ISML 2009: Kagami takes the top spot through Topaz Match Day 2

ISML 2009: Kagami takes the top spot through Topaz Match Day 2

April 16, 2009

Kagami Hiiragi, the defending 2008 Saimoe Champion, took over top spot in the battle for the Topaz necklace through Match Day 2.

Hiiragi routed Mikoto Misaka, 1505-917 in Paris. Haruhi suzumiya, who tumbled from the top spot, remained undefeated with a 1584-1018 victory over Fuuko Ibuki in Cairo. Defending champion Fate Testarossa Harlaown's unbeaten run also continued with Yuuhi Katagiri as her next victim in a 1431-827 annihilation in Jakarta. Kyou Fujibayashi also kept her clean sheet with a 1760-693 pummeling of Kallen Kozuki (Stadtfeld) in New York City.

In Tokyo, Ami Kawashima pulled off a 1261-1217 thriller of an upset over Rika Furude, while Mai Kawasumi shut out the Furude sisters with a 1211-1188 squeaker over Hanyuu in Mexico City.

Mumbai and Lagos saw Minori Kushieda and Taiga Aisaka complete a successful day for the Toradora! team, rsspectively. Kushieda sent Akari Mizunashi flying with a 1467-909 win, while Aisaka scored an impressive 1489-965 win over Nayuki Minase.

It was also a successful day for the SOS Brigade. Aside from Haruhi, Yuki Nagato took out Nagi in a 1849-698 demolition job in Sao Paolo, while Mikuru Asahina crushed remilia Scarlet, 1689-751 in Algiers.

Lucky Star also had a clean sweep. Tsukasa Hiiragi easily defeated Tamaki Kawazoe, 1468-827 in London, while Konata Izumi completed the trifecta with a 1529-1135 victory over Shinku in Buenos Aires.

Yet another beneficiary of a perfect day were the representatives from Hayate the Combat Butler. Hinagiku Katsure defeated Alice Carroll, 1531-714 in Los Angeles, Maria dusted off Kirino Chiba 1365-725 in Kinshasa and Nagi Sanzen'in shut out Marisa Kirisame , 1484-817 in Katowice.

In Shanghai, Rena Ryuuguu took down Shiki Ryogi 1395-873, Nagisa Furukawa mowed down Misuzu Kamio, 1506-814 in Seoul, Sayuri Kurata squeaked by Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 1207-1188, Tomoyo Sakagami put the boots to Vita, 1583-815 in Dhaka, and Nanoha Takamachi took down Reimi Hakurei 1418-903 in Manila.

Holo scored a 1269-1136 win over Illyasviel von Einzbern-with Berserker-in Istanbul, Saber slashed apart Amu Hinamori 1677-758 in Moscow, Evangeline McDowell got on the win column with a 1106-830 decision over Patchouli Knowledge in Lima, and C.C. overwhelmed Index L. Prohibitorum, 1361-969 in Tehran.

Kotomi Ichinose and her violin sounded off Anya Earlstreim, 153-755 in bangkok, Sakura Kinomoto took down Hayate Yagami 1207-1012 in Bogota, Ayu Tsukimiya capped off a horrible day for Touhou Project with a 1354-748 decision over Aya Shameimaru in Santiago and Suigintou sliced and diced Shiori Misaka, 1450-852, in Toronto.

Wrapping up the day's action, Suiseiseki bounced Chii in a battle of former 2chan Saimoe champions to the score of 1150-1048 in Milan, Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness) got on the win column with a 1307-842 annihilation of Makoto Sawatari 1307-842 in Madrid, Shana gave a more-than-rude welcome to Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga in a 1865-623 farce of a contest in Sydney, and Rin Tosaka pulled of a 1421-1092 doozy in Santo Domingo.

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ISML Commissioner Minhtam Nguyen (minhtam1638) contributed to this report.

BoBA ISML 2009 Predictions: Topaz Match Day 3

I wasn't able to take part in voting for Match Day 2 due to presentations taking place at Keller, so I will proceed with my picks for Topaz Match Day 3.

ARENA 01: [Sunohara Mei] Konjiki no Yami

ARENA 02: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Kushieda Minori

ARENA 03: [Tsukimiya Ayu] Anya Alstreim

ARENA 04: Chiba Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]

ARENA 05: [Hiiragi Kagami] Ryūgū Rena

ARENA 06: [Asahina Mikuru] Kamio Misuzu

ARENA 07: Furude Rika [Shana]

ARENA 08: [Hakurei Reimu] Evangeline McDowell

ARENA 09: Sanzen'in Nagi [Takamachi Nanoha]

ARENA 10: Hinamori Amu [Index Prohibitorum]

ARENA 11: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Suzumiya Haruhi]

ARENA 12: [Minase Nayuki] Kirisame Marisa

ARENA 13: Vita [Ibuki Fūko]

ARENA 14: Chii [Saber]

ARENA 15: C.C. [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 16: [Mizunashi Akari] Kawazoe Tamaki

ARENA 17: [Fate Testarossa] Holo

ARENA 18: Suigintou [Sakagami Tomoyo]

ARENA 19: [Yagami Hayate] Shameimaru Aya

ARENA 20: [Kawasumi Mai] Nagi

ARENA 21: Nagato Yuki [Izumi Konata]

ARENA 22: Shinku [Aisaka Taiga]

ARENA 23: Ryōgi Shiki [Remilia Scarlet]

ARENA 24: Sawatari Makoto [Kawashima Ami]

ARENA 25: Patchouli Knowledge [Misaka Shiori]

ARENA 26: [Furukawa Nagisa] Tōsaka Rin

ARENA 27: Alice Carroll [Furude Hanyū]

ARENA 28: Kōzuki Kallen [Maria]

ARENA 29: [Louise Vallière] Katagiri Yūhi

ARENA 30: Kinomoto Sakura [Fujibayashi Kyō]

ARENA 31: [Ichinose Kotomi] Suiseiseki

ARENA 32: Kasuga “Ōsaka” Ayumu [Kurata Sayuri]