiro
ef: a tale of memories




Group B - Pusan, South KoreaAbstain
Anya Alstreim
Anya Alstreim
Code Geass

Aoba Tsugumi
Aoba Tsugumi
Kannagi

Hakurei Reimu
Hakurei Reimu
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Index
Index
To Aru Majutsu no Index

Kawashima Ami
Kawashima Ami
Toradora!

Minami Chiaki
Minami Chiaki
Minami-ke

Misaka Shiori
Misaka Shiori
Kanon

Nagase Minato
Nagase Minato
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Nagi
Nagi
Kannagi

Shirakawa Kotori
Shirakawa Kotori
Da Capo

Sunohara Mei
Sunohara Mei
CLANNAD

Yuno
Yuno
Hidamari Sketch




Group C - Vancouver, CanadaAbstain
Aisaka Taiga
Aisaka Taiga
Toradora!

Amamiya Yūko
Amamiya Yūko
ef: a tale of memories

Chii
Chii
Chobits

Illyasviel von Einzbern
Illyasviel von Einzbern
Fate/stay night

Kasuga
Kasuga "Osaka" Ayumu
Azumanga Daiō

Miyako
Miyako
Hidamari Sketch

Ranka Lee
Ranka Lee
Macross Frontier

Remilia Scarlet
Remilia Scarlet
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Sheryl Nome
Sheryl Nome
Macross Frontier

Shinku
Shinku
Rozen Maiden

Yagami Hayate
Yagami Hayate
Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha

Zange
Zange
Kannagi




Group D - Osaka, JapanAbstain
Alice Carroll
Alice Carroll
ARIA

Isayama Yomi
Isayama Yomi
Ga-Rei Zero

Kagura
Kagura
Gintama

Kamio Misuzu
Kamio Misuzu
AIR

Katagiri Yūhi
Katagiri Yūhi
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Kōzuki Kallen
Kōzuki Kallen
Code Geass

Sawatari Makoto
Sawatari Makoto
Kanon

Seto San
Seto San
Seto no Hanayome

Shameimaru Aya
Shameimaru Aya
Tōhō Musō Kakyō

Tsukamoto Yakumo
Tsukamoto Yakumo
School Rumble

Vita
Vita
Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha

Yin
Yin
Darker than Black

--Courtesy of ISML